Date: 2016-12-08 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 221.52, high: 224.67, low: 221.38, close: 224.6, volume: 110738100, daily change: 0.0131
News headlines:
Coal Comeback? This Mining Company Already Pivoted to Gas
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Dec. 8
Glencore Cements Russian Connections With Rosneft Deal
Oil Futures Pause in Asia Trade Ahead of Producers Meeting
Australia Clears Sale of Ranch Empire to Local Magnate, China Developer
U.S. Regulators May Allow Phone Calls During Flights
China Inflation Picked Up in November
Gemalto to Buy 3M’s Identity-Management Business
Apollo Taps Gary Parr for Senior Role
Donald Trump’s Labor Pick Spells Potential Trouble for Retirement Rule
Investors Strike $150 Million Deal for Senior Residence on NYC’s Upper West Side
Restoration Hardware Hit by Business-Model Changes
Money Manager Bill Gross’s Wife Files for Divorce
Corrigan’s Take: Warning on Bankruptcy Fees Could Echo Broadly
Corrigan’s Take: Warning on Bankruptcy Fees Could Echo Broadly
Italy on the Brink
Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds Earn More Than Their Parents, Economists Find
BridgeBio Secures Funding for Rare-Disease Drug Development
Buyout Firm Stone Canyon in Talks to Buy Mauser Group
La Paloma Explores Reorganization, Sale in Chapter 11
Broadcom Gives a Rosy Outlook, Doubles Quarterly Dividend
Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds Earn More Than Their Parents
Howard Buffett Won’t Seek Re-Election to Coca-Cola’s Board
Natural Gas Prices Up After Weekly Stockpile Data
Construction Firm Bankruptcy Doesn’t Always Halt Projects, Study Says
BlackBerry Announces Upgrade to Mobile-Security Software
U.S. Stocks Climb, Extending Rally
Oil Recovers but Doubts About OPEC Production Cuts Remain
Time Inc. Hires Banks to Help Field Takeover or Partnership Interest
Procore Technologies Joins Billion-Dollar Startup Club
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Companies on Climate: Trump or No, Still Cutting Emissions
SEC Enforcement Chief to Step Down
ECB Extends but Scales Back Stimulus
Mixing Lending and Collateralized Loan Obligations
Stifel to Pay $25 Million in CDO Settlement
ECB Move Hits Eurozone Bonds, Euro
Italy’s Crisis Situation
OPEC Deal Raises Hopes But Not Valuations for Troubled Oil Producers
When Presidents Defy Economic Gravity, Gravity Usually Wins
NBER Paper Studies Labor Market Outcomes and School Accountability
Credit Suisse Names New Head of Global Internet Investment Banking
Banks to Donald Trump: Don’t Kill Dodd-Frank
U.S. Household Net Worth Reached Record $90.2 Trillion in Third Quarter
Osmo Maker Raises $24 Million for Mixed Reality Play
U.S. Service Sector Revenue Accelerates
Petrobras Reaffirms Asset Sale Goal
Five Takeaways From Mario Draghi’s  Comments
ECB Could Boost QE if Necessary, Says Nowotny
Looking to Assess Your Wealth-Advisory Practice? Consider a Mystery Shopper
Universal Health Denies Report of Filling Beds Solely for Financial Gain
Home Builder Hovnanian Posts Disappointing Results
Sovereign-Wealth Funds, Macquarie Buy Stake in U.K. Gas Business
McDonald’s to Move Non-U.S. Tax Base to the UK
Euro Falls After ECB Meeting
Firm Retention Summary: DirectBuy Holdings Inc.
Viewpoint: Two Years After Bankruptcy Reform, Much Ado About Little
Economists Say Many of the Lost Factory Jobs Gone for Good
WSJ Survey: Economists See Fed Moving Faster on Rate Increases
Chinese Takeover of Aixtron Collapses After U.S. Ban
Endo Sells Back Rights for Opioid Painkiller
Horizon Pharma Shares Plunge on Failed Late-Stage Study
Draghi: ECB Hasn’t Discussed Tapering Asset Purchases
Entergy Plans to Close Michigan Nuclear Plant in 2018
Canadian Oil Producers Cenovus, Crescent Point Ramp Up Spending
Transcript: ECB Draghi’s Introductory Statement
Euro Falls Back as Draghi Leaves Options Open
Streaming Again Boosts Warner Music
Former Morgan Stanley Executive Dhanda Joins Real Estate Firm
Republicans Explore Budget Maneuver to Chip Away at Dodd-Frank
Dodd-Frank: GOP Weighs Sledgehammer as Banks Tell Trump to Mend, not End, Law | How Trump Handled Regulators | SEC Wants More LendingClub Disclosures | Suit Over Credit-Union Expansion | Deng’s Take: China Poised to Slow Stock-Market Overhauls
U.S. Jobless Claims Decline Signals Still Healthy Labor Market
Investors Seek ECB Stimulus, Court Disappointment
Vida Health Connects Patients and ‘Coaches,’ Gets $18 Million Dose
South Korea’s Eutilex Raises $19 Million for Cellular Therapy
Davis’s Take: Tech Braces for Face Time With the Micromanager-In-Chief
Lego CEO Sees Potential for Brand in Digital Products
Thanx Hauls in Backing for In-Store Customer Loyalty Software
Nanotube Chip Firm Nantero Gets $21 Million to Take on Memory Market
Deng’s Take: In China, Pivotal Meeting May Slow Stock-Market Overhauls
Dodd-Frank: GOP Weighs Sledgehammer as Banks Tell Trump to Mend, not End, Law | How Trump Handled Regulators | SEC Wants More LendingClub Disclosures | Suit Over Credit-Union Expansion | Deng’s Take: China Poised to Slow Stock-Market Overhauls
Trump Mixed Pragmatism and Protest in Regulator Dealings
Losses Mount at Sears
Too Much Chocolate: In Sharp Turn Around, Cocoa Prices Drop
Brazil’s Oi Talks to Cerberus Capital About Possible Deal
Creighton’s Take: Fed Critics Favor Reversing Central Bank Mission Creep
OECD Sees Economic Growth Accelerating in 2017
Asian Shares Gain as Investors Welcome Trump Appointments
The Fatal Flaw in Macropru
German Firms Place New Bets on Russia
Chinese Companies Return to Raising Equity
Airline Profits to Reach Record Heights Before 2017 Descent
China Exports Rise for First Time Since March
China’s Steel Exports Plunge Amid New Tariffs
Ex-BOJ Official: Central Bank Could Raise Yield Target Before Inflation Hits 2%
What to Watch at the ECB Meeting
New Zealand Sees Solid Economic Growth
AT&T Faces Heat Over Time Warner Deal
Linn Energy Creditors to Vote on Restructuring Plan
Number of 2016 Holiday Fliers on U.S. Airlines Expected to Rise 3.5%
The Duo Who Dethroned Pimco to Be Kings of the Bond Market
Hearst to Launch The Pioneer Woman Magazine
Market direction: Rise