Date: 2011-03-02 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 133.57, high: 133.69, low: 130.89, close: 130.93, volume: 258565500, daily change: -0.0167
News headlines:
Australian Economy Falls Short of Forecasts
Severstal Unloads Three Mills
Adviser to Stars Gets 7 Years for Investment Fraud
Beige Book Notes Modest Growth
Hudson City Expects Regulatory Enforcement Action
Oil Settles Above $102
Unrest Gives Gold New  Shine
Galliano Statement
European Stocks Fall
Weatherford Discloses Accounting Errors
Cargill Takes Near-Record Sugar Delivery
Rebound Aside, CMBS Market Faces Hurdles
Private Sector Adds 217,000 Jobs
Oil Costs Snag Global Stocks
Standard Chartered Posts Record Profit
Williams Grand Prix Shares Skid on Debut
EU Regulators Plan Bank Stress Tests
Copper Sinks As Oil Tops $100
Weatherford Discloses Tax Errors
U.S. to Rule on Drilling Permits
Debt-Laden Alabama County Moves to Hire FTI Consulting
E.ON Confirms Sale of U.K. Power Business to PPL
Joy Global Profit Rises 34%
BP Talks to Buyers on U.K.  Oil, Gas Assets Sale
Sberbank Boosts 2011 Profit Targets
Citi's Simpson to Join BofA
Bridgewater Tops Hedge-Fund Managers
Sotheby's Profit Surges on Strong Revenue
Storms Crimp Staples
Turkey Says May Curb Lending
Lerer Ventures to Raise New Fund
Oil Sinks Asia Stocks
Children's Clothing Maker Aims for Hong Kong IPO
Fees Boost Costco
Ruble Hits 2-Year High Against Dollar
HKEx Posts 7% Net Profit Rise
Euro-Zone Producer Prices Surge
Gulf Markets Tumble on Arab Unrest
Adidas Raises Sales Forecast
Ireland Central Bank Releases Banks' Debt Liabilities
Och-Ziff: 3 Funds Rise, 1 Falls in February
BJ's Profit Dips 81%
Japanese Yields Fall
Holcim to Raise Prices
Petronas Profit Rises, But Capex Spending Looms
CKI Profit Falls 9.7%
Mideast Unrest Rattles Markets
Spanish Jobless Claims Rise Again
Insurers Face Huge Quake Losses
ITV to Resume Dividend
U.K. Construction Activity Accelerates
Oil Soars On Mideast Jitters
Pound for Pound, a Sterling Brawl
Inflation Surges in South Korea
Egypt Market Set to Reopen
Westfield Chairman Relinquishes Executive Role
Sina Swings to Loss
Why the Dollar's Reign Is Near an End
U.S. Probes Las Vegas Sands
Speed Overhaul, Banker Tells U.K.
Delinquency Rate for CMBS Hits a Record
States Make Play for Web Gambling
Health-Care REITs Shift Strategy, Raise Risk
Boeing's 747 Loses an Ally
Allegiant Proposes Fluctuating Air Fares
A Pricey Exit at St. Joe
Pressure Spurred Disclosures
U.S. Charges Ex-UBS Banker in Tax-Evasion Case
Municipal-Bond Default Estimate: $100 Billion
AIG Looks to Shed MetLife Stake
Investors Buy Amex Buildings for $65 Million
PPL Buys U.K. Unit of E.ON
U.S. Card Companies Shrug at China Monopoly
Gap Expands Japan Push
EU Bans Sex-Based Insurance Rates
HMV Sounds a Warning
Dollar Pulls Ahead of Euro
Treasurys Rise on Mideast Jitters
Fuel Costs Spur AMR to Cut Capacity
FDA Panel: Menthol Doesn't Raise Smoker Risk
Global Manufacturing Picks Up Pace
J. Crew Buyout Approved
Feds Accuse P&G Director
Icahn Seeks Two Dynegy Seats
Credit Suisse Hires Barclays Banker
Greylock Boosts Size of Tech Fund
Blockbuster Sale Plan Is Criticized
Record U.S. Natural-Gas Output Likely To Continue
Carrefour Revamps Operations
Market direction: Rise