Date: 2014-03-18 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 185.59, high: 186.77, low: 185.51, close: 186.33, volume: 98359500, daily change: 0.009
News headlines:
Pantera, Fortress Set Bitcoin Fund
Och-Ziff Discloses Probe Into Dealings With Libyan Firm
Toyota Set to Pay $1 Billion in U.S. Probe
Goldman CEO's Pay Is Back on Top
Speedy Traders Face Scrutiny
Business Briefs
FedEx Viewed as Bellwether of Winter's Toll
Disney Shareholders Vote Yes on CEO's Pay
A Prison Life: Ex-Banker Struggles
Developer Adds a Prairie-Home Companion
NYSE Leads Race to Land Alibaba Listing
U.K. Unveils New £1 Coin
Sony Pictures to Cut 216 Jobs
Paul Capital Winds Down After Sale Collapse
Brazil's Debt-Laden Firms Try to Stay Afloat
McGraw Hill Says Legal Risk of S&P Litigation Manageable
U.S. Plan for Web Faces Credibility Issue
Some Still Wary on Shake-Up at Pimco
WellPoint Unit Advises Health-Care Providers
Dollar Falls Against Yen; Euro Flat
Oil Futures End Higher
Telecom Overhaul Advances in EU
Washington Post in Partnership to Expand Digital Presence
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Rise for Second Straight Session
Vestar to Buy ISS for $364 Million
Adobe Revenue Edges Up
Activists Win Vote to Oust CommonWealth REIT Board
MPS Foundation Sells Part of Monte dei Paschi Stake
J. Crew, Fast Retailing Talks Collapse
Pacific Sunwear's Loss Widens
Madoff Staff Trial One of Longest on Record
Cash & Carry Russia IPO Plans Postponed
ING to Sell 26.5 Million Shares in U.S. Unit
Peugeot Selects Gallois as Board Chairman
Ex-Regulator Testifies in Anglo Irish Bank Trial
Arcapita Goes After Two Arab Banks to Recover $45.3 Million
Mercury Systems on Auction Block
Gold Drops as Crimea Worries Ease
Markets Welcome Putin's Speech
GM CEO Vows Changes in Wake of Recalls
Barclays Bosses Get $53.2 Million in Shares
Penn Virginia Shares Rise as Soros Becomes Active
CME to Challenge LME With Aluminum-Futures Contract
TMX CEO Says New Chief Needed for Next Growth Phase
Caterpillar Files New Protest Over Rail Contract
N.Y. Probes Alleged Advantages Given to High-Speed Traders
U.S. Gas Exports Unlikely to Ease Tensions Over Ukraine
Mexican Coke Bottler to Buy Ecuador's Tonicorp for $400 Million
Unregistered Bitcoin Exchanges Get Treasury Warning
CFTC May Delay Some Overseas Trade Restrictions
Yuan Extends Slide
McGraw Hill Explores Options for Construction Unit
Bravofly to List in Zurich
Caution Needed When Developing Securitized Lending Market
Harbin Bank IPO to Raise Up to $1.3 Billion
Treasury Warns Unregistered Bitcoin Exchanges
Citigroup Asked to Pay $1.1 Million Over Short Selling
China Property Developer Can't Repay Loans
Food Prices Surge as Drought Exacts a Toll
U.S. Can Tighten Sanctions, Treasury Says
ING U.S. Unveils Stock Buyback
In Brazil, the Long Wait for Fast Fashion
GM Names Safety Chief
Pimco Total Return's Peers Also Suffered Outflows
Geely Gets $3.23 Billion Credit Facility
Big Banks Surpass Required Mortgage Relief
Advisers See Promise in M&A Funds
Investment Banking Drives Jefferies Earnings
Worries Cloud Japan IPO Outlook
SocGen Seeks to Expand Online
Volkswagen to Build New Poland Plant
Nickel Enters Bull Market
Greenberg's Starr Group Takes Control of Chinese State-Owned Insurer
Scania Panel Opposes VW Bid
FactSet Second-Quarter Profit Up 18%
Hertz to Separate Equipment Rental Unit
DSW Improves Earnings by Shedding Costs
Antofagasta Profit Hit by Copper Price Decline
China, New Zealand to Start Direct Currency Trading
Asian Shares Rise as Ukraine Concerns Recede
J Sainsbury Posts Drop in Sales
Cairn Halts Buybacks Over India Tax Claim
EU Auto Demand Revs Up
India Shares Hit Fresh High
Shanghai Pudong Considers Trust Firm Stake
Harbin Bank Delays Hong Kong IPO
Wal-Mart to Accept Used Videogames
Market direction: Fall