Date: 2017-01-17 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 226.73, high: 227.4, low: 226.69, close: 227.05, volume: 62717900, daily change: 0.0023
News headlines:
Oil Prices Higher Ahead of U.S., OPEC Production Data
As May Signals U.K. Break From Single Market, Companies Scramble
China Home Price Growth Slows in December
China Vows to Ease Restrictions on Foreign Investment
Second Theranos Lab Failed U.S. Inspection
Elliott Pushes for Changes at NRG Energy
Goldman’s Compliance Chief Moves On
Gradual Rise in Rates Will Sustain Economic Expansion, Fed’s Williams Says
Dollar Tumbles on Trump Comments
Democrats Tell Trump ‘Don’t Fire CFPB Chief’
Copper Tethered to Dollar’s Moves
Scaramucci Exits SkyBridge Capital
Deutsche Bank Completes $7.2 Billion Mortgage Security Settlement With U.S.
Bank of Canada Expected to Hold Key Rate Steady
Transcript: A Conversation With Fed Governor Lael Brainard in Washington
For British Pound, Politics Matters More Than Economic Data
Wal-Mart Touts Plan to Create U.S. Jobs, in Nod to Trump
Appeals Court Rules for Education Management in Bondholder Dispute
Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Collection of Expired Debts
Thesys to Build System Tracking All Stock and Options Orders
Allergan Admits to Disclosure Violations During Valeant Bid
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Stocks Slip Amid Declines in Financial Sector
China’s Oil Output Set for Long-Term Slump
Exxon Mobil Expands Permian Basin Footprint
The Economy Under Trump: Plan for the Worst
With Reynolds Deal, BAT Looks to U.S. for Growth
Euro Area Imbalances
United Continental Profit Down 52%
Theranos Creates Another Advisory Board
Trump Comments Signal Shift in Approach to U.S. Dollar
Fibrocor Therapeutics Launches to Tackle Fibrotic Diseases
CSX Revenue Rises 9.2%
App-Ad Tool Maker AppsFlyer Raises $56 Million Series C
U.S. Bank CEO Richard Davis Stepping Down
Corrigan’s Take: Diocese of Stockton Wins Approval for Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
Oxfam: Eight Richest Men = Poorest Half of Global Population
Corrigan’s Take: Diocese of Stockton Wins Approval for Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
Quick Hits: Congo Rate Boost, Davos Speakers, Fed Balance Sheet
Natural Gas Falls From High
Triangle USA Wins Approval of Disclosure Statement
Crude Prices Boosted by Saudi Oil Minister’s Comments
Gold Gains on Brexit Jitters, Weaker Dollar
New York Times Lays Out Plans to Restructure Newsroom
Ultra Petroleum Settles Lawsuit Over Use of Gas Pipeline
Trump, Boeing CEO Discuss Air Force One Requirements
India’s Practo Raises $55 Million Series D, Enters Health Insurance Aggregation
U.K. Court Approves Rolls-Royce Corruption Settlement
Video Analysis: Weekly Briefing on Trump and Financial Regulation
Fed’s Brainard Warns on Fiscal Stimulus
Caesars Unit Wins Court Approval for Chapter 11 Exit Plan
SEC Chair Says Congress Stifling Regulator’s Mission
GOP Lawmakers Full Steam on Deregulation | How FSOC Could Work in Republicans’ Favor | Trump Appointments Face Delays | Chinese Insurers Scale Back Risky Products | Michaels’s Take: Catching the CAT is Next Step in Finra’s Evolution
Morgan Stanley’s Brokers Hit a Revenue Milestone
Mattel Names New CEO, Picking Google’s Giorgiadis
Firing Cordray No Easy Task for Trump
Televisa, Univision Merge Content Development, Production Operations
Saudi Arabia’s Non-Oil Growth Expected to Increase, IMF Says
Brazil’s Central Bank Says Slowing Inflation Could Permit Faster Easing
The Limited Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
What Fed Officials Say About Fiscal Stimulus
Costs of Producing College Graduates Varies Greatly by Major, Research Shows
May Speech Points to Banks Losing Financial ‘Passport’
UnitedHealth’s Revenue, Profit Tops Forecasts
Shareholders Fight to Keep Peabody Stock
Morgan Stanley Posts Biggest Fourth-Quarter Profit Since Crisis
Bernanke on the Fed and Fiscal Policy
Labor Force Needs to Work With Robots, Not Be Replaced by Them, Study Says
The October 7 ‘Flash Event’
Voices: Want Your Clients to Open Up? Work Like a Guidance Counselor
GOP Lawmakers Get Quick Start on Financial Deregulation Push
Fed’s Dudley Upbeat on Economy
Canada Mortgage Insurer CMHC Raises Premiums
Big Apple Circus Puts Assets Up for Auction
Altria Buys Maker of Nat Sherman Cigars
Biogen Reaches Settlement and License Agreement for MS Drug
Derby’s Take: Lockhart Offers Guidance On Reading Dot Plots
Zohar CLO Funds Sue Lynn Tilton
Pound Jumps as U.K. Prime Minister Promises Parliamentary Vote on Brexit
Tiffany Blames Traffic at Trump Tower for Holiday Weakness
Lowe’s Taps Insider to Succeed Longtime CFO
Empire State Manufacturing Activity Positive, Optimism High
GOP Lawmakers Full Steam on Deregulation | How FSOC Could Work in Republicans’ Favor | Trump Appointments Face Delays | Chinese Insurers Scale Back Risky Products | Michaels’s Take: Catching the CAT is Next Step in Finra’s Evolution
Comerica Says Interest Rates, Oil Prices Boost Results
OncoImmune Picks Up $15 Million for Immune-Based Disease Treatments
Videoconferencing Startup Zoom Hits $1 Billion Valuation
Martin’s Take: Frothy Sectors Get a Cold Shower
Michaels’s Take: Catching the CAT is Next Step in Finra’s Evolution
IHS Markit Returns to Profit
Mall Owners Find Relief From Unlikely Source: Online Retailers
U.K. Inflation Hit Two-Year High in December
ECB Survey Suggests Easing Credit Conditions in Eurozone
Tech Startup Forward Launches Concierge Medicine
Brexit Uncertainty to Keep Sterling Volatile
Memorial Production Partners Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Market direction: Neutral