Date: 2016-04-27 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 209.04, high: 209.52, low: 208.36, close: 208.92, volume: 75864200, daily change: 0.0015
News headlines:
Nikkei Falls After BOJ Stands Pat
Elon Musk Gives His Companies Unusual Financial Help
Drug Companies Turning to Startups for New Antibody Technologies
Crude Oil Prices Pare Gains, Dragged by Glut Worries
Investors Put Chips on the Yen
New Tax Inversion Rules Complicate Equipment-Maker Deal
United Technologies Beats Estimates, Reaffirms Expectations
Cheesecake Factory Posts Higher Profit
First Solar Names Finance Chief as CEO
Suncor Buys Out Murphy Oil Stake in Canada’s Syncrude Oil Sands Consortium
Mack-Cali Posts Higher Funds From Operations
América Móvil Net Profit Falls in First Quarter
Nintendo to Reduce Stake in Seattle Mariners
Valeant Discloses Pay for New CEO
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 27
Brazil Central Bank Leaves Selic Rate Unchanged
Opponents of New Retirement Rule Renew Efforts to Kill It
Portfolio Woes Sting Private-Equity Firms
DreamWorks’ Katzenberg to Leave If Comcast Deal Gets Done
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Cystic Fibrosis Drug Disappoints
House Passes Bill to Ease Angel Investing
Proxy Firm Pressures Chipotle on Board Makeup
VoxEU Post Flags ‘Brexit’ Risks
U.S. Stocks Rise as Fed Signals No Hurry to Raise Rates
SEC Proposes System to Better Catch Market Manipulation
Boeing Profit Falls as Jet Charges Mount
Equifax’s Higher Profits, Outlook Bolstered by Acquisitions
Consumer Finance Watchdog Plans to Supervise Marketplace Lenders
RBNZ Keeps Interest Rates on Hold, Maintains Dovish Tone
Marriott Tops Expectations, Helped by Lower Costs
Brazil’s BTG Pactual Says Esteves to Return
5 Takeaways From the Fed’s April Statement
Ocwen Reports Worse-than-Expected Loss, Shares Tumble
Exxon Mobil Raises Quarterly Dividend 2.7%
Dollar Brushes Off Fed Statement
Next Up From Goldman: Checking Accounts?
Qatar National Bank Probes Alleged Leak of Clients’ Data
Brown-Forman to Acquire BenRiach Distillery for $416 Million
Lego Admits ‘Mistake’ Refusing Ai Weiwei
Lego’s Billionaire Owner Names Son as Successor
Basel’s Record in the Lead Up to the Financial Crisis
Cenovus Posts Loss as Oil-Price Slump Continues to Weigh
Fintech Innovation Can’t Eliminate Market Risk on Its Own
Natural Gas Extends Decline on Weak Demand Signals
Oil Sets Another 2016 High
Canada Housing Agency Finds Overvaluation in Nine Cities
Bombardier Earnings: What to Watch
Alone Again, Naturally: Fed’s George Keeps Dissent Streak Alive
Elon Musk Supports His Business Empire With Unusual Financial Moves
Copper Prices Fall on Demand Concerns
Spain’s Abengoa Wins U.S. Bankruptcy Court Protection
Scientists Claim Breakthrough in Battle Against GMO Crop Pests
Fiduciary Q&A: Must Conflicts Be Avoided or Just Disclosed?
Gold Little Changed After Fed Statement
Tracy’s Take: Main Street Banks Due for Regulatory Relief
Pacific Exploration Seeks Court Protection in Canada
Aha! Why It’s So Important to Get an Early Start on Retirement Saving
Jabong Parent Raises €300M; Valuation Plunges
FASB Wants Banks to Book Loan Losses More Quickly
Mondelez Profit Rises as Margins Strengthen
Text of the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Statement
Deutsche Börse Reports Profit Decline, Says LSE Merger on Track
BofA Shareholders Approve CEO’s Pay But Lob Questions on Share Price
Draghi: ECB Policy Is Working
Sports Authority Stymied in Challenge to Bankruptcy Financing
World Bank Is Suspending Direct Financial Aid to Mozambique
Eurozone Bank Lending Expanded in March
U.S. Crude Supplies Increase; Refinery Activity Slows
Comcast Profit Tops Estimates
America’s Trade Deficit Begins at Home
UBS Cancer Treatment Development Fund Raises $470 Million
Misdemeanors Can Shut Out Workers: National Employment Law Project
Economic Policy Institute Looks at Gender Pay Gap Among College Grads
Southern Co. Profit Falls 5.5%
Boston Scientific’s Sales Rise 11%
Hess Loss Widens Amid Weak Energy Prices
Nomura Posts First Loss in Four Years
Comcast in Talks to Buy DreamWorks Animation for More Than $3 Billion
Total Profit Falls but Beats Expectations
Carlyle Earnings Hit by Volatile Markets
Pinnacle Foods Taps Mondelez’s Clouse as CEO
Pending Home Sales Hit Highest Level in Almost a Year
McDonald’s Testing McNuggets Without Preservatives
U.K. Economy Loses Steam; OECD Issues ‘Brexit’ Warning
De Beers Left London for Botswana, Transforming Lives and a Sleepy City
Nasdaq Profit Surges on Strength Across Segments
Franklin Resources Suffers From Fund Outflows
Lear Profit Jumps 69%, Raises Full-Year Outlook
Gannett’s Profit Falls 5.9%
Carney Sees Divergent Scenarios for Pound Post-EU Vote
Baker Hughes Loss Widens Amid Oil Downturn
Tegna Results Top Expectations, Helped by Political Ads
Rockwell Automation Profit Falls Less Than Expected
Dr Pepper Tops Expectations as Bottled Water Drives Sales
General Dynamics Profit Climbs Amid Strength in Gulfstream Orders
After 16 Years, Pittsburgh Corning Exits Asbestos-Related Bankruptcy
State Street Results Slide on Lower Fee Revenue
Getty Images Lodges Complaint Against Google With EU
Garmin Earnings Top Expectations on Revenue Growth
Goodyear Profit Down on Venezuela, U.S. Capacity Constraints
Northrop Grumman Tops Expectations, Lifts Year Guidance
ECB Corporate Bond Buys Should Drive Inflation, Says Hansson
National Bank of Abu Dhabi Feels Strain of Low Oil Prices
Hilsenrath’s Take: Too Soon for Fed to Start Shifting Market Rate Expectations
SnappyData Raises $3.65M for Spark Database
Seclore Grabs $12M To Lock Down Sensitive Files
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 26
Desktop Metal Nabs $33.8M Led By Kleiner Perkins for 3D Printing
Investors Take More Cautious Approach to Consumer Information Services
Tracy’s Take: Main Street Banks Due for Regulatory Relief
Amazon to Open Two New N.J. Centers, Create 2,000 Jobs
Barclays Hurt by Investment-Bank Weakness
Hilton Profit, Revenue Climbs
Santander’s Profit Slips on Currency Turbulence
An Unconventional Fiscal Policy for the Eurozone
Laid-Off Oil Workers Struggle to Pay Loans, Credit Cards
Fiduciary Q&A: Will the New Rule ‘Bleed Over’ to Nonretirement Accounts?
Charles Schwab to Cease Selling Load Mutual Funds
Weaker Dollar Points to Likely Benign Fed
Asian Shares Slip -- Update
ECB Not Concerned About Euro Strength, Says Coeure
Adidas Extends Winning Streak as Earnings Jump
Australia’s Central Bank Set to Cut Rates Next Week
Malaysian Central Bank Names Muhammad Ibrahim as Its Chief
Reserve Bank of Australia on Track to Cut Next Week
Asian Shares: Japan Stocks Slip on Earnings Results
Singapore Central Bank Sees Softer Growth, Inflation
As the Game Gets Chippy, the Leaders Tighten Their Grip
Heather Capital Manager Behind Advalorem’s Alleged Deceit
Pioneering Barnes & Noble Leader to Step Down
Market direction: Fall