Date: 2016-08-17 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 218.6, high: 218.68, low: 217.96, close: 217.96, volume: 53213600, daily change: -0.0052
News headlines:
Oil Prices Slip Despite U.S. Crude Drawdown
Singtel to Buy Stakes in Thailand, India Telecom Firms for $1.8 Billion
Japan Exports Slide 14% in July
Australian Unemployment Rate Falls in July
Singapore’s STI Falls; SingTel Moves on Acquisition News
Aetna Warned U.S. Before Exiting Health Exchanges
Fed Minutes Suggest Rate Rise Possible as Soon as Next Month
SEC Commissioners to Judge the Fight Over Exchanges’ Fees
Stocks Edge Higher After Fed Minutes
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Aug. 17
Welcome to the ‘Meat Casino’! The Cattle Futures Market Descends Into Chaos
U.K. Presses Food and Drink Industry to Cut Sugar Content
‘Mystery Shoppers’ for Home Loans: CFPB Uses Undercover Techniques on Bank
Off-Exchange Trading Hits Six-Year High
Court Says Pfizer’s Biosimilar of J&J’s Remicade Doesn’t Infringe Patent
Pulling the Cloak Back on U.S. Government’s ‘Mystery Shoppers’
Analysts See Addition to Natural-Gas Inventories
Edward Jones Shakes Up Retirement Offerings Ahead of Fiduciary Rule
J.C. Penney to Raise Bet on Private Brands
Former Health-Care Banker Convicted of Tipping Father on Deals
L Brands Bucks Retail Trend, Posts 5% Sales Growth
Dollar Pares Gains After Fed Minutes
NetApp Swings to a Profit
Agilent Tech Tapers Annual Outlook Amid Slowing Life Sciences Sales
Fed Discussed New Ways of Making Policy at July Meeting
Priceline Group Profit Rises
India’s Ola Lays Off Workers Amid Growing Competition From Uber
Avelas Biosciences Raises $20M Series C for Surgical Cancer Marker
Security Experts Say NSA-Linked Hacking Effort Was Compromised
Chile Awards Contracts in Its Largest Power Auction
Online Lender Avant Cuts Staff 30%
Fed’s Bullard Will Wait on Data Before Deciding on Rates
AT&T Raises Prices for Low-Data Users, Lowers Rates for High-Data Plans
Connecticut Health-Care Chain Files For Bankruptcy Protection
A Trading Halt, Two Years in the Making
Natural-Gas Prices Edge Higher
Canadian Lenders Get Yearlong Disclosure Reprieve
Oil Prices Ticked Higher on Falling Stockpiles
The Long and Short of Financial Market Volatility
Vanguard Asks SEC to Approve an Active ETF for U.S.
Marcato Presses for Changes at Buffalo Wild Wings
Cutting Risk By Putting All Eggs in One Basket
GE Wants to Bring More Life to Coal
Caesars Settles One Bondholder Lawsuit
Puerto Rico’s Other Debt Problem
Lowe’s Earnings Miss Expectations
Staples Swings to Loss, to Close 50 Stores This Year
U.S. Crude Oil Stockpiles Surprisingly Lower
Norway Wealth Fund’s U.K. Real-Estate Holdings Fall Sharply in Value
Target Dims Outlook as Sales Struggle
Firm Retention Summary: Atlas Resource Partners LP
Fitzgerald’s Take: How Brexit Could Boost U.K. Restructuring
India Set to Name New Central Bank Governor This Week
Analog Devices Profit Rises 6.4%
Eaton Vance’s Profit Falls 4.3% on Weaker Fees
DriveTribe Revs Up $5.5M for Auto Enthusiast Media
Madison Square Garden Takes 12% Stake in Townsquare Media
Altos Hornos Seeks U.S. Court Aid on Restructuring
Russia Delays Sale of Stake in Oil Firm Bashneft
American Eagle Sales Continue to Grow
Carlsberg Profit Climbs as Restructuring Offsets Beer Drop
Pinterest Jumps Into Video-Ads Fray
Venture Firms Bet Big on Star Biotech Entrepreneurs
EventBoard Posts $13.5M Series B for Office-Scheduling Software
Gormley’s Take: Biotech VCs Drawing on Deepening Pool of Executive Talent
Swedish Health Video-Meeting Provider KRY Raises €6.1M for International Growth
Trinity Units File for Bankruptcy Protection
Dollar Rallies Ahead of Federal Reserve Minutes
Harrison’s Take: Minutes Could Show How Serious the Fed is About a 2016 Rate Increase
U.K. Jobs Market Weathers Initial Brexit Storm
Verlaine’s Take: EU Markets Push Set for Second Wind
So Long to India’s Monetary Rock Star
A Split Euro is the Solution for the Single Currency
Verlaine’s Take: EU Markets Push Set for Second Wind
The Economic Impact of Universities: Evidence from Across the Globe
How Economic Anxieties Explain Donald Trump’s Appeal—And Where They Fall Short
Hong Kong Sees Excitement Fade Over Shenzhen Trading Link
Freight Railroads Fight New Rule for Amtrak Trains
Patagonia’s Balancing Act on Ethical Apparel
Glencore Investors to Glasenberg: Don’t Buy Anything Yet
Global Dairy Prices Rise, as Herds Are Culled
Monsanto to Expand Computerized Farming Effort
Oil Falls as Hopes for an Output Freeze Start to Fizzle
Hunt Consolidated in Bid to Revive Deal for Energy Future’s Oncor
Fitzgerald’s Take: How Brexit Could Boost U.K. Restructuring
U.S. Airlines See Higher Labor Day Travel Demand Than in 2015
Market direction: Neutral