Date: 2013-12-19 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 178.92, high: 181.73, low: 177.32, close: 181.7, volume: 234906000, daily change: 0.0171
News headlines:
FedEx Buys More 767s, Defers 777 Freighter Options
U.A.E. Ends BAE Typhoon Jet Talks
China Pushes Ahead on Deposit-Insurance Plan
Fed's Mortgage Role Expands
FAA Holds Off on New Policy for Identifying Pilot Sleep Apnea
Sharon Bowen Nominated to Join CFTC
Banks Ready Proposals to Fund Possible Sprint Bid for T-Mobile
Banks, CDO Holdings and the Volcker Rule
Corporate Suite vs. Industry Lifer
Enbridge's Northern Gateway Pipeline Gets Backing
Gold Set for Annual Loss
Juan Valdez to Challenge Starbucks
Crucial Turnabout by SAC Case Juror
Canada Regulator Accuses Silvercorp Short Seller of Fraud
U.S. Banks Get Favorable Mortgage-Bond Lawsuit Ruling
Holes Are Seen in Europe Rescue Net
Target Faces Breach Backlash
S&P Lifts Mexico Rating on Energy Overhaul
Blackstone Buys Stake in Shopping-Center Owner
El Paso, Shell Unit Will Expand Elba Island LNG Project
Natural Gas Surges After Record Drawdown
Ex-Microsoft Employee, Partner Charged With Insider Trading
American Express to Pay $75 Million in Merchant Settlement
Asian Morning Briefing: Fed Taper Holds Sway
Cintas Profit Up 8.8% as Uniform-Rental Revenue Rises
Novartis Recalls Bottles of Sample Drugs
Nike Profit Up 40% on Widespread Sales Growth
Fed's Portfolio Tops $4 Trillion for First Time
Aurora in Restructuring Talks After Medicare Cuts
Time Warner Cable Fined Over Pricing Notice
Astra Buys Stake in Diabetes Venture
Deal Gives New Life to Saab Fighter Jet
Colombia Fines U.S. Coal Mining Company Drummond
Crude-Oil Price Climbs Despite Downbeat Data
Vonnegut: Cautionary Tale from the Buy Side
Whirlpool Shifts Some Production to U.S. From Mexico
Essex Property to Buy BRE Properties in $4.3 Billion Deal
Some Analysts Voice Caution on Bank Stocks
Dollar Hits Five-Year High vs. Yen
Fitch Lowers Outlook on Lebanon
Wells' 2014 Pay Plan: Advisers Now Face Three Hurdles
Italy's Post Office Approves Alitalia Investment
Vertex's Kalydeco Misses Cystic-Fibrosis Study Goal
Verizon to Disclose Law-Enforcement Requests for Customer Data
Peugeot Citroen Unveils Upscale Car for China
Fortress Affiliate to Lead MM&A Railway Auction
Regulators Soften Rules For Securitizations
Constar Returns to Chapter 11
Darden to Shed Red Lobster
Regulator Warns U.S. Banks on Taking Risks
Creditors Sue Keywell Executives Over Bankruptcy
Voices: Richard Freeman, on Using Charity as Estate-Planning Tool
Fed Tapering Cheers European Investors
Cholesterol Drug Trial Uses New  Approach to Recruit Patients
Worthington Industries' Profit Falls on Write-Down; Revenue Up
Citigroup Said to Sign Lease to Stay in Lower Manhattan
Finra Fines Deutsche Bank $6.5 Million
MPS, Deutsche Bank Reach Santorini Deal
Amadeus Seeks More Acquisitions
Accenture Earnings Rise on Higher Revenue, New Bookings
Swiss Banks Urged to Set Aside Funds for Tax Penalties
Taper Less Likely to Roil Emerging Markets
Scholastic's Profit Falls on Expenses
Turkish Markets Hit after Fed Decision
Bayer Raises Bid for Algeta to $2.87 Billion
Swedish Court Rules Against Tax Authority in Carried-Interest Case
Allstate to Post Pension Charge
Carnival's Profit Falls 29% on Higher Operating Costs
Asia Investment Banking Fees Fall to Lowest Since 2008
Bloomberg Appoints Paul Wood
		
			
		
	Chief Risk Officer
China to Spend $5 Billion on Microchip Industry
Caterpillar Dealer Machinery Sales Decline
Saudis to Go Solo in Oil Field Project
Frederick's Agrees to Go Private
Advisers Hold Emerging-Markets Bonds for Long Haul
KB Home's Profit Soars on Higher  Selling Prices
Nordic Deal Activity Gains Steam
Foreign-Exchange Probe Uncovers Collusion Attempts
Coca-Cola Enterprises Sees Weaker 2014
Winnebago Profit Rises on Increased Motor-Home Deliveries
ConAgra's Profit Rises 18%
Rite Aid Profit Rises 16%
Target Hit by Credit-Card Breach
Pier 1 Profit Rises on Higher Sales
Co-op Bank's Oversight Draws Scrutiny
China Eases Rules on Foreign-Bound Deals
Back to Basics in Asia Markets
Indian Stocks, Rupee Edge Lower
Market direction: Neutral