Date: 2014-03-26 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 186.37, high: 186.94, low: 185.27, close: 186.31, volume: 103852000, daily change: 0.0047
News headlines:
Brookstone Prepares for Bankruptcy Filing
Charities Cash In on Market
Target, Visa Say Credit-Card Fraud Limited
Investors Add to Mutual Funds
Nissan Recalls Nearly 990,000 Vehicles
For GE, Ukraine Roils Russia Strategy
CEO Pay Rising but Not for All
Publicis Sees Omnicom Deal Approval Soon
Suit: Dutch Firm Palladyne Laundered Money for Libyan Regime
New Curbs on Drug Use in Animals
How to Sell Garbage Disposals in China
Toys 'R' Us CEO Sets Revamp Plan to Return to Profitability
BofA, Lewis Settle Crisis-Era Suits
S&P Wants to Split Up Fraud Suit
Siemens CEO Visits Putin
Cyberattacks Give Lift to Insurance
Canada Tries to End Rail Bottlenecks
Alberta 10-Year Bond Raises 600 Million Canadian Dollars
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks End Broadly Lower
Yen Bears Take Bets Off Table
BofA to Pay $9.5 Billion to Resolve FHFA Claims
Novartis Drug Shows Promise in Rare Lung Cancer
Brazil Regulator Allows Telecom Merger to Proceed
Home Builder UCP to Buy Citizens Homes
Dish's Ergen Says LightSquared Proposal Treats Him Unfairly
Retailer Bluestem Brands on Block
Bitcoin Startup Circle Internet Raises $17 Million
Efforts to Cut F-35 Costs Hinge on Foreign Partners
Tesla Crafts Truce With Ohio Auto Dealers
Italy's Consob Inspecting MPS Foundation in Market Abuse Probe
Euro Weakens on Central Bank Officials' Comments
Fed Rejects Citigroup's Dividend Plan
Oil Climbs Back Above $100 a Barrel
Caesars Noteholders Want Property Transfer Terminated
Merck, Glaxo Hold Off on Some Copay Help
Energy Future, Creditors Discuss Debt Restructuring
France's Orange Backs CEO for Board
Piraeus Bank Completes Share Capital Increase
Gold Futures Drop to Six-Week Low
U.S. Steelmakers Push for Duties on Korean Rivals
French Government, Dongfeng Motor To Acquire Stakes in Peugeot
Fonterra to Benefit From Direct Yuan-New Zealand Dollar Trading
China Aviation Supplies Orders 70 Airbus Jetliners
Southern Europe: From Death's Door to Real-Estate Haven
Euro Shows Muted Reaction to ECB Stimulus Comments
Lender Places Winning Bid for Miami Jai-Alai
Levi Strauss to Eliminate 800 Jobs to Cut Costs
U.S. Could Target Colleges Steering Students to Certain Banks
Shipping Alliance to Make Waves
European Stocks Extend Rally
Tax Strategy Shifts from Gifting to Inheritance
GM CEO to Testify Before Senate Subcommittee
U.K., Chinese Central Banks Reach Yuan Deal
Airbus Expects China Growth From Helicopter Deal
Citic Group to List in Hong Kong
More Shareholders Challenge Mergers—But Lose
GDF Suez Acquires Wind Energy Developer
Carlyle Chief Rubenstein Downplays Effect of Leverage Guidelines on Private Equity
Colombia's Peso Hits Nine-Week High
Myanmar Awards Statoil Oil Exploration Rights
Mt. Gox Creditors Band Together to Recover Assets
Barington Asks Darden to Consider Looking for New CEO
GM CEO Says Recalled Cars Safe to Drive
Winner in India Elections Will Face Battle to Restore Economic Growth
Lufthansa Hit by German Airport Strike
Brazil's Caixa Sees Less Credit Expansion In 2014
U.K. Banks Turn to 'Weirdy Beardy'
Denver Transit Hub Is a Test Case for Funding
With Sights on IPO, Virgin America Posts First Yearly Profit
ZTE Corp. Posts Full-Year Profit
A Plan to Divide the Family Business
Ex-UBS Banker to Head Swiss Regulator
3M CEO's 2013 Pay Rose 11% to $16.4 Million
Glaxo's Diabetes Drug Eperzan Approved
Global Yuan Payments Fall
Insmed's Lead Product Candidate Misses Key Study Goal
Exelixis Urged to Continue Studying Prostate Cancer Treatment
Louis Dreyfus Profit Drops Sharply
Bertelsmann On Track to Boost Profit
Kinder Morgan Energy to Spend $1 Billion  on CO2 Project
Corvex, Related Call for Earlier CommonWealth REIT Special Meeting
Irish Lender Makes Strides
Santander U.K. Fined $20.5 Million
China Shipping Container Swings to Net Loss
ReneSola Probed in U.S. Antidumping Investigation
India Shares End at New High
SSE Freezes Energy Prices as Politics Heats Up
New York Times to Introduce New Digital Subscriptions
Bellway Benefits From London Focus
Ukraine Crisis an Opportunity for Asian Gas Buyers
Asian Shares Get Boost From U.S.
Chocks Away for British Airways, Finnair, Japan Air Joint Venture
Legal & General Secures £3 Billion Annuity Deal
Standard Life Buys Asset Manager
Norway's Telenor in Deal to Sell Conax Unit
Mt. Gox Cooperating With Tokyo Police
Pemex Says Request Leaves Room for Private Players
Market direction: Neutral