Date: 2017-01-12 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 226.36, high: 227.1, low: 225.59, close: 227.1, volume: 74650000, daily change: 0.0028
News headlines:
Canada’s AltaGas in Talks to Combine With D.C. Utility WGL
Judge Blocks Rule That Could Limit Premium Assistance for Dialysis Patients
Anadarko to Sell South Texas Assets to Sanchez Energy and Blackstone
Chinese Bank Lending Up Sharply in December
Key Reforms From Dodd-Frank Shouldn’t be Rolled Back, Yellen Says
Oil Rises as Saudi Arabia Cuts Output, China Imports Rise
McDonald’s Looks to Sell Part of Stake in Japan Business
Fed Shows Greater Unity on Rate Policy
Officials Planned to Prioritize Debt Payments in 2011 Budget Standoff
Asian Shares Choppy, Seek Direction
GE’s Tax Team Heads to PwC
Boosted Recalls Smoking Skateboard Batteries
Lawsuit Settled Between Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson, WSJ Reporter
Financial Sector Trips Up Stocks
Peru’s Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged at 4.25%
Live: Teacher Town Hall Meeting With Janet Yellen
Arizona Plans to Sue Blood-Testing Company Theranos
Hints of Fear in Bank Stock Options Ahead of Earnings
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Brokerage Firm ITG Agrees to Pay $24 Million in SEC Settlement
SEC Fines BNY Mellon $6.6 Million for Improper Handling of CLOs
Lowe’s to Cut Thousands of Store Workers, Shuffle Jobs
Janet Yellen to Give Two Speeches in California Next Week
Cigna Drops EpiPen Coverage for Generic
American Apparel Lines Up Buyer for California Plant
Dollar Loses Ground After Trump Speaks
Thursday Selloff Shows How Crowded Trades Can Turn on a Dime
Oil Rises on Reports of Production Cuts
Transcript: Q&A With Philadelphia Fed’s Patrick Harker
U.S. Budget Deficit Widening Again
German GDP Grows at Fastest Rate in Five Years
Natural Gas Jumps on Inventory Decline, Cold Weather
Citigroup Subsidiary Fined $1 Million
Winter-Wheat Acreage Hits Century Low
Gold Extends Winning Streak Into Fourth Trading Session
Fed’s Bullard Still Favors One Rate Increase In 2017
Samson Creditors Cleared to Vote on Restructuring Deal
AT&T Chief and Donald Trump Meet, But Merger Doesn’t Come Up
Global Body Releases Guidelines on Asset-Management Industry
Fun and Games at the Fed
Fed’s Kaplan Sees Three Rate Increases in 2017
Trump Backs L.L. Bean Against Calls for Boycott
Essar Conglomerate Faces $1 Billion Suit From Minnesota Unit
Barney Frank’s 2012 Argument for President’s Ability to Fire CFPB Chief
Fed’s Lockhart Sees Little Risk of a Recession
Bank of Mexico’s Carstens Sees Overreaction in Recent Peso Slump
Ronald Reagan Foundation Pursuing Aubrey McClendon’s Estate
ECB’s François Villeroy de Galhau: Exaggeration to Say There is a Return of Inflation
Biden Calls Trump Dispute With Intelligence Agencies ‘Damaging’
Uniqlo Parent Posts 45% Jump in Quarterly Net Profit
Peabody Lenders Commit to $1.5 Billion Exit Loan
Dodd-Frank’s Impact on Financial Stability and Economic Growth
McDonald’s, Slow to Industry Trends, Cooks Up Changes
OPEC Takes Aim at Its Biggest Problem: Oil Storage
China’s Haier Group Focuses on  Costs at Louisville’s Appliance Park
Hess to Up Investment in Shale Oil, Will Take Hefty Charge
Fed Releases Transcripts of 2011 Policy Meetings
Two Fed Officials Offer Upbeat View on Economy
Younger Home Buyers Run Up Against Higher Rates
Voices: How to Help Your Clients’ Children Get Set for Adulthood
ITT Tech Sales Expected to Raise $44 Million
Sale of Struggling Iowa Hospital Moves Forward
Scurria’s Take: Ultra Bondholders Gear Up for Momentive Redux
Fed’s Harker Expects Three “Modest” Interest Rate Increases This Year
Scurria’s Take: Ultra Bondholders Gear Up for Momentive Redux
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin Meet to Discuss F-35
Who’s Who in the Federal Reserve’s 2011 Transcripts
U.S. Jobless Claims Rise Modestly to Start Year
WSJ Survey: Economists Split on Timing of Fed’s Next Rate Move
Forecasters See Upside Risks to Their Economic Outlooks
FCC Raises Concerns Over ‘Zero-Rate’ Plans
Puerto Rico Bondholder Lawsuit Revived on Appeal
Dollar Loses Ground
Eurozone Industrial Output Surged in November
Fed’s Bullard: Not Much Impact From Trump in 2017
ECB Minutes Show Officials Worried About Political Uncertainty
Mnuchin Agrees to Sell Holdings, Avoid CIT Decisions | CFPB Concerned Over Privacy When Debts Sold | Carney Urges Post-Brexit Financial Regulation Deal | Verlaine’s Take: EU Capital-Markets Push Faces Hurdle
UBS Loses Appeal in French Tax-Evasion Case
Gormley’s Take: Pharma Acquirers Striking More Quickly
Daimler Invests In Robotic Delivery Startup
Stadium Goods Takes Sneakers Marketplace Mainstream
Delta Feels Rough Skies Are Behind It  as Profit Slides
Verlaine’s Take: EU’s Capital-Markets Push Faces Hurdle—Euroskepticism
Mnuchin Agrees to Sell Holdings, Avoid CIT Decisions | CFPB Concerned Over Privacy When Debts Sold | Carney Urges Post-Brexit Financial Regulation Deal | Verlaine’s Take: EU Capital-Markets Push Faces Hurdle
Blackstone’s Take: Two Years on, Swiss Franc Shock Still Resonates
Swedish Inflation Pickup Suggests Interest Rate Increase Approaching
The Latest Gamble in Life Insurance: Sell It Online
A Buyer’s Guide to Purchasing Life Insurance Online
UniCredit Hit by $8.6 Billion Bad-Loan Charge
Starwood Capital Invests in U.K.’s Student Housing Market
Regulator Voices Concern Over Privacy When Debts Are Sold Online
Market direction: Neutral