Date: 2013-12-18 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 179.38, high: 179.41, low: 178.25, close: 178.65, volume: 89886000, daily change: -0.0032
News headlines:
China State Construction Engineering to Buy U.S. Firm
Chinese Firm Seeks More Real Estate
Morgan Stanley Scales Down Commodities
SAC's Steinberg Found Guilty
Bitcoin Exchange in China Stops Accepting Yuan Deposits
Relieved Investors Cheer Fed Move
A New Threat to UPS and FedEx
BlueCrest Capital Poised for Rough Close to 2013
Another Chance for Virgin Atlantic?
ConvergEx Units Settle SEC Fraud Charges
Boeing Taps a Clear CEO Successor
AMC Shares Climb 5% in Debut
ISE Loses Fight in Stock Options Market
China Art Market Declines More Than Suggested
Fidelity Plants Flag in Hedge-Fund Turf
Whole Foods to Stop Selling Chobani
CFTC Misreporting Size of Swaps Market
Sugar Prices Sour as Supplies Grow
Saab's Brazil Fighter Contract Lifts Defense Group's Strategy
Bristol-Myers Nears Deal to Sell Stake in Diabetes JV to AstraZeneca
Brazil Tabs Saab for 36 Fighter Jets
FedEx Bolsters Full-Year Forecast
USEC Says Centrifuge Research Program Extended
GE CEO Plans to Cut Costs, Increase Sales
Oil Futures Climb
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Close at Record Highs
Dollar Rises Sharply Against Yen
Brazil Considers Trade Measures Against U.S.
Gold Resumes Retreat as Investors Weigh Fed's Move
Treasury Bonds Firm After Pullback on Fed
Workplace Loans Draw Scrutiny
Paychex Profit Rises 7.3%
Dollar Hits Five-Year High Versus Yen on Fed Taper
Banesco Wins Auction for Spanish Bank
Regulators Rethink Rule on Bank Debt
Bernanke Likes Congressional Cooperation
Oracle Wraps Up a Rocky Year
Virtu Financial Takes Steps Toward IPO
FCC Moves to End Sports Blackouts
New Jersey Sues Credit Suisse Over  RMBS
GM's U.S. Vice President of Chevrolet Marketing Resigns
Exxon Executives Boost Share Sales in December
Etihad Airways May Take Stake in Alitalia
Court Clears Distribution to Peregrine Customers
Easing Rules on Stock From Private Companies
Swedish Court Fines Man for Illegal Movie Sharing Online
Canada Pension Giant OMERS Names Latimer CEO
Optimism on Fed Boosts Europe Markets
Amazon Teams With Vendors in China for Cloud Service
Regulator Bars Founder From India's Largest Commodities Exchange
Voices: Bob Glovsky, on Losing AUM  as Boomers Tap Nest Eggs
BBVA, Itau in Final Talks Over CorpBanca Stake
Wal-Mart to Expand Sam's Clubs in China
Brazil's OSX Hopes For Bondholder Agreement Before Dec. 20
BB&T to Buy 21 Citi Branches in Texas
Gilead Offers Positive Data on Hepatitis Treatment
Diageo Aims High With Bulleit Bourbon
Office Depot Names Executive Committee
Delta Won't Allow In-Flight Voice Calls
E*Trade's Trading Volume Rises in November
Managers Bet on U.S. as Mom & Pop Go Overseas
Ford Warns on Earnings Growth
Big Talent Agencies Reach Deal
Macy's to Keep Stores Open
Valassis to Be Acquired by Harland Clarke
Guarding Against the Dark Side of Social Media
Lennox Narrows 2013 Outlook
Amazon Workers Across Germany Escalate Strike Action
Neiman Marcus Reports Loss
ADM to Move Its Headquarters to Chicago
Biglari Wants Cracker Barrel to Explore Options
Gogo Holder Ripplewood Distributes All Shares, Board Members Resign
Blackstone Buys Power Stations From Centrica
CVS Caremark Raises Dividend
BP to Write Off $1 Billion on Well
Merck, Glaxo to Partner on Renal Cell Cancer Treatment
General Mills Profit Rises
Johnson Controls Outlook Disappoints
SABMiller Chairman Mackay Dies
Lennar's Profit Jumps 32%
Swiss Re Sees Fall in Natural Disaster Payments
Taiwan May Shine Again for Private Equity
China New-Home Prices Hit Fresh High
Japan Shares Jump on Strong Exports
Market direction: Neutral