Date: 2017-01-04 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 225.04, high: 225.83, low: 223.88, close: 225.24, volume: 91366500, daily change: 0.0077
News headlines:
Asia Oil Futures Fall
Audi Pushes Toward Fully Autonomous Cars
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Jan. 4
Macy’s and Kohl’s Are Hit by Weak Holiday Sales
Lyft’s Ridership Reaches 52.6 Million in Fourth Quarter
Asian Shares Broadly Higher; Nikkei Edges Down
Social Publisher Medium Cuts One-Third of Staff
Apple Pulls New York Times App From China Store
Alexion Says Management Improperly Pressured Staff to Boost Sales
New York Property Watch
Portugal Says Top Bid for Novo Banco Comes From Lone Star
Advice for Mnuchin’s Confirmation Hearing
CEO Lampert Pumps Additional $1 Billion Into His Sears Bet
Bonanza Creek Bankruptcy Means Losses for Investors in 2015 Stock Offering
Ex-Barclays Forex Trader Pleads Guilty In Long-Running U.S. Probe
Oil Rises on Declining Stocks, Falling Dollar
Consumer Stocks Push Dow Higher
New Index on Banking Sector Resiliency
Bonanza Creek Energy Files For Bankruptcy
Finra’s 2017 Priorities: Monitoring High-Risk Brokers and Protecting Seniors
Economists Have Had Another Terrible Year. It’s Time for a Complete Rethink
Do Central Banks Respond Timely to Developments in the Global Economy?
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Transmar Lenders Skeptical of Reorganization Prospects
U.S. Crude-Oil Stockpiles Expected to Fall
Dollar Retreats From 14-Year High
Quick Hits: Fed Balance Sheet, Bank of Canada Chief of Staff, ECB Bond Buying
Sonic Reports Lower Sales
Kohl’s Slashes 2016 Guidance on Volatile Holiday Sales
Encana Boosts Forecasts, Citing Lower Costs and Increased Volumes
U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories Seen Down in Week
U.K. Cruise Company Seeks Creditor Protection
Corrigan’s Take: Wrap Media Founder Says He Can’t Vouch for Financial Records
Corrigan’s Take: Wrap Media Founder Says He Can’t Vouch for Financial Records
U.S. Unit of Transmar Group Files for  Bankruptcy Protection
Natural Gas Falls on Warmer Weather Forecast
Federal Government Poses Hurdle to Caesars Restructuring
Gold Rises as Dollar Weakens
Fed Minutes Cite ‘Considerable Uncertainty’ About Trump’s Impact on Economy
Former ITT Students Clamor for a Seat at the Table
Energy Future Cleared to Poll Creditors on Bankruptcy Exit
Can Boohoo.Com Acquire Nasty Gal’s Clout With Millennials?
Coach Names New CFO
Deutsche Bank’s Financial Crime Chief to Leave Post After Budget Dispute
SEC Chairman Pick Clayton Criticized ‘Zealous’ Foreign Bribery Law Enforcement
FBI Gun-Sale Background Checks Fall 16% in December
New York Taxi King Ordered to Turn Over 46 Medallions
ISM-New York Index Shows Optimism Surge
New York’s High-End Co-op Market Slumps
A Slow 4th Quarter for Co-ops
Longtime T. Rowe Price CFO to Retire
Icahn: Ex-Trump Taj Mahal Casino Not for Sale
Lawyer Jay Clayton Top SEC Pick | Democrats Gather Ammo On Mnuchin | CFTC’s Massad to Step Down | Basel’s Uncertainties | CFPB Settlement Over Credit Scores | Deng’s Take: Behind China’s Tightened Monetary Stance
Indonesia: J.P. Morgan Was Tasked to Find Buyers, but Instead Said ‘Sell’
U.S., Europe Spat Over Bank Risk Set to Drag On
Deng’s Take: Behind China’s Tightened Monetary Stance
CRM’s Funding Hot Streak Is Cooling Off
Gormley’s Take: Digital-Health Venture Investors Finally Take a Step Back
Statoil Plans 30% Increase in Exploration Drilling This Year
Lawyer Jay Clayton Top SEC Pick | Democrats Gather Ammo On Mnuchin | CFTC’s Massad to Step Down | Basel’s Uncertainties | CFPB Settlement Over Credit Scores | Deng’s Take: Behind China’s Tightened Monetary Stance
Why Low Rates Failed to Boost Business Investment
An Analysis of the Effects of the Great Recession on Retirement and Working Longer
The Risks That Threaten Global Growth
How Trumponomics Will set the Pace for Market Uncertainty in 2017
How Important Is Information from FOMC Minutes?
Torry’s Take: All Eyes on ‘Tiny Shifts’ in Fed Minutes Discussion
Fidelity International Gets Nod to Sell Investment Products in China
U.K. Regulator Raises Concerns Over Mastercard’s VocaLink Buy
Democrats Gather Ammo Against Treasury Pick Steven Mnuchin
Dollar Weakens Some Against Yen on Rising Japan Stocks
Nikkei Kicks Off New Year With Sharp Gains
Investors Soured on Emerging Markets in 2016
Market direction: Neutral