Date: 2016-12-21 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 226.15, high: 226.57, low: 225.88, close: 226.4, volume: 89838800, daily change: 0.0039
News headlines:
Oil Prices Buoyed by Weaker U.S. Dollar
Asian Shares Mixed; Markets Stuck Trading in Narrow Range Ahead of Christmas
Senate Democrats Launch Campaign Against Donald Trump’s Treasury Pick
North Dakota Pipeline Leak May Have Been Caused by Landslide
New York Art Dealer Charged With Trafficking Illegal Antiquities
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Dec. 21
Property Watch: New York City Gets 10 New Landmarks
Japan to Raise Spending Despite Revenue Concerns
New Zealand Economy Continues Strong Growth
Donald Trump Meets With Boeing, Lockheed CEOs
Brazil’s Petrobras Expects $1.6 Billion From Total Deal in Next Two Months
Hershey Names Michele Buck CEO
Anadarko Petroleum to Sell Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Assets
Dow Hovers Just Shy of 20000
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Agricultural Officials to Suspend Controversial Chicken Pricing Benchmark
New Zealand Economy Continues Strong Growth
Red Hat CFO to Depart, Profit Rises 45%
Brazil’s Odebrecht Settles Bribery Case
Goldman Resolves Benchmark Manipulation Probe
Allianz Global Investors Backs Wind Farm Owned by Berkshire
The Inflation Trade Breaks Down
Bed Bath & Beyond Posts Profit Decline
Quick Hits: Philippine Central Bank Seen on Hold, Feelings Mixed on BOJ Policy
Dollar Slips as Investors Cash In on Recent Gains
Micron Technology Posted Better-Than-Expected Profit
Swiss Lock Maker Dormakaba Opens New U.S. Door With Stanley Deal
Oil Falls on Unexpected Stockpile Addition
The Effects of Liquidity and Equity Requirements on Bank Networks
U.S. Car Makers Idle Plants Amid Oversupply Concerns
London Startup Karhoo Files for Bankruptcy In U.S.
Firm Retention Summary: Stone Energy Corp.
Republic Airways to Send Reorganization Plan to Creditors
Viacom Executive Doug Herzon to Leave in January
Delta, Aeroméxico Accept U.S. Conditions for Expanding Partnership
Analysts See 203 Billion-Cubic Feet Drain from Natural-Gas Inventories
Natural Gas Rises on Cold Weather, Shrinking Stockpiles
AMC Closes Deal to Buy Carmike Cinemas
Gold Reverses Gains Wednesday
More Apartment Buildings Offer Automated Parking
Performance Sports Seeks Approval of Bankruptcy Bonuses
Risk Weights and Leverage Ratio Are Both Needed
Canada to Change Way It Measures Core Inflation
Copper Ends Down as Oil Slumps
Dakota Plains Holdings Seeks Chapter 11 Protection
J.P. Morgan Chase Offers Consumers Free Credit Scores
Brickley’s Take: SunEdison’s Snarl of Lawsuits
Brickley’s Take: SunEdison’s Snarl of Lawsuits
TDK to Buy InvenSense
Finance Watch
Regulatory Critic Added to Trump Transition Team
U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rose in November to New Postcrisis High
Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Downsizing
MPS Struggles to Sell Shares as Potential Bailout Looms
Indians Living Overseas Are Stuck With Banned Rupees
Head of 3Red Trading Settles CFTC Claims He Engaged in Spoofing
Geithner: Financial System Still at Risk of Crisis
Thiel Pushes for Trump NASA Team Expansion
The Case for a Rules-Based Fed
Don’t Turn Monetary Policy Over to a Computer, Kashkari Says
How Inefficient Health Care, Education and Housing May Be Damaging U.S. Productivity
Bristol-Myers Names CEO as New Chairman
U.S. Oil Inventories Unexpectedly Rise
Congress Puts Clean-Coal Tax Credits on Table
Winnebago Shares Briefly Surge on Earnings Beat
Swiss Fine Banks $96.3 Million for Rate Rigging
EU-Singapore Deal Must Get National Parliaments’ Approval, Says Court Adviser
Coke to Buy AB InBev’s Stake in African Bottling Business for $3.15 Billion
Modular Space Files for Bankruptcy in U.S. and Canada
Bearish Bets Backfire for Big-Name Hedge Funds
Dollar Moderately Lower Against Yen, Euro
Spanish Banks Ordered to Repay Billions to Mortgage Borrowers
A Record Company Benefits From Setting Rules on Music Tours
Regulators Rap Firms for Discouraging Whistleblowers | Chicago Trader Settles Spoofing Claims | EU Money-Laundering Rules Move Ahead | Ex-Deutsche Bank Employee Accused in Russia | Deng’s Take: China Takes Aim at ‘Insurers’
Finish Line Cuts Earnings Outlook
FedEx Plays Hardball With Retailers as Profits Get Squeezed
Accenture Tops Views, But Lowers Earnings Guidance
Gold Rises on Dollar Weakness
Chernova’s Take: SJF Ventures Sticks With Clean Tech—and Prospers
Deng’s Take: China Takes Aim at ‘Insurers’
Regulators Rap Firms for Discouraging Whistleblowers | Chicago Trader Settles Spoofing Claims | EU Money-Laundering Rules Move Ahead | Swiss Fine Banks for Rate Rigging | Deng’s Take: China Takes Aim at ‘Insurers’
Hannon’s Take: Deglobalization and Inflation
Sweden Central Bank Extends Bond-Buying Program
Bank of Thailand Stands Pat on Rates
Why Central Bank Models Failed and How to Repair Them
Singapore Convicts Ex-Banker With Ties to Key Figure in 1MDB Probe
Herman Miller Earnings, Outlook Disappoint
Market direction: Neutral