Date: 2016-04-13 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 204.22, high: 206.25, low: 203.7, close: 205.92, volume: 115350600, daily change: 0.0093
News headlines:
Oil Prices Weighed by Growing Glut and Waning Demand
Chinese Yuan Weakened by the Biggest Margin Since January
Investor Group Pushes for Shakeup at Chipotle
OPEC Sees Sharp Fall in Other Producers’ Oil Output
Gap Taps Syngal to Lead Old Navy
Bank of Japan Ready to Expand Bond Buying, Cut Rates Further
Fed, FDIC Watchdogs Probe ‘Living Will’ Leak
Constâncio: Negative Interest Rates Have Been Positive for Euro Area
Citigroup, Wells Fargo Swap Bad-Boy Role
Seagate Technology Cuts Guidance on Weak Demand
Big NYC Pension Fund May Pull Hedge Fund Investments
Assured Guaranty to Buy CIFG Holding for $450 Million
Pier 1 Reports Profit Drop, Issues Downbeat Guidance
Banks Lead Rally in Stocks
Peabody Bankruptcy Puts Environmental Obligations at Risk
CME Plans to Close New York Trading Floor at Year-End
Fannie’s and Freddie’s Plan to Cut Mortgage Balances May Be Near
Weak Retail Sales in March Augur Ill for First-Quarter Growth
Dollar Strengthens as Global Fears Ease
Molycorp Grapples With Leaving Mountain Pass Mine Behind
Fed Beige Book: Strong U.S. Job Market Delivers Higher Wages
Peabody Bankruptcy Comes on Heels of Failed Sale of Mines
CFTC Official Criticizes House Funding Plan
LPL Taps Robo Investment Adviser
Bank of Canada Maintains Interest Rate, Raises Economic Outlook for 2016
Natural Gas Extends Gains on Production Cut Outlook
House Committee Backs Bill to Curb CFPB
What Noble Group Learned From Its Turbulent Year
Noble Chairman: It’s Time to Move On From Negative Reports
Oil Prices Fall on Bearish U.S. Supply Data, Doubts on Production Cuts
Oil-Trading Firms Cautious on Iran Until All U.S. Sanctions Lifted
Exxon Fires Back at Climate-Change Probe
Agency Sees Increased Risks From Wells Fargo, Chinese Banks
Mexico Government to Support Pemex With $4.2 Billion
Analysts See Little Change in U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
Uber Details U.S. Data Sharing in Its First Transparency Report
German Life Insurers Only Safe Through 2018, Regulator Says
Goldman Sachs Weighs Venture Investments in India
Caspersen Likely to Settle Criminal Case, Lawyer Says
Air-Travel Survey Reveals American Fliers’ Habits
Forbion Capital Gathers EUR183M for Third Life Sciences Fund
India Frustrates Two Billionaire Hinduja Brothers
Versant Ventures Announces Promotions and Hires
Balancing Asylum Seekers’ Access to Financial Services and Risks
Restoring Access to Credit Cards
State Street’s Bankruptcy Plans Fail Federal Scrutiny
J.P. Morgan Investors Relieved Despite Slip in Profit
Yellen Reiterates Global Uncertainty Warrants Caution
Why Europe’s Banks Don’t Have Enough Capital
Fed Examines Low Interest Rates and Net Interest Margins
Fed Post Measures Monetary Policy Uncertainty
Germany Doubles Down on Fiscal Discipline
U.S. Crude Supplies Jump; Refinery Runs Slide
Regulators Give Passing Grade to Citigroup’s ‘Living Will’
In a Surprise, Wells Fargo’s ‘Living Will’ Plan is Rejected
Bank of America ‘Living Will’ Doesn’t Meet Regulatory Standards
‘Living Will’ Rejections Fuel Critics of Wall Street’s Biggest Banks
Exxon Mobil CEO Tillerson Was Paid $27.3 Million for 2015
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 12
U.S. Retail Sales Declined as Consumers Remain Cautious
Valeant CEO Pearson Agrees to Senate Deposition
Sequoia India Leads $7.5M Series A for Video Production Platform 90 Seconds
NodeSource Raises $10M to Boost JavaScript
Fed Rebukes Bank of New York’s Plan to Handle Potential Bankruptcy
Morgan Stanley’s Living Will Plan Rejected by Fed
Hungary Rate Cuts to Continue, Central Bank Minutes Show
Enterprise Education Company EdCast Books $16M Series B
IMF Warns Debt Risk Growing From Big Firms in China, Other Emerging Markets
Regulators to Goldman: ‘Living Will’ Falls Short of Dodd-Frank Provision
Level 3 CEO Returns From Medical Leave
J.P. Morgan Chase Told Its ‘Living Will’ Falls Short
Max Levchin’s Affirm Raises $100M
U.S. Producer Prices Fell in March
Japanese Shares Recover, for the Moment
Flights Disrupted Again at Brussels Airport in Labor Dispute
FDA to Review Merck’s Keytruda for Head and Neck Cancer
Acciona Real Estate Affiliate Listing, Sale Delayed
Strong China Trade Data Pushes Copper Prices Higher
Ackerman’s Take: The SEC’s Mission Creep
Today’s Dollar Strength May Just Be a Blip
Emirates to Buy Two More Airbus A380s in $865 Million Deal
Douglas’s Take: Brexit Worry Spreads
Ackerman’s Take: The SEC’s Mission Creep
FCA’s Tracey McDermott to Leave U.K. Regulator
EU Says Payments to Keep Power Plants on Standby Don’t Break Rules
OPEC Sees Sharp Fall in Other Producers’ Oil Output
New Zealand Movie Industry Is Hobbled With No Hobbits
Eurozone Industrial Output Fell in February
Steelworkers Deserve Our Unconditional Support, Says EU’s Juncker
U.K. Regulator Targets ‘Anticompetitive’ Investment Banks
Russia Says Oil-Freeze Deal Could Go Ahead Without Iran
France’s Sapin Says Germany Shouldn’t Criticize ECB
Tesco Shares Fall on Profit Warning
J.P. Morgan Cuts Asia-Pacific Wealth-Management Jobs
France Ramps Up Austerity to Hit Budget Targets
Australian Consumer Confidence Falls to Seven-Month Low
McCormick Ends Pursuit of Premier Foods
Oil Prices Edge Lower Ahead of Meeting on Production Freeze
Pay Shrinks for Most Oil CEOs After Crude’s Swoon
Market direction: Neutral