Date: 2017-02-08 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 229.38, high: 229.66, low: 228.72, close: 228.94, volume: 57931200, daily change: 0
News headlines:
Yen Weaker Against Dollar, Euro
BOJ’s Nakaso Highlights U.S. Economy as Risk to Japan
Suncor Profit Buoyed By Rising Commodities and Record Production
Investor Calls for Relativity Media to Be Liquidated
U.K. House Prices Tick Up, Survey Shows
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Feb. 8
Report Cites Deficiencies at Theranos Lab
Oil Gets A Boost from Bullish U.S. Gasoline Demand
Goldman Sachs Adds Investment-Management Head to Partnership Committee
Texas Judge Upholds Fiduciary Rule, but Its Fate Remains in Doubt
Whole Foods to Close Stores, Cuts Outlook
CenturyLink Open to Offering Streaming-Video Service
White House Weighs Suspending ‘Conflict Minerals’ Rule
Japan Machinery Orders Rise in December
Appeals Court Allows Sanofi, Regeneron to Continue Selling Cholesterol Drug
AlixPartners Quits as Adviser to Puerto Rico Utility
Dow Declines as Financial Shares Tumble
Trump Blasts Nordstrom for Dropping Daughter’s Brand
Nasty Gal Inc. Wins Approval for $20 Million Sale to Boohoo.com
United Airlines Experiences Another Technology Glitch
Eastern Outfitters Says Last-Minute Bid Saved Retail Chains From Liquidation
Boris Johnson Renounced U.S. Citizenship in 2016
Prudential Operating Earnings Rise
Iron Ore, Rebar Futures Rise in China
Landlords’ Proposed Tax Abatements Would Cut Into City Revenue, Study Says
U.S. Creditors Appeal Hanjin Container Terminal Sale
Fox Takes in $350 Million From Tepid FCC Airwaves Auction
Selling a Small Business? Avoid These Mistakes
Options Point to Resurgence in Mexican Peso
Dollar Falls Against Yen as Uncertainty Mounts
Italian Prosecutors Request Eni CEO, Shell Stand Trial
Quick Hits: Possible Fed-Trump Tension; China Tightening Expectations
Canada’s Loan to Bombardier Rekindles Trade Dispute With Brazil
Skidmore College Allowed to Keep Tuition Money
New Zealand Central Bank Keeps Rates Steady
Wells Fargo Board Likely to Eliminate 2016 Bonuses for Top Executives
Copper Rises as Workers Set to Strike at Chile Mine
Natural Gas Edges Lower as Winter Stays Warm
Lawmakers Try to Stop State-Sponsored Retirement Plans
Gold Extends Gains
Oil Edges Higher on Signs of Gasoline Demand
Companies Plow Ahead With Moves to Mexico, Despite Trump’s Pressure
Cocoa Continues Slide as Short Bets Pile Up
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Financial Market Integration Hasn’t Reversed
Analysts Expect Big Drain From U.S. Natural Gas Inventories
Carlyle’s Loss Widens on Hedge Fund Costs
Randles’s Take: 2017 Sees Quick Restructurings, Sales
Snapchat Parent’s IPO Filing Omits Monthly Data
Randles’s Take: 2017 Sees Quick Restructurings, Sales
Hollywood Seeks New Business Terms With China
Fuze Tacks On $104 Million in Fresh Capital
Cognizant Technology Shakes Up Board Under Activist Pressure
Podcast: How Parents Can Help Children Pay Off Student Debt
Top Fed Lawyer Scott Alvarez to Retire This Year
Time Warner Posts Large Jump in Revenue
Firm Retention Summary: Memorial Production Partners LP
India Keeps Rates Unchanged
Tipit Raises Seed Funding for Ad Creation Tool
GlaxoSmithKline Warns of Hit From Advair Copycat
China Widens Questioning of Bitcoin Exchanges
Allergan Results Boosted by New, Established Drugs
Changes to Stress Tests Could Have Downsides
U.S. Oil Inventories Explode Higher
The Global Economy’s Surprising Resilience
Fed Paper Looks at (Unintended?) Consequences of Largest Liquidity Injection Ever
U.S. Oil Inventories Seen Rising
Grubhub’s Sales Surge
ChemChina Won’t Force Syngenta to Raise Prices to Make Good on Deal, CFO Says
In Some Ways, Detroit Is Worse Off Than in 2010
Tracy’s Take: Who Will Fight for the Data Geeks?
Merrill Powers Up Key Piece of Fiduciary Plan With Robo Service
Intuit Trims Second-Quarter View
Exelon Profit Falls 34%
U.S. Banks Sprouting Anew | Fund Firms’ New Share Classes to Survive Beyond Fiduciary Rule | Judge Questions Cooperman’s Suit Dismissal Bid | Lawsuit: Fund Scammed 9/11 Officers | Tracy’s Take: Who Will Fight for the Data Geeks?
Jacobs Engineering Revenue Falls
Humana Swings to Loss and Postpones Guidance
Welbe Health Gains Capital to Help Elderly Live Independently
Gormley’s Take: Goal Line Moves Back for Medical-Device Startups
Big Lift for Crowdsourced Cybersecurity
Sanofi Seeks Cure for FDA Concerns at French Factory
Alaska Air Revenue Increases 11%
Trump’s Travel Ban Troubles Lufthansa CEO
Banks Are Finally Sprouting Anew in America
U.S. Banks Sprouting Anew | Fund Firms’ New Share Classes to Survive Beyond Fiduciary Rule | Judge Questions Cooperman’s Suit Dismissal Bid | Lawsuit: Fund Scammed 9/11 Officers | Tracy’s Take: Who Will Fight for the Data Geeks?
Creighton’s Take: Paul Volcker’s Tenure as Fed Chair Offers Yellen Hope
Dow, DuPont Offer to Sell Units to Win EU Approval for Megadeal
SoftBank CEO Reiterates U.S.-Jobs Pledge
Former Fed Staffer Says Central Bank Is Under the Thumb of Academics
Brexit and EU Financial Stability
Iceland Central Bank Keeps Key Rate on Hold
Politics Weigh on Euro; EUR/JPY at 2-Month Low
Bank of Thailand Keeps Benchmark Rate at 1.5%
Rio Tinto Rewards Investors After Return to Profit
U.S. QE Had More Effect Than Eurozone’s, Says BIS
Workers Set to Strike at World’s Largest Copper Mine
New Zealand Central Bank Expected to Keep Rates Steady
South Korea, Australia to Extend Currency Swap Line
Market direction: Rise