Date: 2015-05-20 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 213.24, high: 213.57, low: 212.69, close: 213.03, volume: 72114600, daily change: -0.0003
News headlines:
Euro Rises Slightly
Group Wants Parking Lots Converted to Elderly Housing
Taiwan Shares Drop as Foreign Investors up Short Positions
At Zappos, Banishing the Bosses Brings Confusion
AUD/USD Slips on Weaker-Than-Expected China Factory PMI
Gene Sequencing Helps Track Food Pathogens
Exhumation Is Latest Twist to Petrobras Scandal
Criminal Cases Roil Food Industry
Deutsche Bank Retail Chief to Leave
U.S. Oil Prices Snap Losing Streak
More Protections Are Coming for Credit Reports
Fed Looks Past June for First Rate Rise
New York Banking Regulator Lawsky to Step Down
BP Settles Gulf Disaster Claims With Transocean, Halliburton
Perry Ellis COO to Take Over as CEO
Open Text Issues Disappointing Guidance
Asian Morning Briefing: U.S. Stocks Edge Lower
Southwest’s Growth Plans Stir Airline Stocks
SEC Votes to Propose New Asset-Manager Reporting Rules
Natural Gas Falls for Third Session
U.S. Stocks Edge Lower
Williams-Sonoma Outlook Mostly Below Street Views; Profit Falls 3%
Virus Hunter Finds Niche in Epidemic Research
Manhattan DA Charges NY Broker-Dealer in International Fraud
Shoe Carnival Profit Rises on Higher Sales
British Columbia, Petronas Agree on Royalties
L Brands Raises Guidance, Profit Rises 60%
Indian Car Makers Slowly Add Safety Gear
Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization Complicates Obama’s Trade Bill
UBS to Pay Retiree $1M Over Puerto Rican Bond Losses
GE CEO Open to Intellectual Property Sales to Get Alstom Nod
Gold Prices Spike on Dovish FOMC
AT&T Seeks Leading Market Spot in Mexico
Monsanto Would Shed Syngenta Seed Business to Get Deal
ConAgra Unit to Pay Record Fine in Salmonella Case
SEC Fines BHP Billiton $25 Million
Viacom Raises Dividend, Reaffirms Buyback Plans
Ontario Sets Two-Tiered Underwriting Fee Structure for Hydro One IPO
Citigroup Settles Investors’ Private Forex Lawsuit
Target’s Profit Tops Expectations
Euro’s Slide Continues
Banks to Pay $5.6 Billion in Probes
New Luxury Projects Add to Rent Squeeze
Union Pacific Cites Continuing Slide in Coal Shipments
Sanderson CEO Resists Move to Curb Antibiotics
Deutsche Bank Suspends Moscow Traders
Barclays Fined for Alleged Manipulation of ISDAfix
Hormel Expects Bird-Flu Outbreak to Hurt Second-Half Turkey Sales
Whirlpool to Cut 480 Jobs in Italy
Altice Looks to U.S. After Suddenlink Deal
Staples Reports 39% Decline in First-Quarter Profit
Voices: Dan Fitzgerald, on Working with Young Widows
Sears Canada Posts First-Quarter Loss
As Investments Gain, Advisers Focus on Taxes
Portugal Sells Six-Month Debt With Negative Yield
PartnerRe Prepared to Engage With Exor in Takeover Talks
Legal Battle Brews Over Gadhafi’s Millions
Canada Wholesale Sales Rise
Despite Net Inflows, Eaton Vance Earnings Fall Again
Tata Steel Ltd. Swings to Loss
American Eagle Outfitters’ Profit Soars
J&J Expects to File at Least 10 New Drugs
Can the Minutes Give Stock Traders Some Juice?
Yingli Moves to Calm Investors
Embraer in Talks With DOJ
Lowe’s Misses on Top, Bottom Lines
Japan Stocks Hit 15-Year High
Property Dynasties Team Up to Fund Miami Project
Burberry Cuts Profit Guidance
Eurozone Construction Rose in 1Q
UBS Hit With $545 Million in Fines
Oil Prices Move Higher After Five-Day Slide
Euro Continues to Fall
Cash Crunch, for Many, Is a Monthly Woe
Travel Websites Allege Delta Is Shutting Them Out
Market direction: Neutral