Date: 2017-02-15 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 232.56, high: 233.71, low: 232.16, close: 233.7, volume: 71109000, daily change: 0.004
News headlines:
Oil Futures Edge Lower as Higher U.S. Inventories Weigh
Fed’s Dudley Says It Makes Sense To Review Post-Crisis Financial Laws
BOJ’s Kuroda Warns on Risks Related to Banks’ Falling Profitability
Boeing Workers In South Carolina Vote Against Joining Union
RBA Wary of Stress in Housing Market
China Stocks Edges Down in Mixed Trade
Podcast: Readers Tell Us Their Biggest Surprises in Retirement
AIG Scales Back Profit Goals
Australian January Unemployment Rate Falls to 5.7%
Kraft Heinz Belt-Tightening Lifts Profits
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Feb. 15
CBS Revenue Declines, Hurt by Lower Ratings
SEC Chief Scales Back Powers of Enforcement Staff
Spotify Will Move to WTC; Expand Staff by 1,000
New York Rents Are Second Highest in World
Retail CEOs Meet With Trump Over Border Tax Concerns
GOP Lawmakers Tell Yellen to Pause New Fed Rules
Willams Narrows Loss, Williams Partners Swings to Profit
International Flavors & Fragrances to Cut Jobs as Profit and Sales Rise
Wal-Mart de Mexico Profit Rises 23%
Avis Budget Group Profit, Revenue Decline
U.S. Stocks Again Close at New Highs
Soros Sold Barrick Gold Ahead of Rally
House Votes to Scrap Rules on State Retirement Plans
U.S. Steel Withdraws Hacking Claim Against Chinese Rival
Barrick Gold Posts First Annual Profit in Five Years
Mnuchin Should Move Quickly on Housing Finance Overhaul
Marriott Revenue Rises on Starwood Acquisition
The Fed is Behind the Curve
Why Shocks to Large Banks Cause Big GDP Swings
Transcript: Janet Yellen’s Senate Banking Committee Testimony
Canada’s Sun Life Financial Posts Higher Profit
Bank of America Misses a Big Options Payday, Goldman Cashes In
Fed Officials Deliver the Message: Get Ready for Higher Rates
Data Signal Solid Momentum for U.S. Economy
Hoboken Neighborhood Is Having Its Trader Joe’s Moment
Ticketing Startup Alleges Ticketmaster Used Hacking to Steal Trade Secrets
Bonanza Creek Energy Shareholders Weighing Rival Debt-Repayment Plan
Activist Investor Seeks Four Board Seats as Air Methods Explores Sale
TripAdvisor Profit Pressured By Low Hotel Sales, Higher Marketing Costs
Dollar Slips as Yellen Wraps Up Congressional Testimony
Biswas’s Take: Neiman Marcus Earnings Could Prompt Strategic Moves
Crapo: Overhauling Fannie, Freddie Is Priority for Senate Banking Committee
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Fed’s Lacker Tells Those With a Beef Against Economists: ‘I Don’t Get It’
ModSpace Reorganization Wins Court Approval
Deutsche Boerse to Boost Dividend, Revenues Increase
Natural Gas Prices Edge Higher
Oil Prices Fall Slightly as U.S. Stockpiles Surge
Arconic Sells Most of Its Alcoa Stake Amid Battle With Elliott
Fiduciary-Rule Review: Experts Weigh In
Fortress Shares Surge, but Few Clues on Next Asset-Management Deal
MC Sports Retail Chain Owner Files for Bankruptcy
Capital Inflows: The Good, the Bad and the Bubbly
Yellen Says Fed Is Close to Achieving Its Goals for Employment and Prices
Gold Retains Haven Luster Despite Strong Data
Fed’s Rosengren: More Than Three Rate Rises May Be Needed in 2017
Fed’s Harker Still Expects Three Rate Increases This Year
Analysts See Small Drain from U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories
Yellen Defends Fed Efforts to Boost Economy During House Questioning
Acting SEC Chief Explains Campaign to Jumpstart Deregulation
Podcast: Millennials - Traditional Housing Math Doesn’t Work
Under Armour CEO Says He Will Fight Trump Travel Ban
Firm Retention Summary: Ultrapetrol (Bahamas) Ltd.
Firm Retention Summary: The Wet Seal LLC
PepsiCo Revenue Lifted by Healthier Products, But Forex Impacts Linger
Yellen Faces Tougher Crowd in Day Two on Capitol Hill
Bunge Earnings, Sales Rise
U.S. Oil Inventories Surge as Refinery Runs Fall
Humana’s Withdrawal From Health Exchanges Pressures GOP
U.S. Home Builder Confidence Slips in February
Goldman to Take 15% Stake in Ad Company MDC Partners
U.S. Retail Sales in January Rose More Than Expected
Strong US Data Pushes EUR/USD to 5-Week Low
In Beef Over Bank Notes, Bank of England Sticks With Animal-Fat Bills
Janet Yellen on Capitol Hill: Day Two
Column Group Leads $33 Million Series A for Biotech Startup Surrozen
Meet the Retirement Savers Who Oppose the Fiduciary Rule
Fed’s Tarullo: Demand, Not Supply, is Crimping Lending
U.S. Industrial Output Slipped in January
Analog Devices Revenue and Profit Rise
Integra Bids $1.05 Billion for J&J Neurosurgery Business
Empire State Manufacturing Survey Shows Optimism Remains High
U.S. Consumer Prices Up 0.6% in January
Acting SEC Chief Explains Deregulation Jumpstart | White Rejoins Law Firm | Big Bank’ Boom Times | Morgan Stanley Settles ETF Case | Borak’s Take: Tarullo Successor Will Have Clout, Yellen Signals
Anthem Counters Cigna’s Lawsuit by Filing Its Own Suit
SodaStream Profit More Than Triples
Uganda’s Central Bank Cuts Lending Rate to 11.5%
Hilton Swings to Loss, But Revenue Climbs
JDRF T1D Fund  Bets on Israeli Medical-Device Startup GluSense
Gormley’s Take: Cloud Computing With a Human Face
Borak’s Take: Yellen Signals Tarullo Successor Will Have Clout
ECB Official Says No More ‘Extend and Pretend’ on Bad Loans
Harrison’s Take: Don’t Even Think About Using the Balance Sheet for Policy
Acting SEC Chief Explains Deregulation Jumpstart | White Rejoins Law Firm | Big Bank’ Boom Times | Morgan Stanley Settles ETF Case | Borak’s Take: Tarullo Successor Will Have Clout, Yellen Signals
Eurozone’s Trade Surplus Widened in 2016
Capital Inflows: The Good, the Bad and the Bubbly
Mary Jo White to Rejoin Debevoise & Plimpton as Senior Chair
Crédit Agricole Profits From Market Volatility
Eurozone’s Trade Surplus Widened in 2016
‘Chicken Tax’ Hangs Over Truck Makers in Nafta Debate
China Should Avoid Liquidity Risks in Deleveraging Process, PBOC Researchers Say
Riksbank Keeps Rate Unchanged, Risk of Setbacks Increased
BOJ Kuroda Emphasizes Interest Rate Cuts as Primary Easing Tool
Scurria’s Take: Venezuela Oil Firm’s Creditor Tussle Put on Fast Track
Scurria’s Take: Venezuela Oil Firm’s Creditor Tussle Put on Fast Track
Voice-Assistant Device Wins Backing to Check In to Hotels
James Cayne Sues Alexandra Lebenthal Alleging Unpaid Debt
Market direction: Neutral