Date: 2015-12-08 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 209.23, high: 209.73, low: 207.2, close: 208.35, volume: 102027100, daily change: -0.0061
News headlines:
Dow Chemical and DuPont in Advanced Talks to Merge
Pickup in China Inflation Points to Stimulus Efforts
Media General Rebuffs Sweetened Takeover Bid From Nexstar
Less Than Zero: Living With Negative Rates
Norfolk Southern’s Rejection May Lead to Proxy Fight, Ackman Says
Nurturing Talent Is Hard in Africa
Miners Bury Dividends Amid Commodity Price Slump
Auto Makers’ Bumpy Emissions Ride
Chipotle Closes Boston Restaurant After Illness Reports
DreamWorks Animation to Enter Live-Action TV Business
Coca-Cola Names Steckhan President of U.S. Operations
Kinder Morgan Chops Its Dividend
Carl Icahn Boosts Stake in Hertz
Appeals Ruling Is a Mixed Bag in Case Against Bond Trader
Organic vs. Non-GMO Labels. Who’s Winning?
Brent Crude Falls; Oil Prices End at Nearly Seven-Year Lows
Samarco Bill for Brazil Dam Failure Could Rise
Analysts Forecast Rise in Crude Supplies
Morgan Stanley to Cut 1,200 Jobs
Tax Bill Targets REIT Spinoffs
Morgan Stanley Suspected Russian Hackers in Client-Data Breach
Antitrust Suit Over Staples-Office Depot Merger Likely to Reach Court in March
LightSquared and Deere Settle GPS Spectrum Lawsuit
U.S. Suits Over Volkswagen Emissions to be Weighed in San Francisco
Asian Morning Briefing: Weak Commodities Prices Weigh on Stocks
Currencies of Oil Producers Weaken Further
Mexico’s Pemex Steps Up Refinery Investment Plans
AeroVironment Posts Profit on Strong Drone Sales
Krispy Kreme Profit Falls 6.6%
Small Economies and Foreign Shocks
Dave & Buster’s Raises Guidance
Smith & Wesson Posts Strong Results as Gun Debate Stirs
MasterCard Plans $4 Billion Stock Buyback, Raises Dividend
The Challenges of Central Bank Divergence
Competition, Reach for Yield, and Money Market Funds
McDonald’s All-Day Breakfast Is Luring in Customers: Study
Anglo American to Slash Assets, Cut  85,000 Jobs
Oil Rout Accelerates Selloff in Master-Limited Partnerships
Natural Gas Prices Rise
Spotify Eyes Withholding Some Music From Free Service
AB InBev Defends SABMiller Buy to Senate
Tribune Working on Offer for Freedom Communications
BTG Pactual’s Traded Units Hit Historic Low
CACI Buys Scale With L-3 Unit
Copper Carves Out Gain as Chinese Imports Climb
Fairchild Semi Shares Rise on Acquisition Offer
A&P Wins Approval to Sell Food Emporium Brand to Key Food
Northwest Biotherapeutics to Probe CEO Allegations
Westinghouse Interested in Buying Some Areva Assets, CEO Says
EIA: U.S. Crude Production Falling More Slowly
Greece Expected to Miss Privatization Target
Oil Companies Could Struggle as Brent Dips Below Threshold
Funds Could Pose Systemic Risk, U.K. Regulator Says
Canadian National to Seek $74 Million in Damages From Rival
RBC Hires $300 Million UBS Broker
Toll Brothers Posts Weaker-Than-Expected Profit
Southwest Lowers Revenue Metric Forecast
Husky Energy Puts 2016 Capital Spending at up to C$3.1 billion
Children’s Place Gives Upbeat Guidance
Barnes & Noble Education Profit Falls 9.6%
U.S. Retail Sales Fall in First Week of December--Redbook
China Life to Buy $2 Billion Stake in  Postal Savings Bank
Pep Boys to Further Consider Icahn Proposal
Nasdaq to Acquire Chi-X Canada
Ten EU Countries Agree on Some Aspects of Financial Tax
U.S. Small-Business Optimism Wanes as Consumers Show Caution
Anglo Sees Credit-Rating Risk, No Need For New Funds
Weekly U.S. Chain-Store Sales Fall
Japan Regulator Seeks Penalty for Deutsche Bank
Aha! How Stock Valuations Can Shape Long-Term Returns
AutoZone Profit Grows on Inventory Improvements
Home Depot Sets Long-Term Targets
Buell’s Take: The ECB Holds Tools for Rainy Day
Keurig to Be Taken Private in $13.9 Billion Deal
Gold Prices Stuck in Holding Pattern
Big Bets on Homecomings for Chinese Firms
HD Supply Profit Improves on Unit Sale
OECD: Growth to Steady After China, Brazil Slowdowns
EU Ministers Agree Financing for Bailout Fund
Eurozone Growth Driven by Household Spending, Stock Buildup
Air France-KLM Revenue Slides After Paris Attacks
Asian Markets Drop on Oil’s Decline
Yen Rises After Better Japan GDP
Rio Tinto Dials Back Budget for Major Projects
Upstart Picks Regulatory Fight With Toronto Stock Exchange Operator
Brazil Indicts BTG’s Esteves and Sen. Delcidio do Amaral
Weak Commodities Prices Weigh on Global Stocks
NZX-50 Trudges Down as Utilities Lose Favor
Market direction: Fall