Date: 2017-01-05 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 225.62, high: 226.75, low: 225.61, close: 226.58, volume: 78744400, daily change: 0.0059
News headlines:
Can World’s Miners Dig Up Another Year of Stratospheric Gains for Investors?
Oil Prices Largely Steady as Market Monitors OPEC’s Production Cuts
Asia Shares Once Again at Mercy of Dollar Moves
Yuan Reverses Course, Soars Against Dollar
Speculative Money Fueling Oil Rally
Singapore Court Charges Fifth Person With Crimes Related to 1MDB
Toyota Draws Trump’s Ire for Mexican Plant
Judge Rules Against Sanofi and Regeneron in Patent Case
Funding Snapshot: ClearScholar Books $1.25 Million for Online Student Engagement
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Jan. 5
Molecular Stethoscope Closes $8.2 Million Seed Financing
Shake Shack’s CFO to Leave
Investors Inject $16 Million into Avidity Biosciences
Saudi Arabia Cuts Output in Accordance With OPEC Deal
VIX, Stocks Rise Together
House Republicans Hostile to Dodd-Frank Head to Financial Services Committee
T-Mobile US to Drop Other Fees, Taxes on Unlimited Plan
Wal-Mart and Visa Agree on Terms in Dispute Over Canadian Stores
With Craftsman Deal, Stanley Builds on Its Tool Empire
Constellation Brands Gearing Up for GOP Border Tax
SEC Chief Says Don’t Give Up on Global Accounting Push
PriceSmart’s Profit, Revenue Rise Despite Sales Slowdown
Wal-Mart de Mexico’s 2016 Sales Rose 11.9%
Bonanza Creek Launches Bankruptcy Turnaround Bid
Stech’s Take: Chicago Court Sides With Parent in College Tuition Dispute
Stech’s Take: Chicago Court Sides With Parent in College Tuition Dispute
Rebuild the Fed From the Bottom Up
More Older Americans Have Student Loans, For Kids and Grandkids
Does Redistribution Increase Output?
Helen of Troy Cuts Sales Guidance, Boosts Earnings
G-III Apparel Further Cuts Annual Targets, Citing Weak Sales
Dow Drops as Recent Trends Reverse
MD Anderson Cancer Center to Lay Off Roughly 5% of Workforce
Gap Same-Store Sales Improve During Holiday Season
Strong Holiday Sales, Struggling Retailers
Dollar Slides as Investors Grow Cautious
International Shipholding to Poll Creditors on Reorganization Plan
Ex-Bond Trader Acted Like Used-Car Salesman, His Attorney Argues
Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles Founder Accused of Illegally Selling Trademark
Oil Pares Gains on Bearish Inventory Report
Quick Hits: ECB Seen Extending QE Again, Fed’s Lacker Appearance Canceled
Goldman Elevates Special-Situations Chief as Deregulation Looms
Natural Gas Breaks Four-Day Losing Streak
Sears Buys Time With Craftsman Brand Sale, Store Closures
Venezuela’s Oil Company Sued Over Latest Citgo Deal
Bitcoin Sees New Highs, Then a Bear Market
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Regulator Cites Wells Fargo Accounts Scandal, Brexit as Risks to U.S. Banking System
Constellation Results Driven by Beer Sales
Fed’s Williams Says Three Rate Increases in 2017 Is Reasonable
Brazilian Vehicle Sales Slump to a Decade Low
Bank of Mexico Sells Dollars as Peso Reaches New Lows
U.S. Post Office Severs Ties With Staples
Durbin Amendment Should Be Repealed
Verizon Executive: Unsure About Yahoo Deal
Human Capital Inequality and Credit Constraints
Firm Retention Summary: La Paloma Generating Co.
Firm Retention Summary: Service Employees International Union - Texas
Trump’s Debts Are Widely Held on Wall Street
L Brands Lowers Earnings Outlook
Walgreens Boots CEO: No Plan B for Rite Aid Merger
Deutsche Bank Names New Head of Anti-Financial Crime
Monsanto Returns to Profitability
U.S. Oil Inventories Plunge, Fuel Supplies Surge
Barnes & Noble Cuts Its Forecast Amid Holiday Sales Decline
U.K. Services PMI Grows at Fastest Pace Since 2015
U.S. Service-Sector Activity Expanded in December, ISM Says
Bankrupt Supplier’s Lawsuit Against GM to Proceed
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Sharply in 2016’s Final Week
EU Tax Push May Land Engie With $300 Million Luxembourg Levy
Private-Sector Payroll Growth Reflects Tightening Labor Market
BOE Economist Predicts Drop in Consumer Spending
To Woo Millennials, Financial Advisers Turn to Their Charitable Side
SEC Pick Is a 180 From Chairman White | GOP Revives ‘Audit the Fed’ Bills | What Dimon Told Hollande | Envisioning a Fannie and Freddie Endgame | Michaels’s Take: Clayton Could Kick Off New Era for Public Firms
Gartner to Buy CEB for $2.6 Billion
Davis’s Take: Taking a Fast Track to Bear IPO Fruit
Bike-Share Startup Zagster Rides New Funding to Chase Medium-Sized Markets
Neon Therapeutics Grabs $70 Million for ‘Personalized’ Cancer Therapy
Human Resources Startup Namely Raises $50 Million
SwarmSales Raises Seed for On-Demand Sales Talent Marketplace
Dollar Falls Provide a Buying Opportunity
SEC Pick Is a 180 From Chairman White | GOP Revives ‘Audit the Fed’ Bills | What Dimon Told Hollande | Envisioning a Fannie and Freddie Endgame | Michaels’s Take: Clayton Could Kick Off New Era for Public Firms
Derby’s Take: Fed Speak Barrage Starts Friday
The Fed’s Point Man on Productivity
Defense Firms Cash In Amid Soaring Demand for Munitions
Global Logistic Properties Seeks Buyers
Apple Confirms Its $1 Billion Investment in SoftBank Fund
Market direction: Neutral