Date: 2016-12-22 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 226.25, high: 226.45, low: 225.77, close: 225.77, volume: 67909000, daily change: -0.0028
News headlines:
Oil Prices Down on Profit-Taking Amid Thin Trading
Betting Firm Tatts Rejects Consortium’s Buyout Offer
Asian Shares Down, Tracking US Declines on Light Trading Volumes
Options Market Crackles With Big Bets on Bond Rebound
Odebrecht Bribery Scandal Shakes Up Latin America
Trump’s 2013 View on Bank Settlements: In a Word, Bad
U.S. Sues Barclays Over Toxic Mortgage-Backed Securities
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Dec. 22
Prestige Brands to Buy C.B. Fleet for About $825 Million
Cintas Posts Higher Earnings From Continuing Operations
A Litany of Accusations in Barclays Mortgage Lawsuit
Developers of American Copper Buildings Secure Financing
CBOE’s CEO to Add Chairman Role After Bats Transaction
FDIC Seeks Input on Handbook for Creating New Banks
Fed Finds Continued Growth in Noncash Payments
GOP Tax Plan Could Boost Prices at the Pump
Nortel Deal Removes Pension Agency’s Threat to Pact
Cal-Maine Sales Fall 54%; Weak Egg Export Demand Creates Oversupply
Uber Moves Self-Driving Car Test to Arizona
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
U.S. Economy Approaches Year’s End on Lackluster Note
Italy’s Monte Paschi Says It Failed to Raise Fresh Capital
U.S. Stocks Slip
Stone Energy Reaches Settlement With Shareholders
The ​Impact of ​Prudential Policies on Credit Supply
Dollar Wavers Between Gains and Losses
Democrats Add Fresh Faces to Senate Banking Committee
U.S. and Europe to Work on Enhanced Satellite Navigation
A New VW Van: Electric, Autonomous but Still Just an Idea
Oil Gains from Bullish U.S. Traders
Natural Gas Retreats After Big Gain
Teva Settles Foreign Corruption Probe for $519 Million
Fitzgerald’s Take: Another Taxi Company Fails and Blames Uber
Fitzgerald’s Take: Another Taxi Company Fails and Blames Uber
Platinum Partners Fraud Case Has Investigators Casting Wide Net
Bruegger’s Bagels Fights Competing Offer for Bankrupt Franchise
Multibillion-Dollar Jet Deals With Iran Will Test Trump Policy
Forecasts Vary on How Exchange Rates Will Develop in 2017
Gold Falls in Thin Trading
Stake in Pakistan Exchange Going to Chinese Consortium
Anglo American Rethinks Sale Plan as Commodity Prices Rise
Conagra’s Revenue, Profit Fall as It Cuts Discounting
Linn Energy Asks for Extension of Exclusivity Period
Dependable Auto Shippers Files for Chapter 11 Protection
How Trump and Republicans Can Repeal CFTC Regulations
Senators Press Wells Fargo Board for Answers
The World’s Largest Hedge Fund Is Building an Algorithmic Model From Its Employees’ Brains
Modular Space Expects Painless Trip Through Chapter 11
Quick Hits: Views on What’s Next for Central Banks in the U.S., Canada and Brazil
Voices: Contingency Planning for Clients Relying on Pensions
Home-Safety Gadgets Aren’t Cutting Insurance Premiums
Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index Flat in November
The Bank of England’s Christmas Quiz
Kodak Talks to Sell Prosper Inkjet Business Run Into 2017
Globalization Isn’t Responsible for Wage Inequality, New Research Argues
Consumer-Spending Gains Slowed in November
Coach Designs Strategy to Stop Getting Beaten at Its Own Game
U.S. Third Quarter GDP Revised Up to 3.5% Gain
KKR Utility Sale to Test the Waters on Infrastructure
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Falls in November
Canada Retail Sales Rise in October at Fastest Clip in Nearly a Year
Jobless Claims Rose to Highest Level in Six Months, But Still Point to Adding Jobs
Durable-Goods Orders Fall
Icahn to Advise Trump on Regulation | Democrats Go After Mnuchin | Goldman: Benchmark Probe Settled, but 1MDB Connection Lingers | Cocaine, Prostitutes in New York Bribery Probe | Witkowski’s Take: What Are Chances of Housing-Finance Overhaul?
Brazil Central Bank Lowers Inflation Outlook, Cuts GDP Forecast
Icahn to Advise Trump on Regulation | Democrats Go After Mnuchin | Goldman: Benchmark Probe Settled, but 1MDB Connection Lingers | Cocaine, Prostitutes in New York Bribery Probe | Witkowski’s Take: What Are Chances of Housing-Finance Overhaul?
A Last-Minute Obama Regulation Sets Trump Up for a Big Win
Rite Aid Revenue, Earnings Miss
Nearly 200 For-Profit Colleges Get Over 90% of Funding From Government
The Designer Transforming Coach
An Obscure Oil Bet Takes Off
Alibaba Affiliate Tripped Up by China Bond Default
Online Lenders Face Another Obstacle: Higher Interest Rates
Zinsli’s Take: Unicorns Limp Toward 2017
Witkowski’s Take: What Are the Chances of a Housing-Finance Overhaul?
Glynn’s Take: New Zealand  Faces Policy Reversal
Bank-Merger Drought Puts Europe in a Bind
Taiwan Central Bank Keeps Policy on Hold
Philippine Central Bank Holds Rates Steady
EUR/USD Parity By Year-End Unlikely But Not Impossible
Goldman Sachs Ties to Scandal-Plagued 1MDB Run Deep
Chinese Metals Manufacturer Scraps Hollywood Dream
Asian Shares Mixed as Trading Thins Ahead of Christmas
Johnson & Johnson Back in Exclusive Talks for Actelion
Market direction: Neutral