Date: 2016-05-04 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 206.52, high: 206.8, low: 205.28, close: 206.16, volume: 106422100, daily change: -0.0087
News headlines:
Oil Futures Rally in Asia, Shrugging off Inventory Rise
Malaysia Stocks Slip Amid Bearish Regional Markets
HSBC Unit Appeals Fine by Hong Kong Regulator
Time Warner Earnings Lifted by Strength at Turner, HBO
Beijing Pulls Cork on Pork
In Puerto Rico’s Debt Crisis, Shades of Argentina
National Australia Bank Swings to Loss After U.K. Exit
Urban Arts Partnership Signs Midtown Lease
What Americans Want in Loyalty Rewards Programs
GoDaddy Posts Revenue Slightly Above Guidance
Whole Foods Cuts Guidance
Kraft Heinz Gets Boost From Cost Cuts
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--May 4
Fed’s Kashkari Says Central Bank Won’t Move Aggressively to Raise Rates
Weight Watchers’ Membership Grows, Getting Boost From Oprah
Druckenmiller Cites Similarities to 2008 Crisis
Cable Business Powers Fox Revenue Increase
Insurers Seek Rate Increases to Cover Obamacare Costs
Weaker Investment Income Stings Insurers’ Results
U.S. Stocks Pull Back Again
Williams Cos. Swings to Loss
Jefferies’ Parent Leucadia National Swings to Quarterly Loss
Fed Study Links Higher Capital Requirements to Slower Employment Growth
Greenlight’s Einhorn: Caterpillar Stock Hasn’t Reached Bottom
U.S. Productivity Shrinks Again in First Quarter
Transocean Swings to a Quarterly Profit
U.S., European Regulators to Study Drone Risk to Airliners
McKesson Posts Higher Profit on 4% Revenue Increase
Treasury to Release Study of Online Lending Regulation
Turkish Lira Slides to Two-Month Low
Analysts Expect 66 Billion Cubic Feet Rise in U.S. Natural Gas Inventories
Dollar Extends Rally Despite Mixed Data
Assessing Postcrisis Bank Supervision
Visium Clients Ask to Pull $1.5 Billion
Aéropostale Files for Bankruptcy Protection as Charges Fly
Is Taxing Harvard, Yale and Stanford the Answer to Rising College Costs?
Natural Gas Rises as Traders Expect Glut to Ease
Oil Wavers as Stockpiles Grow
Halyard Health Shares Climb as Profit Beats Expectations
Oil-Price Drop Vanquishes Cutting-Edge Projects
Devon Energy Narrows Losses on Cost Cuts
Gold Prices Pull Back on Stronger Dollar
Transcript: Dennis Lockhart Q&A at World Affairs Council Dinner
Intercontinental Exchange Says It Won’t Bid for LSE
Barclays to Sell Stake in Barclays Africa Group
The Justice Department’s Faulty Case Against Quicken Loans
Muddy Waters Says Shorting Bank of the Ozarks
Caesars Won’t Get Lawsuit Shield
Euro Bears See Rally Running Out of Steam
Q&A: Finra’s CEO on Bond Market Transparency, Broker Disclosure, and the Fiduciary Rule
Transcript: Lockhart Answers Reporters’ Questions in Jacksonville, Fla.
BHP, Vale Shares Plummet Following Brazil Dam Disaster Lawsuit
Glencore Reaffirms Trading Arm Earnings Target
U.S. Service Economy Saw Stronger Growth in April
Ending America’s Slow-Growth Tailspin
Standard Chartered’s Chairman Says Bank Hasn’t Found His Successor
NBER Paper Sees ‘Hollowing Out’ of the Middle Class
Badger Meter Explores a Sale
More Charges Against Shkreli Likely, Prosecutors Say
St. Louis Fed Post Asks, When Should You Buy Gas?
U.S. Crude Supplies Rise More Than Expected
Shake-Up at Chinese State Firm Flags New Debt Strategy
Fed Markets Official: New Policy Tools ‘Instilling Confidence’ in Central Bank
India’s Lenskart Grabs $60M for Eyewear Website
Kate Spade Swings to Profit, Boosted by Online Sales
Swedish Online-Payment Pioneer Launches Service for Offline Stores
Canada’s Trade Deficit Widens to Record
Elliott Management Urges CDK Global to Trim Costs, Buy Back Shares
The Fed’s Qualified Financial Contract Rule: What Happens Next?
Shopify Revenue Increases as Mobile Boosts Results
ADP Shows Private-Sector Hiring Cooled to 156,000 in April
Anthem Names John Gallina CFO
Medtronic Hires New Finance Chief
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed in March
Humana Profit Falls 46%, Hurt by Costs From Aetna Merger
Shell Profit Plunges 83%
Canadian Grocer Loblaw Raises Dividend, Posts Stronger Profit
French Regulators to Launch Fintech Teams
YieldStreet Platform Offers Alternative Assets for Accredited Investors
Goldman Sachs Invests $25M in Dot-Com Survivor ON24
OutboundEngine Brings In $16M Series C for Marketing Automation
Appboy Raises $20M Series C for Marketing Technology
As Satoshi Bows, Bitcoin Slow on Wows
Bitcoin Startups’ Hopes Wane
SaaS Provider Assent Compliance Nets $20M
Hayashi’s Take: The Coming Limits on Arbitration
Iron-Ore Surge Helps Fortescue Get Out From Under
Advisers Add Investment Committees to Smooth Operations
Silicon Valley Female Leaders Launch Tool to Measure and Improve Diversity
Hilsenrath’s Take: China Censorship Raises New Doubts About Its Economic Story
Hayashi’s Take: The Coming Limits on Arbitration
U.K. Banks Brace for ‘Brexit’ Risk
Dollar Rebounds After Steep Losses
Maersk’s Net Profit Sinks
Australia Budget Fails to Silence Rating Rumbles
SABMiller, Coca-Cola Strike Deal With South Africa
Siemens Posts Solid Profit Growth
Most Asian Stock Markets Fall Amid Renewed Weakness in Oil
New Blow Looms for Li Ka-shing as EU Set to Reject O2 Deal
Imperial Brands Net Profit Falls
Société Générale’s Retail Bank Offsets Choppy Markets
New U.S. Rules Make Foreign Goods Better Deal for E-Shoppers
Market direction: Neutral