Date: 2017-03-01 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 236.67, high: 236.95, low: 236.02, close: 236.47, volume: 96961900, daily change: -0.0027
News headlines:
McDonald’s Decides to Embrace Fast-Food Identity
South Korea’s Lotte Group Revives Malaysia IPO Plan for Petrochemical Unit
Exxon Mobil Turns to U.S. Shale Basins for Growth
ICU Medical Outlook Misses Wall Street Targets
Carl Icahn to Sell Trump Taj Mahal to Group Led by Hard Rock
Oil Prices Decline on Record High Build in U.S. Crude Stocks
China Stocks Lag Ahead of Annual Party Congress
Even Bankers Are Feeling More Upbeat About Banks
Australia Trade Surplus Narrows in January
Fed’s Brainard Says Economy Supports Raising Rates Soon
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--March 1
PwC Partners at Oscars Won’t Work on Show Again
Dollar Rallies as Fed Meeting Comes Into Focus
White House Withdraws Pair of Obama Nominees for CFTC
Insider-Trading Case Against Gambler Billy Walters Will Proceed
Transcript: Q&A With St. Louis Fed’s James Bullard in Washington
Dow Surges 303 Points to Top 21000 for First Time
Key GOP Lawmaker: Commission Could Be Compromise in CFPB Overhaul
BCBG Max Azria Files for Chapter 11 Protection
Rhode Island House Seeks 38 Studios Records
New York Synagogue’s Plans for New Building Move Forward
Mall REITs Shrug Off Department Store Closures
Harley-Davidson Doing Pretty Well Overseas
Shake Shack Same-Store Revenue Growth Slows
Fantasy Aces Cleared To Sell Player Accounts
Wells Fargo Top Executives Won’t Get Cash Bonus
Crowdfunding Gets Off to a Slow Start, SEC Data Shows
EMAS Chiyoda Subsea Cleared to Spend Bankruptcy Loan
Snap Offering Price Builds in a Discount for Audit Exemption
RBNZ Chief Warns Protectionist Trade Moves Could Take Heavy Toll Globally
Gold Prices Fall, Copper Edges Higher
Wet Seal Names YM Inc. Lead Bidder in Bankruptcy Sale
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Stocks Surge as Global Outlook Brightens
Oil Closes Lower
U.S. Natural-Gas Inventories Seen Down in Week
Avianca Shareholder Sues United Airlines Over Planned Partnership
China’s Rapid Credit Boom
Hershey Shifts Gears Under New CEO
Dallas Fed’s Robert Kaplan: Fed Should Start Increasing Rates
Natural Gas Edges Higher as Seasons Shift Focus
Private-Equity Chiefs See Trump Presidency Boosting Growth
Fed’s Beige Book: Economy Advances, Labor Market Tightens
‘Fiduciary’ Rule to Be Delayed for 60 Days
Shipping Rivals Frontline, DHT to Talk Over Hostile Bid
SEC Investigates Possible Insider Trading in Fortress-SoftBank Deal
Bank of Canada Stands Pat as It Signals Economy Not Yet at Full Steam
Lowe’s Posts Revenue and Profit Gain
U.S. Factory Activity Rose Briskly in February
Data Doesn’t Support Dodd-Frank Success Narrative
Best Buy Hurt by Holiday Shortages
Dollar Tree’s Profit, Margins Rise as Sales Climb
DineEquity CFO to Resign
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Rise Less Than Expected
What a Fed Rate Hike in March Would Imply
Crocs to Close Stores, Names New CEO Amid Sales Rout
Urban Condo Boom Reaches Its Final Frontier: Detroit
NBER Paper Examines Firm Entry and Exit and Aggregate Growth
SEC Targets Bank Loans to State, Local Governments
Cancer Test Makers Raise Nearly $1 Billion
Firm Retention Summary: United Road Towing Inc.
Firm Retention Summary: Azure Midstream Partners LP
Dollar Rallies on Fed Optimism
Bundesbank Chief Renews Criticism of ECB Policy
Canada Current-Account Deficit Narrows
Germany’s Inflation Rate Highest in More Than Four Years
American Eagle’s Profit, Revenue Fall
Mylan Posts Strong Profit, Revenue Growth
U.K. Overhaul of IPO Rules Targets Analyst Bias
Canada’s Axios Seeks U.S. Bankruptcy Court Aid
SEC Targets Bank Loans to States, Localities | GOP Finds Inconsistencies in FSOC’s Work | Pension Deficits Spell Trouble in Germany | Tougher Money-Laundering Rules in Europe | Tracy’s Take: Omitted from Trump Speech to Congress: Financial Regulation
Office Depot Sees Revenue Falling This Year
Medisafe Raises Cash for European Expansion
Gormley’s Take: With Biotech Talent In Demand, CEO Takes Helm at Two Companies
Tracy’s Take: Financial Regulation Omitted from Trump Speech to Congress
SEC Targets Bank Loans to States, Localities | GOP Finds Inconsistencies in FSOC’s Work | Pension Deficits Spell Trouble in Germany | Tougher Money-Laundering Rules in Europe | Tracy’s Take: Omitted from Trump Speech to Congress: Financial Regulation
Douglas’s Take: BOE On Watch Over Borrowing Boom
Ballooning Pension Deficits Risk Germany’s Corporate Future
Wessel’s Analysis: The Economy Is the Least of Yellen’s Challenges
Britons Brush Off Brexit Blues With Borrowing Spree in January
German Exchange Aims to Revive SME Bond Market by Tightening Rules
Stech’s Take: Rural Nebraska County Weighs Bankruptcy
Tribune Media Swings to Profit
Market direction: Fall