Date: 2016-04-21 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 209.95, high: 210.92, low: 209.39, close: 210.1, volume: 81100300, daily change: 0.001
News headlines:
Singapore Authorities Probe Possible Contraventions of Securities Act
Oil Prices Up On Signs of Slower Production
Blackstone Profit Sinks in a Rough Quarter
Yum Brands’ China Business on Upswing Ahead of Spinoff
Volkswagen Reaches Deal With U.S. Over Diesel-Emissions Scandal
Schlumberger Cut Another 2,000 Jobs in First Quarter as Profit Tumbled
Airlines Post Strong Profits
Verizon’s Revenue Misses Estimates
Judge Rules CFPB Lacks Jurisdiction to Investigate College-Accrediting Firm
Under Armour Results Jump on Strength of Stephen Curry Shoe Line
Makers of Building Supplies See Gains in Demand
Boyd Gaming to Buy Aliante Casino
Biotechs Squeeze Through Tight IPO Window
Gap Pulls T-Shirts After Indie-Rock Bands Protest
Venezuela’s Empresas Polar May Have to Stop Brewing Beer
Online Publisher Medium Nets $50M
Shift in Rate View Upends Markets
As Oil Jobs Dry Up, Workers Turn to Solar Sector
Do the New Wall Street Compensation Rules Affect You? Read This
Telecom Leads U.S. Stocks Lower
SunEdison Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Boston Beer Earnings Hurt by Increased Competition From Craft Brewers
Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds Emerge as Winners
Sears to Close Another 78 U.S. Stores
Visa Lowers Forecast Amid Weak Cross-Border Spending
Starbucks Sales Growth Disappoints
Biogen Profit Climbs On Higher Sales of Multiple-Sclerosis Drug
Crown Castle Boosts Outlook, but Earnings Miss
Norfolk Southern Reports Surprise Jump in Profit
Asian Morning Briefing: Telecom Leads U.S. Stocks Lower
One Expected Casualty of New Rules: Banker Bonuses
Panelists Discuss the Shifting Funding Climate
ECB Leaves Door Open for Further Interest Rate Cuts
Concordia Healthcare to Review Strategic Alternatives
Skechers Post Stronger-Than-Expected Results
GE Earnings: What to Watch
Steady Rate Stance Could See Dissent at FOMC Meeting
Hanesbrands Profit Rose Sharply on Acquisitions
Starbucks Opens First Store in South Africa
PulteGroup Results Beat Views
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall to 4-Decade Low
Natural Gas Futures End Flat on Mixed Supply, Demand Data
E*Trade Earnings Surge on Tax Benefit, New Accounts
Soybean Prices Hit Eight-Month High
Oil Prices Drop in Volatile Trade
Moving Beyond Credit Rating Agencies
Accrediting Council Questions ITT Tech
Mozambique Bondholders Organize, Seek Legal Advice
Gold Snaps Four-Day Winning Streak
Union Pacific Profit Falls on Weak Freight Demand
Cemex Swings to Net Profit in First Quarter
Boeing Considering New 737 Model
Sarepta’s Shares Drop After FDA Casts Doubts on Proposed Drug
Why Is the Financial Industry So Profitable?
First U.S. Gas Shipment En Route to Europe
Citizens Profit Rises in First Quarter; Fifth Third, KeyCorp Post Declines
OPEC Could Discuss Oil Freeze at June Meeting
U.K. Government Ready to Take Stake in Tata Steel Assets
What Is Multifactor Investing?
ECB Meeting Draws Muted Market Reaction
Saudi Aramco IPO Could Be 5% of Value
Caterpillar Earnings: What to Watch
Home Credit Unions Dodge Rule Requiring Office Space
VIDEO: The Shifting Funding Climate
Commodities Rally Built on Shaky Foundations, Traders and Analysts Say
Copper Bounces Between Gains, Losses
Nucor Profit Rises But Misses Views
SEC to Vote Next Week on Supercomputer Plan
Polish Central Bank Won’t Rule Out Rate Cuts
China Expresses Interest in Rosneft Stake
Strong Banking and Lending Boost Raymond James’s Profit
Bank of New York Mellon Profit Rises
Walgreens to Settle Misleading-Ad Charges
Dollar Rises as Strong Economic Data Reignite Fed Speculation
U.S. Index of Leading Economic Points to Growth, But Slow Growth
VIDEO: Bob Blee - Public Markets Affecting Venture Capital
VIDEO: Hans Swildens - Partners Bullish on Valuations
Casino Union Asks Caesars to Block Apollo, TPG Votes
VIDEO: Cynthia Hess - Why Companies Prolong Going Public
VIDEO: Hans Swildens - Acquiring Venture Fund Divisions
French, South African Rivals in Frenzied Bidding for Retailer Darty
VIDEO: Hans Swildens - The Future of New Venture Firms
Draghi: Rates to Stay at Present or Lower Levels for Extended Period
Webster Capital Explores Sale of Epic Health Services
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index Falls Back into Contraction
MemSQL Stores Up $36M for Real-time Database
Euro Climbs After ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged
D.R. Horton Reports Rise in Results
Travelers Misses Profit Expectations on Texas Hail Storms
Bank Regulators Update Standards on Managing Interest-Rate Risk
China Auto Maker SAIC Sees Rough Roads Ahead
Despite Numbers, VCs Claim Progress on Women’s Roles
Hapag-Lloyd, United Arab Shipping in Merger Talks
Threat Intelligence Company Anomali Raises $30M
Chicago Fed National Activity Index Declines in March
Online Drug Marketplace 1mg Raises $15M Series B
Lazard Posts Disappointing Results
Sherwin-Williams Reports Higher Profit, Outlook
Voices: Protecting Retirees From Sequence Risk
Novartis Earnings Fall on Slide in Cancer-Drug Sales
Health-Care Investment Drops
Eurozone Debt Fall Raises Questions Over Austerity
Johnson Controls to Proceed With Tyco Merger Plan
BB&T Profits Lifted by Higher Interest Rates
Alaska Air Profit Tops Expectations
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--April 20
Fraud Prevention Company Forter Secures $32M Series C
Stanley Black & Decker Profit Rises 17%
Schlesinger’s Take: The Long-Awaited Wall Street Comp Rules
Hilsenrath’s Take: Battle over $20 Bill Has Roots in Central Bank Angst
Schlesinger’s Take: Wall Street Comp Rules—What to Watch
Greece Secures Boost to Budget Data
PayPal to Lead $30 Million Funding Round for Acorns Grow
Smiths Group to Boost Security Business With Purchase From Safran
The Case Against Helicopter Money
Glaxo Investors Want CEO Who Can Revitalize R&D
U.K. Data Point to Economic Slowdown
Japan Stocks Extend Winning Streak
Bank Indonesia Stands Pat on Benchmark Rate
Volkswagen Shares Rise Ahead of Court Deadline
Sweden’s Riksbank Raises Bond-Buying Target
Crude-Oil Prices Move Higher On Signs of Smaller Glut
Australian Businesses Shrug Off Volatility in Global Markets
Woodside Continues to Seek Out Acquisitions
Window to Pick Next RBA Chief Is Closing
Market direction: Neutral