Date: 2017-02-09 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 228.94, high: 229.39, low: 228.31, close: 229.24, volume: 51566200, daily change: 0.0013
News headlines:
China Exports Rise Nearly 8% in January
Caterpillar Chairman Doesn’t Expect a Trade War
Oil Prices Rise Slightly in Asia Trading
Cameco Earnings Hurt by Continuing Slump in Uranium Prices
Crude Futures Continue to Rise on Bullish Gasoline Data
Singapore Stocks Join Regional Rally
Morgan Stanley Exploring Move to Manhattan’s West Side
Investors Seek Dollar-Yen Clues as Trump, Abe Meet
Former Chairman’s Account Is Latest Plot Twist in VW Emissions Scandal
PJT Rallies on Post-Blackstone Results
RBA Adds To Warnings About Trump Trade Policy
Stocks Surge on Tax-Cut Signal
Agrium’s Profit Drops Amid Slump in Fertilizer Market
Retailers Are Caught in Political Fights Over Trump
Foreigners Dump Debt, Offering Up a Test for Rates
Regenerative-Medicine Startup OrthoSera Gains Series B Funding
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--Feb. 9
Housing Shortage Fuels Price Gains
Trump’s Trade Policy Impact on Financial Services
LPL Financial Profit Surges as Fiduciary-Rule Preparation Continues
The Volcker Rule Is a 21st-Century Glass-Steagall Act
GOP Senator Criticizes Fed’s Stress Tests
White House Adviser Kellyanne Conway Urges Public to Buy Ivanka Trump’s Branded Products
Ultra Petroleum Seeks $2 Billion in Exit Financing
China Tells Bitcoin Exchanges to Follow Forex Rules
Nvidia Sales Climb 55%; Profit Rises
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Deadline Extended for Fidelity & Guaranty, Anbang Deal
Farms Used Less Labor When U.S. Got Rid of Guest Workers, Research Finds
Three Contractors Killed in Explosion at Packaging Corp. of America Mill
Kroll to Step Down as CEO of Namesake Credit-Rating Firm
‘Sell in May and Go Away’: Mostly a Myth, but Not Entirely
EQT Wins Bidding for Stone Energy Appalachian Drilling Assets
Charity Can Count Toward Your IRA Withdrawal
Shipping Is Latest European Banking Worry
Big Apple Circus Finds Buyer
Natural Gas Edges Higher on Report of Tight Supplies
Kellogg Revises Distribution Method
Gold Snaps Five-Day Winning Streak
Mexico’s Cemex Posts Higher Profit
Fed’s Charles Evans: ‘Slow Pace’ of Rate Rise Is Appropriate
U.S. Postal Service Revenue Down
Italian Lenders’ Results Show Suffering Continues
Pizza Hut to Franchisee: We Have Final Say on Bankruptcy Sale
Bank of Mexico Raises Rates for Fourth Straight Time
Argentina’s Consumer Prices Rise
Coke’s Profit Falls as Restructuring Continues
Banks Sue U.S. Government Over Dividend Cut
AT&T Wireless Union Looks to Turn Up Pressure in Contract Talks
L’Oreal Reviewing Options for The Body Shop Ownership
Paragon Offshore Files New Reorganization Plan
Central Bank Video Briefing: Assessing the Rate Outlook
Coty Earnings Fall
Viacom Narrows its Cable Focus as Profit Declines
Crisis to Recovery: Jon Hilsenrath Reflects on Eight Years of Covering the Fed
CVS Profit Rises, Helped by Pharmacy Strength
KKR Profit Benefits From Investment Gains
Germany’s Global Trade Surplus Hits Record
How the Fiduciary-Rule Review Is Likely to Play Out
Bank of Canada Official Defends New Method for Measuring Inflation
Saudi Sovereign-Wealth Fund Hires Stock-and-Bond Chief
Trump’s Tax Talk Lifts the Dollar
Firm Retention Summary: Memorial Production Partners LP
Fed’s Bullard Wants Balance Sheet Shrinkage, But Says Nothing ‘Imminent’
Firm Retention Summary: Forbes Energy Services Ltd.
BOE’s Charlotte Hogg Named Deputy Governor for Banking and Markets
Amid Threat to Fiduciary Rule, an Opening for a Uniform Standard?
Ernst & Young’s Indonesian Affiliate to Settle U.S. Allegations
Little Recovery Seen in Rates Tracking All the Unemployed
Tempur Sealy Shores Up Takeover Defenses
The Opportunities—and Pitfalls—of the New Fafsa Timing
Bats Profit, Revenue Rise
WSJ Survey: Most Economists Expect Next Fed Rate Increase in June
Cummins Profit Rises, Helped by Cost Cuts
Thomson Reuters Revenue Slips, Though Profit Rises
Mexican Inflation Speeds Up on January Gasoline Price Increases
Gannett Results Helped by Acquisitions
CFIUS Concerns Stall German Chip Maker’s Deal With Cree
Occidental Petroleum Increases Production Sequentially
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
PayPal Receives Subpoenas Over Anti-Money-Laundering Compliance
Nielsen Revenue Up, But Profit Slips
Reynolds American Profit and Revenue Climb
White House Weighs Suspending ‘Conflict Minerals’ Rule | Texas Judge Upholds Fiduciary Rule | Trump Picks: Giancarlo for CFTC Chair; Puzder Hearing Next Week | Ackerman’s Take: Fight Over Energy-Payments Regulation Not Over
Yum Revenue, Same-Store Sales Rise
BC Partners Hires Ted Goldthorpe to Start Lending and Debt-Trading Operation
Railroad Veteran’s Turnaround Strategy Faces Hurdles in U.S.
Dunkin’ Brands Swings to a Profit
Staples Bets on a Startup That Can Manage the Whole Office
Haggin’s Take: That IPO Flood? Wait ‘Til Next Year
Former White House Aide Helps Companies Share Cyber Intelligence
Evident.io Gets Backing to Secure Multi-Cloud Future
Better Mortgage Gets New Funding Valuing Firm at $220 Million
Ackerman’s Take: Fight Over Energy-Payments Regulation Not Over
Nissan Profit Climbs as SUV Sales Pick Up
White House Weighs Suspending ‘Conflict Minerals’ Rule | Texas Judge Upholds Fiduciary Rule | Trump Picks: Giancarlo for CFTC Chair; Puzder Hearing Next Week | Ackerman’s Take: Fight Over Energy-Payments Regulation Not Over
Chinese Bike-Sharing Startup Is Raising Up to $150 Million
Torry’s Take: Navigating the Risk of a ‘Transition Tantrum’
Germany Pulls Tons of Gold From U.S. and France
Turkey’s Central Bank to Stick to Tight Policy
Mining Industry Hopeful Proposed Policies Will Raise Prices
Total Changes Tack With New Projects, Higher Dividend
Philippines Central Bank Leaves Overnight Rates Unchanged
Frankfurt Stocks to Edge Higher at Open
Société Générale Profit Down but Beats Forecasts
Pandora’s Loss Widens on Expenses
Yelp Shares Slide as Forecast Disappoints
Market direction: Neutral