Date: 2016-04-12 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 205.25, high: 206.07, low: 203.91, close: 204.02, volume: 83757500, daily change: -0.0023
News headlines:
Asian Shares Rally After Overnight Jump in Oil Prices
China’s Exports Rise, But Caution Prevails
BOJ’s Harada Prepared to Ease Further if Needed
Harry Potter Conjures Comeback for Universal’s Parks
CBS, Turner Pay $8.8 Billion More to  Extend NCAA Tournament Pact
Mysterious Filing Outlines Potential IDT Takeover Proposal
Fed Banks Spar Over GDP Data
JetBlue to Expand Its High-End Mint Service
Tax-Rule Changes Ripple Widely for Corporations
Weak Oil Prices Curbing Production
Regulators Set to Reject Some Big Banks’ ‘Living Wills’
James Grosfeld Steps Down From PulteGroup Board Immediately
Corn Imports Surge in U.S., Despite Record Harvests at Home
Andrew Caspersen’s Bail Terms Are Adjusted
Banks Face New Headache on Oil Loans
Chile Central Bank Keeps Monetary Policy Rate Unchanged
At D.E. Shaw, a Star Falls Over Concerns About Risk
Aim for Cure, Not Just Pain Relief
Energy Shares Supply Juice for a Stock Rally
Talks Between Greece, Creditors Could Finish in Month, Bailout Fund Chief Says
CFTC’s Giancarlo: Blockchain Could Revolutionize Swaps Data
SEC Is Still Writing a ‘Fiduciary Rule’
Fed’s Lacker Makes Case for Four Rate Increases This Year
Grain Supplies Climb, As Do Prices
Valeant Bond Investor Seeks Default
FDA Panel Opposes Approval of Clovis Lung-Cancer Treatment
Asian Morning Briefing: Energy Rally Pushes U.S. Stocks Higher
Fed’s Williams Says Central Bank Remains on Track for Rate Rises
Paragon Offshore Creditors Can Vote on Bankruptcy Exit Plan
Jumio Shareholders Hinder Facebook Co-Founder’s Bid
CSX Revenue Falls as Coal Hurts
Analysts Forecast 1.8M-Barrel Rise in Crude Stocks
Verizon to Expand Fios Fiber-Optic Network Into Boston
Oil Rises on Hopes for Output Freeze
Dollar Rises Against Yen
Natural Gas Rises on Production Forecast
Mercedes-Benz Set to Reclaim Top Spot Among Premium Car Brands
Nomura Cutting Up to 500 Jobs in Europe
Fed’s Williams: Financial Technology Holds Promise and New Risks
Financial Research Agency Head Calls for Better Data Collection
Gold Prices Rise Amid Broad Commodity Rally
OCC Details ‘Conservative’ Risk Appetite
Appeals Court Panel Questions Consumer Watchdog’s Structure
Prosper Talks With Goldman, Others on Loan Arrangement
Lawmaker Calls for Probe of FDIC Data-Security Breach
U.S. Budget Deficit Expands In First Half of Fiscal Year
Nestlé Develops New Foods to Treat Diseases
Copper Prices Rise With U.S. Oil
Two Fed Banks Wanted Discount Rate Increase in March, Minutes Show
Horizon Pharma Shares Tumble on Projected Earnings Details
Ocean Shipping Mergers to Remake Global Alliances
Voices: Don’t Wait for Age 70½ to Start IRA Withdrawals
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against SeaWorld
Just Asking
A Potential Buffett Successor Gets More Duties at Berkshire
J.P. Morgan May Cut the Cord for Traders
GAO Criticizes Fed, FDIC on Living Wills
Bank of Canada Expected to Hold Key Rate Steady Again
Peregrine Midstream Files Chapter 11 Restructuring Plan
Burberry’s CEO Fights to Gain Luxury Customers
China’s Hot Takeover Targets: Struggling Firms Coveted for Their Listings
IMF Cuts Global Economic Growth Outlook for 2016
IMF: British Exit From EU Could Cause Severe Damage
Investors on Edge Ahead of Oil Producers’ Doha Meeting
Macy’s Chief Marketing Officer to Depart
Russia Says Economy Could Recover Soon Thanks to Rising Oil Prices
Switzerland Expands 1MDB Investigation
The Case for Free Trade Is Weaker Than You Think
San Francisco Fed Post Finds Data Dependence Awakening
Analysts Cautious About Italy’s Fund to Support Troubled Banks
Calpers Pushes Exxon to Outline Potential Effects of Climate-Change Initiatives
Fed’s Harker: Might Be Prudent to Wait for Stronger Inflation Data Before Raising Rates
Where You Live Could Determine How Long You Live
Navient Research Suggests Student Debt Isn’t Holding Back College Grads
IMF Study: Regulatory Tightening and the Drop in Foreign Lending
Dollar Index Bounces From 6-Month Low
AB InBev to Buy Devils Backbone Brewing
Is Rocket Internet Finally on the Path to Profitability?
Deutsche Bank Freezes North Carolina Expansion
U.S. Import Prices Rose 0.2% Amid Signs of Inflation
Fed’s Kaplan: Fed Likely to Move in the `Not-Too-Distant Future’
Overstock Names Mitch Edwards Acting CEO
Abercrombie Names J. Crew Veteran as New Marketing Director
Workday Names New CFO
Shopping-Center Owner Brixmor Names CEO After Accounting Scandal
Redbox Owner Outerwall to Add Engaged Capital Slate to Board
U.S. Retail Sales Fall in First Week of April
Scotts Miracle-Gro to Remove Certain Insecticides from Ortho Products
Trian Sells Its Legg Mason Stake
Canadian Grocer Loblaw Plans Expansion
Bets on San Francisco Office Boom Face Risks
MedDay Secures Funding to Test Multiple Sclerosis Drug in U.S. Trials
India Reports Better-Than-Expected Industrial Production, Inflation
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings—April 11
Traders Call Bottom of Oil Slump
Bundesbank’s Weidmann Defends ECB Independence
Perry Ellis Says Margins Expand, Backs 2016 Views
Brazilian Retail Sales Rose in February From Month Before
Tech Firm Invests in Ticket Monster at $1.5B Valuation
Gazprom to Link Price of Gas Sold to Engie to Gas Market
Block Storage Startup Datera Emerges With $40M
Fastenal Profit Falls 1.1%
‘Reality Check’ for Fintech Loans
Global Oil Markets Have Hit Bottom
Impraise Raises $1.6M Seed for App to Revamp Performance Reviews
Livongo Health Raises $44.5M Series C to Help Manage Diabetes
Expectations Rise for La Niña, Cooler Sister to El Niño
Chain-Store Sales Rise in Latest Week
Witkowski’s Take: Online Lenders Go to Washington
Hannon’s Take: Time to Adjust Expectations?
Witkowski’s Take: Online Lenders Go to Washington
U.K.’s FCA Bans Former RBS Libor Submitter Paul White
Eurozone House Prices Rise
Small-Business Confidence Remained Downbeat in March
Bundesbank Open to Phaseout of €500 Bank Note
Christoph Blocher Takes Swipe at SNB’s Franc Policy
Crude Up But Investors Cautious Ahead of Doha Talks
Weaker Yen Buoys Japan Stocks
U.K. Inflation Accelerates in March
First-World Central Banks Can Learn from Developing World, Says BIS
Boeing in Talks With Iranian Airlines About Plane Sales
Levi Strauss Profit Up 71%
Schlumberger Curtails Operations in Venezuela Amid Cash Crunch
Market direction: Rise