Date: 2017-03-15 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 237.18, high: 237.24, low: 236.19, close: 236.9, volume: 59880800, daily change: -0.0038
News headlines:
Oil Extends Gains in Asia Trading
Petrobras Cleared to Proceed With Asset Sales
Nikkei Down, Led by Insurers
Virtu Financial Offers to Buy KCG Holdings
Judge Won’t Shield PricewaterhouseCoopers From MF Global Attack
New Zealand Economy Hits a Speed Bump
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--March 15
Fed Signals It Is Entering New Phase
Post-Fed Rally Shows Central Bank Has More Room to Maneuver
Fintech Firms Get Chance to Apply for Banking License
Nike Sold Sneakers in China Without ‘Air’
ServiceTitan Nabs Fresh Round at $300 Million Valuation
Sungevity Wins Approval to Tap Bankruptcy Loan
Dollar Tumbles After Fed Decision
Trump Officials Are Learning How Hard It Is to Sell $1 Billion of Their Assets
Key Excerpts From Yellen’s Press Conference
CFTC Chief Eyes Manhattan Prosecutor for Top Enforcement Role
Wells Fargo CEO Received $12.83 Million Pay Package for 2016
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Kashkari Dissents in His Second Meeting as Fed Voter
Health-Insurance Startup Clover Health Seeks to Join Billion-Dollar Club
Fed’s Yellen Says March Rate Rise Shouldn’t Have Been a Surprise
Stocks Gain as Fed Moves Into New Policy Phase
Savings Accounts Unlikely to Benefit
California Railroad Finds Buyer After Operator’s Bankruptcy
Fed’s Regulatory Agenda Is Light, Yellen Says
Natural Gas Rises on Higher Demand Expectations
NovaStar, Banks Agree to $165 Million Subprime Mortgage Settlement
Oil Prices Rally on Report of Drop in U.S. Inventory
Online Lender Marlette Cuts Staff in Push for Profitability
As Fiduciary Rule Gets Reviewed, Class-Action Provision Is Under Microscope
Indian Mining Magnate Takes Stake in Anglo American
Yellen: Fed Discussed Reinvestment Changes, but No Decision on Balance Sheet
BCBG Seeks to Terminate Employment of Founder’s Wife
ECB Walks Fine Line as It Prepares to Signal Possible End to Stimulus
Economic Growth Lags Behind Rising Confidence Data
Exco Resources Nears Deal to Stave Off Bankruptcy
Gold Reverses Losses After Fed Meeting
Regulation of Monsanto Herbicide Called Into Question
Fed Raises Rates, but Key Bank Metric Suggests Caution
Fed Rate Path Looms Over China’s Central Bank
Live: Janet Yellen’s Postmeeting Press Conference
Fed Sees 2 More Increases in 2017
Firm Retention Summary: Aquion Energy Inc.
Bharara’s Mixed Record on Wall Street
Examining Changes in Foreign-Exchange Markets
Research Finds Participation Among Older Workers, Women Buoys New England
Video Analysis: Financial Regulation Under Trump
CFTC Chief Pick Says Commission Should Embrace Fintech
Home Builder Confidence Jumps to Highest Since 2005
U.S. Crude Oil Inventories Surprisingly Decline
Europe Will Give U.S. Time to Bed In New Administration Before Basel III Deal
WSJ Dollar Index Slips
WSJ Survey: Most Economists See Fed Starting to Shrink Portfolio in 2018
Canadian Household Debt Reaches New High in Fourth Quarter
Empire State Survey: General Index Slips, Optimism Remains High
Startup Serves Up Chicken Produced  From Cells in Lab
U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.1% in February
U.S. Consumer Prices Rose 0.1% in February
Australian Power Play Squeezes Gas Exporters
ECB’s Praet Says Eurozone Still Depends on Stimulus
Bundesbank Boss Warns Banking Deregulation Could Backfire
The Next Innovation in Shipping: Wind Power
Iceland Keeps Key Rate on Hold
U.K. Unemployment Rate Hits Four-Decade Low as Wage Growth Slows
Giancarlo Picked as CFTC Chief, Goldman’s Donovan as No. 2 at Treasury | Key Bank Metric Suggests Fed Caution | Basel III on Hold While U.S. Administration Organizes, Official Says | Ex-Aide to Mary Jo White Joins Finra | Hayashi’s Take: The Case for Merging CFPB Into FTC
Hayashi’s Take: The Case for Merging CFPB Into FTC
Civic-Engagement Apps Rise in Polarized Environment
Gormley’s Take: Venture Capitalists See One of Their Own to Lead FDA
Buyer of Swiss Bank Tied to 1MDB Affair Seeks Price Reduction
Manhattan Residential Real-Estate Market Heats Up
Giancarlo Picked as CFTC Chief, Goldman’s Donovan as No. 2 at Treasury | Key Bank Metric Suggests Fed Caution | Basel III on Hold While U.S. Administration Organizes, Official Says | Ex-Aide to Mary Jo White Joins Finra | Hayashi’s Take: The Case for Merging CFPB Into FTC
Derby’s Take: When It Comes To The Fed’s Dot Plots, The Small Stuff Can Have Outsized Impact
Japan Pushing G-20 to Stick With Forex Volatility Warning
Audi Offices Raided in Continuing Volkswagen Investigation
Fed Expected to Raise Rates, Hint at Future Increases
Why Analysts Missed the Fed’s Signals on Raising Rates
Oil Supplies Rise as OPEC, Non-OPEC Countries Pump More Crude
Visier Taps HR Data for Business Intelligence
China Considers Connecting Mainland, Hong Kong Bond Markets
Brain-Hacking Tech: Too Good to Be True?
Bank Indonesia Expected to Hold Rates Steady
Biswas’s Take: Bain’s Distressed Debt Fund Looks to Asia
Market direction: Neutral