Date: 2018-04-17 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 267, high: 268.2, low: 266.07, close: 267.33, volume: 63405300, daily change: 0.0082
News headlines:
Elaine Wynn Seeks to Overhaul Wynn Resorts Board
Asia Stocks Climb Amid Optimism on Korea
Oil Futures Rise on Stock Gains, Bullish API data
China to Ease Rules on Foreign Auto Makers
Starbucks to Shut Stores for Antibias Training
Coinbase Hires Alesia Haas as CFO
More Senior Executives Exit Nike
U.S. Dollar Rises On Strong Economic Data
Seadrill Wins Confirmation of Chapter 11 Exit Plan
Biggest U.S. Banks Enjoy $2.5 Billion Tax-Law Windfall
Sanctions, Syria Add Fuel to Commodities
Banking Competition Grows With Less Regulation
Earnings Give Stocks a Boost
Senate Moves to Kill Rule on Auto-Lending Discrimination
Discrimination in Auto Lending Will Worsen Without CFPB Rule
JetBlue Flight Attendants Vote to Unionize
Oil Settles Higher
Transcript: Media Q&A With San Francisco Fed’s John Williams in Madrid
Bertucci’s Pizza Chain Gets Approval for Bankruptcy Financing
United Trims Some of Its Capacity Growth Plans for This Year
‘Hotel Mumbai’ Producer Sues Weinstein Co. to Terminate Distribution Deal
Bon-Ton Auction Comes Down to Liquidator Bids
New York Pushes Crypto Exchanges for More Transparency
Transcript: Media Q&A With St. Louis Fed President James Bullard
UnitedHealth Expects Help From Tax Changes
Steven Cohen Targets High-Frequency Trading With ‘Dark Pool’ Venture
Fed’s Evans: Fed Can Raise Rates Gradually
Fed Regulatory Czar Faces GOP Pressure on Bank-Board Oversight
Goldman Profit Surges but Investors Lament Buyback Pause
Fed’s Brainard: Time to Modernize Community Reinvestment Act
Toys ‘R’ Us Rules Out Billionaire Bratz Maker’s Offer
Trump’s Establishment Picks Show Support for Fed Status Quo
Fed’s Williams Cautions on Trade Policy Uncertainty
AT&T, Time Warner CEOs to Take the Stand in Defense of Merger
Housing Starts Edge Higher as Apartment Construction Surges
Philadelphia Fed’s Harker Says Jobless Rate Is Below Natural Level
Industrial Capacity Utilization Hits Three-Year High
Johnson & Johnson Raises Sales Outlook
IMF Forecasts Global Growth of 3.9% This Year, Strongest Since 2011
Firm Retention Summary: GreenTech Automotive Inc.
Firm Retention Summary: Augustus Energy Resources LLC
U.S., Israel Join Forces to Protect Astronauts From Radiation
China to Release $200 Billion for Banks With Cut in Reserve Requirement
Santander Venture Fund Invests in Brazilian Startup Creditas
Chernova’s Take: The Pessimistic Undertow in Venture
AppOnboard Raises $15 Million for Mobile Developer Product
Catherine Ulrich’s First Deal at FirstMark is Parsley Health
More Cyber Investors Placing Beltway Bets
Pound Hits Post-Brexit High as Dollar Falls
Harbor Raises $28 Million to Tokenize Private-Market Securities
What to Watch: Quarles in the Hot Seat
Fed Weighs Opening ‘Stress Tests’ to Comment | Nominees for CFTC, Fed | What to Watch: Quarles in the Hot Seat
For New Trump Drug Plan, a Cautionary Tale in Italy
Wessel’s Take: The Three Ts
Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken Pulls Out of Japan
Long-Term Real Rates Have Fallen Only Modestly
Weidmann is the Best Candidate for Eurozone Reform
Bank Indonesia Expected to Keep Rates on Hold
Brickley’s Take: F-Squared Bankruptcy Trustee Targets SEC Disgorgement Cash
Walmart Is Making Its Website a Little Less Like Walmart
Market direction: Neutral