Date: 2017-06-29 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 242.5, high: 243.72, low: 242.23, close: 243.49, volume: 70042600, daily change: 0.009
News headlines:
Oil Extends Gains, But Markets Remains Cautious
SEC Says All Companies Can Now File Secretly for IPOs
Japan Inflation Picks Faster Pace in May
Deutsche Bank Again Refuses Democrats’ Requests for Trump Accounts
Activist Engaged Capital Moves to Overhaul Hain Celestial Board
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--June 29
U.S. Government Wins Right to Seize Iranian-Owned Tower in Manhattan
On Inflation, Look Past the 12-Month Reading
Walgreens Ends Rite Aid Merger, Will Buy Half Its Stores
Walgreens Scores Deal With Purchase of Rite Aid Stores
Nike Confirms Partnership With Amazon
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
U.S. Stocks Slide as Tech Drops
Dollar Falls to Lowest Level Since October
Judge Boots Searchmetrics out of Bankruptcy
Fed’s Yellen to Testify Before House Committee July 12
Cyberattack Launched for Pain, Not Profit, Experts Say
Global Bond Selloff Deepens Amid Hints at End of Stimulus
Cyberattack Forces Hospital to Scrap Computers
New York Times Staffers Stage Walkout to Protest Job Cuts
Administration Should Crack Down on Rulemaking Through Guidance
Gold Declines Amid Greater Risk Appetite
A Counterintuitive Formula for Helping Distressed Borrowers
N.Y. Regulator Seeks Details From Life Insurers
Investment Bank Analysts Keep the Faith
Corrigan’s Take: SunEdison Settlement Exempts Whistleblower Lawsuits
Corrigan’s Take: SunEdison Settlement Exempts Whistleblower Lawsuits
Eurozone’s Confidence Hits Post-Crisis High
Crude Rally Continues on U.S. Output, Inventory Data
Optima Specialty Steel Wins Chapter 11 Plan Confirmation
CFTC Won’t Prosecute Ex-Citigroup Traders Over ‘Spoofing’
Puerto Rico Utility Moves Closer to Bankruptcy
Fed’s Bullard, Seeing No Inflation Pickup, Argues Against Raising Rates
Mexico Puts Off Foreign Debt Issuance Thanks to Central Bank Funds
Payless, Private-Equity Backers Reach Settlement With Creditors
CBO Says Government Could Run Out of Cash in Early to Mid-October
Fox’s Bid for Sky Set for More U.K. Scrutiny
U.S. Judge Bars JFK Terminal Operator From Cutting Off Alitalia
Berkowitz Seeks Return to Glory by Betting on Sears
BP Writes Off Exploration Assets in Angola
Aetna to Move Headquarters to New York
Sycamore Plans to Split Staples Into Three
The Latest UPS Delivery Vehicle Isn’t a Drone, It’s a Golf Cart
Voices: On Being a Value Investor
U.S. GDP Growth Revised Up to 1.4% in First Quarter
Firm Retention Summary: The Original Soupman Inc.
U.S. Jobless Claims Rose Last Week
Fred’s Stock Takes a Hit After Walgreens-Rite Aid End Merger Plan
Euro, Pound Up Against Dollar
Fed Clears All Banks on Shareholder Payout Plans | SEC Charges Energy Firm With Accounting Fraud | Congress Tries, Again, on Corporate Transparency | Tracy’s Take: Do Stress Tests Point to Less Regulation?
Pine River Capital to Spin Off Nearly $2 Billion Hedge Fund
Tracy’s Take: Do Stress Tests Point to Less Regulation?
Haggin’s Take: Twitter Ventures Is Forgotten, But Not Gone
Pressure Grows to Combat Sexual Misconduct
Kinetica Nabs $50 Million for Database Tech
Princeton Grads Launch Jewelry Startup AUrate
Fed Clears All Banks on Shareholder Payout Plans | SEC Charges Energy Firm With Accounting Fraud | Congress Tries, Again, on Corporate Transparency | Tracy’s Take: Do Stress Tests Point to Less Regulation?
A New Problem for Keystone XL: Oil Companies Don’t Want It
ECB’s Weidmann Supports Expansive Monetary Policy
Harrison’s Take: Central Bankers Turn Up the Pressure, But Only Slightly
Groovin’: Sony to Press Its First Vinyl Records Since 1989
U.S. Monetary Policy’s Impact on Inflation Has Declined, BIS Report Says
Bank of Japan’s Harada Says No Need to Lower Inflation Target
U.S. Sets New Air Security Measures in Place of Broad Laptop Ban
Monetary Policy In Developing Countries
UK Consumer Credit Continues to Grow Rapidly
Inmarsat Aims High on In-Flight Wi-Fi
Singapore’s MAS Says Not Yet Time to Ease Property Cooling Measures
Amazon’s Whole Foods Deal Adds Pressure on Grocery Services to Deliver
Illinois Is in Deep Trouble: What Investors Need to Know
Market direction: Neutral