Date: 2017-08-15 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 245.59, high: 246.79, low: 245.55, close: 246.54, volume: 73291900, daily change: 0.0099
News headlines:
Brazil Abandons Fiscal Targets Through 2020
Wells Fargo’s New Chairman Knows Crises
Asian Stocks Pause After Strong Rebound
With New Remarks on Charlottesville, Trump Leaves Himself Isolated
Verizon to Compete With AT&T for Public-Safety Customers
Consumer Spending Gives Some Retailers a Lift, But Risks Abound
AMC Objects to $10/Month MoviePass Plan
In the Philippine Casino Industry, Even the House Can’t Win
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--August 15
Happify Takes $9 Million for Emotional Wellness
GM’s Barra in Tight Spot Among Executives on Trump’s Advisory Panels
Defaults Increase for ‘Green’ Loans
Advance Auto Parts Stock Falls After Profit Miss
Amazon Sells $16 Billion of Bonds to Finance Whole Foods Deal
Wells Fargo Names Former Fed Governor Elizabeth Duke to Chairman Role
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Treasury Market Group Offers Guidelines on Confidential Trading Information
Brickley’s Take: Drug-Development Company Battles Down Foreclosure Threat
Dollar Surges on Retail Sales Data
Brickley’s Take: Drug-Development Company Battles Down Foreclosure Threat
Wells Fargo Is a Case Study in Accountability
More Transparency Might Not Make a Better Banking System
Computer-Chip Testing Firm Urges Blocking Sale of Rival to China Fund
Shepherd University in California Files for Bankruptcy
U.S., Canada Protect 30% Stake in General Motors Loan Lawsuit
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Validates Another Credit-Card Company
Oil Falls on Demand Concerns
Why Blackstone Is Betting $7 Billion on Natural Gas
Retail Headwinds Pose Little Risk to CMBS, REIT Investors
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Asks SEC to Reject New Auditor Disclosure Rule
KPMG to Pay $6.2 Million to Settle SEC Claims of Audit Failures
Are Retail Sales Dead? Depends Where You Look
Gold Continues Fall Amid Easing North Korea Tensions
Quick Hits: Brazil’s Goldfajn Says Fiscal Trends Could Limit Rate Cuts
Landry’s Wins Auction for Joe’s Crab Shack, Brick House Tavern Chains
Massachusetts Probes Retail Brokers Over Exchange Payments
Shanda Raises Community Health Systems Stake
Fed Minutes May Offer Clues on Start of Portfolio Wind-Down, Rate Rise Plans
Deutsche Bank Names Tom Patrick as Americas CEO
Home Depot Lifts Guidance
Johnny Depp’s Former Business Managers Face Federal Probes
How to Handle Unexpected Medical Bills
Household Debt Hits Record as Auto Loans and Credit Cards Climb
The New Innovator’s Dilemma: When Customers Won’t Pay for Better
Firm Retention Summary: Cornerstone Apparel Inc. (d/b/a Papaya Clothing)
Oil Prices Lack Direction After Overnight Slide
Air Berlin Files for Bankruptcy Protection After Biggest Investor Ends Support
Which Markets Won the Macron Rally? Hint: Not French Stocks
Empire State Business-Conditions Index Rises
Dick’s Sporting Goods Slides as Same-Store Sales Growth Weakens
U.S. Retail Sales Jumped 0.6% in July
More Defaults on Solar-Panel Loans | Investors Feel Burned by Drug-Trial Reports | Weak Oversight for Philippine Casinos | Hayashi’s Take: CFPB Eases Up on Small Lenders
Martin’s Take: New Index Rules, Not Uber, to Hit ‘Founder Friendly’ Terms
HomeLight Grabs $40 Million for Marketplace for Home Sellers
Filld Nabs $9.65 Million for On-Demand Gas Delivery
CellSavers Rebrands as Puls, Grabs $25 Million
Hayashi’s Take: CFPB Eases Up on Small Lenders
Sterling at Three-Week Low on Limited Rate Rise Prospects
More Defaults on Solar-Panel Loans | Investors Feel Burned by Drug-Trial Reports | Weak Oversight for Philippine Casinos | Hayashi’s Take: CFPB Eases Up on Small Lenders
Skepticism Mounts on a Fed Rate Increase
Harrison’s Take: Fed Promotes Wordiness Inflation
The Impact of Minimum Wages on Automatable Jobs
The Fed’s Job is About to Become Much Harder
Ingram Micro to Invest $10 Million in Warehouse Automation Startup
German Economic Growth Robust Despite Slowdown
U.K. Consumer Inflation Flat in July
D’Oh! Domino’s Delivery Can’t Cope With France’s Apostrophes
Three CEOs Quit Trump Advisory Council
CBRE Buys Medical Buildings in a Bid for Safety
Market direction: Neutral