Date: 2018-03-15 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 277.81, high: 278.02, low: 274.67, close: 275.3, volume: 105895100, daily change: -0.0051
News headlines:
Getting the ‘Oil’ Out: Norway’s Statoil Rebrands
Fiduciary Rule Dealt Blow by Circuit Court Ruling
Oil Futures Stable as Crosscurrents Continue
iHeart Tells Bankruptcy Judge Balance-Sheet Restructuring Is Gaining Support
Nike Investigates Workplace Complaints, Says No. 2 Executive Resigns
Valuation Tops $5 Billion for Robinhood, Maker of App That Offers Free Stock Trades
Billions of Dollars Pour Into Tech Funds, Powering Stock-Market Gains
Former Siemens Executive Pleads Guilty in Argentina Bribery Case
Toys ‘R’ Us Liquidation Could Leave Vendors Without Payment
Spotify Sets April 3 as First Trading Day
Dollar Rises as Investors Analyze U.S. Tariff Effects
Politics Can Amplify Financial Regulation
Dodd-Frank Author Says He’s OK With Changes—to a Point
Dow Industrials Edge Higher
SpaceX and United Launch Alliance Split Rocket Contracts
House Lawmakers Vow Not to ‘Rubber Stamp’ Senate Bank Bill
BlackRock Names Executives From  Microsoft, Other Firms to Board
Steve Wynn May Sell His Stake in Wynn Resorts, Potentially Setting Off Scramble
Lenders Seek to Strip Pacific Drilling of Sole Bankruptcy Control
Brazil’s Petrobras Posts Loss Following Settlement Charges
Oil Rises on Growing Demand Outlook
Brickley’s Take: Zohar Managers Battle Owner Tilton Over Bankruptcy Shield
How the DOJ’s Face-Off With AT&T Could Alter American Business
Ford Aims to Outsell Toyota in Hybrid Vehicles in 2021
Why Cities Boom While Towns Struggle
Toy Makers Stare at $11 Billion Hole With Death of Toys ‘R’ Us
The Dollar’s Doldrums
Coutts, Banker to British Crown, Investigated Treatment of Women
Quick Hits: Philadelphia Fed Report Finds Skilled-Labor Shortages
Bankrupt Bicycle Maker Sold to Hong Kong Buyer
Brokers Will Have to Reveal More to Investors Under Coming SEC Rule
Radio Giant iHeartMedia Files for Bankruptcy
Blue Apron to Sell Meal Kits in Stores to Buttress Sagging Deliveries
Lehman Rebuffed in $1 Billion ‘Flip’ Flap
BOJ Paper Studies Recurrent Bubbles, Economic Fluctuations and Growth
Economists See Steeper Fed Rate Path, Stronger Inflation
Philadelphia Fed Report Says Manufacturing Expands at Slower Rate
Let Me Hear You Stream: Indies Rock Overseas Music Markets
Going Dutch: Unilever Picks Rotterdam Over London for Headquarters
New York Manufacturers Report Improved Conditions in March
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
WSJ Dollar Index Little Changed
China’s Alibaba Plans Stock-Market Homecoming
As Swiss Economy Blooms, Central Bank Presents a Quandary
Big Water Companies Set to Merge
Ideaya Biosciences Collects $94 Million for Cancer Therapy
Gormley’s Take: Pharma Executives Migrate to Biotech Startups
Meatless Dog Food Startup Launches With $4 Million
Bank Bill Heads to House | Exchange Fees, Rebates Face Cut | SEC Charges Theranos Founder | Tracy’s Take: Kudlow Set to Bring Continuity on Financial Rules
Tracy’s Take: Kudlow Set to Bring Continuity on Financial Rules
Bank Bill Heads to House | Exchange Fees, Rebates Face Cut | SEC Charges Theranos Founder | Tracy’s Take: Kudlow Set to Bring Continuity on Financial Rules
Norway’s Central Bank Signals Readiness to Raise Rates
Derby’s Take: Fed Officials Are Spooked By U.S. Direction On Trade
ECB Sets Nonbinding Guidance on Banks’ Souring Loans
Canadian National Railway Struggles to Make On-Time Deliveries
Oil Demand Set to Rebalance Surge in U.S. Shale
Kuroda’s Welcome Failure
Regulatory Tolerance for Cryptocurrencies
Toys ‘R’ Us Files to Wind Down Its U.S. Business
Edtech-Focused VCs Take Aim at U.S. Schools
Biswas’s Take: iHeartMedia Seeks to Get Two-Thirds of Creditors on Board Before Filing
The Gamble That Put David Solomon on Top at Goldman Sachs
Market direction: Neutral