Date: 2017-07-25 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 246.79, high: 246.98, low: 246.28, close: 246.82, volume: 46622300, daily change: -0.0002
News headlines:
Oil Extends Rally Ahead of Official US Oil Data
Australia’s Central Bank Rules Out Need to Follow Pack
Australian Inflation Muted in 2nd Quarter
Japan, Australia Stocks Start Strongly
State Street Votes Against 400 Companies Citing Gender Diversity
Fox Faces Lawsuit From Former Executive Accused of Sexual Assault
SunEdison Wins Final Approval for Bankruptcy Exit
Time Inc. Explores Sale of U.K. Magazine Division
SEC Warns on Initial Coin Offerings
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--July 25
Caterpillar Boosts Outlook, Signaling Cautious Optimism
Khosla Bets on AI for Robots That Handle ‘Uncertainty’
Autoimmune Drug Developer Kezar Raises $50 Million
AT&T’s Profit Rises as Customers Bundle Services
Strong Earnings Lift U.S. Stocks
Copper Prices Jump on IMF Growth Forecasts
U.S. Audit Regulator Sanctions Hong Kong-Based Accounting Firm
Petronas Ends Canadian LNG Project
VIX Sets New Milestone, Falls to Record Intraday Low
Celgene Settles Lawsuit Over Improper Promotion of Cancer Drugs
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Chipotle Earnings Improve, But Customers Aren’t Flocking Back
Gawker Media Advisers to Put Flagship Website Up for Sale
Oil Gains on Saudi Push for Compliance With Output Cuts
Citigroup Aims High With Profit, Capital-Return Targets
House Votes to Repeal CFPB’s Arbitration Rule
Blue Apron Co-Founder to Step Aside as Operating Chief
Treasury’s Recommendations Have Value for Europe
Dollar Rises After Health Care Vote
China’s Stimulus ‘Hangover’ Spurred Shadow Banking
Rue21 Reaches Settlement With CIT Group
McDonald’s Brings Back Customers With $1 Drinks, New Burgers
Cohn and Yellen Are Among Trump’s Contenders to Lead Fed
Circulation Raises $10.5 Million for Nonemergency Medical Transportation
Scurria’s Take: U.S. High-Yield Fortunes Pale Next to Europe
Shopping Costs and One-Stop Shoppers
Labor Shortage Squeezes Home Builders
Another False Start for the Rate Hawks
The Chill in Global Markets Is Coming
Michael Kors Shops for Glamour, Buys Jimmy Choo for $1.2 Billion
UTC Warns Jet Makers That Poaching Service Business Will Mean Higher Prices
Rent-A-Wreck Driven to Bankruptcy
Forget the Airport Lounge, Pet the Miniature Horses
Viacom CEO Considers Costly Scripps Networks Acquisition
Fintech Firm Backed by Warburg Pincus Files for Bank Charter
Ryanair Has ‘Serious’ Interest in Alitalia
Greece Gets Solid Demand for First Bond Issuance in Three Years
Weak Inflation in Focus at Fed’s July Policy Meeting
U.S. Consumer Confidence Rose in July
Americans Pour Record Sums Into Home Improvements
Richmond Fed: Manufacturing Activity Increases in July
United Capital Buys Three Advisers With $758 Million Under Management
IMF Warns Eurozone Against Complacency, Sees Serious Threats
Firm Retention Summary: Ignite Restaurant Group Inc.
Home-Price Growth Flattened in May
IPO Backed by Morgan Stanley, Asian Billionaire Gets Rare Rejection
Euro Climbs Against Dollar
Toyota Nears Breakthrough in Electric-Car Batteries
Health-Care Media Funding in the Pink
Restaurants Put Software on the Menu
Duolingo Nabs $25 Million for Language Learning
Trump Could Decide on Scaramucci’s Deal | CFTC Backs Bitcoin Options Exchange | Firms Push Banks for Better Rates | Michaels’s Take: Can Dodd-Frank Be Left Undone?
Fintech Firm Backed by Warburg Pincus Files for Bank Charter
Michaels’s Take: Can Dodd-Frank Be Left Undone?
Hannon’s Take: ECB Tapering and the Expectations Gap
BOJ’s New Members Support 2% Inflation Target
Trump Could Decide on Scaramucci’s Deal | CFTC Backs Bitcoin Options Exchange | Firms Push Banks for Better Rates | Michaels’s Take: Can Dodd-Frank Be Left Undone?
Meet the Bank Customers Pushing for a Better Deposit Deal
ECB’s Mersch Says Weak Inflation Shows Need for Stimulus
Macroprudential Policy Spillovers
Biswas’s Take: Castlelake Sees More Opportunities in Illiquid Debt and Hard Assets Than Corporate Debt
Market direction: Neutral