Date: 2018-02-14 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 263.97, high: 266.62, low: 263.31, close: 266, volume: 81223600, daily change: 0.0025
News headlines:
Why That Blockbuster Isn’t Coming to Your Home Theater Anytime Soon
Goldman Sachs Bolsters M&A Leadership
Japan Finance Minister’s Ambivalence on Yen Rise Prompts Another Jump
Inflation Starts to Make a Comeback
U.K. Says Russia Behind Cyberattack That Crippled Global Firms
Australia Posts Record Job Market Expansion
Oil Futures Climb Further in Asia
Investors Aren’t Getting the Full Story on Cyberthreats, Regulator Says
Gold Reverses Earlier Losses
U.S. Dollar Declines After Bigger-Than-Expected Inflation Gains
State Regulations Challenge Cryptocurrency Exchanges
Banks Are More Willing to Offer Jumbo Mortgages
House Backs Bill That Would Benefit Fintech Partnerships With Banks
U.S. Stocks Rise as Investors Weigh Inflation Data
Powell’s Fed Isn’t About to End the ‘Greenspan Put’
Recession’s Impact Lingers in Hardest-Hit Regions
PricewaterhouseCoopers to Sell Unit to Veritas Capital
AT&T Focuses on DOJ Official in Time Warner Trial
Profile: Preparing and Protecting Vulnerable Clients
Digital First Media Prevails at Boston Herald Auction
Oil Reverses Losses on Inventory Data
Quick Hits: ECB’s Mersch Astonished Bitcoin Is Criticized Less Than Cash
Fannie Mae to Require $3.7 Billion Government Cash Infusion
Analysis: Fed May Lift Rates With Confidence as Inflation Shows Signs of Life
Clinton Nurseries Asks Judge to Approve Shipping Costs
Hotel Operator John Q. Hammons Settles Fight With Jonathan Eilian’s JD Holdings
Brickley’s Take: Revolving Door Still Spinning in Woodbridge Bankruptcy
U.S. Retail Sales Started 2018 on Weak Footing
Papaya Clothing Is Cleared to Leave Bankruptcy
Wells Fargo Customer-Repayment Efforts Questioned
Bunge: Agricultural Firms Need More Than Deals for Profitability
Harvard, Hawaii Gambled on Market Calm—Then Everything Changed
Saudi Answer to Falling Oil Prices: Production Cuts
Americans Can’t Get Enough Consumer Debt
Dr Pepper Snapple Sales Are Flat as It Plans for Keurig Merger
Dollar Jumps After January Inflation Rises
Italy’s Economy Accelerates but Lags Behind Eurozone
Finra Scrutinizes Alleged VIX Manipulation | CFPB’s Equifax Probe Continues | Clozel’s Take: ‘Madden Fix’ Bill Shows Democratic Fintech Split
Should America Sell Its Existing Roads to Pay for New Ones?
Credit Suisse Sees Green Shoots Despite Taking U.S. Tax Hit
Zinsli’s Take: Backsliding on Middle America
HeartFlow Valuation Tops $1.5 Billion for Disease Detection Software
Education Startup Varsity Tutors Moves Online
‘Value Destruction’ of Sexual Misconduct in Focus for Investors
Clozel’s Take: ‘Madden Fix’ Bill Shows Democratic Fintech Split
Sky’s Soccer Rights Deal Puts Pressure on Fox to Raise Bid
Finra Scrutinizes Alleged VIX Manipulation | CFPB’s Equifax Probe Continues | Clozel’s Take: ‘Madden Fix’ Bill Shows Democratic Fintech Split
China’s Central Bank: Overall Leverage Ratio Remains High
Fairless’s Take: Germans Cool On Cash
Nordstrom Family Tries to Outrun Retail’s Woes
China’s Insurers Try Novel Approach to Elderly Care: Building Retirement Homes
Bank of Thailand Stands Pat
Israel’s Perception Point Raises $8 Million for Cybersecurity
Corrigan’s Take: Kirkland & Ellis Walls Off Former Government Watchdog From Breitburn Bankruptcy
Market direction: Rise