Date: 2017-12-12 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 266.31, high: 266.38, low: 265.48, close: 266.31, volume: 83077500, daily change: 0.003
News headlines:
Bank Indonesia Is Expected to Stand Pat on Rates
Marketing Insights Provider CClearly Raises $5.4 Million Seed Round
Unibail Who? The French Mall Owner Is Buying Westfield for $15.7 Billion
The Force Behind Bitcoin’s Meteoric Rise: Millions of Asian Investors
Oil Prices Seen Staying Volatile for Now
Sluggish Inflation Could Slow Fed’s Plans for Raising Rates Next Year
Government Cleans House at Audit Regulator
20% vs. 22%: The Tension Over Two Points in the Corporate Tax Rate
RBA Warns Bitcoin A Speculative Mania
Sears Extends Debt, Eyes New Borrowing
Rizzo’s Take: Holiday Returns Add to Mounting Retailer Stresses
Pennsylvania AG Cleared to Move Ahead on Think Finance Lawsuit
Rizzo’s Take: Holiday Returns Add to Mounting Retailer Stresses
New York Regulator’s Fintech-Charter Lawsuit Dismissed
Judge Orders Mediation for Montco Offshore
U.S. Stocks Buoyed by Gains in Telecoms and Financials
Dollar Edges Higher Ahead of Fed Rate Decision
Time to Improve the Fiduciary Rule
Diversity in Financial-Services Management Ticks Up
Oil Prices Pull Back After Supply-Driven Rally
FXCM Part-Owner Enters Bankruptcy With Prearranged Plan
J.G. Wentworth Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection
Expect the Fed to Stand By Its 2018 Outlook
‘Shelby Mafia’ Is Helping Trump Deregulate Wall Street
Economists Think Potatoes Helped Promote World Peace
GenOn Wins Confirmation of Chapter 11 Restructuring Plan
NBER Paper Asks: Does the Stock Market Make Firms More Productive?
Dextera Surgical Files for Bankruptcy With $17.3 Million Buyout Offer From Aesculap
A Faster Pace of Fed Rate Increases Could Rattle Markets
Economists See Three Fed Rate Rises Next Year, Lower Unemployment
Oil Prices Hit High, Before Sliding, Amid Disrupted Supply
Blast at Austrian Import Hub Chokes European Natural Gas Supply
SEC Chairman Warns Investors Against Bitcoin
Electric-Vehicle Boom Is a Boon for Coal King Glencore
U.S. Business Prices Rose Broadly in November
Net Neutrality: A Case Study With JetBlue and Amazon
Saudi Aramco Ramps Up Spending to Over $40 Billion a Year
GE Probed Who Knew About Spare Jet for Immelt
Pakistan Currency Slides in Effective Devaluation
Passport Capital Hopes for New Savior in Bitcoin
Edgewell Personal Care CFO Leaves
Unemployment Back to Precrisis Level in Rich Countries
With California Wildfires, Insurers’ Losses Keep Spiraling Higher
Andrew Mason’s New Startup Grabs $5 Million for Audio Editing Service
Investors in Bloom Energy Crowdfunding Deal Stuck With Fees
Bitwise Raises Seed for Index Fund for Crypto
Aspiration Taps $47 Million for Conscientious Banking
Deng’s Take: Regulatory Screws Tighten in China
Clayton Warns Against Bitcoin | High Marks for Yellen | Deng’s Take: Regulatory Screws Tighten in China
Clayton Warns Against Bitcoin | High Marks for Yellen | Deng’s Take: Regulatory Screws Tighten in China
Derby’s Take: Bitcoin May Be Sexy, But Cash Is Still Where It’s At
Brazil Indicates Readiness to Cut Rate Again
Small-Business Optimism Index Rises to Near Record
Economists Give High Marks to Yellen
Becoming the Bank of England
Comcast No Longer Reviewing Deal for 21st Century Fox Assets
Thai Tycoon Makes Frothy Offer for Stake in Vietnam’s Largest Brewer
Brickley’s Take: Vermont Consumers Seek to Lift Bankruptcy Stay Shielding Think Finance
Market direction: Neutral