Date: 2017-07-13 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 243.3, high: 244.2, low: 243.3, close: 244.01, volume: 59610400, daily change: 0.0075
News headlines:
U.S. Farmers Have a Lot to Gain From China’s Flagging Production
Tiffany Taps Alessandro Bogliolo to Be Its New CEO
Oil Prices Pause After Recent Gains
Asian Stocks Extend Global Gains
Celadon Hires Turnaround Expert
Hedging Ebbs as U.S. Currency Weakens
Financial Regulators Tussle Over New Arbitration Rule
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--July 13
Peru’s Central Bank Cuts Reference Interest Rate to 3.75% from 4%
Iantech Draws Funding for Cataract Treatment Technology
DraftKings, FanDuel Call Off Merger
Bridal Retailer Alfredo Angelo Plans to File for Bankruptcy
U.S. Banks Too Weak to Be a Weapon Against North Korea
U.S. Boost to Oil Drilling Will Barely Dent Russia’s Energy Monolith
Central Bank of Chile Holds Benchmark Interest Rate at 2.5%
Anthem Files Civil Suit Against Insys Therapeutics
Sears Canada Gets Interest From More Than 20 Potential Bidders
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Gold Falls After Yellen Says Inflation May Rise
Oil Prices Rise on Better Demand
Dow at Another Record, Driven by Financial Sector
Guggenheim Partners Names Asset-Management President
Dollar Wavers After Yellen Testimony
Corrigan’s Take: Archdiocese Says Bankruptcy Plan Violates First Amendment Rights
Funding Snapshot: Venus Concept Receives $38 Million for Aesthetic Medical Devices
Funding Snapshot: Segment Secures $64 Million Series C for Customer Data Platform
Corrigan’s Take: Archdiocese Says Bankruptcy Plan Violates First Amendment Rights
Funding Snapshot: Saucey Raises $5.4 Million Series A for Alcohol Delivery
Funding Snapshot: Spotinst Raises $15 Million Series A for Cloud Workload Management
Fed’s Brainard Says Asset Values May Be ‘A Little Stretched’
Funding Snapshot: Chinese Logistics Robotics Provider Geek+ Raises $60 Million Series B
Salus Capital Wins $2.6 Million in Suit Against Co-Founder
Pricing Decisions Under Financial Frictions
Yellen’s Wish May Not Come True
Yellen: Premature to Conclude Inflation Trend Is Falling Well Short of Target
Cargill Mulls Meat Deals as Portfolio Shifts
U.S. Runs $90 Billion Budget Deficit in June
Delta Misses Profit Target
Tidewater Restructuring Plan Clears Bankruptcy Court
Germany Questions Siemens on Equipment That Made It to Crimea
HNA, a Once-Aggressive Deal Maker, Slams on the Brakes
Firm Retention Summary: Morehead Memorial Hospital
Fed Official Says More Inflation Likely Needed Before Another Rate Rise
Fed’s Yellen: Tougher Capital Rule for Stress Tests Might Not Be Ready by 2018
5 Things to Watch in Wells Fargo’s Results
5 Things to Watch in J.P. Morgan’s Results
Manulife Exploring IPO or Spinoff for John Hancock Unit
5 Things to Watch in Citigroup’s Results
A Shipping Company’s Bizarre Stock Maneuvers Create High Seas Intrigue
ECB’s Draghi to Speak at Jackson Hole, Giving Chance to Signal Shift
Target Sees Same-Store Sales Growth
Bostwick Laboratories Unveils Liquidation Plan
Bonfire of the Retail Stocks Brings Out Bargain Hunters
U.S. Producer Prices Rose Slightly in June
Group With Ex-Alderman, Unions Set to Buy Chicago Sun-Times
As Aramco Listing Looms, U.K. Regulator Mulls Rule Change
Voices: On Working With Clients Who Don’t Meet Asset Minimums
Economists See Fed Balance Sheet Shrinking in September
Forecasters Lower Economic Outlook Amid Congressional Gridlock
Uber, Yandex Deal Ends Years of Intense Rivalry
Canada New House Prices Surge for Second Straight Month
U.S. Jobless Claims Fell by 3,000 to 247,000
Mattel Seeks to Replace CFO After 17 Years
CFTC Pick Emerges, FDIC Nominee Withdraws | Where Trump’s Financial Policy Team Stands | SEC Chief Wants to Ease Firms’ Disclosure Burdens | Michael’s Take: Another Way for Clayton to Serve Mr. and Ms. 401(k)
India Hedge Funds Outpace Country’s Hot Stock Market
Michaels’s Take: Another Way for Clayton to Serve Mr. and Ms. 401(k)
TemperPack Raises $10 Million For Sustainable Thermal Packaging
Koia Gets $7.5 Million For Plant-based  Protein Drink
Venture Firms Dip Into Cryptocurrency for Potential Wild Ride—Despite Risks
Haggin’s Take: Dropping the Ball on Startup Visas
Wine Startup Plum Pours on the Capital
Mystery at AstraZeneca: Is CEO Pascal Soriot Staying or Going?
CFTC Pick Emerges, FDIC Nominee Withdraws | Where Trump’s Financial Policy Team Stands | SEC Chief Wants to Ease Firms’ Disclosure Burdens | Michaels’s Take: Another Way for Clayton to Serve Mr. and Ms. 401(k)
Yellen Set to Testify Before Senate Panel on Rates, Regulation
Oil Demand Is Accelerating, IEA Says
Latest 401(k) Suits Yield Mixed Results for Plaintiffs
Singapore Dollar Higher Against U.S. Dollar After Dovish Yellen Comments
Harrison’s Take: Don’t Be Too Quick To Write Off Another Rate Increase This Year
Rover.com Grabs $65 Million; Megan Quinn Joins Board
Regulation and the Financial Crisis
Global Logistic Properties Picks Chinese Group as Preferred Bidder
Behind Hong Kong’s Stock-Market Surge: An Old Bank and a Millennial Tech Giant
Malaysia’s Central Bank Keeps Rates Unchanged as Expected
Deleveraging and Endogenous Growth
China Exports Rise for Fourth Straight Month
South Korea’s Central Bank Stands Pat on Rates, Raises Growth Forecast
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--July 12
Health-Care Deals Jump in First Half
Vanguard CEO McNabb to Step Down
Market direction: Neutral