Date: 2018-04-12 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 263.47, high: 265.64, low: 263.39, close: 263.76, volume: 91140200, daily change: -0.0052
News headlines:
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Defends Currency’s Dollar Peg for Second Time This Week
Zillow Intends to Buy, Flip Homes
Why Emerging-Market Stocks Are Outperforming the U.S.
Fed’s Kashkari: U.S. Must Find Way to Drive China to Open Its Markets
Sollis Therapeutics Gets Deerfield Support for Sciatica Therapy
Tech IPO Market Shows Signs of Warming
Cumulus Has Received Takeover Interest, Lawyer Says
Former CEO of Alaska Telecom Firm Accused of Fraud
Coal Magnate Says He May Not Need Trump’s Help to Save His Company
Delta Finds Revenue in Credit Cards and Upgrades
Cap on Mini-IPOs to Stay at $50 Million
Public Companies Are Declining, but That’s Not the Problem
Most Tax Refunds Will Go to Credit-Card Debt
Hostess Brands Names New CEO
SEC to Propose Stricter Broker Standards Next Week
Stocks Bounce Back, Led by Banks
MTA Names Operating Chief Phil Eng as Next LIRR President
Rite Aid Shareholders Sour on Albertsons Deal
Firm Retention Summary: FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
Orianna Health Restructuring Faces Creditor Backlash
Oil Notches Fresh Three-Year High
Houston Lighting Manufacturer Files For Bankruptcy
Yerak’s Take: Pacifica Insiders Question Loan
Democrats Question CFPB Officials’ Salaries as They Grill Mulvaney
Hearst Takes Full Ownership of Fitch Group
Qatar, Under Pressure from Saudi Arabia, Raises Billions in Foreign Debt
Bank of Mexico Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
Dollar Rises on Optimism in Fed Meeting Minutes
Wynn Resorts in Early Talks to Sell Boston-Area Casino Project to MGM
Global Banks Face Chill of Russian Sanctions
A Plan for Europe’s Great Unwinding
VoxEU Column: European Globalization Adjustment Fund Needs a Reset
ECB Worried About Trade Wars, Euro’s Strength at March Meeting
GE Explores Hybrid Deals, Spinoffs in Strategic Review
Appeals Court Skeptical of Mulvaney’s Ability to Independently Lead CFPB
Five Things to Watch for in Wells Fargo’s Earnings
Five Things to Watch for in Citigroup’s Earnings
VoxEU Post Studies How Information Frictions Affect Trade, Price Patterns
Silicon Valley Powered American Tech Dominance—Now It Has a Challenger
What to Watch for in JPMorgan’s Earnings
Madoff Victims to Get New U.S. Government Payout
Amid Trade Feud, Recycling Is in Danger of Landing on Trash Heap
What Happened to the Oil Glut?
U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Hold Below 300,000 for Longest Streak on Record
BlackRock Attracts Nearly $57 Billion of New Investor Cash
Powerful Forces Seen Restraining U.S. Pay Growth
Some Economists See Fiscal Policy Leading to More Aggressive Rate Rises
Disney Has to Make Offer for All of Sky If Fox Deal Proceeds
Hong Kong Dollar Hits Trading-Band Floor
Checkr Raises $100 Million for Background Checks
Takata Acquired by Key Safety Systems, President Resigns
BA Parent Mulls Bid for Budget Carrier Norwegian Air
Bitcoin’s Hype Fizzles: ‘We’re in the Boring Phase’
GlaxoSmithKline Takes Stake in Orchard Therapeutics, Transfers Therapy Portfolio
Robotic-Surgery Pioneer Seeks Lung Cancer Revolution
Zakrzewski’s Take: Startups and Corporates Team Up
OPEC’s Output Fell in March, While U.S. Shale Steamed Ahead
Eurozone’s Industrial Slide Enters Third Month
Tracy’s Take: The Fed Makes Two Big Decisions Behind Closed Doors
U.S. Proposes Loosening Big-Bank Capital Rule | Mulvaney Backs Turning CFPB Into Commission | Tracy’s Take: Fed Makes Decisions Behind Closed Doors
Harrison’s Take: Don’t Fret Higher Inflation This Spring – The Fed Won’t
The Grande Dame of Videogames Is Closing Her Tiny Tokyo Mecca
Elastic Waistbands Are Back in Fashion at Lands’ End
NPLs and the Transmission Mechanism
Bank of Korea Stands Pat
Rizzo’s Take: Retailer Defaults Hit New Highs
Market direction: Neutral