Date: 2017-08-17 00:00:00
S&P 500 (SPY) — open: 247.11, high: 247.57, low: 246.45, close: 246.94, volume: 56715500, daily change: 0.0017
News headlines:
China Home Prices Growth Slows in July
Oil Down Slightly in Asia Following Overnight Gains
Dow Falls 274 Points in Biggest Decline in Three Months
Asian Stocks Down on US Weakness; Nikkei Hits 3-Month Low
Roundup of Form D Regulatory Filings--August 17
Energy Capital Partners Near Deal to Buy Calpine
Trump Business Council Fretted for Weeks Over Its Role
Clothing Discounters Offer a Retail Bright Spot
Market Talk: Daily Analysis Roundup
Lehman Brothers Bankruptcies Still ‘Mega’ 9 Years Later
Chile’s Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Rate Unchanged at 2.5%
Medical-Device Startups Look for an Edge in Reimbursement Quest
Henry Hub Emerges as Global Natural Gas Benchmark
Quick Hits: Ex-Fed Official Says Yellen Should Reject Second Term if Trump Offers
Hackett Plans Heavy Investments With His New Oklahoma Shale Play
In Some Cases, Banks Can’t Stay Silent on Politics
Yellen to Speak on Financial Stability at Jackson Hole Next Week
Fintech Could Help End Regulatory Lobbying
Mylan Settles EpiPen Medicaid Overcharge Claims for $465 Million
Euro Slides Amid ECB Currency-Strength Concerns
Oil Prices Settle Higher
Students Who Took Private Loans Through Corinthian Eligible for Relief
U.S. Industrial Output Up Modestly in July
Stech’s Take: U.S. Supreme Court Dropped Bankruptcy Case But Issue May Live on
Bank of America to Pay $6 Million to Bankrupt Couple Evicted From Home
Fed’s Kaplan Urges Patience on Raising Rates
Adeptus Seeks $17 Million in Extra Bankruptcy Financing
Wal-Mart Sales Rise as Retailer Dodges Industry Malaise
The 2008 Financial Crisis: How It All Began
Metals: Gold Continues Rise After Fed Minutes Show Division
La Paloma Lenders Negotiate ‘Credit Bid’; Auction Planned
MassMutual to Sell Asian Unit to Jack Ma-Backed Company
Pension Funds Sue Six Banks, Claiming Stock-Lending Abuses
Hearst ‘Incubator’ Focusing on Women-Led Startups
Ryanair Files Complaint With EU After Air Berlin Bankruptcy
ECB Leery of Ending Stimulus, Worried It Will Buoy Euro
Akzo Nobel, Elliott Make Peace After  Protracted Spat
VoxEU Post Looks at Productivity and ‘Missing Growth’
Utility Unsure When It Will Refile Plans to Bail on Project
Hormel Foods Buys Fontanini Brand Meats for $425 Million
Leading Economic Indicators Index Rose in July
Helping Clients Meet Retirement Goals
Elliott Management Wants Energen to Explore Sale Options
United Rentals Outbids H&E for Equipment-Rental Company Neff
U.S. Jobless Claims Dropped to 232,000 Last Week
Firm Retention Summary: Wordsworth Academy
Philadelphia Fed Index Shows Slower Manufacturing Growth
China’s Aim to Let State Companies Raise Private Capital Hits Bump
Euro Falls, then Rebounds, After ECB Minutes Release
Ex-Bank IT Worker in Insider-Trading Probe | China Targets Pyramid Schemes | States Step In on Retirement Savings | Witkowski’s Take: Fed Still Expects a Lot of Bank Boards
ThoughtSpot Collects $60 Million for AI-Driven Analytics
Haggin’s Take: SoundCloud the Latest Sour Note in Music Industry’s Same Old Song
Behind Henry Hub’s Success in Natural Gas Market
Ex-Bank IT Worker in Insider-Trading Probe | China Targets Pyramid Schemes | States Step In on Retirement Savings | Witkowski’s Take: Fed Still Expects a Lot of Bank Boards
Davidson’s Take: Fed Sees Prospects For Near-Term Stimulus Dimming
Witkowski’s Take: Fed Still Expects a Lot of Bank Boards
Foreign Investment Boosts Productivity
Radio’s Forgotten Technology Is Booming in India
China’s Anbang Hits a Wall in South Korea
U.K. Retail Sales Grew Modestly In July
Eurozone Surplus Suggests Economy Is Unfazed by Strong Euro
Dollar’s Role As Haven Under Threat
Australian Job Market Momentum Yet to Spark Wage Gains
Color Genomics Raises $80 Million to Expand Testing Areas
Rizzo’s Take: Bain Capital’s TOMS Shoes Sees Earnings Slide
Market direction: Neutral