Articles in the Equities Category
The US equity markets are modestly higher in late-morning trading on light action in the final session of the abbreviated week, on the heels of yesterday’s favorable US employment and trade data, which …
I was fortunate in the timing of this, as last evening (just hours after I shorted it) Texas Instruments (TXN) lowered the top end of its guidance. It wasn’t a huge change and …
The US equity markets are slightly above the flatline in morning trading of the final session of the shortened week, as yesterday’s favorable US employment and trade data are helping soothe resurfacing …
Russia’s publicly-traded gold companies may more than double their production in the next five years, and the country’s uranium output may increase even more over that same time period.
That’s the outlook offered by …
Housing and auto sales, the 2 cyclical industries that most directly affect the U.S. economy and are the largest consumption decisions in day to day life, have rebounded off the worst levels of …
The US equity markets have moved to the best levels of the day as a much steeper-than-anticipated drop in jobless claims and a larger narrowing of the trade deficit than forecasted are giving …
Stocks were modestly higher on the day, overcoming early pressure from European debt concerns, and showing little reaction to US economic news, which included a fall in mortgage applications and a decline in …
Today’s tickers: BAC, XRT, ZMH, GMCR, COF, YHOO, ZGEN & NYT
BAC – Bank of America Corp. – One massive options transaction on Bank of America today suggests one investor has made a bee-line …
I have not always agreed with some of the comments or theories of ex Fed member Frederic Mishkin but today on CNBC he had an excellent interview describing what has happened at the …
US equity markets are overcoming yesterday’s solid decline as European stocks have overcome disappointing industrial production and festering banking sector concerns, following a successful debt auction in Portugal. Treasuries are under pressure …
Just follow the path of jobs… where they are going you want to be investing the next few decades. Where they are leaving you want to be avoiding unless the companies in those …
US stocks are modestly higher in morning action following yesterday’s sluggish start to the week, with a successful debt auction in Portugal helping soothe some recently resurfaced banking sector concerns to aid a …
With no major corporate news or any economic reports to provide catalyst, US stocks came under pressure to begin the holiday-shortened week, as traders may have booked some profits following last week’s …
The global equity markets are under pressure, with US stocks in the red in late-morning trading as some traders are opting to book some profits from last week’s solid advance that came courtesy …
The US equity markets are under pressure in early action as traders return from the holiday weekend following last week’s solid advance that came on a string of favorable global economic data, culminating …
The 3PAR saga finally came to a close on Sep. 2 with Dell Inc. beaten by Hewlett-Packard Co. in an 18-day bidding war. The final price tag of 3PAR is at $33 a share, …
US stocks remain up nicely heading into afternoon action as a better-than-expected US labor report is helping the Street stomach a disappointing release of the ISM Non-Manufacturing Index that showed growth in …
Today’s tickers: TSN, PSS, XRT & BX
TSN – Tyson Foods, Inc. – Call options on the food products company are a hot commodity this morning for bullish players positioning for a near-term …
It has been a very telling day as I said this morning it would be. ISM Services just came in at 51.5 versus expectation of 53 and previous month’s 54.3. Again, ISM Manufacturing gets …
The equity markets are nicely higher in morning trading as the better-than-forecasted US labor report is adding to the week’s string of favorable data, which included manufacturing, retail sales, and housing data, …
US equity markets are gaining some ground in morning trading, extending yesterday’s steep advance, as traders digest a plethora of August same-store sales reports that are revealing some strength in back-to-school sales, …
Two weeks ago on an afternoon visit to New York City, I was struck by the changed tone, atmosphere, and demeanor during the meetings I had with a number of Wall Street professionals. …
Global sentiment toward the economic recovery, which has waned as of late and led steep losses for the month of August, is being soothed somewhat by a plethora of favorable economic reports across …
The global stocks markets have pared a majority of early solid losses that carried over from yesterday’s steep decline that came courtesy of some economic recovery concerns, exacerbated by light trading in front …
Showing how even when markets are mostly in 1 direction they remain difficult to make money in, Friday’s dead cat bounce in retrospect did little other than scald bears who were pressing. As …
The global equity markets are extending yesterday’s losses as uneasiness toward the global economic recovery is souring sentiment, exacerbated by light trading in front of the Labor Day weekend and cautiousness ahead …
