Dow Jones Industrial Average Marks Another Record High $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Trump Effect is preventing a US stock market crash Robert Shiller is warning investors that just 1 aspect is keeping today’s high-flying stock market from crashing like it did in Y 1929. The Yale University economics professor explained that there’s one vital […]
Key Stock Market Indicators are Still Bullish $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The last 3 weeks this Bull market has be consolidating and base building for the next leg North extending The Trump Rally. Last week at appeared that The Bull turned got a bit anxious as Irma threatened Florida after Harvey swamped the Texas Gulf […]
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) The Big War Winner Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) received a $900 million contract from the U.S. Air Force to develop and mature technologies for the Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile program. Terms of the Technical Maturation and Risk Reduction (TMRR) contract were not disclosed. The TMRR phase of the program […]
The DJIA Has Been Moving from 1 New All-time High to Another $DIA, $GLD, $VXX The last article I sent out was on the weekend of July 15, and since then the DJIA has seen 10 new all-time highs. In fact, since July 11 the Dow Jones Industrial Average has increased from 21,409.07 to 22,092.81 […]
The S&P 500 & DJIA Hit Record Highs, Then Faded a Bit $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Tuesday, the DJIA and the S&P posted small losses after posting new records as support from technology stocks offset weakness in the healthcare and materials sectors. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) pared gains after rising as much as 1.91% to an all-time […]
Gains in Big Tech Driving Stock Indexes to Record Highs $QQQ Gainers in big technology companies helped lift the market higher Monday once again into record territory. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at an all-time high, as did the DJIA. The latest gain extended the Dow’s winning streak to 10 days running. Traders […]
The Trump Rally Extends, DJIA, SP 500 at Record Highs $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US stocks finished higher Monday, with the DJIA closing at a record high, after marking another all-time high at the open. The rise in the DJIA also put the blue-chip index on track to close higher for the 10th day running, […]
Procter & Gamble Co. PG, +0.68% shares rose less than 1% in premarket on Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that were above Wall Street expectations. Net income for the quarter came in at $2.22 billion, or 82 cents per share, compared to $1.95 billion, or 69 cents per share during the year earlier period. Adjusted earnings […]
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Earnings Will Continue Negative $TSLA In Q-2 of Y 2017, analysts expect the negative trend in Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) earnings to continue. According to estimates, the company’s non-GAAP EPS for the Quarter will be -1.76, very much worse than TSLA’s reported EPS of -1.06 in the same frame in Y 2016. Tesla also released […]
Shares of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd (FMG.AX) is moving on volatility today 5.90% or $0.32 rom the open. The ASX listed company saw a recent bid of $5.74 on 35180000 volume. Investors may be looking for the next positive catalyst to create a solid breakout. Some may be wondering when the party will end, and it remains to be seen if excess […]
The Australian company shipped 44.7 million tonnes of iron ore in the June quarter, a 13% increase from the March quarter and a 3% rise from the same time last year. The company shipped 170.4 million tonnes in the 2017 fiscal year and is aiming to maintain shipments around the same level in 2018. Cash […]
Altria, the largest tobacco company in the US, reported a 20 per cent increase in net earnings on Wednesday as growth in its smokeless products continued to take off while higher Marlboro cigarette prices also padded profits. Net income rose to $1.99bn, or $1.03 per share, compared to $1.65bn, or 84 cents per share in […]
FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS reported mixed results for third-quarter fiscal 2017. Adjusted earnings came ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate, while revenues missed the same. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of $1.85, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a penny. The figure was toward the higher end of the guided range of […]
ConocoPhillips, like other exploration and production companies, has been struggling due to the weakness in oil prices. So far, the company has reported seven quarterly losses in a row, though the losses have gradually narrowed owing to the improvement in energy prices and the company’s cost-cutting efforts. In 1Q17, for instance, ConocoPhillips reported adjusted quarterly loss of […]
Morningstar, Inc. reported net income of $46.1 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, compared with $31.8 million, or 73 cents per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2016. Net income for the quarter includes a noncash after-tax gain of $18.0 million, or 42 cents per share, in connection with the company’s previously announced sale of HelloWallet, an online financial wellness business. Revenue for […]
Trump told the paper the issue was still on the table, and reiterated his view that dumping is “a very unfair situation.” But he said a final decision may have to wait until other stalled initiatives, including health-care reform and tax reform and even infrastructure, are completed. The comments sent other steel stocks into a […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Outperforms All Car-makers YTD $RACE, $FCAU, $F, $GM Ferrari (NYSE:RACE), the Italian luxury Supercar maker reports Q-2 Y 2017 earnings on 2 August Recall that the iconic sports car maker was spun off from Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) on 20 October 2015 with an oversubscribed IPO (initial public offering). As of 26 […]
When it comes to earnings season, the Telstra Corporation Ltd (ASX: TLS) full-year result is arguably one of the most eagerly anticipated each year. With the Telstra share price down 29% since this time last year, a strong result could be just what its shares need to get them heading in the right direction again. The telecommunications giant currently […]
Facebook is set to unveil earnings on Wednesday, July 26th, top pick for S&P Global portfolio manager Erin Gibbs. The company has a strong history of surpassing analysts’ earnings estimates. Valuation has come down to reasonable levels, at 32 x (times) forward earnings, given the lowered growth estimate for the next 12 months. The estimate for […]
US Stock Market Ignores Left Media’s “Hoax” Story $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that the stock market is at an all time high “despite the Russian hoax story” and that job numbers are looking good. His comment came after a Dow Jones story Saturday that noted Wall Street analysts’ […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Stock Outperforms in FY 2017 $RACE, $F, $GM, $FCAU In Y 2016, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) outperformed legacy automakers and the broader market with 21.1% returns. YTD it has also been terrific for the Italian luxury Supercar maker too. As of 14 July, Ferrari stock has delivered over 60% YTD positive returns. On a YTD […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Shares Gained 19% Over the Past Month or So $RACE A strong increase in Q-1 profits and a good month of F1 racing drove Ferrari’s stock higher in and the 1st 2 days in June. Shares of Supercar and HyperSupercar maker Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) are rallying and racing higher, finishing Friday at 90.59. […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Outperforming Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) $RACE, $TSLA, $F, $GM Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) has outperformed Tesla, the hyper growth company, since it went public in October 2015. Ferrari, celebrating it’s 70 anni this year, has returned 64% while Tesla has returned 46% during that time frame despite the fact Tesla’s revenue growth is expected to average 10X […]
Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) the Big War Winner Today the United States and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) took major steps to enhance global security and stimulate economic progress in the United States and the Middle East. KSA has expressed its intent to procure more than $28 billion worth of Lockheed Martin integrated air […]
Expecting Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Beat Revenue & Earnings Guidance $RACE Shares of Supercar manufacturer, premier F1 racer and purveyor of luxury goods, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) have been driving higher ever since late June of Y 2016. The stock is up about 100% since its June 2016 low of 38.71, and I believe it has more room to […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on S&P 500 Earnings $SPY Last week was busy for participants; there was lots of earnings and economic data to digest. The books closed on the month of April as stocks marked + 1.0 to 2.5% depending on which of indexes was your focus. For much of April the market continued to […]
S&P Global (NYSE:SPGI) Outperforms Revenue Increased 8%, Reflects 2016 Divestitures and Acquisitions Organic Revenue Increased 18% Diluted EPS Increased 39% to $1.53 Adjusted Diluted EPS Increased 35% to $1.62 Operating Profit Margin Increased 640 Basis Points to 45% Adjusted Operating Profit Margin Increased 630 Basis Points to 47% S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI) today reported first […]
War is Good Business at Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) – Net sales of $11.1 billion – Net earnings from continuing operations of $763 million, or $2.61 per share – Generated cash from operations of $1.7 billion – Returned $1.0 billion to stockholders, inclusive of $500 million in share repurchases The Corporation’s cash deployment activities in […]
Wall Street “Ready” for Busiest Earnings Week in Years $SPY, $XOM, $GOOGL, $AMZN, $MSFT Corporate America is set to kick off its biggest profit-reporting season in at least 10 years this week, with more than 190 members of the S&P 500 index delivering Quarterly reports, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices data. The lineup accounts […]
Monday, Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Stock to Trade Ex-Dividend Monday $RACE, $SPX, $SPY Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) will begin trading ex-dividend on Monday, 24 April . To qualify for a dividend check, investors must have owned Ferrari shares prior this Monday, which is the last day the company’s management will finalize its roster of shareholders to whom it will […]
President Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ Economic Growth Potential $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: Has been a decline in the potential growth of the economy that may defy both the animal spirits unleashed by Donald Trump’s election as well as his “Make America Great Again” aka MAGA, fiscal policies, assuming they get fully […]
The 1st Quarter was Good for Stocks $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Q-1 of this year good for stocks as the S&P 500 climbed just over 5.5% during the frame. Mapping the move of the S&P 500 and the other major stock market indices over the last Q, we see that March was a different month […]
The World’s #1 Luxury Purchase: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) $RACE A Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) car is a luxury purchase, they are expensive, exclusive, and there is a waiting lists to get a new one, and on the Special Edition cars Ferrari has conditions for purchase, it governs the demand. The iconic Italian super and hypersuper carmaker keeps its Prancing […]
They Call it “Monetary Policy” $DIA, $SPY, $GLD, $SLV The Dow Jones made its last all-time high on March 1st, and since then its valuation has been slowly deflating. It closed this week only nine Dow Points away from breaking below its BEV -2.50% line in the chart below. After the amazing 32 new daily […]
Trump Stimulus Expectations Driving US and World Economies $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The world economy will grow steadily over the next 2 years, meaning investors should stay invested in equities, according to Barclays Capital Plc. Barclay’s analysts presented several major themes for the next 2 years Thursday, they are: President Donald Trump and Republicans in […]
Contrarians See Trump Calmed S&P 500 VIX as Sell Signal $SPY, $VXX American investors are projecting that The Trump Administration will be the catalyst to boost corporate earnings going forward. They are betting that they are right. “Given the intensity of the political ferment in our country, the Zen-like calm of stock market investors is […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) LTN’s Large Cap Stocks of the Day $RACE Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE), from the Consumer Goods (Luxury) sector had a price of 66.58 Monday, or + 1.29%. The company is predicting an EPS (earnings per share) growth of 0.29% in the coming year. The EPS growth over the next 5 years will be. Ferrari […]
Why Buy This Bull Market or Not Buy It $SPY Below are some of the reasons given as to why investors should “Buy” this Bull Market, as follows: 1. Investor Confidence Is Soaring There is little doubt that since the election both investor and consumer confidence has soared. In fact, confidence (soft data) has become […]
Buying Stocks: Value Investing Warren Buffet is the Champion of value investing. Value investing is a strategy that involves buying companies that are undervalued in the market. Such companies are not hidden gems, they are good companies trading at lower prices than they should be. When I say value, I mean getting a good deal. […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) HyperSupercar Production Drives Record Profits $RACE, $FCAU Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) projects profit spike of at least 8% in Y 2017 with more Special Edition SuperCars like the $2.1-M LaFerrari Aperta, which boosted revenue and earnings to record highs in Y 2016. Ferrari’s shares to all time highs last week marking 65.12 on Friday, 2 […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Beat the Street, Stock Spikes $RACE, $FCAU Thursday, the iconic Italian luxury carmaker reported a 38% rise in Q-4 adjusted core earnings and gave a strong guidance for Y 2017, driving its NYSE listed shares us more than 4% on the day. Ferrari was spun off from Fiat-Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) in October 2015, said adjusted EBITDA […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Expanding Its Global Presence $RACE, $FCAU Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is set to report Q-4 of Y 2016 results before the market open on 2 February. Last Quarter, the company delivered a positive earnings of 22.22%. Looking forward to seeing this announcement as Ferrari is expanding its presence worldwide. Ferrari was until October 2015 a […]
Ferrari NV’s (NYSE:RACE) 2017 Corporate Calendar $RACE Ferrari N.V. ((NYSE/MTA: RACE) announced Tuesday the following corporate calendar for Y 2017, as follows: Earnings Releases 2 February 2017 – Group results for 4th Quarter and FY 2016 4 May 2017 – Group results for 1st Quarter 2017 2 August 2017 – Group results for 2nd Quarter […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Full Year, Q-4 2016 Results on 2 February $RACE Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) announced Tuesday that its financial results for the FY and Q-4 for Y 2016 will be released on Thursday, 2 February 2017. A live audio webcast and conference call of FY 2016 and Q-4 results will begin at 16:00 GMT […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $MCD, $TVR, $BA, $CAT, $INTC, $MSFT Q-4 earnings season picks up this week with 106 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report to Wall Street. Included in this group are 12 DJIA components, as follows: Monday: McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE:MCD) Tuesday: 3M (NYSE:MMM), Du Pont (NYSE:DD), Johnson & Johnson […]
HeffX-LTN Analysts for Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:ABX) $ABX Barrick Gold Corp. (NYSE:ABX) reported the earnings of 0.24/share in the last Quarter where the estimated EPS by analysts was 0.21/share. The difference between the expected and actual EPS was 0.03/share, which represents a surprise of 14.3%. Analysts are providing their estimated earnings analysis for Barrick Gold, […]
LTN’s Feature Stock of the Day: Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE:BK) $BK The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) will report its next earnings on 19 January 2017 The company reported the earnings of 0.90/Share in the last Quarter where the estimated EPS by analysts was 0.81/share. The difference between the expected […]
US Companies Profits Up, Some Will Top Expectations $SPY Earnings season in here, and US companies are set to report their strongest profit growth in 2 years, and just may justify Wall Street to extend its strong rally, as some participants anticipate that many companies will top expectations. Companies in the S&P 500 are expected […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $UNH, $GS, $AXP, $IBM, $GE The US financial markets will be closed on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. President Elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Friday, 20 January. Official Q-4 earnings season is underway, with 35 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX It is the 2nd week of Y 2017. The the smaller cap stocks look to fare better as big funds buy them in the “January Effect” action. This weeks performance will tells more, as to the market’s continued efforts to extend The Trump Rally. The […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Friday, what looked as if it could be a high note close to Y 2016 with an up session in an up market fell to the reality of a heavy volume rebalance. Stocks sold to end Y 2016 but finished on a high note Russell […]
The “Shortened” Week Ahead on Wall Street $STZ, $MON, $WBA The US financial markets were closed Monday in observance of New Year’s Day. This week only 3 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report earnings to Wall Street: Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ), Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON) and Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NYSE:WBA) Thursday. […]
Trump Tax Cuts Seen Boosting Earnings by 20% Next Year $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Some analysts are raising earnings forecast for Y 2017 expecting US President Donald Trump to favor a more business friendly environment than Barack Hussein Obama. The combination of a Republican in the White House and a Republican Congress is seen by […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Last week we saw a modest rise, no Santa Claus Reindeer drive through DJIA 20000, perhaps this week, as the indexes are still working on patterns. The leaders were flat, as the money moves toward smaller bio-techs. It remains to be seen if the final week […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street The US financial markets are closed Monday in observance of Christmas. The markets will also be closed the following Monday, 2 January in observance of New Year’s Day. On behalf of everyone at HeffX-LTN, I you a healthy and prosperous New Year. Earnings No members of the S&P 500 […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The FOMC made the bold move of hiking the Fed Funds rate 25 bpts for the 2nd time in 13 months and promised an additional 3 hikes in Y 2017, Along with the Fed Speak politicians had to get in front of the cameras to […]
People are Working, Traveling, Spending and Investing in Stocks $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ The post-election Trump Rally has taken stock market indexes to all-time highs, and the recent gains raise some interesting Q’s. Below are some thoughts on the action that you may find useful, as follows: Sentiment: Has spiked as the market has run up. […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX There is a lot of data is due this week including the FOMC rate policy decision Wednesday afternoon. Most people believe the Fed will raise rates as it did a year ago. Wednesday sees Retail sales, PPI, Industrial Production and Capacity. CPI is revealed Thursday, […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Shares Driving Higher $RACE Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) shares have come off their 27 July 2016 lows at 37.41, and are driving higher, headed to all time highs Ferrari is a Bullish proxy for the high end market. The prevailing sentiment is that the high end market will continue to do well as long as […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX At the weekend there was an Italian election, the Italians, suffering from oppressively high unemployment and the huge costs of the new immigrants, moved toward an ‘Italiexit’ from the EU. One analyst I read said it was better to have the EU than separate countries with […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $AZO, $BF.B, $COST, $AVGO, $COO We are in that frame between Q-3 and Q-4 earnings season on Wall Street. This week 6 members of the S&P 500 will release results this week AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) Tuesday Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE:BF.B), Costco Wholesale Corp. (NYSE:COST) and H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) Wednesday Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) and Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO) Thursday Economic reports The […]
Donald Trump’s Presidency Will Benefit Stocks in Almost Every Sector $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX After years of slowing earnings growth and little in the way of excitement for many Wall Street analysts, many are hopeful that President Elect Donald Trump will make things interesting. When collating data for the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) Analyst […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Stocks hit fresh records in a shortened trading session Friday, investors continued to bet on a pickup in economic growth and rising corporate profits. The gains on Wall Street were modest and broad, with nearly every sector in the Standard and Poor’s 500 index rising. […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX I expected the US stock indexes to pause and test, but they have risen on a stronger USD and the outlook for improved business. The prospect of actual growth of companies doing business in the USD has driven the smaller cap stocks higher. Again, after […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $DE, $TSN, $CPB, $HRL, $MDT The US financial markets will be closed Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving. The US stock exchanges will close early Friday, at 1:00p EST. Q-3 earnings season continues to wind down with just 13 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report to Wall Street […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The stock and bond markets are channeling US President Elect Trump’s expected policies since last Tuesday. Equities has liked them and Bonds have not. Stocks rallied sharply on the pro-growth trade. Longer-dated US Treasuries sold off sharply on the understanding that pro-growth = pro-inflation + […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HD, $CSCO, $WMT Earning season is slowing, this week just 20 members of the S&P 500 will report to Wall Street Included in this lot are 3 DJIA stocks: Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Tuesday, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Wednesday and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st economic […]
The Trump Rally Extends, DJIA at Record Highs $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The Big Q: Why did the market rally like it did? The Big A: the Bullish price action centered around the following Key factors: Short-covering activity Momentum as traders chased gains that few people expected Strong leadership from the financial and healthcare sectors, […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The big economic data and the bulk of the earnings reports are in and digested by Wall Street. But hang on there are still some Key earnings , like Disney (NYSE:DIS) this week. along with JOLTS and MSI . This Tuesday, 8 November the US […]
The Week Ahead On Wall Street $DIS Tuesday is Election Day in the US, with early voting underway in many states. Earning season continues this week as 31 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report. Included is DJIA component The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st economic reports will be […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street This week 130 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report earnings to Wall Street. Included in this group is DJIA component Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) Tuesday. The FOMC will hold a 2-day meeting starting Tuesday. The CME’s FedWatch Tool currently assigns a greater than 90% chance of interest rates remaining unchanged. […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $V, $AAPL, $CAT, $BA, $KO, $XOM This week Q-3 earnings season hits full stride, with 178 members of the S&P 500 reporting to Wall Street. Included in this group are 12 DJIA componenets: Monday: Visa (NYSE:V) Tuesday: 3M Co. (NYSE:MMM), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT), DuPont De Nemours (NYSE:DD), Merck […]
GAWK CEO on MoneyTV Friday to Discuss Record Earnings, Tech Breakthrough Los Angeles, CA—October 20, 2016 – GAWK Inc. (OTC PINK: GAWK ) CEO Scott Kettle will be a guest on MoneyTV on Friday, October 21, 2016, and will speak to investors and the media about the Company’s recent record-breaking revenue and technological advances. Kettle […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $IBM, $GS, $GE, $AXP, $MSFT Earnings season will pick up this week as 11 members of the DJIA are scheduled to report: International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) Monday Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:GS), Intel Corp. (NASDAQ:INTC), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) Tuesday American Express Co. (NYSE:AXP) Wednesday; Microsoft […]
The Leadership is Bouncing Around, Uncertainty Abounds $SPY, $JPM, $C At 1st glance, the US stock market in Y 2016 is nothing like it was last year, when Winners kept winning and gainers were concentrated in a handful of leadership stocks. But, now the leadership keeps bouncing around. Since January, the S&P 500 Index’s strongest […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $JPM, $C, $WFC, $PNC, $AA The US stock exchanges were open Monday, Columbus Day, even though it is a federal holiday. The 1st official week of Q-3 earnings features 4 banks: DJIA component JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and S&P 500 members Citigoup (NYSE:C), PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Wells […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $AYI, $DRI, $STZ, $GPN, $MON, $YUM Q-4 (October) started Saturday, the month infamous for the Y 1929 and the & 1987 crashes. October is also notable for this Key reason: the performance of Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index from 31 July to 31 October has a way of predicting […]
US Technology Companies Outperformed Since June $AAPL, $GOOG, $MSFT, $DB US technology companies have outperformed since June, beating the S&P 500 Index by the biggest margin since the Bull Market began on 9 March 2009. Their influence lifted the broad market to the 4h straight Quarterly gainer and its biggest of Y 2016, with the […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) a Bullish ‘Battleground’ Stock $RACE, $FCAU, $F Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) is an issue that I am strong on. On the 60 open the stock was an easy short, but as the subsequent decline bottomed, many analysts turned Bullish on a valuation basis. Ferrari is not a “me-too” car company and it deserves a much […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $ORCL The only S&P 500 member scheduled to report earnings is Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ:ORCL) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st notable economic report to Wall Street will be the August import and export prices, released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ August Producer Price Index (PPI), August retail sales, the Phily Fed’s […]
Muni Bond Yields & Barron’s Confidence Index $DIA, $GLD, $SLV Finally, after two months the stock market saw a little excitement last Friday; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) almost broke below 18,000 at the close. Two “policy makers” said FOMC “policy” isn’t market driven; that they may actually increase their Fed Funds Rate: twice […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HPE, $KR The US financial markets were closed Monday in observance of Labor Day. Historically, September has been the worst month of the year for large-cap stocks. The S&P 500 index has only realized a September gain during 43% of all years since the start of Y 1946. The […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $BF.B, $CRM, $AVGO, $CPB, $HRB There are only 5 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report earnings this week, they are: Brown-Forman Corp. (NYSE:BF.B) and Salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM) Wednesday, and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE:CPB) and H&R Block (NYSE:HRB) Thursday. Economic reports The week’s 1st notable economic report […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $BBY, $INTU, $SMJ, $HPQ, $PVH, $ADSK, $DG, $MDT, $PDCO, $SIG, $TIF, $ULTA This week 13 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report earnings to Wall Street On Tuesday: Best Buy (BBY), Intuit (INTU) and JM Smucker (SJM). On Thursday: HP (HPQ) and PVH Corp. (PVH) on Wednesday; […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $BBY, $DG, $INTU, $MCD, $PG, $SYMC Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $BABA, $BBRY, $UA, $AD Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and initiations […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HD, $CSCO, $WMT, $LOW, $TGT Earnings season winds down, just 20 members of the S&P 500 report to Wall Street this week. Included are DJIA members Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Tuesday, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Wednesday and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) Thursday. Some other retailers will also report to Wall Street, including: […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AEO, $LRCX, $SHA, $SPWR, $UNP Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $EGO, $SLM, $SPWR, $DIS, $YELP Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and […]
Commentary: Paul Ebeling on Wall Street $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Earnings, GDP numbers, Fed, BOJ and ECB decisions, NFPs report all out. Wall Street ignored most of it for a few weeks, got nervous traded down and saw some light, ran North and broke out on low volume Friday. And by the way the US job […]
Earnings Reports to Watch this Week $DIS, $SCTY, $VRX, $YELP, $SHAK, $BABA, $KSS, $M, $JWN, $JCP HeffX–LTN has put together a preview of some of the major companies reporting their Quarterly results this week and what to expect. And have included the consensus earnings estimates from Thomson Reutersm the stock price and trading history. Note: […]
Ferrari’s Supercars Driving Record Breaking Earnings $RACE Iconic Italian automaker Ferrari, NV (NYSE:RACE) posted better-than-expected Quarterly numbers last Tuesday, helped by strong demand for its Supercars from Europe and China and margins strengthened by Special Edition and Tailor Made examples. The business that was spun off from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (NYSE:FCAU), confirmed its full-year revenue […]
Cautious US Companies ‘Hoarding’ Cash $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US companies have returned to hoarding cash due to mounting economic and geopolitical fears, a indication of a business-investment pullback. The UK’s Brexit vote, a sluggish US economy and a weak global economy combined to lead companies to delay investment decisions and just hoard their cash, […]
The US “Earnings Recession” is Not Registering with Investors $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The US earnings recession should be dampening the 7-year-old Bull Market, but it is not registering with investors. Quarterly profits in the S&P 500 Index are about to fall yet again, extending a streak of declines poised to match the longest earnings […]
This Week on Wall Street, Bank Earnings in the Headlights $JPM, $GS, $MS, $BAC, $DB, $USB Banks are definitely in the headlights this earnings season, and there is caution in the market, Q-2 was not strong economical. Financials have been the worst performing of the 10 major S&P 500 sector groups this year, down nearly […]
The REAL Jobs Report Suggest the US Economy ‘Treading Water’ $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX There is almost no way to explain Friday’s buying spree in response to another NFPs (official jobs report) that proved nothing about a growing economy, hang on an allegedly growing economy. When the S&P 500 hit 2130 on 21 May 2015, […]
Today’s US S&P 500 Action May Signal Market Top $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX US economy’s ill health possibly having been overstated, plus the Dovish talk from the Fed combined Friday drive the S&P 500 Index above its 21 May 2015 all time high close. Friday’s capped an 8-day rebound of more than 6% that restored […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $NKE, $GIS, $CAG, $MU Earnings results from Q-2’s early reporters will be released to Wall Street this week with 10 members of the S&P 500 on tap. They are NIKE (NYSE:NKE)Tuesday, Acuity Brands (NYSE AYI), General Mills (NYSE:GIS) and Monsanto (NYSE:MON) Wednesday; and ConAgra Foods (NYSE:CAG), Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ), Darden […]
US Q-1 Earnings 98% in, Not Really Very Good $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX As of Wednesday, Q-1 earnings reports are 98% complete with 495 of the 500 companies in the S&P 500 reported. Headlines were generally positive with 72% of companies beating expectations, about average. But, nothing else about the earnings season looks to be […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $BUD, $CHTR, $COST, $NKE, $UA, $WFM Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts’ research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts […]