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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $DG, $MON, $PANW, $TGTX, $ULTX 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, […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $MDT, $KORS, $AVGO The US financial markets were closed Monday for Memorial Day. This week only 3 members of the S&P 500 will report Q-1 earnings to Wall Street as this season is winding down, they are: Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) Tuesday, Michael Kors Holdings (NYSE:KORS) Wednesday and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) on Thursday. Economic Reports […]
The AAII Sentiment Survey for the Frame Ended 25 May 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the US stock market for the next 6 months, Individual members are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership weekly. Just […]
SEC Accounting Scrutiny Could End Bull Market $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The SEC appears to be ready to put a end to aggressive accounting methods. The US Securities and Exchange Commission is finally setting out to put a stop to the accounting methods that artificially inflates profits. According to media reports, the SEC is getting […]
SEC Cracking Down on Misleading “Shocking” Corporate Accounting $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX SEC’s chief accountant for corporate sending message to companies that aggressively engage in misleading adjusted earnings measures. Mark Kronforst, chief accountant of the SEC’s corporation finance division, warned that the SEC is sending a message to companies that excessively engage in misleading accounting. […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $AZO, $HPE, $INTU, $COST, $HPQ, $DG Only 16 members of the S&P 500 will report earnings this week as Q-1 earnings season winds down. Included in this group are: AutoZone (NYSE:AZO), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and Intuit (NASDAQ:INTU) Tuesday, Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) and HP (NYSE:HPQ) Wednesday, and Dollar General […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $CLH, $EGO, $XOM, $FSLR, $HD 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 analyst upgrades, […]
Analysts Questioning the Very Existence of SolarCity (NASDAQ:SCTY) $SCTY Last week SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ:SCTY) reported Q-1 adjusted diluted net loss per share of 2.56 on revenues of $122.6-M. In the year-ago Quarter, the company reported a net loss per share of 1.52 on revenues of $67.48-M. The loss was deeper than expected, but what really […]
Bear Market “Radar” on High Alert $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The US Securities and Exchange Commission is set on putting a stop to the accounting methods that artificially inflate company profits. According to an industry notice he SEC is getting ready to step up its scrutiny of companies’ “homegrown earnings measures,” signaling it plans to […]
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) Off 23% YTD, Traders Saying More to Go $NFLX Netflix is off 23% YTD, and traders are betting it is about to dive deeper. Options volume last week grew increasingly Bearish, indicating the negative sentiment on Wall Street. I am seeing a negative technical setup. Next support is 80.57 and none under that […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $HD, $CSCO, $WMT Earnings season is winding down; 23 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report to Wall Street this week. 3 DJIA components are included: Home Depot (NYSE:HD) Tuesday, Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) Wednesday, and Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE:WMT) Thursday. Economic Reports The week’s 1st economic reports of […]
The AAII Sentiment Survey for the Frame Ended 11 May 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the stock market for the next 6 months, Individual members are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership weekly. Just 1 […]
Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) Share’s Falling, Leadership in Question $TSLA Shares of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) have been in reverse mode since the EV maker reported Q-1 earnings results that showed a wider-than-expected loss. TSLA stock closed Tuesday at 208.69 a decline of about 15% from the prior-week’s close of 240.76. In the past 30 days, TSLA […]
Tuesday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI Monday, Wall Street closed mixed, with the DJIA down 34 points or 0.20% to 17,705.91, the NAS Comp and the S&P 500 finishing up by 0.30% to 4,750.21 and 0.08% to 2,058.69 respectively. A decline in Crude Oil prices mid-morning, and expectations of weak earnings reports […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $DIS Earnings season is slowing down as just 22 members of the S&P 500 are scheduled to report to Wall Street this week. The only DJIA component on the list this week is Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS), which will report Tuesday. The economic reports of note The week’s […]
Over 60% of American Families Have No Retirement Plans Since voluntary savings plans led by 401(k)s have largely replaced traditional pensions, it is no surprise that this is the “best of times” for many highly paid America workers. It is the “worst of times” for almost everyone else in the nation, especially the 42% of […]
The AAII Sentiment Survey for the Frame Ended 4 May 2016 $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The AAII Investor Sentiment Survey measures the percentage of individual investors who are Bullish, Bearish, and Neutral on the stock market for the next 6 months, Individual members are polled from the ranks of the AAII membership weekly. Just 1 […]
How Companies Approach Going Public in Today’s Market Not until Y 2009 did the market see a pre-IPO company reached a $1-B valuation. The majority of today’s Unicorn companies reached that valuation level in just the past 18 months. They move in a few distinct herds, as follows: About 35% of them are in the […]
UBS Bullish Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Ups Price Target $RACE, $UBS UBS (NYSE:UBS) analysts reiterated its Buy rating on Ferrari (NYSE:RACE), and raised the price target to 50.00 from 48.00, following the company’s Q-1 earnings report. Monday UBS Analyst Michael Binetti noted: “Despite beating Q-1 estimates and raising 2016 guidance, RACE’s stock has pulled back slightly due to: […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to Introduce New Luxury Merch in 2017 $RACE Expect Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) to introduce new luxury merchandise in Y 2017, as the luxury Supercar maker continues to seek new business opportunities beyond its iconic sports and racing cars. The company plans to transform into a luxury brand that does more than sell sports cars […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Posts Q-1 Results, Beats Street Estimates $RACE Ferrari NV (NYSE:RACE) raised forecasts for Y 2016 after sales of new sportscars helped profit rose 11% in Q-1, the Italian manufacturer’s 1st as an independent company. Adjusted EBITDA will total at least $918-M, Ferrari said late Monday in a statement, beating Wall Street estimates Chairman Sergio […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $PFE, $MRK Q-1 earnings season will be busy, with 124 members of the S&P 500 scheduled to report this week. Included in this group are DJIA components Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) Tuesday and Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) Thursday. Economic Reports The week’s 1st economic reports to Wall Street will be the April PMI […]
Thursday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DIA) $DIA, $.DJI The DJIA rose 51 points, or 0.28%, to 18,041.55 after the no tell FOMC policy announcement. The SP 500 gained 3 pts, or 0.16%, to 2,095.15, the NAS Comp lost 25 points, or 0.51%, to close at 4,863.14 as Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares dove on its […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations $CMG, $EBAY, $JBLU, $KHC, $TWTR Daily HeffX-LTN review Wall Street analyst 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 analyst upgrades, […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts’ Upgrades, Downgrades and Initiations $GOOGL, $AAPL $MSFT, $ERIC, $URI Daily HeffX-LTN review Wall Street analyst 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 analyst upgrades, […]
The Week Ahead On Wall Street $AAPL, $BA, $CVX, $DD, $MMM, $PG, $UTX, $XOM This week about 200 members of the S&P 500 will report earnings to Wall Street. Included are DJIA components: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Monday; 3M (NYSE:MMM), Du Pont (NYSE:DD) and Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG) Tuesday On Wednesday, Boeing Co. (NYSE:BA) and United […]
China Bans Key Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Service, Growth Dampened China’s blocking of Apple mobile entertainment services in presents fresh challenges for the giant tech company as it prepares to report its 1st-ever fall in iPhone sales. specifically Apple movies and book store were shut down by the government. The news on Thursday that Apple’s online book and […]
Thursday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $DJI Thursday, US stocks ended the day sharply lower with the DJIA losing 113 points to close the day at 17,982.52, hit by poor earnings reports, and the fact that ECB’s Draghi ruled out “helicopter money” saying that policy makers have never considered start printing money. The Nasdaq […]
Thursday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DJI) $DIA, $DJI Wednesday, US stocks ended the day higher after the beginning of the earnings season reports showed some mixed results during Q-1 of this year. On the negative side, S&P 500 companies are expected to have lost 7.5% on average due to weak Crude Oil prices, CocaCola […]
Tuesday’s Technical Outlook for the DJIA (.DJI) Monday, all major US stock market indexes finished in the Green, with the DJIA + 106 points to end at 18,004.16, !st time above the Key 18,000 mark since July 2015. The NAS Comp advanced 0.44% to close at 4,960.02, and the S&P + 13 points to finish […]
The Week Ahead On Wall Street Federal income tax returns for Y 2015 are due Monday, and residents of Massachusetts and Maine can file Tuesday. Monday is also the deadline for making IRA contributions for the TY 2015. About 100 members of the S&P 500 report earnings this week. Included in this group will be […]