Allthreemajorindicesendedthedaymodestlyhigher.TheNasdaq,whichfaredworstyesterday,advanced1.2%andwasthebestperformeramongthebigthree.Itwasaverylightdayintermsofscheduledeconomicnews.BondinsurerAmbacreportedamuchlargerthanexpectedlossandthestocklostmorethan40%asaresult.Butmostotherearningsreportswereexceedingexpectations,whichwasthemainreasonbehindtoday’smodestgain.
Financialswereagainamongthen...[阅读全文]
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(2008-04-23 14:35:21)
(2008-04-22 14:23:54)
Allthreemajorindicesendedthesessionlower.TheNasdaq,hitbyadisappointingearningsguidancefromTI,faredtheworstandpostedalossof1.3%.Butitwasreallytherecordhighoilpricethatpressuredthemarketformostoftheday.Ironically,anincredible$100oilpricelookslikeabargainnow.TheExistingHomesSalesreport,whichwastheonlyeconomicnewsoftheday,showednosignofbottomintheUShousingmarketwithsalesdecliningby2%andpricedroppingby...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-21 14:01:42)
Themarketstartedthenewweekinaquietfashion.Allthreemajorindicesendedthedaywithin0.2%fromtheunchangedlevel,whichwasnotbadatallconsideringthehugerallyinthepreviousweek.Thereislittleeconomicnews.SimilartoCitigroupandWachovia,thelatestearningsresultsfromBankofAmericaalsomissedexpectation.Butapparentlythemarkethasalreadydiscountedthenews.
Financialswereamongthenoticeablelosersforthedaybutvolumewason...[阅读全文]
Financialswereamongthenoticeablelosersforthedaybutvolumewason...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-18 12:05:22)
Themarketisontracktogainmorethan4%fortheweekbarringasuddendropinthefinalhouroftoday’strading.Evenmoreimportanttothosetechnicalfollowers,theDowissettobreakthedownwardslopingtrendlinesincelastOctoberandS&P500isgoingtochallengethekey1400levelforthefirsttimeinthreemonths.Generallypositiveearningsresultscontributedtotoday’srally.AfterGE’sdisappointmentlastFriday,investors’expectationsforthisweek’s...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-17 14:51:49)
Themarketendedthedayessentiallyflat,whichwasnotbadatallgiventhebigrallywesawyesterday.Evenbetter,themarketheldupverywelldespiterelativelybearisheconomicnewsandworse-than-expectedearningresultsfromMerrillandPfizer.Itshowsthattherecentrallymayhavelegs.
Startwiththeweeklyinitialclaims.ThenumberfortheweekendingApril12thcameat372K,slightlybeloweconomistsforecasted.Thepreviousweek’snumber,however,w...[阅读全文]
Startwiththeweeklyinitialclaims.ThenumberfortheweekendingApril12thcameat372K,slightlybeloweconomistsforecasted.Thepreviousweek’snumber,however,w...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-16 14:39:02)
ThemarkettreatedbullswithagoodWednesday.Allthreemajorindicesendedthedayhigherbymorethan2%.TheNasdaq,whichlaggedthebroadmarketrecently,advanced2.8%,thebestamongthebigthree.Evenmoreimpressive,theDowTransportationAveragehitanewhighfor2008andhasgained11%year-to-datedespitelastweek’searningswarningfromUPS.Theeconomicnewsofthedaywasmixed:BothheadlineandcoreCPInumbersmatchedwithexpectation;HousingStarts...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-15 14:47:16)
Allthreemajorindicesendedthesessionhigherby0.5%.Similartoyesterday,tradingactivitieswerequitemutedaheadofseveralsignificantearningsreports.Theeconomicnewsofthedaywasquitemixed.TheheadlinePPInumberforMarchincreased1.1%vs.0.6%expected.CorePPI,whichexcludesvolatilefoodandenergyprices,increased0.2%,matchingexpectation.TheNYEmpireStateIndex,whichprovidesanearlysigntothehealthofmanufacturingactivitiesar...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-14 14:45:50)
Themarketstartedthebusiestweekoftheearningseasoninaratherlacklustertone.TheDowswungaroundtheunchangedlevelformostofthedaybeforeendingthesessionwithalossof23points.TheNasdaq,theworstperformerofthethree,hadalossof0.6%.WachoviabecamethelatestfinancialfirmthatposteddisappointingQ1resultswhilenewsontheeconomicfrontwasmoreorlessinlinewithexpectation.
Financialscontinuedtolagbehindthebroadmarketandit...[阅读全文]
Financialscontinuedtolagbehindthebroadmarketandit...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-11 15:14:59)
AusuallyquietFridayturnedouttobeabloodydayonWallStreet.Allthreemajorindicesendedthedayandtheweeklowerbymorethan2%.Almostalleconomicnewsofthedaywasnegative.Importpricesjumped2.8%inMarchandbroughtthey-o-yincreaseto14.8%.Consumerconfidence,ontheotherhand,tumbledtoa26-yearlow.Ontopofthat,ahugeearningmissbyGeneralElectriccastcloudsamonginvestorsandnextweekcanbeabigtestforthemarketwith35%oftheS&P500comp...[阅读全文]
(2008-04-10 15:10:12)
Allthreemajorindicesendedthesessionmodestlyhigher.Interestingly,Nasdaqoutperformedthebroadmarketthistimeanditwasup1.3%fortheday.Thenewsontheeconomicfrontofthedaywasquitemixed.Luckily,twoDowcomponentsraisingtheirearningexpectationsalongwitha$9billionbuyoutofferinthebiotechsectorwereenoughtooffsetgenerallydisappointingsame-storesaleresultsforMarch.
Startwiththeweeklyjoblessclaimsnumber.Economist...[阅读全文]
Startwiththeweeklyjoblessclaimsnumber.Economist...[阅读全文]
