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5 Stocks To Watch This Week 11-17-14
Monday Urban Outfitters Fashion retailer Urban Outfitters (URBN) is set report after the close on Monday. So far this quarter we’ve seen a strong performance from consumer discretionary earnings. Profits within the sector are up 14.4% year over year, however, the charge has been lead by internet retailers, not clothing sellers. Contributing analysts on Estimize are expecting […]
Is Alibaba An Undervalued Stock?
If you’ve gotten out of bed in the past month, you’ve probably heard someone mention Alibaba (BABA). The Chinese ecommerce company is in the news this week after doing over $9 billion in gift sales on China’s “Singles’ Day.” With incredible growth numbers and hints of a future partnership with Apple, Alibaba’s stock has picked up tremendous […]
New Hawkeye aircraft is US Navy’s ‘digital quarterback’
The newest, most advanced Hawkeye aircraft, has achieved initial operational capability, significantly boosting the U.S. Navy’s battlefield communications. Northrop Grumman’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye provides the Navy fleet with next-generation eyes. It can help manage missions, keep carrier battle groups out of harm’s way, and sweep ahead of a strike. Dubbed “the digital quarterback,” the Hawkeye […]
Market Commentary: Large Caps In Green, Small Caps Remain Down
Written by Gary Premarkets were down -0.2% and didn’t move much after the ‘not-so-good’ US financial reports this morning. Markets opened down on moderate volume and started to trend upwards to where the major averages were all in the green, but flat. By 10 am the averages were mixed, sea-sawing along the unchanged line and generally […]
European Bond Risk Plunges As Draghi Hints At Sovereign QE (Again)
Seriously!! Draghi utters a few words – all of which we have seen and heard a thousand times before: *DRAGHI SAYS ECB WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES, WITHIN ITS MANDATE *DRAGHI SAYS EXPANDED PURCHASE PROGRAM COULD INCLUDE GOVT BONDS and EURUSD, European stocks and bonds get uber-excited… European bond spreads tumbled… EURUSD sliding back under […]
US Industrial Output Slumps In October
Industrial activity dipped 0.1 percent last month, clawing back a portion of the 0.8 percent rise in the previous month, the Federal Reserve reports. The slump surprised analysts, who were expecting a 0.3% gain, according to Econoday.com’s consensus forecast. The manufacturing component, however, posted a modest 0.2% rise, which tells us that last month’s weakness wasn’t broadly […]
Actavis Rumored To Be Close To Acquiring Allergan
As per market rumors, Actavis (ACT – Analyst Report) is closing in on a deal to acquire Allergan Inc. (AGN – Analyst Report) for over $65.5 billion. The rumors are expected to be confirmed soon. Actavis to Outplay Valeant? As per the sources, Actavis has agreed to pay $215 to $220 per share for the Botox maker. Actavis’ offer price, if […]
Market Participation Fades
The charts below were included in an NFTRH update last week. I want to put them up here as well to give readers a view of a market that is losing sponsorship and being diverged negatively by several other beneath the surface indicators as well. Does it mean the market must go down? No, the […]
October 2014 Industrial Production Marginally Declines, Under Expectations
The headlines say seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) marginally declined. Econintersect‘s analysis is slightly better – but the unadjusted rolling averages also marginally declining from last month. Headline seasonally adjusted Industrial Production (IP) decreased 0.1% month-over-month and up 4.0% year-over-year. Econintersect‘s analysis using the unadjusted data is that IP growth was unchanged month-over-month, and is up 4.0% year-over-year. The unadjusted year-over-year rate of growth […]
Japan’s Last Stand
There is a popular American military term called a “last stand”, which is meant to describe a situation where a combat force attempts to hold a defensive position in the face of overwhelming odds. The defensive force usually sustains very heavy casualties or is completely destroyed, as happened at Custer’s Last Stand. General Custer, misreading […]
