UK & US Inflation Data To Shed Light On Fed’s Decisions
After a slow trading day on Monday due to lack of fundamentals across the board, Tuesday comes with many key economic releases for two central banks, which set to have a notable impact on the markets. Eyes turn to the UK and the US inflation data, which may give us more clues about their upcoming […]
Jefferies Sees ‘Attractive Buying Opportunities’ In Biotech
The Jefferies Biotechnology team sees “attractive buying opportunities” amidst the pre-election weakness. While volatility will likely continue into the election, valuation multiples are near-historic lows and policy concerns, while valid, are likely overstated, the analysts tell investors in a research note. They recommend using the weakness to buy select names ahead of a potential improvement […]
3 Top-Rated PIMCO Mutual Funds To Buy Now
Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC (commonly known as PIMCO) is an internationally acclaimed investment management firm. The company provides a wide range of financial services in 12 countries with the help of more than 2,200 employees and over 700 professionals. PIMCO offers a broad lineup of investment solutions to its clients that encompass the entire […]
Goldman Sachs, BlackRock Report Strong Earnings
Goldman Sachs (GS) and BlackRock (BLK) released their third quarter earnings reports before opening bell this morning. Goldman Sachs posted earnings of $4.88 per share on $8.17 billion in revenue. Analysts had been expecting earnings of $3.82 per share and $7.36 billion in revenue. In last year’s third quarter, the firm posted $2.90 per share […]
4 Stocks To Watch After The Market Closes Today
Intel (INTC): Intel, like many of its peers, has shifted its focus away from its waning legacy business toward high growth markets such as AI, IoT Data Centers and Security. Last quarter the company saw these segments jump on a year over year basis with expectations to do the same on Tuesday. Client Computing was one […]
The Dow Jones Transportation Index – October 18, 2016
The Dow Jones Transportation Index… Last week we showed the Dow Jones Transportation Index chart and commented that a big test day was in play against a very important resistance line. Well, a week has gone by and the Transports still have not broken its upper resistance line yet. That is the current test that […]
Goldman Smashes Expectations As Trading, Prop Revenues Surge, “Average” Employee Makes $322,607
After the rest of the major US banks posted solid beats, mostly on the back of a strong rebound in markets-driven revenue, there was little concern that Goldman Sachs (GS) – the pure-play trading powerhouse (at least until the recent launch of a retail lending and deposit operation) would likewise surpass Wall Street’s expectations, and […]
Turnaround Tuesday – Market Rallies Back To Our Shorting Lines
See, this is why Monday’s are pointless. Everything that happened in yesterday’s ultra low-volume sell-off has been reversed already and NOW the week can finally begin. Still, it didn’t stop us from making a very quick $1,000 per contract on the oil trade we talked about in yesterday’s morning post – you are very welcome! Remember, I can only […]
Consumer Price Index: Inflation Rises On Gas And Shelter
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the September CPI data this morning. The year-over-year nonseasonally adjusted Headline CPI came in at 1.46%, up from 1.06% the previous month. Year-over-year Core CPI (ex Food and Energy) came in at 2.21%, down slightly from the previous month’s 2.32%. Here is the introduction from the BLS summary, which […]
Is It Time To Buy Yahoo Ahead Of Its Earnings Report?
Photo Credit: Esther Vargas Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) Information Technology – Internet Software & Services | Reports October 18, After Market Closes Key Takeaways The Estimize consensus is calling for earnings per share of 14 cents on $858.58 million in revenue, 1 cent lower than Wall Street on the bottom line and $2 million on the top The […]
