Sunday, April 30, 2006
Friday, April 28, 2006
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Microsoft (MSFT) reported $0.29--including a $0.03 legal charge--missing by a penny. Quarterly profit rose 16%. MSFT's PowerRating is 6.
Dover (DOV) beat by $0.04. DOV's PowerRating is 5.
KLA-Tencor (KLAC) KLAC 's PowerRating is 4.
McAfee (MFE) beat by $0.07 and guided in-line. MFE's PowerRating is 5.
Deckers Outdoor (DECK) beat by $0.20 but guided lower for Q2. DECK's PowerRating is 5.
Upgrades and Downgrades
NARA, PCU, CELG, LPNT, ICI, CAM, VOLVY, RE, CBK,ZBRA, CAKE, C, RAIL, CTV, WDC, LKQX, and ZMH
Downgraded this morning include:
EDO, TOC, MSFT, MLNM, TLAB, ODP, CLFC, RRC, KEX, RNWK, ANDW, ROP, and MPS
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Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a lower open this morning.
- Quarterly GDP data to be released at 8:30 this morning.Consumer Sentiment , and Chicago PMI also on tap for release today.
- Microsoft Corp. profit up for the quarter, but forcast for for current fiscal quarter and year to be below expectations.
- Yesterday Ben Bernanke spoke and again hinted to at least a pause in rate increases in the future.
- Elan Corp. announcing that a committe of the European Medical Agency has issued a possitive opinion for the drug Tysabri.
- Chevron Corp. and Petronas Carigali win exploration rights for offshore oil block in Vietnam.
- Crude Oil continues to pull back current price is $70.67 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline has also pulled back a bit to $2.05 per gallon.
- Natural gas currently $6.80 per unit.
- Gold up just a bit here current price is $640.40 per ounce.
Earnings
Cameco (CCJ)
Chevron (CVX)
Constellation Energy Group Inc. (CEG)
Corinthian Colleges (COCO)
Cummins Inc. (CMI)
Fortune Brands (FO)
Magellan Health Services (MGLN)
Overstock.Com Inc. (OSTK)
Snap-On Inc. (SNA)
Zoll Medical (ZOLL)
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Thursday, April 27, 2006
LEH
GILD
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SOHU 1Q Profit Rises
SOHU CHART
Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
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Upgrades and Downgrades
GB, NOVL, TIN, IFF, FED, POT, STR, APOL, COCO, BSG, SNWL, BXP, WMGI, BLDR, ZBRA, and DSPG
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
CTX, HON, ATI, CVD, NVT, FHRX, ROCK, SERO, AMLN, GSIG, and JDAS
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Xilinx (XLNX) reported $0.32, including a charge and a gain. XLNX's PowerRating is 5.
Express Scripts (ESRX) beat by $0.05. ESRX's PowerRating is 5.
Skechers (SKX) beat by $0.05 and guided Q2 higher. SKX's PowerRating is 4.
Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a lower open this morning.
- Weekly jobless claims to be released at 8:30 this morning.
- Natural gas inventories to be released today as well.
- Ben Bernanke to testify before the Joint Economic Committee today.
- Chinese central bank lifts base rates for the first time since 2004.
- President Bush to meet with executives from Ford, General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler to discuss energy, environment, healthcare , and pensions.
- Siemens to buy Diagnostics Products Group for $1.86 billion.
- McClatchy Co. to sell four of the twelve Knight Ridder papers it owns.
- Senate panel recommends overhaul or even abolishing FEMA
- Crude oil is down again to $71.12 per barrel.
- Wholesale gasoline is $2.10 per gallon.
- Natural gas remains right around $7.00 per unit.
- Gold pulling back a bit this morning to $635.00 per ounce.
Earnings
Allegheny Energy Inc. (AYE)
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC)
Beazer Homes USA Inc. (BZH)
Bebe Stores (BEBE)
Biocryst Pharmaceuticals (BCRX)
Blockbuster Inc. (BBI)
Bristol Meyers Squibb (BMY)
Cooper Cameron (CAM)
Daimler Chrysler (DCX)
Dynamic Materials (BOOM)
ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM)
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Kellogg Co. (K)
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO)
Microsoft (MSFT)
Nuvasive Inc. (NUVA)
Olympic Steel (ZEUS)
Phelps Dodge (PD)
XM Satellite Radio (XMSR)
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Wednesday, April 26, 2006
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JCOM
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RFMD
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AAPL
Top Performers
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NSC
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Boeing (BA) announces earnings Wednesday before the open; consensus is $0.74 EPS. BA's PowerRating is 4.
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) announces earnings Wednesday before the open; consensus is $0.67 EPS. CL's PowerRating is 5.
ConocoPhilips (COP) announces earnings Wednesday before the open; consensus is $2.34 EPS. COP's PowerRating is 5.
UGI Corp (UGI) announces earnings Wednesday before the open; consensus is $1.06 EPS. UGI's PowerRating is 3.
Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
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Upgrades and Downgrades
NTRS, BWNG, LVLT, CPF,BVN, X, MATR, PTV, ECTX, and RAI
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
ACL, EXTR, NOC, LMT, MCRL, RML, CTRP, VCBI, MCHP, and ASCA
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Morning News
- Futures are flat to slightly higher this morning.
- Weekly oil inventories to be released at 10:30 this morning.
- Durable goods orders also to be out today.
- March new home sales will also be released today.
- Microsoft Corp. to buy privately held Massive Inc. The company places ads in video games. The deal reportedly worth as much as $400 million.
- Honda Motor Company profits soar on big sales.
- President Bush haults filling of emergency oil reserve. He calls the move a short term sollution to put more oil on the market. Many experts think this will do little to nothing to gas prices we pay at the pumps.
- AT&T Inc. to offer a consumer DSL service with twice the speed of its current plan.
- Crude Oil is $72.92 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline has dipped just a bit to $2.13 per gallon.
- Natural gas remains just above $7.00 per unit.
- Gold is currently $634.00 per ounce.
Earnings
Amerada Hess (AHC)
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (AMCC)
Arris Group Inc. (ARRS)
Ballard Power Systems (BLDP)
Biogen Idec, Inc. (BIIB)
Business Objects (BOBJ)
Centex Corp. (CTX)
Cleveland Cliffs (CLF)
Conoco Phillips (COP)
Denny's Corp. (DENN)
FirstEnergy (FE)
Komag Inc. (KOMG)
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI)
Pepsi Co. (PEP)
Sohu.Com (SOHU)
Sprint Nextel Corp. (S)
Taser International (TASR)
The Boeing Company (BA)
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Tuesday, April 25, 2006
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Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
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AT&T (T) announces earnings Tuesday morning; consensus is $0.49 EPS. T's PowerRating is 6.
DuPont (DD) announces earnings Tuesday morning; consensus is $0.81 EPS. DD's PowerRating is 4.
Imclone (IMCL) announces earnings Tuesday morning; consensus is $1.08 EPS. IMCL's PowerRating is 4.
Jetblue Airways (JBLU) announces earnings Tuesday morning; consensus is -$0.20 EPS. JBLU's PowerRating is 7
Upgrades and Downgrades
IFX, PRE, VLI, BOH, AZN, ZRAN, YUM, ROH, CHRK, TNB, PDFS, and KEY
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
PXP, CAT, STO, ATSN, HSII, KFY, DOVP, CPO, CNET, and LEA
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Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a slightly higher open this morning.
- Existing Home Sales for March to be released today.
- April Consumer Confidence will also be released today.
- Nutrisystem Inc. blows away the street and lifts 2006 expectations.
- Sun Microsystems Inc. should be active today. The company reported after the bell last night, and CEO Scott Mcnealy is stepping down.
- Boeing Co. recieves order for 10 aircraft from Singapore Aircraft Leasing Enterprise.
- Daimler Chrysler planning to cut up to 20,000 jobs by 2008.
- Iran threatens to halt all cooperation with the U.N. if sanctions are imposed.
- Crude Oil is moving back up this morning current price is $73.75 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline is $2.16 per gallon.
- Natural Gas currently $7.56 per unit.
- Gold is moving up just a bit here current price $630.00 per ounce.
Earnings
Amazon.Com Inc. (AMZN)
AT&T (T)
Boyd Gaming (BYD)
BP Plc. (BP)
CheckFree (CKFR)
Chicago Mercantile Holdings Inc. (CME)
Corning (GLW)
Dupont (DD)
Encore Wire (WIRE)
Forest Laboratories Inc. (FRX)
Hologic (HOLX)
JetBlue Airways (JBLU)
Level 3 Communications (LVLT)
Lockeed Martin (LMT)
Lucent Technologies (LU)
Murphy Oil Corp. (MUR)
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY)
Panera Bread (PNRA)
The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE)
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Monday, April 24, 2006
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Upgrades and Downgrades
SRX, TTMI, CHRT, LFL, CERN, SLB, DT, ADLR, LCC, and ODSY
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MTLG, STO, IACI, ROHI, GMR, SLB, FDP, and VCLK
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Morning News
- Futures are down this morning pointing to a lower open.
- The Lundberg Survey of 7,000 gas stations shows a rise of 24 cents per gallon of gasoline over the past two weeks.
- New Bin Laden tape surfaces claiming the U.S. is waging war on Islam.
- Cendant Corp. planning to sell its travel bussiness.
- General Electric in talks to sell its U.K life insurance unit for up to $1 billion.
- Merck & Company has lost a second straight trial. The Texas jury found the company liable in the heart attack death of a man using Vioxx.
- Saudi Arabia willing to release more oil if demand calls for it.
- Crude Oil pulling back just a bit current price is $74.57 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline is $2.22 per gallon.
- Natural Gas hanging around $8.00 per unit.
- Gold pulling back just a bit to $630.00 per ounce.
Earnings
American Express Company (AXP)
Ameritrade Holding Corp. (AMTD)
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Chubb Corp. (CB)
Cognex (CGNX)
Hasbro Inc. (HAS)
Hydril (HYDL)
Kimberly Clark (KMB)
Netflix (NFLX)
Novartis Corp. (NVS)
Nutrisystem (NTRI)
Online Resources Corp. (ORCC)
Sun Microsystems (SUNW)
Vicor (VICR)
Xerox Corp. (XRX)
Yum Brands Inc. (YUM)
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Saturday, April 22, 2006
Friday, April 21, 2006
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FCL
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ILMN
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ACI
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Google (GOOG) reported $2.29 vs a $1.97 forecast; net revenue was $1.53 billion, also beating estimates. The stock traded higher after hours. GOOG's PowerRating is 5.
Broadcom (BRCM) reported $0.36, ex-items, not comparable to the $0.19 consensus; revenue was higher than expected. BRCM's PowerRating is 5.
Halliburton (HAL) beat by $0.02, but revenues were less than expected. HAL's PowerRating is 4.
Upgrades and Downgrades
UNM, DADE, RBAK, KYPH, CHIC, SYK, BSX, HSY, IGT, PPC, TSN, and ITW
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
GYI, ASBC, PLAY, GGG, HTCH, NSIT, WCC, BK, SCST, PDFS, and ASBC
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Morning News
- Futures are up just a bit this morning pointing to a slightly higher open.
- The Dow reaches six year highs yesterday.
- Better than expected results reported by Google Inc. after the bell last night. Stock price moved higher in after hours trading, and both Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs have lifted price targets on the stock.
- A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocks remote area of east Russia.
- PetroHawk to buy KCS Energy in a cash and stock deal.
- Baker Hughes to sell its 30% stake in WesternGeco for $2.4 billion.
- Prudential cuts Phelps Dodge Corp. to underweight and lowers its price target to $60.00 per share down from prior target of $80.00 per share.
- General Motors shares rise yesterday on better than expected first quarter results.
- Crude oil is currently around $73.00 per barrel
- Wholesale gasoline is $2.19 per gallon.
- Natural gas just under $8.00 per unit.
Earnings
3m Company (MMM)
Arch Coal Inc. (ACI)
Commerce Group. (CGI)
Ecolab Inc. (ECL)
Ford Motor Company (F)
Halliburton Company (HAL)
Insteel Industries (IIIN)
Options Express Holdings (OXPS)
Radio Shack Corp. (RSH)
Schlumberger (SLB)
Wyeth (WYE)
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Thursday, April 20, 2006
CAAS
Railroad Stocks
BNI, NSC, RAIL and UNP
Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
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Intel (INTC) beat by a penny and beat on revenues, but guided below consensus for Q2. The stock traded higher after hours. INTC's PowerRating is 4.
Apple (AAPL) beat by $0.07 on lighter-than-expected revenues and guided lower for Q3. IPod and Mac shipments were less than expected. AAPL's PowerRating is 6.
Juniper (JNPR) was in-line at $0.19. The stock traded lower after hours. JNPR's PowerRating is 3.
Upgrades and Downgrades
CTXS, RDN, BAY, MGI, ALL, GGP, and DVAX
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
LLTC, MIK, EWBC, CYN, and UB
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Morning News
- Futures are up just a bit this morning we could see a higher open today.
- Natural Gas inventories to be released at 10:30 this morning.
- Philly Fed Survey to be released around 12:00 today.
- Weekly Jobless claims will be released this morning as well.
- Nasdaq closes yesterday at new 5 year high.
- Boeing picks up order from Air China for 15 aircraft.
- Apple Computer reports 41% profit rise on strong sales of its iPod.
- Continental Airlines first quarter loss not as bad as expected.
- Crude Oil continues to go higher current price is $72.35 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline remains high at $2.23 per gallon.
- Natural Gas back over $8.00 per unit.
- Gold continues to move higher current price is $643.00 per ounce.
Earnings
Altria Group Inc. (MO)
Armor Holdings Inc. (AH)
Bank of America Corp. (BAC)
Bellsouth Corp. (BLS)
Broadcom (BRCM)
Btu International (BTUI)
Capital One Financial Corp. (COF)
Cree Inc. (CREE)
Eli Lilly (LLY)
General Motors Corp. (GM)
Google Inc. (GOOG)
Merck & Company Inc. (MRK)
Newmont Mining Corp. (NEM)
Nucor (NUE)
Reliance Steel (RS)
SanDisk Corp. (SNDK)
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
Union Pacific (UNP)
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
NTRI
TZOO
ILMN
YHOO
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BNI, NSC, RAIL and UNP
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IBM (IBM) beat by $0.03, reporting $1.05; revenues were in-line at $20.7 billion. IBM's PowerRating is 4.
Amgen (AMGN) reported $0.91 vs. an $0.88 estimate. Sales of four of the company's five drugs--including Epogen, Total Neulasta and Enbrel--were less than expected. AMGN's PowerRating is 6.
Motorola (MOT) reported $0.29, in-line, and beat on revenue. MOT's PowerRating is 4.
Upgrades and Downgrades
GOL, CCRT, BRL, NLY, SCMR, GHCI, ASO, ALL, MAN, RECN, GR, LCBM, ADVS, HCR, and CMTY
Downgraded this morning include:
UTI, TKG, TIN, MYL, CAI, AMKR, STX, and HOC
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Morning News
- Futures are up this morning pointing to a higher open.
- Consumer Price Index data to be released today.
- Weekly oil inventories to be released at 10:30 this morning.
- Best one day gain for the markets in a year on hopes interest rate hikes are nearly complete.
- Yesterday after the bell International Business Machines, Yahoo Inc, Texas Instruments, and Illumina Inc. all beat the street on earnings reports.
- Pinnacle Entertainment Inc. working on a deal to acquire Aztar Corp.
- Google Inc. teaming up with Cognos in enterprise search.
- Chinese president Hu Jintao dines with Bill Gates last night, and is expected to tour Boeing today.
- Crude Oil is $70.97 per barrel.
- Wholesale gasoline $2.20 per gallon.
- Natural gas up to $7.91 per unit.
- Gold is up again current price is $629.00 per ounce.
Earnings
Abbott Laboratories (ABT)
Apple Computer Inc. (AAPL)
Black Rock Inc. (BLK)
E*Trade Financial Corp. (ET)
eBay (EBAY)
Genzyme Corp. (GENZ)
Honeywell (HON)
Intel Corp. (INTC)
J.P. Morgan Chase & Company (JPM)
Juniper Networks (JNPR)
Kraft Foods (KFT)
Lufkin Industries (LUFK)
Novellus Systems Inc. (NVLS)
Outback Steakhouse (OSI)
Pfizer (PFE)
Piper Jaffray (PJC)
Qualcom Inc. (QCOM)
Rambus Inc. (RMBS)
Swift Transportation (SWFT)
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
PBR
SNDK
CHK
Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
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Merrill Lynch (MER) is scheduled to report before the open on Tuesday; look for $0.32. MER's PowerRating is 6.
Wells Fargo (WFC) is also scheduled to report before the open on Tuesday; look for. WFC's PowerRating is 5.
Manpower (MAN) is due to report before the open on Tuesday; look for $0.38. MAN's PowerRating is 7.
Upgrades and Downgrades
PEBK, LLY, KMX, WSO, INFY, MU, COCO, ATVI, SSL, FRT, IDR, and RSAS
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MDP, TTWO, MDP, RF, NVDA, MCBC, IWA, BLKB, and SAP
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Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.
- Producer Price Index to be released today.
- Minutes from the Fed meeting to be released this afternoon.
- Housing starts data also to be released today.
- U.K. board recommends that the state run health service should not buy Exubera from Pfizer Inc.
- Crude oil reaching new record highs in electronic trading.
- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to buy Russell Corp. for $18.00 per share.
- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for the second year in a row to allow journalist in the 2 day meetings with top executives from the company.
- Boeing Co. to cut up to 900 jobs at its plant in Wichita.
- Crude Oil continues to go higher current price is $70.76 per barrel.
- Wholesale gasoline going higher to $2.17 per gallon.
- Natural gas is $7.66 per unit.
- Gold made a move up yesterday and is currently $621.00 per ounce.
Earnings
Amcore Financial (AMFI)
Amgen (AMGN)
Boston Scientific Corp. (BSX)
D.R. Horton (DHI)
Dow Jones & Company Inc. (DJ)
Gilead Sciences (GILD)
Illumina Inc. (ILMN)
International Business Machines (IBM)
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Linear Technology (LLTC)
Mattel (MAT)
Merrill Lynch (MER)
Motorola Inc. (MOT)
Pepsi Bottling Group. (PBG)
Texas Instruments (TXN)
The Allstate Corp. (ALL)
United Health Group Inc. (UNH)
Yahoo Inc. (YHOO)
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Monday, April 17, 2006
Railroad Stocks to Watch
BNI, NSC, UNP and RAIL
ITWO
Top Performers
OXY
RBY
Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
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Alkermes (ALKS) and Cephalon (CEPH) received FDA approval for Vivitrol for the treatment of alcohol dependence. ThinkEquity upgraded ALKS to Buy from Accumulate. ALKS's PowerRating is 6 and CEPH's PowerRating is 4.
Eaton (ETN) beat b y $0.08 and upped guidance. ETN's PowerRating is 5
Upgrades and Downgrades
ANF, PNC, SIGI, X, TTEC, BDK, DNA, SIAL, RX, AVT, GCO, and TWTI
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
BKHM, RHAT, NNI, COF, JRVR, VFC, MEE, CAL, EXPD, CHRW, and MDCC
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Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly lower open.
- Crude Oil topped $70.00 a barrel in Asia on fears of declining gasoline stocks , supply disruptions in Nigeria, and Iran. This is the highest level oil has reached since hurricane Katrina.
- Canada has confirmed a case of Mad Cow disease at a farm in British Columbia.
- Due to the 15th of April falling on a weekend, in most states today is the deadline for filing your tax return.
- Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. buying CraftBuilt Homes. The move expected to expand business in coastal areas of South Carolina and Georgia.
- Honda Motor Company to begin selling natural gas powered car in New York at the end of this summer. These vehicles are alredy available in California.
- Crude Oil is $69.76 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline remains high at $2.11 per gallon.
- Natural Gas just above $7.00 per unit.
- Gold making new 25 year highs current price $609.20 per ounce.
Earnings
Chemical Financial (CHFC)
Citigroup Inc. (C)
Compass Bancshares (CBSS)
Eaton (ETN)
Exponent (EXPO)
Franklin Electric (FELE)
Genuine Parts (GPC)
Knight Ridder (KRI)
Park National (PRK)
Sharper Image Corp. (SHRP)
SunTrust (STI)
W.W. Grainger (GWW)
Wachovia Corp. (WB)
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Sunday, April 16, 2006
Friday, April 14, 2006
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Thursday, April 13, 2006
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Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) beat by $0.09; revenue was in-line at $1.33 billion and gross margins were more than expected at 58.5%. The company said it expects Q2 sales to be flat to seasonally down. The stock was halted after the announcement. AMD's PowerRating is 5.
Lam Research (LRCX) reported $0.65, ex-items, beating by $0.03; revenues beat estimates at $437.4 million. LRCX's PowerRating is 5.
General Electric (GE) reports before the open Thursday; look for $0.39. GE's PowerRating is 4.
The New York Times (NYT) also reports before the open Thursday; look for $0.27. NYT's PowerRating is 4.
Upgrades and Downgrades
GRAN, INDB, KEM, CC, BK, MLS, MBWM, TIVO, NETL, WGL, and PHG
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
MDTH, CHRW, MLS, MKTX, UTI, SYD, and CBOU
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Morning News
- Futures are flat this morning no direction at this point.
- Natural Gas inventories to be released this morning.
- Retail Sales numbers for March to be released today.
- March Import Price Index on the schedule for today.
- Weekly Jobless Claims will also be released today.
- April Consumer Sentiment will be out today.
- February Business inventories also to be released today.
- Google Inc. to launch Google Calender today. The program suppose to help you plan your day or days.
- The Home Depot to test selling auto-parts in some of it's stores in Florida.
- Bayer AG makes $20 billion takeover bid for Schering AG.
- SanDisk (SNDK) to join the S&P500
- Iran vowing to not back away from enrichment.
- Crude Oil pulling back a bit to $67.92 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline now $2.06 per gallon.
- Natural Gas remains around $6.75 per unit.
- Gold down just a bit to $599.00 per ounce.
Earnings
Capital Corp. Of The West (CCOW)
Cascade Corp. (CAE)
Courier Corp. (CRRC)
First Niagra Group Inc. (FNFG)
General Electric (GE)
Infosys Technologies (INFY)
Jos.A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB)
MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG)
Polaris Industries Inc. (PII)
Shaw Communication (SJR)
The McClatchy Company (MNI)
The New York Times Company (NYT)
Tribune (TRB)
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Wednesday, April 12, 2006
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Genentech (DNA) beat by $0.05; profit rose 48%, revenue rose 36% to $1.99 billion DNA's PowerRating is 5.
Circuit City (CC) reports before the open on Wednesday; look for $0.77. CC's PowerRating is 5.
Harley Davidson (HDI) reported $0.86, in-line; revenue rose 4% over last quarter. HDI's PowerRating is 5.
Upgrades and Downgrades
URS, SYNA, VCP, ELX, APPB, CMS, MOT, VRTX, and HSY
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
STTS, SPIL, UMC, K, PIR, FTO, WNR, MDC, GOOG, and AVID
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Morning News
- Futures look weak again this morning pointing to a lower open.
- Energy Dept. to release oil inventories at 10:30 this morning.
- Earnings watch: Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) Circuit City Stores inc. (CC) Gannett Co. (GCI) Harley Davidson Inc. (HDI) and Lam Research Corp. (LRCX)
- High oil prices and Iran nuclear talk pressure the markets.
- Nasdaq takes over nearly 15% stake in the London Stock Exchange for $781.7 million.
- DiamlerChrysler expects it's profit to rise in 2006 after job cuts.
- China to lift it's ban on U.S. beef.
- Google Inc. CEO expects great revenue growth in China and also plans to have thousands of engineers working in that country in the future.
- Fidelity now largest shareholder in United Air and is building stake in American Airlines.
- Legg Mason Inc. to replace Guidant Corp. in the S&P 500.
- Research In Motion looking to China for future growth.
- Crude Oil is $68.98 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline continues its upward move to $2.04 per gallon.
- Natural gas currently $6.98 per unit.
- Gold is currently $599.70 per ounce.
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
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Alcoa (AA) beat by $0.17, and revenues were slightly better than expected. AA's PowerRating is 4.
Look for Alcan (AL) to trade in sympathy with Alcoa AL's PowerRating is 5.
Embarcadero Technologies (EMBT) lowered guidance for Q1 and now sees $0.04, down from $0.06 - $ 0.08. EMBT's PowerRating is 6.
Red Hat (RHAT) meets with analysts. RHAT's PowerRating is 6.
Upgrades and Downgrades
AAUK, RBC, AA, COLM, AFR, SRA, ASCA, PLAB, and MKSI
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
FTO, YSI, CVH, INTL, MWV, and BOL
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Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a lower open this morning.
- Yesterday after the close Alcoa reported a strong quarter. The company doubled it's first quarter profit, and saw a 16% jump in sales.
- General Motors to sell it's 7.9% stake in Isuzu Motors.
- Genentech will be releasing earnings after the bell this afternoon.
- Bausch & Lomb Inc. haults U.S. shipments of lens solution which may be causing eye infections which can lead to loss of vision.
- D.R. Horton Inc. reports best ever figures including net sales orders up 10% to 15,771 homes or $4.4 billion.
- Ebay Inc. to pay around $27 million in stock for Senorit Holding.
- Adidas signs 11 year deal with the NBA and WNBA to provide uniforms and apparel for the leagues.
- Crude Oil moving towards $70 bucks currents price is $69.39 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline continues to go higher as well currently $2.03 per gallon.
- Natural Gas remains just below $7.00 per unit.
- Gold remains above $600.00 current price is $602.20
Monday, April 10, 2006
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Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
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Alcoa (AA) kicks off earnings season on Monday before the open; look for $0.51. AA's PowerRating is 4.
Schnitzer Steel (SCHN) also reports before the open Monday; look for $0.72. SCHN's PowerRating is 3.
Shaw Group (SGR) is due to report Monday morning; look for $0.37. SGR's PowerRating is 3.
Upgrades and Downgrades
TTIL, GSK, TWPG, CMX, AES, VOD, ACV, BBI, CACS, CLE, CPKI, SSCC, STI, BBT, ASO, and NEM
Stocks downgraded this morning include:
TAP, GKIS, NDN, ESRX, SLG, KIM, CPT, BPO, BXP, BRE, AVB,EXPE, SYGR, BXC, BMET, ATYT, PCZ, and CREE
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Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a flat open this morning.
- Alcoa set to kick off the begginning of first quarter earnings season when the company reports after the bell today.
- General Motors reportedly stock-piling auto parts in fears of a Delphi walkout.
- Walt Disney Co. set to begin offering some of it's popular ABC programs on the internet for free.
- Harley Davidson Inc. opens first dealership in China over this past weekend.
- FedEx Freight to raise general service rate by nearly 6% begginning on April 24th.
- Wal-Mart making some noise with it's desire to get into the banking bussiness.
- The Lundberg Survey shows gas prices went up 17 cents on average nationwide over the past two weeks.
- Crude Oil is up again this morning to $68.08 per barrel.
- Wholesale gasoline has reached $2.00 per gallon.
- Natural gas remains below $6.80 per unit.
- Gold reaching that $600.00 per ounce again.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Saturday, April 08, 2006
7 Options You Need to Know for Monday
Freescale (FSL) saw a good deal of put buying. The stock closed at 28.11 and the May 30 puts (FSL QF) closed at 2.10 - 2.25. FSL's PowerRating is 4.
Kinder Morgan (KMI) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 89.41 and the May 90 puts (KMI QR) closed at 2.80 - 3.00. KMI's PowerRating is 6.
Moody's (MCO) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 70.87 and the May 70 puts (MCO QN) closed at 1.44 - 1.54. MCO's Power Rating is 6.
Friday, April 07, 2006
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3 new global hot spots for investors
In 2005 and so far in 2006, the global economy has been the story for stocks, whether the companies are based overseas or in the U.S. The best performances have been turned in by markets and stocks riding positive trends in the global economy.
Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
AKZOY, ILMN, FSII, WEBM, FORD, NXXI, TOPT, AMRN and ARW.
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Research in Motion (RIMM) was in-line but guided lower. The stock traded down after hours. RIMM's PowerRating is 4.
Constellation Brands (STZ) missed by a penny but beat on revenues. STZ's PowerRating is 4.
CKE Restaurants (CKR) beat by $0.04, ex-items. CKR's PowerRating is 5.
Upgrades and Downgrades
ALDN, PRAI, XRAY, ESL, SWK, CME, AMSG, CCRT, CBR and X.
Downgrades:
HMA, NVO, ICE, DO, STZ, NSC, NVL, RIMM, TUES, RTN, EXTR and BBBY, ED.
Morning News
- Futures are pointing to a flat to slightly lower open today.
- U.S. Jobs data to be released at 8:30 this morning. Expectations looking for job growth of 187,000 in March, a 0.3% gain in hourly wages , and unemployment holding at 4.8%
- Starbucks same store sales up 10% in March. Forcast called for a 7.6% increase.
- Research In Motion released earnings after the bell yesterday. Looks like first quarter earnings outlook misses expectations.
- Bea Systems in talks to sell it's 20% stake it holds in Airbus.
- Ford Motor Companies Jim Padilla to retire after 40 years with the company.
- Crude oil backing off just a bit to $67.16 per barrel.
- Wholesale gasoline remains high at $1.96 per gallon.
- Natural gas down to $6.82 per unit.
- Gold holding right at $600.00 per ounce.
Thursday, April 06, 2006
7 Options You Need To Know For Friday
Freddie Mac (FRE) saw a good deal of put buying. The stock closed at 60.61 and the May 60 puts (FRE QL) closed at 1.25 - 1.35. FRE's PowerRating is 5.
Express Scripts (ESRX) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 85.40 and the May 85 puts (XTQ QQ) closed at 3.10 - 3.30. ESRX's PowerRating is 6.
Harley Davidson (HDI) had plenty of put buying relative to call buying. The stock closed at 51.02 and the May 50 puts (HDI QJ) closed at 1.40 - 1.50. HDI's Power Rating is 5.
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Gold surpasses $600 an ounce
Gold for June delivery was last trading up $8.70 at $601.20 an ounce in electronic trade, having earlier touched a high of $601.90 an ounce.
Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
VLO / HMY / SAP / FLEX / IIJI / FUEL / FSII
CHTT / GERN / PD / DSCO
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Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) beat by $0.02. BBBY's PowerRating is 5.
WD-40 (WDFC) beat by $0.11 but guided lower for fiscal year 2006. WDFC's PowerRating is 5.
Pier One (PIR) reports before the open Thursday; look for $0.01. PIR's PowerRating is 5.
Upgrades and Downgrades
APOL, CSTR, TRFC, BBBY
Downgrades:
NI, KSE, CNTY, AD, FTO, PFCB, OMEF, FTO, WMG, and DSCO
Morning News
- Futures are a bit weak this morning pointing to a lower open.
- Weekly jobless claims to be released today.
- Natural gas inventories to be released this morning as well.
- Coca-Cola Company board members will no longer get automatic pay. Compensation will now be based on performance.
- After the close yesterday a jury found that Mercks Vioxx was responsible for 1 of the 2 men's heart attack.
- Phelps Dodge to pay out special dividend of $2.00 per share. This is all part of a multi-billion dollar plan to reward investors.
- Costco Wholesale Corp. to increase annual memberships by $5.00 starting in May.
- Sizuki Motors to recall over 350,000 vehicles in Japan.
- Crude Oil is $67.61 per barrel.
- Wholesale Gasoline continues to climb current price is $1.98 per gallon.
- Natural Gas is $7.15 per unit.
- Gold moving higher current price is $600.00 per ounce.
Wednesday, April 05, 2006
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Stocks Trading Up In Pre-Market
GAP / SHLD / TS / JOBS / FRG / DCX /AEZS / NKBS / SATC
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Rumors are that Biomet (BMET) may be exploring strategic alternatives. The stock rallied in late trading Tuesday. BMET's PowerRating is 5.
American Eagle Outfitters (AEOS), Aeropostale (ARO) and Hot Topic (HOTT) release March sales.
A judge declared a mistrial in a lawsuit in which Tenet (THC) was accused of taking kickbacks for hospital referrals. The stock traded up near the close Tuesday on the news. THC's PowerRating is 5.