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FeedPosted Mar 29th 2011 4:30PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: After the Bell, Amazon.com (AMZN), Home Depot (HD), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)
Consumer Confidence saw a huge drop for March, but that failed to hurt the markets as it was largely expected. Housing prices continued south according to national housing survey data from Case Shiller. International stock markets saw a mixed bag on Tuesday, but U.S. investors continued to sit there, buying stocks. Maybe the real catalyst is the fact that very few companies have formally lowered guidance despite the turmoil.
Here are today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow Jones: 12,279.01 + 81.13 (0.67%)
S&P500: 1,319.44 +9.25 (0.71%)
Nasdaq: 2,756.89 +26.21 (0.96%)
Continue reading Closing Bell: Cautious Euphoria Continues (AMZN, APOL, CRY, GFRE, HD, TM)
Posted Mar 24th 2011 4:30PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Newsletters, Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Japan, Stocks to Buy
This post is part of Japan: A Special Report for Investors.
"The list of those hurt financially by the earthquake include the Japanese government (so don't buy Japan's government bonds), insurance companies (who will make up their losses through higher future premiums) and the unfortunate Japanese people themselves," says Martin Hutchinson.
The contributing editor to Money Morning explains, "Of course, even among listed companies, there will be some losers. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TKECY), or TEPCO, is the unfortunate owner of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station.
Continue reading Japan: Contrarian Buys from Autos to Housing
Posted Mar 21st 2011 3:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Newsletters, Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Japan, Stocks to Buy
"Few people know exactly how long it will take Japan to recover and rebuild, nor the full impact of the destruction in the world's third-largest economy," says Louis Basenese.
The contributing editor to Investment U advises, "In the short term, expect volatility to be the norm; but if you're a long-term investor there are reasons for bullishness:
"First, Japan is cheap. Even before the earthquake hit, Japan was one of the world's cheapest markets with the average stock on the TOPIX trading at a price-to-book ratio of 1.0 -- a 56% discount to the average U.S. stock.
Continue reading Japan: A Special Report for Investors
Posted Mar 14th 2011 4:00PM by Jon Ogg (RSS feed)
Filed under: General Electric (GE), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Bank of America (BAC), NASDAQ
Monday could have been far worse. Japan led things south with news that the nuclear reactors were not shut down and could pose serious risks ahead. This sent Japan's NIKKEI 225 down more than 6% and back under the dreaded 10,000 mark. US markets held up better than expected, while news that Saudi troops were being asked to enter into protect Bahrain's infrastructure sent oil back up. US markets came back from larger losses late in the session.
Here were today's unofficial closing bell levels:
Dow Jones 11,993.16 -51.24 (-0.43%)
S&P 500 1,296.39 -7.89 (-0.60%)
Nasdaq 2,700.97 -14.64 (-0.54%)
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Continue reading Closing Bell: Woes Move from North Africa to Japan (FSLR, BTU, CCJ, CBLI, NDAQ, NYX, BAC, GE, TM)
Posted Feb 8th 2011 3:30PM by Steven Mallas (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Ford Motor (F), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM)
Shares of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) were running smoothly this afternoon. At the time of this writing, they were up 3.3% to $87.96. That wasn't too far away from the new 52-week high of $89.31 that was set earlier in the session.
Driving the move was a third-quarter earnings report. According to the Associated Press, net income declined by 39%. While that may not be something investors would want to buy, here's the part of the story that they apparently are giving a bid: management increased its outlook for the full-year profit, expecting it to come in at around $6 billion instead of $4.3 billion.
Continue reading Toyota Up on Earnings News
Posted Jan 30th 2011 12:30PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, United Parcel'B' (UPS), Economic Data, Las Vegas Sands (LVS), Federal Reserve
Friday's fourth-quarter GDP numbers offered more evidence that the economy is picking up steam, but one of the biggest obstacles to the recovery remains the stubbornly high unemployment rate. We'll find out whether there's been any movement on that front when employment data for January comes out this week. The Challenger Job-Cut report and ADP employment data are due Wednesday, and the government's unemployment rate on Friday. Another mild increase in jobs is expected, in line with the three-month average, but not enough to significantly reduce the unemployment rate.
Also look for the ISM manufacturing and nonmanufacturing indexes this week, as well as the Chicago PMI and the New York NAPM index. And Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will speak to the National Press Club on Thursday.
Continue reading Week in Preview: January Employment Data, UPS Earnings and More
Posted Oct 31st 2010 12:30PM by Trey Thoelcke (RSS feed)
Filed under: Earnings Reports, Forecasts, Starbucks (SBUX), Toyota Motor Corp. (TM), Economic Data, Teva Pharm Indus ADR (TEVA), Stocks to Buy, Federal Reserve, Marathon Oil (MRO)
It will be a busy week. Republicans are poised to gain control of the House of Representatives and gain governorships in Tuesday's mid-term elections. Also, the Federal Reserve is expected to announce another round of quantitative easing Wednesday, following the FOMC meeting. Major retailers are scheduled to report October same-store sales Thursday, while the October unemployment rate, announced on Friday, is expected to remain at 9.6%.
Toyota's (TM) fiscal second-quarter results will be one of the highlights on the earnings front this week. After three periods of way underestimating Toyota's earnings, have the analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters got it right this time? The stock sure could use a boost. Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) is in a similar situation; i.e., high expectations for this week's quarterly results but a stock in need of a boost. Marathon (MRO) and Starbucks (SBUX) are also expected to post strong earnings growth this week, but both stocks are riding high.
Continue reading Week in Preview: Election, QE2, Unemployment and More Earnings
Posted Jul 24th 2010 10:30AM by Ted Allrich (RSS feed)
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Intel (INTC), Ford Motor (F), International Business Machines (IBM), Comfort Zone Investing
There is some solid evidence building that a recovery is beginning. The broader data points like unemployment, housing starts, and consumer spending aren't showing them yet. The reason for hope of a real recovery lies more in sectors that are often precursors to economic growth.
The first industry showing real strength is technology. Apple (AAPL) reported great numbers ($3.51 vs. $2.01 last year in the third quarter -- fiscal year ends in September). Revenues were $15.7 billion vs. $9.73 billion last year. Management is forecasting $3.44 per share for the fourth quarter and $18 billion in sales. iPods and iPads were very popular the last three months. Another tech giant that wowed investors: Intel (INTC). It set a new record for quarterly earnings. IBM (IBM) showed advances in sales and profits, though a little less than hoped. Semiconductor companies, beside Intel, can't make their integrated circuits fast enough as demand for mobile devices such as cellphones continue to grow. Clearly, the tech sector is enjoying boom times.
Continue reading Comfort Zone Investing: Undercurrents of a Recovery
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