The brokerage firm upgraded a number of homebuilding stocksHomebuilding stocks have taken a hit lately amid an onslaught of dismal housing data. The sector is higher today, though, on an upbeat pending home sales report and a bull note from Evercore ISI. The brokerage firm said to buy the weakness on housing stocks, and upgraded several names in the group to "overweight" from "inline," including K...Read More
* LME copper on-warrant inventories tumble to lowest since2005 * Nickel touches lowest since December * Aluminium pulls off six-month low(Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Copper prices bounced on Thursdayfrom two-week lows as a sharp drop in inventories to theirlowest in a dozen years outweighed worries about sliding stockmarkets and the potential for slower glo...Read More
Blue chips Exxon Mobil and Chevron will report earnings on FridayIt will be another busy week, with the latest batch of jobs data trickling in, including Friday's monthly payrolls report. Earnings season continues to heat up, too, with FAANG members Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Facebook, Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) set to report -- and Apple is expected to unveil a new line of products on Tuesday. Several Ap...Read More
(Adds detail)BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - China's finance ministry said onThursday it will adjust tax rebates on a wide range of exportproducts including soymeal, a widely used animal feedingredient, from Nov. 1.China is scrapping the soymeal export rebate even as itseeks to reduce consumption of soymeal by its huge livestockherd after slapping a 25 percent tariff on imports of soybeansfrom its No....Read More
MRVL, PPG, and LPT are joining in on the broad-market gainsU.S. stocks are on the rebound today, the Dow trading up more than 350 points at midday. Three names in particular making strong moves to the upside are semiconductor issue Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL), paint supplier PPG Industries, Inc. (NYSE:PPG), and real estate investment trust (REIT) Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LPT)....Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1230.30-$2.30Silver$14.62-$0.05XAU64.72-4.86%HUI143.41-6.05%GDM529.19-4.34%JSE Gold1200.51-9.70USD96.63+0.26Euro113.75-0.23Yen89.02+0.02Oil$67.33+$0.5110-Year3.124%+0.020T-Bond138.65625-0.125Dow24984.55+1.63%Nasdaq7318.34+2.95%S&P2705.57+1.86% The Metals: Gold gained $6.50 to $1239.10 in Asia before it dropped back to $1230.40 at about 4AM EST and then...Read More
- Is Dublin's property market heading for a soft landing?- Increasing fears the latest housing boom could foreshadow another slump as reported in the Financial Times- 68 per cent of prime properties in Dublin 4 and 6 have cut prices- "I doubt it will be 'soft' ... My suspicion is that it'll hurt like hell..." warned Karl Deeter of Irish Mortgage BrokersExcerpt via FT:Over the past five year...Read More
GLUU is trading higher amid heavy volumesThe shares of mobile game maker Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU) are rallying today, with some pointing to a very bullish presentation from Stansberry Research that suggested the stock could rise exponentially. Whatever the reason, GLUU is trading 12.6% higher at $6.32, with volume already at the highest point in over a year. Meanwhile, options are also seein...Read More
Only one digit has changed. But it may have profound consequences, sending the country closer to junk status. Meanwhile, Rome and Brussels clash over budget plan. Will that duel benefit or harm the yellow metal?Only One Notch Above Being JunkItalian drama continues. On Friday, Moody’s, one of the most significant rating agencies in the world, downgraded the Italian credit rating from Baa2 to...Read More
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Argentina's lower house ofCongress approved President Mauricio Macri's austere 2019 budgetbill early on Thursday, a political victory for the first termleader as he tries to make steep spending cuts demanded by theInternational Monetary Fund.The spending plan now goes to the Senate, where it isexpected to be voted on next month. Up for re-election in 2019,Macri neg...Read More
The Dow and Nasdaq are higher, tooThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is on the rebound today, up more than 350 points as earnings season hits high gear. A positive reaction for Microsoft's (MSFT) quarterly results has the tech stock at the top of the Dow, while the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are both confidently higher as well, with the former set to snap its six-day los...Read More
Oil prices are down a bit, but are still close to multi-year highs. That should leave the shale industry flush with cash. However, a long list of U.S. shale companies are still struggling to turn a profit.A new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and the Sightline Institute detail the "alarming volumes of red ink" within the shale industry. "...Read More
GDX believers look set for a painful smackdownAfter spending the first half of this year extending the range-bound price action that characterized its trading in 2017, the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) made a fast break below the "lower rail" of its sideways channel around $21 in early August. The commodity fund's rapid bearish momentum had it slicing through former support at its 160-week...Read More
BEIJING, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The impact of China-U.S. tradefrictions on China's cross-border capital flows are largelyunder control, the foreign exchange regulator said on Thursday.China will continue opening up its capital markets in anorderly manner and further ease requirements for capitaloutbound remittance for investors its under Qualified ForeignInstitutional Investor (QFII) and the Renminbi...Read More
Both names are set to report after tonight's closeAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is slated to report third-quarter earnings after tonight's close. Currently, Trade-Alert pegs the implied earnings deviation at 9.1%, more than doubling the 4% move the FAANG stock has averaged over the last two years. Five of those eight earnings reactions have been positive, including the past four in a row, while j...Read More
(Add quotes and update levels)JOHANNESBURG, Oct 25 (Reuters) - The South African randweakened further on Thursday, as investors were rattled by bleakmedium-term budget forecasts a day earlier and a strongerdollar, which dampened appetite for emerging markets globally.At 1500 GMT, the rand traded at 14.5800 versus thedollar, 0.19 percent weaker on the day after falling by around 2percent on Wednesd...Read More
Amazon Inc. met with officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in June as part of an attempt to market the company's new facial recognition technology Continue...Read More
The shares tend to rebound after dips to the 200-day moving averageEnergy stocks have taken a hit in recent weeks, as oil prices drop on oversupply fears. However, the shares of Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) could be cheap at current levels, if recent history is any indicator. The stock has pulled back to a key trendline -- a technical signal that's had very bullish implications in the past.LNG...Read More
SunTrust Robinson cut its EA price target this morningIt's been a rough stretch for Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:EA), with the shares notching just three positive closes so far in October. Overall, EA stock is down 19% month-to-date -- pacing toward its biggest monthly loss since October 2008, when it lost 38.4%. Today, the security is up 3% at $99.12 in early trading, but this bounce may be due t...Read More
* Keeps key interest rate on hold at 0.75 pct as expected * No substantial change in outlook * Economist: sees next hike in March 2019(Adds economist, detail)By Camilla KnudsenOSLO, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Norway's central bank kept interestrates on hold at 0.75 percent on Thursday, as expected, andrepeated an outlook for gradual hikes from the first quarternext year amid faster economic growth and hig...Read More