Eastern China's Shagang has lowered the list prices for its rebar and wire rod booked and shipped in mid-June. The mill is selling its HRB400 16-25mm rebar at 4,070 yuan ($588) per tonne over the June 11-20 period, down 180 yuan per tonne from its last...Read More
Roth Capital just started coverage with a "buy" rating and a $25 price target Tomato turned pot concern Village Farms International Inc (NASDAQ:VFF) is getting some analyst recognition today, after Roth Capital initiated coverage on the stock with a "buy" rating and a $25 price target -- more than double the stock's current perch at $12.44. The analyst said it liked that Village Farms planned on...Read More
A pair of oil tankers were reportedly attacked in the Gulf of OmanThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is higher today on strength in energy shares Chevron (CVX) and Exxon Mobil (XOM). The two oil majors have added 1.2% apiece, as reports of tanker attacks off the coast of Iran spark concerns over a potential supply disruption -- and boost July-dated crude 3.3% to trade at $52.85 per barrel. Wal...Read More
The company's key pipeline drug failed to meet its primary goals in a late-stage studySavara Inc (NASDAQ:SVRA) stock is spiraling this morning -- down 75.4% at $2.60, tagging a record low of $2.55 out of the gate. This plunge comes after the Texas-based pharmaceuticals firm said Molgradex, its key pipeline drug to treat rare lung disorder autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, failed to meet i...Read More
Twitter is comfortably above two formerly supportive trendlinesJust two days after weighing in on rival Facebook (FB), Moffett Nathanson is now taking aim at Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), cutting its price target to $25 from $28 on concerns the company isn't spending enough on security. But even though TWTR shares have dipped 2.7% out of the gate to trade at $36.44, they're still holding above a few ke...Read More
The firm reported an earnings beat and hiked its guidanceThe shares of athleisure giant Lululemon Athletica Inc (NASDAQ:LULU) just hit a brand new all-time high of $182.89 today, after the firm's first-quarter earnings and revenue came in above analysts' estimates. Lululemon lifted its full-year guidance, too, and plans to double its online revenue during the next four years. LULU stock has surged...Read More
China's finished steel exports fell in May on both a year-on-year basis as well as when compared with the preceding month. The country shipped 5.74 million tonnes of finished steel abroad last month, down 16.5% from a year earlier, according preliminary Chinese customs data released on Monday June 10.Last month's exports are also...Read More
BA options can be had at a bargainThe shares of Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) are up 0.2% to trade at $347.68 this morning, after Berenberg trimmed its price target to $415 from $430. Regardless, the brokerage firm does see the aerospace giant able to maintain the same 737 Max production rate through the end of the year. Since the fatal 737 Max 8 crash in mid-March, Boeing stock has been carving out a c...Read More
Delphi stock has struggled over the long termAuto parts manufacturer Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE:DLPH) is off to a great start this morning, last seen up 0.2% at $17.83, after receiving a fresh bull note from Goldman Sachs. The brokerage firm handed out an upgrade to "buy" from "neutral," but issued a price-target cut to $24 -- still a 35% premium to Wednesday's close. An analyst at Goldman sai...Read More
Stocks will try to snap out of their recent slumpFutures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are trading above fair value, as stocks try to snap a two-day losing streak. Oil prices are also rebounding, with July crude futures last seen 4.1% higher at $53.21 per barrel, due to reports of tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman. Traders will be monitoring this morning's jobless claims update, too,...Read More
- Pepe EscobarSomething extraordinary began with a short walk in St. Petersburg last Friday.After a stroll, they took a boat on the Neva River, visited the legendary Aurora cruiser, and dropped in to examine the Renaissance masterpieces at the Hermitage. Cool, calm, collected, all the while it felt like they were mapping the ins and outs of a new, emerging, multipolar world.Chinese President...Read More
- Gary Christenson, The Deviant InvestorWe can face reality by swallowing the "red pill" (from the movie "The Matrix). This choice is uncomfortable because it opposes the propaganda from mainstream media, government statisticians, and Wall Street cheerleaders.The "red pill" road is difficult and sometimes lonely. Gold is a "red pill" choice.The "blue pill" path is easier and reassuring. Other...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold Fibonacci shows supports below, 18 DMA about to move above the 100 DMA, moving above is a bullish crossover:Read More
Here is the best explanation I've seen to date of how the U.S. stock market works. It is from John Jay, who posts regularly in the Rick's Picks Forum: "The stock market is the primary bag-man the Federal Reserve uses to transfer the U.S. Dollars they create from thin air to the .01%." Just so. When you consider how many hundreds of billions of dollars find their way into the pockets of the ve...Read More
A simple way to stop picking losers, and start cashing in like Wall Street's elite.Most traders would never believe that 9 out of 10 trades could be winners.But while it may sound impossible, thanks to a research breakthrough, it may not be as far-fetched as many think.JPMorgan's trading desk produced a 99.52% win rate from 2013 through 2017. That includes 2 straight years without a losing day....Read More
The "Deep State" powers at work could threaten the very backbone of American democracy.A new book may have Washington -- and Wall Street -- squirming in the hot seat.According to the newly-released publication, the dangers to the wealth and well-beings of good, hard-working Americans are now greater than ever!Written by a Washington insider since 1970, this book details how the author believes Ame...Read More
Copper's three-month price on the London Metal Exchange consolidated at the close of trading on Thursday June 13, improving from an intraday low of $5,811.50 per tonne and closing marginally higher despite fresh inflows totaling more than 37,000 tonnes.News of strike action at Chilean state-owned copper producer Codelco's Chuqicamata mine helped to improve copper's three-month price over the day,...Read More
China's State Reserve Bureau (SRB) has carried out research into major Chinese tungsten miners' products amid depressed spot activity in the domestic market and multiyear low prices, sources told Fastmarkets.After several failed bids in 2015 and 2016, the SRB bought 6,000 tonnes of tungsten concentrate in October 2016 from four major local miners as part of its stockpiling efforts when prices were...Read More
Turkish steel producers have continued their deep-sea scrap purchases, increasing their combined tonnage for import to 226,000 tonnes in two days, sources said on Thursday June 13.In addition to two deep-sea cargoes booked early on June 12, four steel mills booked five more cargoes late that day.A steel mill in the Marmara region booked a US cargo, comprising 18,000 tonnes of HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $2...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate across Europe have inched down over the past week due to slow trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday June 13."I do not expect prices to recover any time soon, because trading activity is very weak in the end-markets," a representative of an Italian re-roller said.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic grade-S235JR heavy steel plate i...Read More