Fastmarkets has identified several rounding discrepancies in its implied pellet premium historical prices between data published in the Excel file on the MB Iron Ore Index website; and those published in Price Book and distributed via the Excel Add-In. The Fastmarkets MB CFR China Implied Pellet Premiums are derived figures that are calculated by subtracting the weekly averages of the Fastmarkets...Read More
Sally Beauty has been suffering long term on the chartsShares of Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SBH) are down 1.2% at $16.20 this afternoon, reversing course after two-day climb up the charts, and a recent lift off their early September lows. Today's pullback may not be one-off, however, as data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, suggests a long-term bear signal may be f...Read More
3M's earnings report is weighing on the DowThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) is lower at midday, but has pared a triple-digit deficit at its session lows, as a dismal earnings report from 3M (MMM) offsets well-received quarterly reports from Microsoft (MSFT) and Dow Inc (DOW). The S&P 500 Index (SPX) is sitting just above breakeven, while the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) is confidently higher...Read More
- RambusKeeping an open mind when it comes to trading the markets is paramount. If one gets locked into one scenario and refuses to acknowledge any other possibility you will eventually find yourself on the wrong side of the trade. Even though I have a ton of bullish charts for the PM complex I also have just as many charts which show possible negative price action.This last chart for tonight...Read More
- Avi GilburtThis market has been difficult for both the longs and the shorts for months now. While it has been unwilling to break down, it has also been equally unwilling to break out.What makes me scratch my head even more of late is that the Fed has come to the table with its "not-really-QE-4" of $60 billion a month. For those that remember, QE1 was approximately $100 billion a month on ave...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold continues of the path of trying to breaking down, $1475 area support on weekly chart. Gold in sideways market and difficult to read at times..Read More
Gold is not rising on higher chances that a US-China trade deal will be done next week. Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates next week. Brexit will also be on focus. Rest there are no new factors. A US-China trade deal can result in a short term correction in gold and silver. However I will prefer to use sharp dips to invest in gold and silver. To all my readers, I have been a hardc...Read More
The price of steel billet in the Turkish market increased over the past week because of tight supplies and rising imported scrap costs, sources said on Thursday October 24.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet import, cfr main port Turkey, was $380-385 per tonne on Thursday, up from the $365-380 per tonne.Mills in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region have increased t...Read More
Facebook and Alphabet will also report earnings Traders are gearing up for another busy few days of earnings, with Apple's (AAPL) quarterly report due right in the middle of the week. Fellow tech concerns Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) are also set to release their numbers, while reports from names like Merck (MRK) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) will put the healthcare sector in focus. The eco...Read More
Recently, Mark Zuckerberg appeared before the US Congress to discuss his new Libra project and to attempt to calm concerns related to his new global alternate currency project. It appears this project is putting global political leaders in a particularly powerful position of either accepting the Libra project as a viable future solution and implementing new laws and regulations in support of...Read More
Analysts are calling Neovasc and PDS Biotechnology a "buy"Penny stocks Neovasc Inc (NASDAQ:NVCN) and PDS Biotechnology Corp (NASDAQ:PDSB) are both on analysts' radars today, and soaring as a result. Specifically, H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Neovasc with a "buy" rating and a price target of $9 -- almost triple yesterday's close at $3.61. Likewise, Chardan initiated coverage on PDS Biotech...Read More
TSLA is on track for its best day since January 2012One of the top earnings winners this morning is Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). The electric car concern reported adjusted third-quarter earnings of $1.86 per share, blowing past the estimated loss of 42 cents per share. The surprise profit beat was enough to overshadow a revenue miss, while CEO Elon Musk detailed a cheaper SUV rollout and revealed Tes...Read More
J.P. Morgan Securities downgraded the stock to "underweight"Shares of Acorda Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:ACOR) are plunging this morning, already down 13.9% to trade at $2.33. Acorda issued a double-whammy last night,sharing its corporate restructuring plan -- which includes a 25% cut to its workforce -- and unveiling lackluster third-quarter sales of Inbrija, its Parkinson's drug. As such, ACOR was...Read More
“What is thebest predictor of future behavior? Past behavior.” And while this certainlydoes not always hold, there is a lesson to be learned from this adage for goldinvestors. Yup, a saying about behavior might be important for the preciousmetals market. The basic idea is that behavior can be understood as historyhere. And so, the best predictor of future developments could be pastdeve...Read More
The price for steel rebar in Egypt was stable in the week ended Thursday October 24, but the import price for steel billet has increased again, sources have told Fastmarkets.Egyptian rebar producers reduced their domestic prices on October 9, but have not made any further changes since then.Ezz Steel, Egypt's biggest producer, was currently offering rebar at E ?10,900 ($672) per tonne, El Marakby...Read More
eBay predicted weaker-than-expected revenue for its fourth quarter The shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) are eyeing four-month lows today, following a sub-par earnings report. While its reported earnings per share of 67 centsand $2.65 billion in revenue beat analyst estimates, the e-tailer predicted weaker-than-expected revenue for the holiday quarter. The forecast has analysts swarming thestock. S...Read More
Baird analysts are moving to the sidelines on ARWRGene silencing expert Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ARWR) has been a major winner in 2019. The shares are up more than 200% year-to-date and have added 41% in the past month alone, while yesterday touching their highest point in almost 12 years. However, one brokerage firm is telling investors it's time to move to the sidelines on ARWR stoc...Read More
Boris Johnson struggles to push the Brexit agreementthrough the British Parliament. For it can bite back! Who wins this battle? Onecould hope that gold, but this is not so certain… Johnson’s Struggle,ExplainedOn Thursday, the breaking news came out that the EUand the UK reached agreement on Brexit. Theagreement scrapped the Irish backstop that had formed the bulk of theopposition to t...Read More
NOK hit a six-year low out of the gateNokia Oyj (NYSE:NOK) stock has plunged 21.3% to trade at $4.02 -- earlier hitting a six-year low of $3.98 -- after the Finnish telecom network equipment maker cut its 2019 and 2020 profit guidance, citing rising costs associated with 5G technology and margin pressures. NOK also said it will temporarily suspend its dividend payment until its cash flow stabilize...Read More