A short squeeze could fuel additional gains Household cleaning company Clorox Co (NYSE:CLX) has been a high-profile name amid the coronavirus outbreak. CLX is up 20% in 2020, and more than 10% since the broad-market top on February 19. Despite this outperformance, there's still a great deal of skepticism to be unwound and keep the wind at the stock's back. For starters, the brokerage bunch skews b...Read More
Oil prices are plummeting today tooThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) has reversed course from yesterday's gains and is down over 600 points at midday. Today's fall comes as subpar economic data and less-than-stellar bank earnings add to the concern surrounding the coronavirus' economic impact. The S&P 500 (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) are also sharply lower, as investors also unpack...Read More
Teledoc announced preliminary first-quarter revenue that exceeded expectations Teladoc Health Inc (NYSE:TDOC) this morning announced preliminary first-quarter revenue between $180 and $181 million, exceeding analysts estimates. The expected revenue spike is due in large part to a massive coronavirus-related surge in demand, with the company adding that virtual visits in the U.S. are now exceeding...Read More
Recent shifts in the markets suggest gold prices are about to breakout in the same manner as they did over the summer last year.The price of gold is a small distance away from the March highs ahead of the North American open on Monday and a fresh seven-year high looks to be probable.Many factors impact the price of gold but there are few specific things that I am looking at that lead me to believe...Read More
GS is still up 11% in AprilEarnings season is here, and first up to bat are the big-name bankers. Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) is down 4.6% to trade at $170 this morning, after the investment banking company reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of $3.11 per share, lower than Wall Street's estimated $3.35 per share and a 49% drop year-over-year. Though revenue was higher, it was outweighed...Read More
The stock market has been acting as though truckloads of oral vaccine will show up on supermarket shelves by the weekend. Of course, we know better than to attribute the robust uptrend of the last two weeks to careful or even rational calculation. The market after all is not a thinking creature, just a dumb beast that has been annoyed by a swarm of flies, or excited by pheromones washing over th...Read More
Insignia Consultants New DelhiWednesday, April 15, 2020TIME 7:27 AM IST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...Read More
Piper Sandler upgraded General Mills to "overweight" from "neutral" Packaged food producer General Mills, Inc. (NYSE:GIS) is up 1% at $59.41 after Piper Sandler upgraded the equity to "overweight" from "neutral" and lifted its price target to $67 from $59. The analyst said General Mills' recent retail trends and limited exposure to the foodservice space indicates that it is well positioned to outp...Read More
Goldman Sachs' first-quarter earnings missed analyst estimatesThe roller-coaster week is set to continue, with Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures pointing to a sharp triple-digit drop. Investor jitters are at an all-time high, as earnings reports trickling in start to signal the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on the economy. Banking blue chip Goldman Sachs (GS) is a notable laggard, af...Read More
The Liberty Steel Group, part of the GFG Alliance, has formed a new board of directors with new chief executives appointed in the UK and United States to complete the consolidation of its global businesses, the company announced on Wednesday April 15. The appointment of the new global leadership team completes the final part of the consolidation, which began in October 2019, when the GFG Alliance...Read More
No market has been left untouched by the escalating coronavirus pandemic, but iron ore prices have proved relatively buoyant for the past two months compared with the price plunges we have seen in other commodities.While copper and aluminium prices fell to four-year lows, the iron ore benchmark only dipped to a three-month low. The iron ore benchmark first dipped to nearly $80 per tonne in the beg...Read More
The Asian ferrous supply chain is emerging from a slowdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic ahead of the rest of the world, with demand recovering quicker here than in other regions.Key markets for flat and semi-finished steel as well as ferrous scrap in Asia are seeing prices being supported.This is in line with projections made by the International Monetary Fund about how emerging and developing...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 15 that are worth another look.No market has been left untouched by the escalating coronavirus pandemic, but iron ore prices have proved relatively buoyant for the past two months compared with the price plunges we have seen in other commodities.Industry association European Aluminium has launched a strategic plan to maximi...Read More
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Europe have been stable in a slow market, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 15.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel domestic plate, 8-40mm, exw Northern Europe, was unchanged over the week at ?,?500-510 ($548-559) per tonne on Wednesday. The assessment was based on a few transactions and offers heard in the market.The corresponding weekl...Read More
The stock market has been acting as though truckloads of oral vaccine will show up on supermarket shelves by the weekend. Of course, we know better than to attribute the robust uptrend of the last two weeks to careful or even rational calculation. The market after all is not a thinking creature, just a dumb beast that has been annoyed by a swarm of flies, or excited by pheromones washing over th...Read More
By Avi GilburtOriginally published on SeekingAlpha on Sunday April 12: So, if you are like most market participants, there are many fallacies which you have likely accepted of late.First, you are likely viewing this "bear market" as having begun 6 weeks ago. Yet, if you actually understood the broader market in a bit more depth and better context, you would actually be viewing this "bear market...Read More
Insignia Consultants New DelhiWednesday, April 15, 2020TIME 7:27 AM IST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...Read More
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe have moved down day on day due to slow market activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday April 15.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil index, domestic, exw Northern Europe, was ?,?463.33 ($507.56) per tonne on April 15, down by ?,?1.67 per tonne from ?,?465.00 per tonne on April 14.Wednesday's index was calculated based on deals, offe...Read More
The latest ferro-tungsten and ammonium paratungstate (APT) transactions, bids, offers and assessments in Europe, Vietnam and China, with blue tungsten oxide (BTO) and yellow tungsten oxide (YTO) deals taken into consideration.To view the latest price assessments, please follow the links below: China - APT 88.5% WO3 min, fob main ports China, $/mtu WO3 Europe - APT 88.5% WO3 min Europe, cif Rot...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Wednesday April 15 that are worth another look.No market has been left untouched by the escalating coronavirus pandemic, but iron ore prices have proved relatively buoyant for the past two months compared with the price plunges we have seen in other commodities.Industry association European Aluminium has launched a strategic plan to maximi...Read More