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SMF Notes Asian stocks rose
as finance ministers and central bank governors from the world’s leading economies agreed to coordinate their response to Europe’s financial crisis and U.S. and Australian economic data topped estimates.
Westfield Group (WDC), the world’s biggest shopping center operator by assets, advanced 2.8 percent in Sydney as Australia’s economy expanded last quarter at more than twice the pace…
ContinueAdded by ken flagg on June 5, 2012 at 10:20pm — No Comments
SMF Notes SPY S&P Sector Performance Summary -- Energy leads declines as crude oil plunges 4.4% -Update-
Amid today's broad market selloff, the energy sector is the weakest (-2.4%) relative to the broader market (S&P 500 -1.5%), with oil sharply lower and below the $100 level (currently -4.49 at 98.05). The Utilities sector is the only sector in positive territory today.
Sector Ticker % Change Last
Energy XLE -2.4% 68.2…
Added by ken flagg on May 4, 2012 at 1:48pm — No Comments
SMF Notes Business Inventories Increase as Customers Leave More on Shelves
Added by ken flagg on July 14, 2011 at 11:14am — No Comments
SMF Notes June Same Store Sales Preview—potential momentum rebound as weather and promotions heat up
On Thursday retailers are expected to report Same Store Sales for June (ZUMZ and HOTT will report June comps after the close today; teen retailers ARO, AEO and ANF are no longer reporting monthly sales).
Summer temps and promotional activity have been heating up and are expected to push sales higher this month. Concerns over the extent of clearance activity in the latter portion of the month could limit upside…
ContinueAdded by ken flagg on July 6, 2011 at 3:34pm — No Comments
SMF Notes Greece’s Prime Minister Papandreou's wins no-confidence vote as expected
Added by ken flagg on June 22, 2011 at 3:23am — No Comments
Greece’s Prime Minister Papandreou's wins no-confidence vote as expected
The 5-year government austerity plan is expected next Tuesday (June 28). Note: Papandreou needed a majority win, so he needed to get 151 or more of 300. He has 155 Parliament seats.
Equities put together a fourth straight day of gains, with a strong +1.3% gain for the S&P 500 in today's session. U.S. stocks started the day higher following a bounce in overseas markets, which have been under pressure recently…
ContinueAdded by ken flagg on June 22, 2011 at 3:21am — No Comments
SMF Notes Morning Call: Global stocks mixed; Jun S&Ps up +3.60; Commodities rally as the dollar weakens; Jun gold up +$14.30 an ounce to a record high.
Global stocks are mixed with the European Euro Stoxx 50 index closed for Easter Monday holiday, while June S&Ps are up +3.60 points. Treasuries are up slightly and the dollar weakened, which has prompted gains in commodities with gold posting yet another record high. Oil prices rose as escalating violence in the Middle East and Africa threatens to prolong supply disruptions. Crude oil prices also gained after a Saudi Arabian oil official said his country's…
ContinueAdded by ken flagg on April 25, 2011 at 2:54pm — No Comments
SMF Notes Early Research Calls 1
· Heritage Financial (HFWA 14.28) upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Keefe Bruyette; tgt $19
· Cubist Pharma (CBST 25.25) upgraded to Outperform from Neutral at Robert W. Baird; tgt raised to $35 from $22. Firn expects a strong open in the high $20s on major de-risking but would be buyers into the low… Continue
Added by ken flagg on April 5, 2011 at 7:13am — No Comments
SMF Notes AAPL SHORT THAT IS STOCK FOREVER
AAPL Apple: Nasdaq confirms that the NASDAQ-100 Index will undergo special rebalance; will reduce… Continue
Added by ken flagg on April 5, 2011 at 7:04am — No Comments
SMF Notes New York Fed purchases $1.750 billion in tri-party reverse repo as part of the operational readiness program announced on March 23, 2011
Added by ken flagg on April 1, 2011 at 3:54pm — No Comments
SMF Notes New York Fed purchases $0.750 billion in tri-party reverse repo as part of the operational readiness program announced on March 23, 2011.
To implement monetary policy, short-term repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements are used to temporarily affect the size of the Federal Reserve System's portfolio and influence day-to-day trading in the federal funds market.
Temporary Open Market Operations for March 30, 2011…
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Added by ken flagg on March 30, 2011 at 2:08pm — No Comments
SMF Notes The futures are getting worse as of now
Added by ken flagg on March 15, 2011 at 4:39am — No Comments
SMF Notes The futures are getting worse as of now Asia-Pacific
Added by ken flagg on March 15, 2011 at 4:32am — No Comments
SMF Notes The futures are getting worse as of now
Americas The futures are getting worse as of now I will see all in the morning off to bed late for me here already…
Added by ken flagg on March 15, 2011 at 4:00am — No Comments
SMF Notes HGSI Human Genome: Benlysta PDUFA: Successful as anticipated - Stifel (25.68 )
Stifel notes that (as they anticipated), Benlysta gained U.S. approval for the treatment of active, autoantibody-positive lupus patients. They find Benlysta's label to be largely clean, without any black box warnings or explicit restrictions on usage in African Americans. Having said this, efficacy in this sub-population was not… Continue
Added by ken flagg on March 10, 2011 at 10:00am — No Comments
SMF Notes TALKX Floor Talk: Exchange space showing notable strength as LSE deal sparks M&A speculation;
1. There was a major deal announced last night, with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) confirming that it would acquire Toronto Stock Exchange owner TMX Group for ~$3.2 bln. Although the deal… Continue
Added by ken flagg on February 9, 2011 at 12:13pm — No Comments
SMF Notes Early Floor Talk: Calmer market as Egypt situation continues to develop
Monday, January 31, 2011 8:47 AM
U.S. equity futures are bid up slightly this morning (S&P futures +4 vs. fair value, DJ futures +27), illustrating a calmer market than what we experienced on Friday. The situation in Egypt remains center stage as it continues to unfold, with continued protests over the weekend. President Mubarak appointed his intelligence chief…
Added by ken flagg on January 31, 2011 at 10:38am — No Comments
SMF Notes End of Day Summary: Nasdaq Outperforms as S&P 500 Struggles at 1300
Added by ken flagg on January 27, 2011 at 6:59pm — No Comments
SMF Notes BBY Best Buy Call: Q3 hurt as fellow retailers took share with aggressive discounts on lower end home entertainment products (35.60 -6.10)
BBY Best Buy Call: Q3 hurt as fellow retailers took share with aggressive discounts on lower end home entertainment products (35.60 -6.10)
Domestic sales were disappointing, hurt mostly by TVs, mobile computers and gaming. Lowered FY11 EPS guidance was the result of lower domestic comp expectations; co did not give any indication for Q4/FY11 top-line trends... Expectations were for an improved TV…
Added by ken flagg on December 14, 2010 at 2:15pm — No Comments
SMF Notes NFLX Netflix: New Disney ABC television deal could exert additional pressure on margins as rapid transition to digital continues
Added by ken flagg on December 9, 2010 at 4:13pm — No Comments
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- SMF Notes Asian stocks rose
- SMF Notes SPY S&P Sector Performance Summary -- Energy leads declines as crude oil plunges 4.4% -Update-
- SMF Notes Business Inventories Increase as Customers Leave More on Shelves
- SMF Notes June Same Store Sales Preview—potential momentum rebound as weather and promotions heat up
- SMF Notes Greece’s Prime Minister Papandreou's wins no-confidence vote as expected
- Greece’s Prime Minister Papandreou's wins no-confidence vote as expected
- SMF Notes Morning Call: Global stocks mixed; Jun S&Ps up +3.60; Commodities rally as the dollar weakens; Jun gold up +$14.30 an ounce to a record high.
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- SMF Notes SPY S&P Sector Performance Summary -- Energy leads declines as crude oil plunges 4.4% -Update-
- SMF Notes Early Floor Talk: Calmer market as Egypt situation continues to develop
- SMF Notes The futures are getting worse as of now
- SMF Notes Business Inventories Increase as Customers Leave More on Shelves
- SMF Notes Morning Call: Global stocks mixed; Jun S&Ps up +3.60; Commodities rally as the dollar weakens; Jun gold up +$14.30 an ounce to a record high.
- SMF Notes Overnight Summary -- Global Markets weaker as North Korea and South Korea exchange fire
- SMF Notes The futures are getting worse as of now Asia-Pacific
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