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(MT) Metals & Mining Stock Outlook – March 2012 – Industry Outlook
About the Industry
The Metals & Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure,...
(XLF) Stock Market News for February 7, 2012 – Market News
After the European leaders urged Greece to adhere to new austerity measures in order to receive the next installment of its bailout package, debt woes returned to the forefront and US markets dropped a few points. Even though markets receded from t multi-year highs, benchmarks...
(AA) Stock Market News for January 26, 2012 – Market News
Markets recouped initial losses of and made a strong comeback after the Federal Reserve provided assurances that it would keep interest rates near zero until late 2014.The Dow hit its highest levels since May last year, while a robust earnings report from Apple propelled Nasdaq...
(XLF) Stock Market News for January 20, 2012 – Market News
Strong corporate earnings results and a positive jobless claims report helped carry the markets forward on Thursday. On an otherwise lackluster day, the S&P 500 touched a five-month high as investors awaited results from Google. However, post the closing bells, Google’s...
(EU) Stock Market News for January 16, 2012 – Market News
Markets edged lower once again, bogged down by cross-Atlantic concerns as several euro-zone countries looked likely to suffer credit-rating downgrades. Things were also farm from cheerful on the domestic front after banking major J.P. Morgan Chase dampened sentiment with its...
(EU) Stock Market News for January 12, 2012 – Market News
European debt concerns once again weighed down the markets and dragged the Dow slightly lower, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted meager gains. Reports of Germany’s economy contracting during the end of 2011 and a downward revision of economic growth estimates by the...
(AA) Company News for January 9, 2012 – Corporate Summary
• After RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) suggested that its fiscal third quarter revenues might fail to meet analyst’ estimates, its shares declined 19.5% on Friday
• Following Transocean Ltd.’s...
(XRT) Stock Market News for December 14, 2011 – Market News
Markets eroded initial gains on Tuesday after it emerged that the Federal Reserve had no new gifts to offer to the economy. The central bank also cautioned that the global financial scenario poses a serious threat for the domestic economy. Additionally, with the pre-holiday...
(CME) A Beginner’s Guide to Commodity Investing
by Carl Delfeld, Investment U Senior Analyst
(GM) Metals and Mining Stock Outlook – November 2011 – Industry Outlook
Overview
The Metals & Mining industry encompasses the extraction (mining) as well as the primary and secondary processing of metals and minerals such as aluminum, gold, precious metals, coal and steel. The industry is oligarchic in structure, with...
(AA) Stock Market News for October 26, 2011 – Market News
The benchmarks’ three-day rally hit a roadblock as the lack of conviction among investors about European leaders finding a solution to the region’s debt crisis on Wednesday’s summit and disappointing domestic corporate earnings weighed down the markets.
Markets...
(AA) U.S. Market in Wait and See Mode
With nothing major on the economic calendar today, the market will likely repeat Tuesday’s performance and remain in a wait-and-see mode for the earnings season to unfold. We had a fairly disappointing start to this reporting cycle on Tuesday, but no one is reading too...
(AA) The Volcker Rule and Earnings – Economic Highlights
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(AA) Stock Market News for October 12, 2011 – Market News
On Tuesday, markets ended mixed after trading in a tight range throughout the day, as investors anxiously waited for Slovakia’s vote for or against bolstering Europe’s financial rescue plan. Investors also eagerly awaitedAlcoa’s quarterly results, which would kick-start...
(AA) Stock Market News for September 29, 2011 – Market News
Benchmarks snapped their three-day winning streak as investors grew anxious about Europe’s lingering debt crisis that is now threatening the global economy. Commodity shares dragged down indices as energy and raw materials lost their sheen after a steep drop in their prices.
The...
(AA) Stock Market News for September 23, 2011 – Market News
A heavy sell-off in the markets on Thursday triggered by policymakers’ failure to combat global recessionary fears battered the benchmarks to their heaviest single-day fall in five weeks. While the fear-gauge soared 12% and the sell-off entered into its fourth-straight day,...
(AA) Stock Market News for September 12, 2011 – Market News
On Friday fears of Greece defaulting on its debt and a top German official’s resignation from the European Central Bank heightened concerns about the economic situation, which subsequently rattled the US markets. Concerns from Europe overshadowed President Barack Obama’s...
(ADP) Stock Market News for September 2, 2011 – Market News
Investors remained cautious ahead of crucial employment data and chose not to bet big bucks, while mixed economic reports and a plunge in banking stocks pushed the markets into the red for the first time in four days.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) inched down...
(AA) Stock Market News for August 16, 2011 – Market News
In what is being termed as the return of “Merger Monday”, an acquisition spree gave a boost to markets which posted its longest rally since early July. Additionally, positive economic news from Japan also brought joy to the markets and helped the Dow record its best three-day...
(AA) Stock Market News for August 10, 2011 – Market News
An unprecedented step by the Federal Reserve to keep the interest rate near zero for another two years returned cheer to the markets as the Dow soared up by 429 points. The Street finally enjoyed one of its best days in two years a day after it was sent crashing following...
(XLF) Stock Market News for August 9, 2011 – Market News
Standard & Poor’s downgraded the US credit rating by a notch, delivering a crushing blow to benchmarks on Monday. Tension from the other side of the Atlantic also dampened sentiment as Europe was gripped by debt woes. Investors also struggled to find a clear answer about...
(AA) Stock Market News for August 5, 2011 – Market News
The specter of another recession haunted investors and dealt a body blow to the markets which crashed to their worst day since the economic crisis of 2008. On Wednesday, just when the Dow looked like ending its longest losing streak of nine days since Jimmy Carter held office,...
(AA) Stock Market News for July 28, 2011 – Market News
With no resolution in sight to the debt ceiling issue, heightened anxiety among investors led the benchmarks lower for the third consecutive day and markets posted their worst day in eight weeks. Adding to the woes, economic sluggishness continued to foster negative sentiments...
(XLK) Stock Market News for July 27, 2011 – Market News
Markets continued to be dragged down by lingering concerns over the deadlock in debt-ceiling negotiations and volumes remained low as investors adopted a wait and watch stance. Benchmarks continued to slide for the second consecutive day in the absence of strong economic reports...
(XLF) Stock Market News for July 19, 2011 – Market News
Lingering euro-zone debt worries and the impasse over debt-ceiling negotiations weighed down investor sentiment on Monday, while bank shares felt the burn of the markets’ downtrend.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) shed 0.8% to close at 12,385.16. The Standard...
(AA) Stock Market News for July 15, 2011 – Market News
Comments from Federal Chairman Ben Bernanke on the second day of his testimony to Congress dragged the markets into negative territory as he quelled all hopes of a third round of economic stimulus. Economic reports ahead of the opening bell had been encouraging, but failed...
(AA) Company News for July 12, 2011 – Corporate Summary
• Alcoa (NYSE:AA) posted Q2 EPS of $0.32, lower than the Zacks Consensus Estimates of $0.34 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 27% year-over-year to $6.59 billion
• Swiss chemicals company Lonza...
(XLF) Stock Market News for July 12, 2011 – Market News
On the opening day of the week, markets slipped to their lowest level in almost a month, as euro-zone debt worries dampened investor sentiment. Additionally, an impasse over budget talks dragged the mood lower while investors looked for direction from the earnings season,...
(ADP) Stock Market News for July 11, 2011 – Market News
A lower-than-expected increase in non-farm payrolls dragged the markets lower on Friday, but gains made earlier during the week ensured a finish in the green for the benchmarks. The report comes at a time when investor confidence in the economic recovery was beginning to grow....
(AA) Employment Numbers Stink – Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wow — this is a big miss. With analysts expecting 125,000 new jobs created in the the month of June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has just released the June nonfarm payroll numbers: a whopping total of 18,000 new jobs. This is also a surprise considering yesterday’s...