MorningWord 4/30/13: Last night HLF reported their Q1 results that were better than expected and guided the full year eps slightly above the current mid point. While the stock has garnered a lot of attention …
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MorningWord 4/29/13: As a trader focussed on single stock stories, earnings season is obviously the main event 4x a year where corporate transparency is expected to be at its highest. While I spend most of my energy listening to and reading individual …
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Dan’s MIA until later this morning, picking his daughter up from summer camp. Nice gesture from our resident TV star. So payrolls surprisingly missed, as everyone ratcheted up their expectations after the strong ADP employment …
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Bloomberg The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the first quarter than previously estimated, reflecting smaller gains in inventories and bigger government cutbacks. Gross domestic product climbed at a 1.9 percent annual rate from January …
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Some more promising data out of the U.S. this morning as the ADP employment report telegraphed that Friday’s numbers could come in above 200k. Over in Greece things aren’t looking as bad as yesterday as …
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Marketwatch The number of Americans who filed requests for unemployment benefits fell for the fourth time in five weeks, keeping claims at a level usually associated with modest job growth. New requests for unemployment benefits …
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WSJ Economics: 8:30 a.m. — The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ steaming enchilada of a jobs report arrives. The consensus calls for 60,000 new jobs total. FactSet Research estimates call for 90,000 private sector jobs. The …
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Seeking Alpha Wednesday’s Economic Calendar 7:00 MBA Mortgage Applications 7:30 Challenger Job-Cut Report 8:15 ADP Jobs Report 10:00 ISM Non-Manufacturing Index 10:30 EIA Petroleum Inventories FT The International Monetary Fund has urged European governments …
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Seeking Alpha Today’s Markets In Asia, Japan -1.7% to 9555. Hong Kong -1.6% to 23254. China -1.4% to 2705. India -0.6% to 18494. In Europe, at midday, London -0.8%. Paris -1.1%. Frankfurt -1.1%. Futures at …
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