Marketwatch Construction on new U.S. homes rose 2.6% in April to an annual rate of 717,000 units, while permits fell 7% to 715,000 one month after reaching a nearly four-year high, the government reported Wednesday. …
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Marketwatch The dollar edged down and Treasury prices remained under slight pressure on Wednesday after a report showed U.S. durable goods fell 4.2% in March, more than economists expected. The main focus for currency and …
Continue readingTrade Update April 24th, 2012 at 3:25pm: AAPL‘s trading in the last month was been a little “APPLETASTIC” even for the true believers……for those of you who have sworn to never sell your AAPL stock, an …
Continue readingAAPL reports its fiscal Q2 earnings after the bell. The options market is implying about a 7.15% move* which is fairly rich to its 4 qtr avg move of about 4.25%. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT, …
Continue readingBloomberg U.S. stock futures rose, following yesterday’s slump in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as a report may show that sales of new homes increased for the first time this year and concern about …
Continue readingYahoo Finance S&P futures vs fair value: -5.50. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -9.80. Stock futures are under modest pressure this morning. The tone comes as Europe’s major bourses move lower, despite a positive overnight …
Continue readingBloomberg U.S. stock futures advanced, following a two-day decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as increased demand at a Spanish auction helped ease concern about Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. Bank of America Corp. …
Continue readingFT China’s economy grew 8.1 per cent in the first quarter compared with a year earlier, allaying global fears of a collapse in the world’s second-largest economy as it shifts towards slower growth. With Europe …
Continue readingReuters The number of Americans lining up for new jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in nearly four years last week, according to a government report that showed ongoing healing in the labor market. …
Continue readingUpdate: Overnight AAPL announced that it would report it’s fiscal Q2 earnings on April 24th as estimated by many news sources. I guess the options market had it right, but a good discussion none the …
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