Market News
Choose Your Own Adventure: Stock Picks For A Recession Or A Recovery
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 01:43
Investors are divided as to whether or not the U.S. economy is teetering on the precipice of another recession. Though many investment pros would argue that we're not, one analyst provided a choose-your-own-stock adventu...
Disney rides 'Star Wars' to killer quarter
CNBC - 9 Feb 2016 23:56
Walt Disney beat earnings expectations, bolstered by "Star Wars," but operating income in its key cable networks unit fell.
MetLife Case Challenging SIFI Label Nears Hearing
Wall Street Journal - 9 Feb 2016 23:06
MetLife will try to persuade a federal judge Wednesday that it shouldn't be designated a "systemically important financial institution," in the first court hearing of a case with potential either to curtail or to solidif...
WeWork Shoots the Works With Expansion Plans
Wall Street Journal - 9 Feb 2016 22:54
WeWork is embarking on a growth spurt, with the help of nearly $1 billion in investment, as it rapidly expands around the world--and beyond mere office space.
Flight to safety
livemint.com - 9 Feb 2016 22:45
There's now $7 trillion of government debt with yields below zero globally
Why Twitter Should Eyeball Yahoo's Past
Wall Street Journal - 9 Feb 2016 22:44
As Twitter gets set to report earnings, investors hope the microblogging service can learn a thing or two from Yahoo.
Firms Dig Deeper Into Debt Markets
Wall Street Journal - 9 Feb 2016 22:34
Two well-known managers of private-equity funds are pushing further into debt investments in a bid to take advantage of the opportunities created by recent upheaval in the global capital markets.
Daily Dividend Report: LLL, UTX, MDLZ, ABC, STI, WCN, CDW
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 22:24
L-3 Communications (LLL) has increased the company's regular quarterly cash dividend eight percent from $0.65 to $0.70 per share. The board has also declared the next dividend payable on March 15, 2016 to shareholders of...
The Industrial Recession Is Narrow, Meaning No General Recession
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 22:20
Industrial production is down, according to the Federal Reserve’s latest statistics, but don’t conclude that the country as a whole is in recession. Unlike recessionary downturns, the current slide is concentrated in...
Tuesday Sector Leaders: Materials, Healthcare
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 21:55
In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Materials stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.6%. Within the sector, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) and Owens-Illinois, Inc. (NYSE: OI) are two large stocks le...
Viacom: Why Snapchat Isn't the Answer
Wall Street Journal - 9 Feb 2016 21:41
Viacom's fiscal first-quarter earnings show it will need more than a deal with Snapchat to win investors' favor.
India the worst emerging equity market after China in dollar terms
livemint.com - 9 Feb 2016 21:32
Year-to-date, Sensex down 10.3% in dollar terms; rupee, Asia's worst performer, has shed 2.58% this year
Tuesday's ETF with Unusual Volume: PSJ
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 21:27
The PowerShares Dynamic Software Portfolio ETF (PSJ) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Tuesday, with over 251,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 25,000. Shares of PSJ were dow...
Currency volatility singes Dr Reddy's
livemint.com - 9 Feb 2016 21:24Tuesday Sector Laggards: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 21:24
In trading on Tuesday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 6.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Unit Corporation (UNT), off about 26% and shares of Clayt...
Tuesday Sector Leaders: Packaging & Containers, Trucking Stocks
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 21:22
In trading on Tuesday, packaging & containers shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 2.2%. Leading the group were shares of Owens Illinois (OI), up about 8.4% and shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company...
Bharat Forge: dim outlook as exports fall
livemint.com - 9 Feb 2016 21:06
Robust truck sales along with a diversified product portfolio across industries other than auto ensured offtake of Bharat Forge's products in the domestic market, though it fell marginally from the year-ago period
Why Honda Is Relaunching This Mid-size Pick-Up Truck In The U.S.
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 20:48
In 2015, pick-up truck sales increased by 6% to 2.19 million in the United States. Traditionally, the segment has been dominated by Detroit based auto makers Ford Motor and General Motors. However, at the Detroit Auto Sh...
Gold Ends Near Steady on Mild Profit-Taking, Chart Consolidation
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 20:48
Gold prices ended the U.S. day session near steady Tuesday, on some mild profit-taking pressure and some technical chart consolidation following Monday's strong gains that pushed prices to an eight-month high just above ...
Dhanuka Agritech bucks domestic agrochemical market downtrend
livemint.com - 9 Feb 2016 20:46
The growth is driven by specialty molecules (which generate two-thirds of revenue) and new products that Dhanuka Agritech launched in recent years
What To Expect From CBS' Q4 Earnings
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 20:46
CBS Corporation will report its Q4 and full year 2015 earnings on February 11th. We expect the company to benefit from a double-digit increase in Q4 broadcast ad spending. CBS did well in 2015, with flat viewership ...
ConocoPhillips Reports Severe Losses On Depressed Prices, Cuts Dividends And Capital Spending
Forbes - 9 Feb 2016 20:44
In line with the market expectations, ConocoPhillips, the world’s largest independent exploration and production company by proved reserves and annual production, reported disappointing 2015 financial results, primaril...