Futures Edge Higher Ahead of CPI, SunPower, Applied Materials, Baidu in Focus
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointed higher this morning, hinting at a potentially positive finish to an erratic week on Wall Street. Greek debt woes are back in the...
View ArticleGreek Bailout Lifts Futures; Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Kraft in Focus
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are indicating an opening gain of about 32 points this morning. Wall Street is digesting a Greek bailout and slew of blue-chip earnings, including...
View ArticleChesapeake Energy Sentiment Favors Contrarians Ahead of Earnings
Chesapeake Energy (CHK) faces a key test when the company steps into the earnings limelight after the close this afternoon. Analysts are expecting the natural gas specialist to post a quarterly profit...
View ArticleFutures Off as Dow 13K Prompts Profit Taking; Dell and Brocade In Focus
After tagging the 13,000 level for the first time since May 2008, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) could be headed for a day of rest. Futures on the Dow Mini are trading about 7 points below...
View ArticleDryShips Bulls Face Buying Fatigue Ahead of Earnings
Much like a canary in a coal mine, the dry-goods/bulk shipping sector is considered by many to be an early indicator of global economic health. As such, DryShips (DRYS) will be under an intense...
View ArticleFutures Rise on Weekly Jobless Claims; Target, Vivus, H-P In Focus
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are indicating an opening gain of about 24 points heading into the open, as Wall Street warmly received the latest employment data. Specifically,...
View ArticleFutures Rise Ahead of Sentiment Data; Deckers, Crocs, Salesforce, and...
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are indicating a gain of about 30 points on the open this morning, as Wall Street eyes rising oil prices, digests the latest round of earnings, and...
View ArticleFutures Pop as Oil Drops; Priceline to Hit an All-Time High, Zagg in Focus
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward a potential gain of about 44 points on the open this morning, as tensions eased alongside falling crude prices. At last check,...
View ArticleDow Aims to Finish February North of 13K as 4Q GDP is Revised Higher; First...
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward an opening gain of about 20 points, as the blue-chip barometer looks to close February above 13,000. Futures received an early...
View ArticleFutures Falter on Slower Chinese Growth; Apple Serves 25 Billion Apps, AIG...
Warnings of slower growth in China are providing a bit of fuel for Wall Street bears this morning, sending futures lower heading into the open. Specifically, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao lowered the...
View ArticleFutures Plunge on Growth Concerns, Nutrisystem and Qualcomm in Focus
Selling pressure is heavy on Wall Street this morning, with futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) pointing toward an opening gap lower of nearly 100 points. Global economic growth...
View ArticleFutures Rise on ADP Jobs Data; Discovery Labs, Pandora, and Canadian Solar in...
Wall Street is set to reclaim some of Tuesday's losses this morning, as stock futures are trading sharply higher following strong employment data from ADP. Specifically, private-sector payrolls rose...
View ArticleU.S. Stock Futures Spike on Greek Debt Hopes; Apple's iPad Eclipsed by DOJ...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) could be headed toward a 100-point gain on the open this morning, as Wall Street cheers developments in the Greek sovereign-debt debacle. Specifically, reports...
View ArticleFutures Slip on Weak Chinese Economic Data; Zoll Medical, Tudou, and Youku In...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed toward a weak start this Monday morning, as Wall Street digests weak Chinese economic data released over the weekend. Additionally, Greece will be...
View ArticleFutures Rally Behind February Retail Sales; Dell, GNC Holdings, and Urban...
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are indicating a potential gain of about 70 points on the open this morning, as Wall Street digests February retail sales data ahead of a monetary...
View ArticleStocks Take a Breather Near Multi-Year Highs; Apple, Citigroup, SunTrust, and...
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward a flat open this morning, as Wall Street digests yesterday's surge to fresh multi-year highs. Not only did the Dow eclipse 13,000,...
View ArticleFutures Drop on Housing, Commodities Data; Adobe Systems and Tiffany in Focus
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed toward steep losses on the open this morning, after the Commerce Department said that new-home construction fell last month while building permits...
View ArticleFutures Hopeful Ahead of Housing Starts; Oracle and Jabil Circuit In Focus
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed toward a modestly positive open this morning, as Wall Street preps for another round of housing data. Specifically, February existing home sales are...
View ArticleFutures Flat Ahead of Housing Data; KB Home, Nike, and Ohio Art Co. in Focus
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed toward a flat start this morning, as Wall Street preps for a final round of housing data amid concerns of a slowing Chinese economy. Specifically,...
View Article'Hunger Games' May Squeeze Lions Gate Short Sellers
There is no doubt among industry watchers that Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) potentially has a massive hit on its hands in The Hunger Games. The film, which hits theaters today, is already...
View Article7 Stocks for Sunday: NFLX, AAPL, BIDU, LVS, CAB, AMZN, SBUX
Between persistently high oil prices, continued turmoil in Europe, and a flood of corporate earnings reports, trading on Wall Street has become considerably more volatile in recent weeks. The problem...
View Article7 Stocks for Sunday: SFLY, SIRI, CHK, MA, GMCR, V, LNKD
While last week started off on the wrong foot, the major market indexes rallied sharply heading into the weekend. In fact, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) rallied more than 3% off Monday's low to finish...
View ArticleWill Sourcefire Shares Ignite on Earnings?
While many corporations have cursed the rise of hacking groups like Anonymous and LulzSec, cyber security specialists like Sourcefire (FIRE) are enjoying a surge in business. The company is slated to...
View ArticleThe Sun Is Setting on LDK Solar As Losses Mount
Smacked by plunging solar panel prices, LDK Solar Inc. (LDK) became the latest in a string of solar companies to post quarterly losses due to mounting impairment charges. Citing a rapidly deteriorating...
View ArticleA Quick Options Strategy for Apple's Dip Below $600
For the first time since reporting blowout earnings last week, the shares of Apple Inc. (AAPL) have dipped below the psychologically important $600 level. There is little news driving the decline,...
View ArticleA Pair of Post-Earnings Strategies for Sanderson Farms
Shares of Sanderson Farms Inc. (SAFM) are attracting considerable attention this morning, as traders digest the company's second-quarter earnings results. For the quarter, Sanderson said that it swung...
View ArticleDryShips Options Strategies Ahead of Earnings
The shares of drybulk shipping concern DryShips Inc. (DRYS) are on the move higher today, as traders position themselves ahead of tonight's trip to the earnings confessional. Currently, analysts are...
View ArticleFacebook Flooded with Put Options, Should You Follow the Crowd?
If you were chomping at the bit to trade Facebook Inc. (FB) options, yesterday was your day. Just like the company's record-setting initial public offering (IPO), Facebook's opening day for options...
View ArticleAn Options Trade for Ciena's Post-Earnings Rally
The shares of networking communications software specialist Ciena Inc. (CIEN) are trading roughly 5% higher this morning, after the company reported a narrower-than-expected loss of 28 cents per share....
View ArticleA Quick Options Strategy for Beleaguered Research In Motion
Research In Motion Limited's (RIMM) dominance in the smartphone market ended many years ago, and the company has been in a slow death spiral ever since. You have to give the Blakcberry maker some...
View ArticleWill Kindle Fire Sales Ignite Amazon Earnings?
Online retail giant Amazon.com (AMZN) will slip into the earnings confessional after the close of trading this afternoon, and expectations appear to be running high ahead of the event. Wall Street is...
View ArticleFutures Higher as Facebook Fever Sweeps Street; Amazon Shares Plummet
The Dow Jones industrial Average (DJIA) is poised to open sharply higher this morning, as Dow Mini futures are trading more than 90 points above fair value. Wall Street is taking its positive cues...
View ArticleFutures Flat Ahead of Data, Green Mountain Coffee Earnings and Facebook IPO...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed for a weak start this morning, as U.S. stock futures traded lower ahead of weekly initial jobless claims data and testimony from Federal Reserve...
View ArticleU.S. Stock Futures Soar as Economy Adds 243K Jobs; Unemployment Rate Slips to...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is set to open sharply higher this morning, after January's jobs data arrived better than expected. Specifically, the U.S. economy added 243,000 jobs last...
View ArticleGreece Worries Sink U.S. Stock Futures, Humana and Hasbro Earnings in Focus
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward a weak start, as Wall Street was greeted this morning by news that Greece was once again struggling to deal with another round of...
View ArticleSohu.com Call Volume Soars Despite Post-Earnings Plunge
The shares of Sohu.com (SOHU), China's third-largest search engine, are being hammered this morning, with the stock plunging more than 15% in the wake of a poorly received fourth-quarter earnings...
View ArticleU.S. Stock Futures Slip on Greece; Bernanke, Coinstar, NCR Corp. In Focus
Futures activity is pointing a drop of about 34 points on the open for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) this morning, as Greece's debt woes continue to worry Wall Street. Investors will also be...
View ArticleDow Futures Edge Higher as Greece Deal Nears; Time Warner and Walt Disney in...
Greece is once again driving activity on Wall Street this morning, as hopes that the beleaguered euro-zone member one step closer to avoiding default. Premarket optimism is muted, however, with futures...
View ArticleCisco Systems Faces High Expectations Ahead of 2Q Earnings
Technology bellwether Cisco Systems (CSCO) will step into the earnings limelight after the close of trading this afternoon, with Wall Street expecting the company to post a second-quarter profit of 43...
View ArticleSirius XM Calls Seriously Popular Ahead of Earnings
Options traders are seriously call heavy ahead of tomorrow morning's fourth-quarter and fiscal 2011 earnings report from Sirius XM Radio (SIRI). For the record, Wall Street analysts are expecting a...
View ArticleFutures Flat on China and Greece Reports, Groupon and Akamai Tech in Focus
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed toward a flat-to-lower open this morning, as Wall Street attempted to shrug off mixed reports out of Europe and China. Greece remains the focal point...
View ArticlePost Plunge Groupon Options Strategies
Groupon (GRPN) shares are being hammered this morning, with the stock plunging more than 11% in the wake of the company's weaker-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings report. Options traders have also...
View ArticleDow Futures Slide 90-Points on Greece, LinkedIn and True Religion in Focus
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed toward a potential 90-point plunge on the open this morning, as Greece debt concerns once again reared their ugly heads. Just when you thought it was...
View ArticleDow Futures Indicate 90-Point Spike on Open, Vodafone and Chesapeake Energy...
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward a gain of about 90 points on the open, as Wall Street utters a sigh of relief in the wake of Greece's approval of additional...
View ArticleFutures Flat as Moody's Ruins the Mood, Apple and Rackspace in Focus
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are trading flat-to-lower versus fair value this morning, pointing toward a weak start to the regular session. Despite round of positive economic...
View ArticleZynga Call Options in High Demand Ahead of Earnings
Zynga (ZNGA) - the creator of Farmville, Citiville, Petville, etc.- will enter earnings-ville for the first time as a publicly traded company after the close this afternoon. Wall Street is expecting a...
View ArticleFutures Rise on Chinese Reassurance, Kellogg, Procter & Gamble, and Comcast...
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are pointing toward modest gains following the opening bell, after People’s Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan expressed his belief that Europe...
View ArticleFutures Fall as Moody's Threatens to Downgrade More Than 100 Banks
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) are trading broadly lower, after Moody’s Investors Service threatened to downgrade more than 100 global banks, including Morgan Stanley (MS), Goldman...
View ArticleBlue Nile Proves Bears Right, Shares Plunge on Weak 1Q and Full-Year Forecast
The shares of diamond and jewelry concern Blue Nile (NILE) are being pounded this morning, with the stock down more than 24% in electronic trading. After the close last night, Blue Nile reported that...
View ArticleBaidu Bulls Run Rampant Ahead of Earnings
Chinese Internet search giant Baidu (BIDU) faces some pretty high expectations heading into tonight's quarterly earnings report, as everyone from analysts to options traders are anticipating...
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