Annual Changes to the NASDAQ-100 Index
Thomson Reuters ONE - Fri Dec 12, 7:05PM CST
The following three companies will be added to the Index: American Airlines Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:AAL), Electronic Arts Inc. (Nasdaq:EA) and Lam Research Corporation (Nasdaq:LRCX).
MXIM: 30.63 (-0.16), LBTYK: 46.38 (-0.73), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), FOX: 35.46 (-0.29), EA: 44.90 (-0.22), LRCX: 78.38 (-1.42), FFIV: 130.54 (-1.84), EXPE: 87.53 (+0.21), AAL: 49.97 (-0.56), CMCSK: 55.11 (-0.50), NDAQ: 46.11 (-0.86), CMCSA: 55.35 (-0.55)
Invesco PowerShares Provides Estimated Capital Gains Information for 2014
Marketwired - Fri Dec 12, 6:24PM CST
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management, LLC, a leading global provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), announced today that it expects to deliver capital gains distributions across 9 of 116 equity and fixed-income ETFs for 2014.
QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13)
A Take On Oil Prices...and The Global Economy
John M. Mason - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 2:35PM CST
SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), IEV: 42.47 (-1.03), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), OIL: 13.71 (-0.48), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41)
More Dollar Hegemony In The Land Of Oz - Part 6
The Nattering Naybob - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 2:30PM CST
HYG: 87.25 (-1.20), IEF: 107.01 (+0.87), UUPT: 25.02 (-0.39), FXY: 82.02 (+0.31), UUP: 23.43 (-0.08), JNK: 37.63 (-0.45), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), LQD: 119.05 (+0.19), CORP: 102.94 (+0.35), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), EMB: 108.27 (-1.42), FXE: 122.63 (+0.61), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41), UDN: 24.37 (+0.10), UDNT: 12.83 (+0.12), XLE: 74.02 (-1.40), BKF: 34.55 (-0.59)
Big Drop in Oil Prices Won't Kill the Stock Market Rally
at The Street - Fri Dec 12, 1:55PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel says the stock market can pull back in the short term but should continue to rally despite the enormous drop in crude prices.
USO: 21.93 (-0.75), GPRO: 60.52 (+0.47), LNG: 64.88 (+0.93), TLT: 126.30 (+1.69), UA: 68.83 (+0.30), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), TRMB: 27.18 (-0.07), IBM: 155.38 (-5.69), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), COST: 137.88 (-3.53), EPI: 21.78 (-0.45), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41), AAPL: 109.73 (-1.89), XLE: 74.02 (-1.40)
The PowerShares QQQ ETF: 2 Big Reasons to Buy
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Dec 12, 10:19AM CST
Photo: Flickr user Yuya Sekiguchi . One of the best ways to invest in the stock market is through an exchange-traded fund, or ETF, that is based on a broad-market index. This will grant you immediate exposure to the best businesses on the market....
QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13)
Oil, Roil And Turmoil
Scott Minerd - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 10:12AM CST
The behavior of global financial markets this week could be characterized as "oil, roil, and turmoil." The bottom line is that the price of oil-currently around $60 per barrel-is in a free fall. Technically speaking, oil prices have taken...
SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), IEV: 42.47 (-1.03), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), IEF: 107.01 (+0.87), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), OIL: 13.71 (-0.48), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41)
Stocks - The Usual Suspects Affect Friday, But Turn In Store
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 8:55AM CST
USO: 21.93 (-0.75), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), IEV: 42.47 (-1.03), VXX: 33.89 (+1.75), OIL: 13.71 (-0.48), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03)
Santa Claus Rally Stalls Over Japan, China With Nikkei 225 at 18000
at The Street - Fri Dec 12, 8:32AM CST
Dow Utilities is the only average to reach a new high this week, while the Nasdaq and Dow Transports peaked on Nov. 28.
SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), XLU: 45.91 (-0.44), IYT: 159.11 (-1.51), TLT: 126.30 (+1.69)
Stocks set for lower open
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 6:23AM CST
SPUU: 133.25 (-4.04), SPLX: 29.28 (-1.09), TQQQ: 95.33 (-3.27), SDOW: 22.64 (+1.07), DOG: 24.04 (+0.40), SPXU: 41.74 (+1.85), UPRO: 122.50 (-6.11), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), EPS: 70.28 (-0.82), DXD: 23.20 (+0.75), QQXT: 39.00 (-0.54), SQQQ: 30.99 (+0.97), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), SPXL: 80.98 (-4.14), QID: 40.36 (+0.85), SFLA: 177.67 (+3.02), RWL: 39.45 (-0.56), RSP: 77.76 (-1.23), SH: 22.47 (+0.38), SSO: 121.69 (-3.95), QQEW: 42.16 (-0.49), IVV: 202.25 (-3.29), QQQE: 62.81 (-0.55), DDM: 127.30 (-4.55), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 134.75 (-3.00), VOO: 184.21 (-3.04), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), SDS: 23.40 (+0.69), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 60.14 (+0.63), UDOW: 129.77 (-7.09)
Wall Street Breakfast: European Shares Sink As Oil Extends Slump
Wall Street Breakfast - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 5:31AM CST
Economy European stocks are on the decline as commodity prices continued to fall while the take-up of the ECB's latest cheap money program, known as TLTROs, met expectations on Thursday, but was still disappointing compared to earlier...
ECR: 5.56 (-0.59), BT: 61.92 (-2.47), HAL: 37.93 (-0.30), CZR: 12.83 (-2.03), ADBE: 76.02 (+6.28), AVID: 14.28 (-0.20), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), BIDU: 229.32 (+0.09), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), TEF: 15.35 (-0.56), MSFT: 46.95 (-0.22), ORAN: 16.64 (-0.45), CSCO: 26.85 (-0.14), BHI: 54.99 (-0.78)
Everything But The U.S. Stock Market Has Already Peaked
Jesse Felder - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 12, 4:14AM CST
The new Z.1 report came out today so let's update many of the indicators I've been sharing here over the past few months. What should be worrisome to market watchers here is that we now have a host of significant indicators that look like they may...
SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03)
A Busy Quarter - But Why?
The Inflation Trader - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 11:48PM CST
Serendipity often plays a role when I am considering a blog post. In this case, I wasn't even planning a post but was updating old spreadsheets for current data to see how things have developed. In the past, I have documented how NYSE Composite...
SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03)
Jobless Claims Slightly Lower Than Expected
Bespoke Investment Group - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 2:40PM CST
After five straight weeks of higher than expected jobless claims, this week we saw the first lower than expected reading since the first week of November. While economists were expecting first time claims to come in at 297K, the actual reading...
SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41)
Lower Gasoline Prices Finally Yield a Boost In Consumer Spending
at The Street - Thu Dec 11, 1:24PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel discuss retail sales, which finally saw a significant boost from lower gas prices, and provide top tech picks for 2015.
USO: 21.93 (-0.75), AMZN: 307.32 (-0.04), GPRO: 60.52 (+0.47), HYG: 87.25 (-1.20), TRIP: 72.38 (-0.42), BBY: 36.85 (+0.22), DIS: 91.49 (-0.26), KORS: 76.97 (+0.27), TLT: 126.30 (+1.69), K: 65.63 (-1.47), JNK: 37.63 (-0.45), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), LNKD: 219.90 (+2.54), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), MCD: 90.62 (-0.35), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41), YELP: 52.70 (+0.25), AAPL: 109.73 (-1.89), XLE: 74.02 (-1.40)
Recent Economic Activity Looks Strong: November Retail Sales In The Spotlight
Seth Golden - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 7:54AM CST
FDIS: 28.28 (-0.17), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41), CRUD: 28.44 (-0.77), XRT: 92.28 (+0.57)
Daily State Of The Markets: Making Sense Of The Oil/Stock Linkage
David Moenning - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 7:06AM CST
If your response to yesterday's trash job in the stock market was something along the lines of, "Wait, what?" you are likely not alone. Tuesday the stock market dove 220 points in the early going and then recovered almost all of it into the...
JNK: 37.63 (-0.45), USO: 21.93 (-0.75), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41)
Tell Me How You Really Feel: A Look At The Market Through Analyst Consensus Recommendations
Investing Doc - Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 7:02AM CST
With the drop in oil and analysts' sudden rush en masse to revise their recommendations and fair value estimates, I began to wonder to myself how much weight I should put into analyst aggregate recommendations - you know, the composite picture that...
SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), GILD: 104.13 (-0.18), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), EOG: 86.37 (-0.49), DE: 86.41 (-1.58), IWM: 114.71 (-1.41), SO: 47.92 (-0.48), CELG: 114.49 (-2.25)
Futures can't hold gain, point to lower open
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 11, 6:23AM CST
SPUU: 133.25 (-4.04), SPLX: 29.28 (-1.09), TQQQ: 95.33 (-3.27), SDOW: 22.64 (+1.07), DOG: 24.04 (+0.40), SPXU: 41.74 (+1.85), UPRO: 122.50 (-6.11), SPY: 200.89 (-3.30), EPS: 70.28 (-0.82), DXD: 23.20 (+0.75), QQXT: 39.00 (-0.54), SQQQ: 30.99 (+0.97), DIA: 173.00 (-3.03), SPXL: 80.98 (-4.14), QID: 40.36 (+0.85), SFLA: 177.67 (+3.02), RWL: 39.45 (-0.56), RSP: 77.76 (-1.23), SH: 22.47 (+0.38), SSO: 121.69 (-3.95), QQEW: 42.16 (-0.49), IVV: 202.25 (-3.29), QQQE: 62.81 (-0.55), DDM: 127.30 (-4.55), BXUC: 299.86 (unch), QLD: 134.75 (-3.00), VOO: 184.21 (-3.04), QQQ: 102.67 (-1.13), SDS: 23.40 (+0.69), BXUB: 201.74 (unch), PSQ: 60.14 (+0.63), UDOW: 129.77 (-7.09)