Materials Select Sector SPDR (XLB) 48.65 $XLB
February 2015 Options Now Available For Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 10:03AM CST
Investors in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund saw new options begin trading today, for the February 2015 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLB options chain for the new February 2015 contracts...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EEM: 38.77 (-0.52), KRE: 40.22 (-0.48), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), FXB: 150.61 (-2.45), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), FM: 30.46 (-0.34), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), KIE: 66.29 (-0.40), XLF: 24.73 (unch), VNQ: 82.22 (+1.22), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), GSK: 42.37 (-0.37), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), ACWX: 42.76 (-0.26), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
This Materials Sector ETF Gained in 2014 Even Though Commodity Prices Fell
at The Street - Fri Dec 26, 12:29PM CST
Despite weak gold and lower commodity prices, investors in the Materials Select Sector SPDR exchange-traded fund still have a gain of 6.1% in 2014.
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), AA: 15.88 (+0.09), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), NEM: 19.34 (+0.44), DD: 73.71 (-0.23)
Interesting XLB Put And Call Options For February 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 24, 11:14AM CST
Investors in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund saw new options become available this week, for the February 2015 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLB options chain for the new February 2015...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07)
Dessert Bells Ring: Warren Buffett Eats At Distressed Buffets
Andrew Hecht - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 5:07AM CST
RTM: 83.88 (-0.37), XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), DAG: 5.18 (-0.02), BNO: 22.02 (-0.68), UYM: 49.97 (+0.15), UBN: 10.28 (+0.33), SBM: 25.44 (+0.25), JJP: 56.28 (+0.23), TAGS: 33.05 (unch), UAG: 21.52 (-0.46), FMAT: 27.54 (+0.02), AGF: 13.42 (-0.56), OIL: 12.21 (-0.33), MATL: 61.77 (-1.46), ONG: 26.11 (unch), BLNG: 31.69 (-0.39), JJE: 10.17 (unch), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), JJA: 41.02 (-0.73), AGA: 24.38 (+0.26), USO: 19.89 (-0.47), DBE: 16.93 (-0.54), DBA: 24.64 (-0.25), RGRA: 19.83 (-0.02), IYM: 82.53 (+0.06), FXZ: 31.58 (+0.03), ADZ: 29.00 (unch), RGRE: 17.33 (-0.42), USAG: 22.57 (+0.11), GLTR: 61.04 (+0.16), RJN: 3.91 (-0.08), SMN: 29.55 (-0.08), RJA: 7.29 (-0.08), DIRT: 37.37 (-0.63), FUD: 22.32 (-0.19), RGRP: 17.00 (unch), DBP: 36.76 (+0.11), WITE: 33.29 (-0.01), BRK.B: 149.17 (-0.98), BRK.A: 223,600.00 (-2,400.00), VAW: 107.75 (+0.36)
S&P 500 Sector Trading Range Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:01AM CST
Below is a good look at where the S&P 500 and its ten sectors stand heading into the new year. These trading range charts help to identify both short and long-term trends, and they also give you an idea of how extended (to the upside or downside)...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Materials Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.303
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:17PM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07)
DuPont Shares Appear Overvalued By 30% - Investors Should Be Cautious
Stock Market Sherpa - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 3:18PM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), DD: 73.71 (-0.23)
This Is How A Bear Market Starts
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 12:51AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Will The Plunge In Oil Crash Markets?
Leo Kolivakis - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 12:27PM CST
Mike Whitney wrote a comment for CountePunch over the weekend, Will Falling Oil Prices Crash the Markets? : Crude oil prices dipped lower on Wednesday pushing down yields on US Treasuries and sending stocks down sharply. The 30-year UST slipped to...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), GSC: 29.96 (-0.49), RIG: 18.12 (-0.21), TLM: 7.81 (-0.02), HAL: 39.49 (+0.16), DNR: 7.92 (-0.21), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), BHI: 56.17 (+0.10), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
The Biggest Risks For Stocks In 2015?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:07PM CST
Jeff Reeves, editor of InvestorPlace.com, wrote an article for MarketWatch, 10 biggest risks to the stock market in 2015 : It is shaping up to be another great year for stocks, with the S&P 500 up about 12% year-to-date in 2014 after a roughly...
KO: 42.14 (-0.08), XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XBI: 188.41 (+1.95), IBB: 306.34 (+2.99), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), GSG: 21.22 (-0.36), VOO: 188.40 (unch), PGNX: 7.29 (-0.27), IDRA: 4.90 (+0.49), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), CL: 69.04 (-0.15), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Hedge Funds Closing Likes It's 2009?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 7:24AM CST
Katherine Burton of Bloomberg reports, Hedge Funds Shut as Managers Struggle in Year of Two Percent Returns : Hedge funds are shutting at a rate not seen since the financial crisis, as many managers post disappointing returns and an elite group of...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), CLR: 38.79 (+0.43), IEP: 93.02 (+0.55), GSG: 21.22 (-0.36), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Sector Returns For November 2014
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 3:58PM CST
Since so much of our earnings work is sector-related, here is a quick recap of sector returns for November ’14, both from the S&P 500 perspective and the SPDR perspective. Note: The first column is the S&P 500 sector return, per The...
XTL: 57.82 (+0.08), XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Could December See Upside Earnings Surprises From Crude Decline Beneficiaries?
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 30, 11:02AM CST
Per Thomson Reuters "This Week in Earnings", the "forward, 4-quarter" earnings estimate for the S&P 500, fell to $126.15, from last week's $126.48. The PE ratio on the forward estimate is 16.4(x). The PEG ratio remains at...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Prepare For A Deflationary Boom?
Leo Kolivakis - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 29, 10:20AM CST
Jon D. Markman of Yahoo Finance reports, Prepare for the rare "deflationary boom" : "Deflation" and "boom" are not two words that normally go together. They are almost like "sad happiness," "low-cal...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), XBI: 188.41 (+1.95), IBB: 306.34 (+2.99), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), GSG: 21.22 (-0.36), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Leader Of The Pack (Weight Of Evidence, Part 5 Of 7)
360 Investment Research - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 8:35PM CST
At 360 Investment Research, we like to dig deep into the market and take a look at what sectors are leading the US market upward. By analyzing sectors on a relative basis against the S&P 500, we can gain insight into what sectors are leading the...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
What did the billionaires do in Q3?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 1:46PM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), MON: 119.74 (+0.27), DAL: 49.18 (-0.01), GOOG: 524.81 (-1.59), HUM: 142.99 (-0.64), NOV: 65.49 (-0.04), MSI: 66.51 (-0.57), WHR: 193.01 (-0.73), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), RIG: 18.12 (-0.21), THC: 50.21 (-0.46), WMB: 45.22 (+0.28), ABBV: 65.89 (+0.45), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLF: 24.73 (unch), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), APD: 145.43 (+1.20), APC: 82.29 (-0.21), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), MCK: 207.20 (-0.38), TMO: 128.12 (+2.83), FB: 78.45 (+0.43), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), ICE: 217.64 (-1.65), MHFI: 88.66 (-0.32), MAS: 25.01 (-0.19), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), NFLX: 348.94 (+7.33), CI: 102.83 (-0.08), GM: 34.84 (-0.07), IBLN: 25.91 (-0.04), GPS: 42.10 (-0.01), AIG: 56.11 (+0.10), CMCSA: 57.35 (-0.66), CTSH: 52.67 (+0.01), CBS: 54.79 (-0.55)
S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Q3 '14 Earnings Were Strong; Q4 '14 Will Also Be Very Healthy (Despite Energy)
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 24, 6:28AM CST
Per Thomson Reuters, the “forward 4-quarter” estimate last week fell slightly to $126.48 from the previous week’s $126.64. The metrics as of 11/21/14’s close: SP 500: 2,063.50 P.E ratio: 16.3(x) PEG ratio: ...
XTL: 57.82 (+0.08), RXI: 84.76 (-0.38), KXI: 89.13 (-0.48), IYJ: 106.42 (-0.17), DBE: 16.93 (-0.54), XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), IYH: 144.82 (+0.69), IPS: 37.60 (-0.52), IPD: 36.89 (-0.23), IYM: 82.53 (+0.06), FXU: 24.98 (+0.10), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), IYF: 90.33 (+0.13), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), IYZ: 29.35 (+0.07), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), JJE: 10.17 (unch), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLF: 24.73 (unch), IYW: 104.06 (-0.34)
Joy Global, Caterpillar Among Stocks to Buy on China Central Bank News
at The Street - Fri Nov 21, 1:40PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money' trading panel looks at which stocks and sectors should benefit the most from China's rate cut and Europe's plan to boost the economy.
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), DFE: 51.70 (+0.23), MOO: 52.48 (-0.05), NKE: 95.03 (-1.12), PNRA: 173.10 (-1.70), EUFN: 22.04 (+0.02), BBY: 38.79 (-0.19), KORS: 74.78 (-0.32), INTC: 36.36 (+0.07), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), TBT: 45.47 (-0.92), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), EBAY: 56.21 (+0.09), CMI: 146.42 (+2.25), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), DG: 70.78 (+0.08), CAT: 91.88 (+0.35), XLF: 24.73 (unch), MSFT: 46.76 (+0.31), YUM: 72.35 (-0.50), BHI: 56.17 (+0.10), FDX: 172.45 (-1.21), JOY: 46.99 (+0.47), DVN: 60.96 (-0.25), HTZ: 25.02 (+0.08), HAL: 39.49 (+0.16), TIF: 105.50 (-1.36), XRT: 95.34 (-0.67), LULU: 55.34 (-0.45), UA: 66.89 (-1.01), LB: 86.05 (-0.50), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), RLGY: 44.19 (-0.30), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
The Best Offense Is A Good Defense
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 08, 8:36AM CST
What a difference a few weeks make. Stocks are once again in rally mode and bullishness is back on the street. After bottoming back on October 15, stocks as measured by the S&P 500 Index have rallied an impressive +11.6% to advance to fresh new...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), BDX: 139.86 (+0.70), SPLV: 38.00 (+0.04), DAL: 49.18 (-0.01), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), BBY: 38.79 (-0.19), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), SO: 49.37 (+0.26), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), YHOO: 50.17 (-0.34), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), SPHB: 34.05 (-0.08), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), PG: 90.44 (-0.65), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
February 2015 Options Now Available For Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
at The Street - Wed Dec 31, 10:03AM CST
Investors in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund saw new options begin trading today, for the February 2015 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLB options chain for the new February 2015 contracts...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07)
2015 Outlook: Pain
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 31, 3:09AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), VXX: 30.99 (-0.52), EWN: 23.80 (-0.10), EWL: 31.53 (-0.16), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), EWK: 16.22 (+0.02), EEM: 38.77 (-0.52), KRE: 40.22 (-0.48), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), FXB: 150.61 (-2.45), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), FM: 30.46 (-0.34), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), FXE: 118.20 (-0.94), KIE: 66.29 (-0.40), XLF: 24.73 (unch), VNQ: 82.22 (+1.22), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), EIS: 46.58 (-0.20), SH: 21.81 (+0.03), IEF: 106.53 (+0.54), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), FXY: 80.72 (-0.49), UL: 39.98 (-0.50), GSK: 42.37 (-0.37), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), IVV: 206.73 (-0.14), UUP: 24.20 (+0.23), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), EWU: 17.86 (-0.17), ENZL: 39.63 (-0.35), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), EFA: 60.58 (-0.26), EDEN: 47.59 (+0.60), ACWX: 42.76 (-0.26), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69)
This Materials Sector ETF Gained in 2014 Even Though Commodity Prices Fell
at The Street - Fri Dec 26, 12:29PM CST
Despite weak gold and lower commodity prices, investors in the Materials Select Sector SPDR exchange-traded fund still have a gain of 6.1% in 2014.
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), AA: 15.88 (+0.09), FCX: 23.55 (+0.19), NEM: 19.34 (+0.44), DD: 73.71 (-0.23)
Interesting XLB Put And Call Options For February 2015
at The Street - Wed Dec 24, 11:14AM CST
Investors in Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund saw new options become available this week, for the February 2015 expiration. At Stock Options Channel, our YieldBoost formula has looked up and down the XLB options chain for the new February 2015...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07)
Dessert Bells Ring: Warren Buffett Eats At Distressed Buffets
Andrew Hecht - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 5:07AM CST
RTM: 83.88 (-0.37), XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), DAG: 5.18 (-0.02), BNO: 22.02 (-0.68), UYM: 49.97 (+0.15), UBN: 10.28 (+0.33), SBM: 25.44 (+0.25), JJP: 56.28 (+0.23), TAGS: 33.05 (unch), UAG: 21.52 (-0.46), FMAT: 27.54 (+0.02), AGF: 13.42 (-0.56), OIL: 12.21 (-0.33), MATL: 61.77 (-1.46), ONG: 26.11 (unch), BLNG: 31.69 (-0.39), JJE: 10.17 (unch), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37), JJA: 41.02 (-0.73), AGA: 24.38 (+0.26), USO: 19.89 (-0.47), DBE: 16.93 (-0.54), DBA: 24.64 (-0.25), RGRA: 19.83 (-0.02), IYM: 82.53 (+0.06), FXZ: 31.58 (+0.03), ADZ: 29.00 (unch), RGRE: 17.33 (-0.42), USAG: 22.57 (+0.11), GLTR: 61.04 (+0.16), RJN: 3.91 (-0.08), SMN: 29.55 (-0.08), RJA: 7.29 (-0.08), DIRT: 37.37 (-0.63), FUD: 22.32 (-0.19), RGRP: 17.00 (unch), DBP: 36.76 (+0.11), WITE: 33.29 (-0.01), BRK.B: 149.17 (-0.98), BRK.A: 223,600.00 (-2,400.00), VAW: 107.75 (+0.36)
S&P 500 Sector Trading Range Charts
Bespoke Investment Group - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Dec 23, 3:01AM CST
Below is a good look at where the S&P 500 and its ten sectors stand heading into the new year. These trading range charts help to identify both short and long-term trends, and they also give you an idea of how extended (to the upside or downside)...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Materials Select Sector SPDR announces quarterly distribution of $0.303
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 19, 1:17PM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07)
DuPont Shares Appear Overvalued By 30% - Investors Should Be Cautious
Stock Market Sherpa - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 3:18PM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), DD: 73.71 (-0.23)
This Is How A Bear Market Starts
Eric Parnell, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Dec 18, 12:51AM CST
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), GLD: 114.08 (+0.50), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Will The Plunge In Oil Crash Markets?
Leo Kolivakis - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 15, 12:27PM CST
Mike Whitney wrote a comment for CountePunch over the weekend, Will Falling Oil Prices Crash the Markets? : Crude oil prices dipped lower on Wednesday pushing down yields on US Treasuries and sending stocks down sharply. The 30-year UST slipped to...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), GSC: 29.96 (-0.49), RIG: 18.12 (-0.21), TLM: 7.81 (-0.02), HAL: 39.49 (+0.16), DNR: 7.92 (-0.21), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), BHI: 56.17 (+0.10), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
The Biggest Risks For Stocks In 2015?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Fri Dec 05, 3:07PM CST
Jeff Reeves, editor of InvestorPlace.com, wrote an article for MarketWatch, 10 biggest risks to the stock market in 2015 : It is shaping up to be another great year for stocks, with the S&P 500 up about 12% year-to-date in 2014 after a roughly...
KO: 42.14 (-0.08), XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XBI: 188.41 (+1.95), IBB: 306.34 (+2.99), TLT: 127.32 (+1.40), GSG: 21.22 (-0.36), VOO: 188.40 (unch), PGNX: 7.29 (-0.27), IDRA: 4.90 (+0.49), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), CL: 69.04 (-0.15), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Hedge Funds Closing Likes It's 2009?
Leo Kolivakis - Seeking Alpha - Wed Dec 03, 7:24AM CST
Katherine Burton of Bloomberg reports, Hedge Funds Shut as Managers Struggle in Year of Two Percent Returns : Hedge funds are shutting at a rate not seen since the financial crisis, as many managers post disappointing returns and an elite group of...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), CLR: 38.79 (+0.43), IEP: 93.02 (+0.55), GSG: 21.22 (-0.36), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Sector Returns For November 2014
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Dec 01, 3:58PM CST
Since so much of our earnings work is sector-related, here is a quick recap of sector returns for November ’14, both from the S&P 500 perspective and the SPDR perspective. Note: The first column is the S&P 500 sector return, per The...
XTL: 57.82 (+0.08), XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Could December See Upside Earnings Surprises From Crude Decline Beneficiaries?
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Nov 30, 11:02AM CST
Per Thomson Reuters "This Week in Earnings", the "forward, 4-quarter" earnings estimate for the S&P 500, fell to $126.15, from last week's $126.48. The PE ratio on the forward estimate is 16.4(x). The PEG ratio remains at...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), SPY: 205.43 (-0.11), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), DIA: 177.94 (+0.06), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLI: 56.51 (-0.07), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Prepare For A Deflationary Boom?
Leo Kolivakis - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 29, 10:20AM CST
Jon D. Markman of Yahoo Finance reports, Prepare for the rare "deflationary boom" : "Deflation" and "boom" are not two words that normally go together. They are almost like "sad happiness," "low-cal...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), QQQ: 102.94 (-0.31), XBI: 188.41 (+1.95), IBB: 306.34 (+2.99), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), IWM: 118.93 (-0.69), GSG: 21.22 (-0.36), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
Leader Of The Pack (Weight Of Evidence, Part 5 Of 7)
360 Investment Research - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 8:35PM CST
At 360 Investment Research, we like to dig deep into the market and take a look at what sectors are leading the US market upward. By analyzing sectors on a relative basis against the S&P 500, we can gain insight into what sectors are leading the...
XLB: 48.65 (+0.07), XLP: 48.35 (-0.14), XLY: 71.63 (-0.52), XLK: 41.27 (-0.08), XLU: 47.44 (+0.22), XLF: 24.73 (unch), XLV: 68.63 (+0.25), XLE: 79.53 (+0.37)
What did the billionaires do in Q3?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Nov 25, 1:46PM CST
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S&P 500 Weekly Earnings Update: Q3 '14 Earnings Were Strong; Q4 '14 Will Also Be Very Healthy (Despite Energy)
Brian Gilmartin, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Mon Nov 24, 6:28AM CST
Per Thomson Reuters, the “forward 4-quarter” estimate last week fell slightly to $126.48 from the previous week’s $126.64. The metrics as of 11/21/14’s close: SP 500: 2,063.50 P.E ratio: 16.3(x) PEG ratio: ...
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Joy Global, Caterpillar Among Stocks to Buy on China Central Bank News
at The Street - Fri Nov 21, 1:40PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money' trading panel looks at which stocks and sectors should benefit the most from China's rate cut and Europe's plan to boost the economy.
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The Best Offense Is A Good Defense
Eric Parnell, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Sat Nov 08, 8:36AM CST
What a difference a few weeks make. Stocks are once again in rally mode and bullishness is back on the street. After bottoming back on October 15, stocks as measured by the S&P 500 Index have rallied an impressive +11.6% to advance to fresh new...
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