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What To Expect From Tomorrow's Employment Report
Leigh Drogen - Seeking Alpha - 1 hr 38 mins ago
Tomorrow, we get a read on the current US employment situation when nonfarm payrolls, unemployment and average weekly wages are released for the month of February. Nonfarm Payrolls : Currently, Estimize is looking for nonfarm payrolls to come in...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36)
Emerging Markets and European Stocks More Attractive Than U.S. Equities
at The Street - Thu Mar 05, 3:21PM CST
Charles Brandes, chairman of Brandes Investment Partners, says investors looking for value should opt for emerging market and European stocks over U.S. equites.
EEM: 39.87 (-0.06), EWG: 29.51 (+0.09), SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), EWU: 18.96 (+0.10), EWQ: 26.32 (+0.16), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), RSX: 17.73 (+0.30), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36), EWZ: 32.80 (-0.46), TLT: 126.29 (-0.16)
ECB's Goldilocks Economic Forecast Clears Path For U.S. Markets
Markos Kaminis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 2:04PM CST
GE: 25.82 (+0.16), SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), IEV: 44.95 (+0.15), GLD: 115.00 (-0.11), OIL: 11.34 (-0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), PG: 84.63 (+0.28), CAT: 81.51 (-0.22), BA: 154.47 (+0.12)
Are Stocks Pausing or on the Cusp of a Larger Correction?
at The Street - Thu Mar 05, 2:01PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel says investors should be buyers on a dip in the stock market, which is on the cusp of a 5% to 10% decline.
TSLA: 200.63 (-1.80), GPRO: 41.08 (-1.93), SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), EWC: 27.75 (-0.14), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36), TLT: 126.29 (-0.16)
Jobless Claims Rise To 10-Month High
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 1:09PM CST
New filings for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, reaching the highest level since last May. Is this an early warning sign of trouble for the labor market, and by extension, the economy? No, not yet. It could be nothing more than...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36)
ADP Data Anticipates Slower Growth For U.S. February Payrolls Report
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 12:54PM CST
What should we expect for tomorrow's February payrolls report from the US Labor Department? As usual, ADP's estimate of job creation in the private sector offers a valuable clue. The current forecast, based on yesterday's update: government data,...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36)
Bulls Should Hope For A Jobs Report Miss
Chad Gassaway - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 12:11PM CST
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36)
Why The Smart Money Is Beginning To Worry About The Downside
Jesse Felder - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 9:39AM CST
A month or so ago, I was struck by Ray Dalio's comments at Davos. He seemed fairly concerned and the major media outlets didn't really pick it up. "It's the end of the supercycle. It's the end of the great debt cycle." - Ray Dalio ...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39)
March 2015 Perspective
Manning & Napier - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 4:49AM CST
The U.S. Economy With the current U.S. economic expansion nearing its sixth birthday, employment remains one of the most deeply scrutinized areas among investors and policymakers alike. Data within January's employment situation report from the...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39)
Equities Attractive For Whom?
Danielle Park, CFA - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 4:21AM CST
Risk-sellers are unanimously agreed: equities are good at every valuation. The question the rest of us must always ask is: good for whom? Shown here since 1900, valuations for S&P 500 stocks today have rarely been more expensive (less...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39)
Think Like A Bear, Invest Like A Bull
Lance Roberts - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 4:20AM CST
I am traveling today but had some interesting questions posed to me during my recent presentation. However, one really drove to the heart of the misunderstanding between what I write about and the management of money. You Think Like A Bear But...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39)
Bank Of America's 10 Reasons To Be Bullish Are Rather Cautious
Roy's Analysis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 2:26AM CST
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36)
3 Niche Technology ETFs For NASDAQ 5000
Benzinga - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 7:51PM CST
By Matthew McCall The NASDAQ this week closed above the 5,000 level for the third time in history and is one big day away from hitting the highest level ever for the index. The rally has been fueled by a big move in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL )...
SOCL: 18.90 (+0.10), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), FDN: 66.42 (+0.41), SKYY: 29.83 (+0.16)
ADP: U.S. February Payrolls Continue To Grow, But At Slower Rate
James Picerno - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 6:26PM CST
Payrolls at US companies posted another respectable gain in February, advancing 212,000 over the previous month, according to this morning's update of the ADP Employment Report. The increase is a bit soft relative to the consensus forecast , but...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36)
Nasdaq 5000: Crash? Bubble? Fair Value?
David Kotok - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 3:22PM CST
Almost 15 years ago, on April 1, 2000, we wrote and published a piece entitled " Will the Nasdaq sell-off become a crash ?" We have now retrieved that piece from our archives and posted it on our website. In preparing that piece we...
QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), PSQ: 56.23 (-0.09), MSFT: 43.11 (+0.05), AAPL: 126.41 (-2.13), TQQQ: 111.90 (+0.49), CSCO: 29.30 (-0.03)
It's Not A Stock Bubble But A Bigger Corporate Bubble
Joseph Calhoun - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 3:18PM CST
By Jeffrey P. Snider With liquidity running somewhat perilously noncommittal since June, you would think the riskiest parts of the credit market would be most affected. That is incorrect and once again stands out as to the bubbly nature of the...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39)
European Farce Endures And Fed's Not Confident?
Carlos X. Alexandre - Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 1:55PM CST
It has become increasingly more difficult to find something exciting to write about, and, in many cases, we resort to information recycling with different twists. We examine, we think, we forecast and it's all about… central banks, debt...
SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), FXY: 80.92 (-0.30), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), FXE: 108.51 (-0.47)
What To Do With Quiet Markets?
Adam Grimes - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Mar 04, 1:47PM CST
Just a high level perspective on what we have going on in a few major markets this week. In general, most markets are in some kind of volatility compression . Volatility compression is a term that basically means current volatility conditions are...
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Financial Stocks Higher Ahead of Stress Test Results, Oil Prices Fall
at The Street - Wed Mar 04, 1:27PM CST
The CNBC 'Fast Money Halftime' trading panel looks at financial stocks, interest rates, European equities and energy stocks.
DVN: 60.83 (-1.03), EWG: 29.51 (+0.09), EXXI: 4.27 (-0.21), HES: 73.50 (-1.34), OIH: 34.97 (unch), XOP: 50.35 (-0.51), C: 53.56 (-0.11), EWQ: 26.32 (+0.16), XOM: 86.74 (-0.44), DB: 32.21 (+0.04), BAC: 16.00 (+0.16), TLT: 126.29 (-0.16), JNJ: 102.52 (+0.87), ESRX: 84.28 (-0.55), SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), JPM: 62.00 (-0.13), EWU: 18.96 (+0.10), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39), EOG: 89.59 (-0.90), IWM: 122.72 (+0.36), XLF: 24.41 (+0.10), XLE: 78.18 (-0.47), APC: 82.84 (-0.51)
ADP Jobs a Tad Below Expectations - Ahead of Wall Street
Mark Vickery - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Mar 04, 8:45AM CST
212K non-government jobs were gained in February, slightly below the 215K expected by a consensus of analysts.
ADP: 86.75 (+0.18), SPY: 210.46 (+0.23), QQQ: 108.64 (+0.19), DIA: 181.17 (+0.39)