This Time, China Means Business (Doesn't It?)
at The Street - Wed Oct 07, 12:42PM CDT
There's a lot riding on its economy, more so than ours.
JOY: 17.07 (+0.89), GE: 27.77 (+0.48), NKE: 122.10 (-1.09), UTX: 93.51 (+0.96), FCX: 13.01 (+1.18), WYNN: 71.99 (+4.14), BA: 137.02 (+2.39), MS: 32.93 (+0.57), SBUX: 58.78 (+0.09), PBR: 5.37 (+0.21), IBM: 150.09 (+1.31), BHP: 35.67 (+1.42), NAT: 16.45 (+0.15), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), RIO: 38.19 (+2.77), AAPL: 110.78 (-0.53), YUM: 67.71 (-15.71)
Recession-Proofing Your Portfolio
at The Street - Wed Oct 07, 8:41AM CDT
The outlook on the U.S. economy is unclear, with recent data demonstrating too many contradictions: job growth remains weak, though consumer spending is strong.
GE: 27.77 (+0.48), DLTR: 62.90 (-2.29), GILD: 100.27 (+2.73), PFE: 33.29 (+0.50), MCD: 101.77 (-0.13), XOM: 79.20 (+1.31), DG: 67.45 (-1.27), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), KORS: 42.72 (-0.65), MO: 55.90 (+0.49), PG: 73.72 (+0.32), INTC: 32.31 (+0.57)
Why Caterpillar Inc.'s Shares Plunged 15% in September
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Oct 06, 2:25PM CDT
What: Shares of industrial equipment maker Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) saw its stock drop 15% in September as investors started to realize that commodity markets could be in trouble for some time. So what: Commodities like gold, silver, copper,...
CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Caterpillar (CAT) Breaks Through Resistance at $70.27
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 12:31PM CDT
Shares of Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) opened today above their pivot of $68.39 and have already reached the first level of resistance at $70.27. Analysts will be watching for a cross of the next upside pivot targets of $71.36 and $74.32.
CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Caterpillar Has Returned 17.2% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (CAT)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Oct 06, 9:23AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) on July 1st, 2015 at $84.50. In approximately 3 months, Caterpillar has returned 17.19% as of today's recent price of $69.97.
CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Something Wicked This Way Comes for Market
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 8:30AM CDT
There are worrisome signs to this short-term buying spree.
IBM: 150.09 (+1.31), NDLS: 13.86 (+0.05), MCD: 101.77 (-0.13), DD: 55.38 (+0.17), PNR: 55.19 (+0.83), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), TWTR: 29.83 (+2.21), YUM: 67.71 (-15.71)
Famous Activist Nelson Peltz Makes GE His Largest Position -- Should You?
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 7:07AM CDT
GE has disappointed investors for more than a decade, but something big is finally changing. The stock is 60% below where a big investor thinks it could be by 2018.
GE: 27.77 (+0.48), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Here's What Is Underpinning These Market Reversals
at The Street - Tue Oct 06, 4:16AM CDT
The hope is that stocks will bounce when companies report earnings.
JOY: 17.07 (+0.89), MU: 18.62 (+0.40), AA: 10.94 (-0.04), GE: 27.77 (+0.48), DE: 78.89 (+0.45), DD: 55.38 (+0.17), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Caterpillar After 5.30% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Oct 05, 4:14PM CDT
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $66.51 to a high of $69.48. Yesterday, the shares gained 5.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $66.10 on volume of 10.6 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Get Ready to Run With the Industrials
at The Street - Mon Oct 05, 2:29PM CDT
Take note of the pent-up demand for these stocks.
MMM: 147.54 (+1.75), GE: 27.77 (+0.48), NSC: 81.20 (+1.77), HON: 99.49 (+1.28), EMR: 46.35 (+0.15), NAT: 16.45 (+0.15), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), UNP: 95.11 (+1.72)
It's Time That We All Reconsider Things
at The Street - Mon Oct 05, 11:54AM CDT
Should we really remain bearish amid a flood of positive news?
CXO: 111.04 (+3.48), PBR: 5.37 (+0.21), GE: 27.77 (+0.48), AA: 10.94 (-0.04), CMI: 112.53 (+0.36), GM: 33.05 (+0.83), WYNN: 71.99 (+4.14), LVS: 45.82 (+0.94), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Why Greenbrier Companies Decoupled in September
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Oct 05, 10:05AM CDT
GBX data by YCharts . Shares of Greenbrier Companies , a manufacturer of freight cars and freight car equipment in North America and Europe, as well as barges, decoupled from the bull market in September and moved lower on the month by a...
GBX: 34.93 (-0.44), WFC: 52.19 (+0.16), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Which Year's Bear Is This?; Blame Commodities: Jim Cramer's Best Blogs
at The Street - Fri Oct 02, 8:00PM CDT
Catch up on Jim Cramer's ideas from this past week as he discusses why this market is a rerun of 2011, and the ugly supply and demand imbalance in commodities.
JOY: 17.07 (+0.89), CAG: 40.94 (-0.97), NKE: 122.10 (-1.09), FB: 92.40 (-0.40), FCX: 13.01 (+1.18), LLY: 83.99 (-0.18), ANR: 0.24 (unch), PZE: 5.57 (+0.07), NFLX: 108.10 (-0.23), PBR: 5.37 (+0.21), AA: 10.94 (-0.04), CHK: 9.15 (+0.17), BHP: 35.67 (+1.42), VALE: 5.16 (+0.37), MCD: 101.77 (-0.13), GOOGL: 670.00 (-1.64), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), RIO: 38.19 (+2.77), TWTR: 29.83 (+2.21), AAPL: 110.78 (-0.53), GIS: 55.72 (+0.02)
5 Things CalAmp Corp. Management Wants You to Know
Steve Symington, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 02, 7:47PM CDT
When CalAmp Corp. announced its fiscal second-quarter 2016 results earlier this week, investors were rightly excited. Quarterly revenue rose 18% year over over year, to $69.8 million, compared to expectations for $67.8 million, while earnings beat...
CAMP: 19.79 (+0.46), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
Dow 30 Stock Roundup: NIKE Beats Estimates, Pfizer Ups 2015 Outlook, Microsoft Changes Reporting Structure
Swarup Gupta - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 02, 5:09PM CDT
The Dow experienced a mixed week as gains were again limited by concerns from China and a slump in biotech stocks.
KO: 41.52 (+0.56), LMT: 212.95 (+2.55), GE: 27.77 (+0.48), NKE: 122.10 (-1.09), PFE: 33.29 (+0.50), XOM: 79.20 (+1.31), WFC: 52.19 (+0.16), BA: 137.02 (+2.39), ADP: 83.65 (+1.21), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), BRK.B: 132.68 (+1.49), MSFT: 46.80 (+0.05)
Joy Global to Cut Jobs at Franklin Facility on Weak Demand
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Oct 02, 3:25PM CDT
Joy Global (JOY) took the tough call to cut 85 jobs at its facility in Franklin, PA to cope with weak mining equipment demand.
JOY: 17.07 (+0.89), TEX: 19.57 (unch), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), MTW: 16.98 (+0.21)
Weak Jobs, Wages Data Are Red Flag To Fed, Investors
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Oct 02, 12:42PM CDT
The U.S. economy added just 142,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. That was far less than the 203,000 expected. Along with a big August downward revision and weak wage data, the news sent U.S. stocks tumbling and raised questions...
GE: 27.77 (+0.48), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44), BA: 137.02 (+2.39)
Caterpillar's Job Cuts Show U.S. Will Feel Emerging-Market Pain
at The Street - Fri Oct 02, 11:31AM CDT
Caterpillar's job cuts mark just the beginning of an emerging-market sales downturn for U.S. exporters of construction equipment, machinery and engines.
JOY: 17.07 (+0.89), CMI: 112.53 (+0.36), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)
The Dow's 3 Worst Stocks This Summer
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Oct 02, 9:52AM CDT
Image: Wikimedia Commons, courtesy Jean-Pierre Lavoie. The stock market had a tough summer, with the Dow Jones Industrials suffering losses of more than 1,300 points and ending the quarter still in correction territory more than 10% below its...
UTX: 93.51 (+0.96), DD: 55.38 (+0.17), CAT: 70.38 (-0.44)