Jan 13, 2010

Daily Markets - Financial News & Opinions

Daily Markets - Financial News & Opinions


MetroPCS Slips On Glum Outlook

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 07:00 AM PST

Shares of MetroPCS (PCS) slipped after the carrier reported lower subscriber growth for the fourth quarter and cut its margin outlook for 2010. The company has also revamped its prepaid wireless service plans to counter stiff competition in the low-cost unlimited prepaid wireless market. 

MetroPCS' new family of nationwide unlimited (voice, text and data) service plans includes four all-inclusive month plans ranging $40 to $60 per month. The revised service plans (called "Wireless … [visit site to read more]


ATS Medical Raises Expectations

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:45 AM PST

ATS Medical, Inc. (ATSI) reported preliminary results for the fourth quarter and full fiscal 2009. The company expects total revenues in the fourth quarter in the range of $18.4 million to $18.8 million, an increase of 2% to 4% over the fourth quarter of 2008. 

Full fiscal 2009 revenues are expected between $75.4 million and $75.8 million, an increase of roughly 15% year over year. However, expected annual revenues are lower than ATS Medical's previous guidance of $77.0 million to … [visit site to read more]


BofA Reshuffles Top Management

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:30 AM PST

In an effort to stabilize its executive team after experiencing a slump caused by the recession, Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) new CEO Brian Moynihan announced a management shake-up on Tuesday, less than two weeks after succeeding former CEO Kenneth Lewis. BofA last made senior management changes in Aug 2009, when the previous CEO Kenneth Lewis announced his intention to retire on Dec 31. 

The new arrangement will see BofA's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Joe Price become President … [visit site to read more]


Projections For The S&P 500

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:21 AM PST

I like to think about projections, thoughts about where possible turning points in the market could be and then look back later to determine if I was right or wrong.  For the above projection I ran a 5 year linnear regression trend line and measured the height above the trendline that the move in the markets from 2003-2007 made.  I considered the height of that move above the trendline as the distance of the move.  My rationale, being that the market is like a rubber band.  It … [visit site to read more]


Stock Market News Briefs: Aetna Inc., Credit Suisse Group, Deutsche Bank AG, Merck & Company, Inc., Morgan Stanley, Piper Jaffray Companies, United Parcel Service, Inc., Baidu.com, Inc., Google Inc., Intel Corporation

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:20 AM PST

 Aetna (AET) forecast “modestly lower” 2010 earnings from last years’ adjusted $2.75 per share

 Google (GOOG) reported a “highly sophisticated and targeted attack,” and warned it plans to end censorship of its China search service.  Some reports suggested the company could shutter its operations in the country.  Deutsche Bank (DB) responded to the news with a Baidu (BIDU) upgrade and a price target of $408

 Morgan Stanley (MS) downgraded Royal Dutch … [visit site to read more]


Swiss Franc: Rebound In Sight

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:18 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more]


Australian Dollar: The Bias Remains Bullish

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:18 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more]


Canadian Dollar: Caution

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:17 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more]


Japanese Yen: The Upside Prevails

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:17 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more]


British Pound: The Upside Prevails

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:17 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more]


Euro: Bounce

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:17 AM PST

Update on supports and resistances. … [visit site to read more]


Tiffany Boosts Outlook

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:15 AM PST

With shoppers loosening their purse strings for luxury items, such as jewelry, this holiday season, the high-end retailers – Tiffany & Company (TIF) and Signet Jewelers Limited (SIG) witnessed rising sales. The companies have been grappling with the recession as consumers have cut down on their discretionary spending in the wake of a faltering economy and focused more on necessities. 

The stronger-than-expected holiday sales, and the signs of recovery in the ailing luxury … [visit site to read more]


Google Out Of China?

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:00 AM PST

Google Inc. (GOOG) has publicly stated that it is considering pulling out of the fast-growing Chinese market. The statement was made as a result of an investigation over several weeks into China's Internet censorship system that revealed a systematic and targeted hacking into Google's corporate infrastructure. 

Google stated that the hacking resulted in theft of intellectual property (IP) and compromised gmail accounts related to human rights activists located both within and … [visit site to read more]


Fed Paid $46.1B To Treasury In 2009

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:45 AM PST

The Federal Reserve paid a record $46.1 billion in profits for 2009 to the U.S. Treasury as the central bank earned a record net income of $52.1 billion, up 46.8% year-over-year by exposing taxpayer money to risk in an effort to stabilize the financial system last year. 

The payment represents an increase of $14.4 billion from the Treasury's contribution in 2008 and is the largest since the U.S. central bank was launched in 1914. The increase was largely due to higher earnings on … [visit site to read more]


Stocks To Watch On Wednesday 13 January

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:30 AM PST

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(JDSU) has a pretty nice looking chart here pulling back to converging support. The 30-day moving average at $8.14 should contain this pullback. The technical daily chart shows very strong upward momentum as the stock is above the 50 day moving average with both 50 day and 200 day moving average going up. In addition MACD also shows very bullish sign. Smart buyers will use this pullback to buy the stock.

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As long as INTC holds above the $20.59 … [visit site to read more]


Forex Trading: USDCAD Tests Support After Holding Key Resistance At 1.0405/15

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:15 AM PST

As per the comment yesterday, the USDCAD held resistance at the 1.0405/15 level (see prior post here) and moved lower.  The price is now down testing the 100 hour moving average at the 1.0335 level.   The price has slowed at the level but pressure remains.   The next downside target comes in at the 1.0291 where a price floor was established on Jan 7th and 8th before breaking down on January 11th. The move back higher used the … [visit site to read more]


iShares Launches First-Of-Their-Kind Municipal Bond ETFs

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 05:01 AM PST

iShares has launched a line of what’s being billed as the first muni bond exchange traded funds (ETFs) that self-liquidate on their specified target date. Target dates range from 2012 to 2017.

iShares has launched the iShares S&P AMT-Free Municipal Series which contain six ETFs that range in maturity from 2012-2017. Each of the funds in the series is structured as an open-end fund holding AMT-free, investment-grade, and non-callable municipal bonds, says Invest With An Edge on … [visit site to read more]


Forex Trading: EURUSD Tests 38.2% Resistance At 1.4571

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:11 AM PST

The EURUSD is up testing the 38.2% retracement of the move down from the November high of 1.5144 and the December low of 1.4217. The level comes in at the 1.4571 price.  A break above would next target the low from November at the 1.4626 level and above that the 100 day moving average at the 1.4680 level. 
Watch for support close by at the 1.4645/56 level which were the respective highs yesterday and on Monday.  If the market can hold these two levels, a move higher is … [visit site to read more]


Forex Trading: GBPUSD Approaches Key Technical Resistance At 1.6309. Looking For Profit Taking Sellers.

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:43 AM PST

The GBPUSD is approaching the key 100 day moving average at the 1.6309 level (high reached 1.6293 today.  SEE POST outling target level from yesterday). The GBPUSD has been supported today by a comment from BOE Andrew Sentance who said the central bank may have to raise rates in 2010.  This increases the demand for the currency. 
Nevertheless,  I would expect that the market should find profit taking sellers as the market momentum slows before the key … [visit site to read more]


India Stock Market: Sensex Up 87 Points On Wednesday

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:41 AM PST

Sensex rose 87.29 points or 0.08 to 17509.80
Nifty advanced 23.55 points or 0.1% to 5233.95
Mid Cap rose 0.6%. Small Cap rose 0.9%.
BSE 500 rose 0.5%. Sensex gainers: 15

Of 13 BSE Sectoral indices, 9 posted gains.
Advancers: 1695, Decliners: 1186, Unchanged: 87
Advance/Decline Ratio: 4:3

Sensex Day’s Range: 17776.57 - 1750.79
Nifty Day’s Range: 5287.20 - 5227.80

Nifty 52-Wk Range: 5310.85 - 2539.45
Sensex 52-Wk Range: 17790.33- 8047.17

Sensex gainers included ACC +5.3%, TCS … [visit site to read more]


Indian Stock Market: Sensex Up 87.29 Points On Wednesday

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 03:30 AM PST

Sensex rose 87.29 points or 0.5 to 17509.80
Nifty advanced 23.55 points or 0.5% to 5233.95
Mid Cap rose 0.6%. Small Cap rose 0.9%.
BSE 500 rose 0.5%. Sensex gainers: 15

Of 13 BSE Sectoral indices, 9 posted gains.
Advancers: 1695, Decliners: 1186, Unchanged: 87
Advance/Decline Ratio: 4:3

Sensex Day’s Range: 17776.57 - 1750.79
Nifty Day’s Range: 5287.20 - 5227.80
Nifty 52-Wk Range: 5310.85 - 2539.45
Sensex 52-Wk Range: 17790.33- 8047.17

Sensex gainers included ACC +5.3%, TCS … [visit site to read more]


Mutual Funds: Top Allianz Funds

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:32 PM PST

In our Best of Funds Family series, we are focusing today on funds from Allianz Global Investors, ranked among the top five asset management companies in the world, with more than $1.4 trillion under management for its clients worldwide. We are spotlighting three types of funds here; an aggressive growth equity fund, a balanced asset allocation fund and a Pacific-region focused equities fund.
Allianz OCC Opportunity A (POPAX) seeks long-term capital appreciation. It was incepted in February … [visit site to read more]


Mutual Funds: Top Diversified Bond Funds

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 10:15 PM PST

Today we are featuring top-performing "Diversified Bond” fixed-income mutual funds, because they protect investors by diversifying across sectors. This approach ensures that any negative fluctuation in a sector only has a slight overall effect on the fund – and its investors, since various sectors of the bond market react differently to changes in the economy and interest rates.These funds thus pursue total return as well as income by investing in a variety of bonds, including corporate, … [visit site to read more]


Stock Buy: Tiffany & Co.

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Tiffany & Co. (TIF) hiked its outlook on a 17% jump in holiday sales. The company now expects full-year earnings to range between $2.07 - $2.12 per share, versus the previous guidance range of $1.88 - $1.98.
Company Description
Tiffany & Co. is a jeweler and specialty retailer that designs, manufactures and sells an extensive selection of jewelry as well as timepieces, sterling silverware, china, crystal, stationery, fragrances and accessories.
Robust Holiday Sales
The company … [visit site to read more]


Bull Of The Day: NTT DoCoMo (DCM)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

We maintain an Outperform rating for NTT DoCoMo (DCM), the largest mobile service provider in Japan. The company currently maintains a leading 50% share of the Japanese wireless market.
DCM upgraded 98% of its total coverage area with 3G-HSDPA, while emerging 4G LTE networks are planned for deployment through 2010. NTT DoCoMo’s decisions to focus on mobile content, along with a renewed geographic expansion drive outside Japan, are positive indicators.
Furthermore, the company is launching an … [visit site to read more]


Stock Buy: Select Comfort Corp

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Select Comfort Corp. (SCSS) recently hit a new multi-year high above $7 on strong Q3 results from October and an ongoing commitment to respond to the challenging consumer environment.
Company Description
Select Comfort Corp develops, manufactures and sells adjustable foam beds and other sleep related accessories in the United States and Canada. As of January 2009, the company operates 471 retail stores with an additional 800 ‘partner’ doors. Select Comfort was founded in 1987 and has a market … [visit site to read more]


Bear Of The Day: MBIA, Inc. (MBI)

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

We are downgrading our recommendation on the shares of MBIA Inc. (MBI) to Underperform as macroeconomic conditions continue to contribute to losses on the company’s structured finance products.
MBIA’s third quarter results missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate abysmally. Results were dragged down by higher losses on MBI’s coverage of mortgage-related securities and complex investments, which weighed down income from investments and premiums.
With ratings cut to junk status, MBI has also lost … [visit site to read more]


Stock Buy: Urban Outfitters

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Urban Outfitters (URBN) analysts continue to raise forecasts on record holiday sales. Shares of URBN continue on a bullish run and may have formed a good entry point.
Company Description
Urban Outfitters is a specialty retailer that offers apparel and home furnishings under several different store names including Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People and Terrain. The company also sells through a traditional catalog and its web sites.
Solid Growth
On Nov 12 the company reported its … [visit site to read more]


Stock Buy: Corning Inc.

Posted: 12 Jan 2010 09:00 PM PST

Corning Inc. (GLW) expects strong sales of LCD televisions to continue into 2010. As a result, estimates are rising going into the fourth quarter earnings report scheduled for Jan 26. Corning has a price-to-book ratio of 2.12.
Company Description
Corning is a specialty glass, ceramics and optical fiber manufacturer. It produces glass for LCD flat panel televisions and laptops, ceramic substrates and filters for mobile emission control systems, cable for Internet communication networks and … [visit site to read more]


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