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News Breaks | | | | April 25, 2012 | | 16:59 EDT |  | AH, NWSA, AAPL, KND, CAT, HES, UIS, BA | On The Fly: Closing Wrap
Stocks on Wall Street were higher as a number of quarterly earnings reports surpassed expectations. Stock futures were higher following a fantastic earnings report from Apple (AAPL). The earnings lifted the entire tech sector and brought the industrials along with it. The futures action led to a higher open for the broader market. The market hit its highs in the opening hour and then drifted lower until it found a range where it remained for most of the day. After the Fed held rates steady, as expected, and issued some updated guidance following its FOMC meeting the market continued to drift. The Fed lowered its employment forecast and raised its GDP forecast but the averages did not react strongly and maintained their range bound action… ECONOMIC EVENTS: In the U.S., Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the bank is prepared to take additional action if necessary to boost the economy, despite leaving its policy unchanged for now. Earlier in the session, durable goods orders were reported to have fallen 4.2% in March, versus the expected decrease of 1.7%... COMPANY NEWS: Apple's results handily beat expectations, as sales rose to $39.2B, earning per share grew to $12.30 and the company reported it sold 35.1M iPhones in Q2... Two Dow components reported quarterly results with opposite investor reactions, as Boeing (BA) led all Dow advancers, up more than 5% after its report, while Caterpillar (CAT) fell over 4% after its revenues missed expectations on China sales that were lower than last year. In other news, News Corp.’s (NWSA) Rupert Murdoch denied ever seeking favors from any prime minister in an intensive media-ethics inquiry prompted by the company’s phone-hacking scandal... MAJOR MOVERS: Among the notable gainers were Unisys (UIS), up $3.30, or 20.12%, to $19.70, following its encouraging quarterly report, and Kindred Healthcare (KND), up $1.56, or 18.80%, to $9.86, after it received two upgrades following the report of a proposed rule confirmation that would update Medicare payment policies and rates for inpatient stays at long-term care hospitals. Noteworthy losers included Accretive Health (AH), down $7.74, or 41.86%, to $10.75, after Minnesota’s attorney general alleged that the company improperly posted debt collectors in hospitals, and Hess (HES), down $3.86, or 7.01%, to $51.18, after the company told analysts it will not meet its 60,000 barrels of oil per day target at the Bakken oil shale field in North Dakota… INDICES: The Dow gained $89.16, or 0.69%, to 13,090.72; the Nasdaq rose $68.03, or 2.30%, to 3,029.63; and the S&P 500 added $18.72, or 1.36%, to 1,390.69. | |
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| May 22, 2013 | | 12:07 EDT |  | AAPL | Consumer Reports says Galaxy S 4 is top smartphone, iPhone 5 fifth, CNN says
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:00 EDT |  | KND | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:42 EDT |  | AAPL | Apple rises in early trading, levels to watch
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:42 EDT |  | CAT | Senate Committee on Foreign Relations to hold a hearing
The Committee holds a hearing entitled, "Different Perspectives on International Development" with Director of International Governmental Affairs Lane of Caterpillar (CAT) on May 22 at 10:30 am. Webcast Link | | | 09:39 EDT |  | AAPL | Active equity option families trading
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:43 EDT |  | BA | Boeing sees $6.9T commercial airplane market opportunity over 20 years
Subscribe for More Information | | | 08:38 EDT |  | BA | Boeing affirms view of FY13 core EPS $6.10-$6.30, consensus $6.48
Repeats forecast for FY13 revenue $82B-$85B, consensus $83.86B. Says focused on additional 737 and 787 rate breaks, with expectations for rate increases to drive financial performance. Information from slides for Annual Investor Conference. | | | 07:39 EDT | | BA | Wolfe Trahan to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:23 EDT | | KND | Kindred Healthcare upgraded at Susquehanna
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:10 EDT | | AAPL | Apple bonds lose $280.6M as rates increase, Bloomberg reports
Apple’s bonds have lost $280.6M of market value since buyers bought $17B of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows, reports Bloomberg.Reference Link | | | | 07:09 EDT | | KND | Kindred Healthcare upgraded to Positive from Neutral at Susquehanna
Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:09 EDT | | AAPL | Apple used unusual tax loophole in Ireland to shelter billions, Reuters reports
Subscribe for More Information | | | 06:02 EDT | | AAPL | On the Fly: Periodicals Wrap-Up
WALL STREET JOURNAL: Since the financial crisis, bonds backed by a single loan have been less common than securities made up of a group of unrelated loans. But the market for loans on commercial properties has changed in recent months and is booming again--$12.1B so far this year--the Wall Street Journal reports...Big phone companies (SAP, T, TEF, VZ, VOD, CCO) have begun to sell the vast amounts of data they gather about their subscribers' locations, travels and Web-browsing habits. The information provides a powerful tool for marketers but raises new privacy concerns, the Wall Street Journal reports...REUTERS: Apple's (AAPL) ability to shelter billions of dollars of income from tax has depended on an unusual loophole in the Irish tax code that helps the country compete with other countries for investment and jobs. Apple channeled profits into Irish-incorporated subsidiaries that had no declared tax residency anywhere in the world, Reuters reports...The dollar languished well below last week's 4 1/2-year high against the yen today, ahead of testimony from the Fed Chairman Bernanke after two regional Fed presidents hinted that the central bank will continue its bond-buying scheme, Reuters reports...BLOOMBERG: Samsung (SSNLF) and LG Electronics are reworking their strategies for high-end TVs after spending billions of dollars on a new display technology that’s behind schedule and costs nearly $10,000 a set. The misstep has created an opening for Sony (SNE), Sharp (SHCAY) and Chinese maker Skyworth Digital, Bloomberg reports...Apple’s (AAPL) bonds have lost $280.6M of market value since buyers snapped up $17B of the iPhone maker’s debt last month, declining as yields climb from record lows, Bloomberg reports. | | | 06:01 EDT | | HES | Hess Corp. implied volatility at lower end of index mean range
| | | May 21, 2013 | | 16:04 EDT | | AAPL | Options Update; May 21, 2013
Subscribe for More Information | | | 14:26 EDT | | BA | Boeing volatility low into investor day
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:33 EDT | | BA | Boeing confirms completion of 747-8 test flight
Subscribe for More Information | | | 10:22 EDT | | CAT | Caterpillar to resume talks with steelworkers, WSJ says
Subscribe for More Information | | | 09:42 EDT | | AAPL | Active equity option families trading on open
Active equity option families trading on open according to Track Data: AAPL HD MCP ABX TSLA C | | | 09:34 EDT | | AAPL | Apple trades lower, levels to watch
The shares are down less than 1% in the early going, last at $439.04. At that price, next support is at $437.85, a prior pivot high and then at $433.26. Resistance is at $444.46. | | |
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