Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Indonesia dropped almost 4%. Australia, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 2%; Malaysia, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Norway (down 1.3%) is the only 1% mover. Futures […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Taiwan dropped 2.7% and Japan, New Zealand and Singapore dropped around 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. Greece is down 3.7%, Germany and Stockholm more than 2%, and Austria, Belgium, France, Norway and Switzerland more than 1%. […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a bearish slant. Indonesia dropped 2.2% and Japan lost 1%. Europe is trading with an upward bias. Greece is up 3.8%, but Austria is down 1.5%. Futures here in the States point towards positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. First the important news. Naked Pizza is opening its first location in Chicago today. My brother has the franchise rights in the city. He and his team will be opening 8-10 locations in the next couple years. If you’re in Chicago, check it out (953 W. Diversey Pkwy). Here are a […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Hope you had a good weekend. Yesterday, while the US market was closed, the world markets closed mostly up. Australia, Brazil, China, Singapore, Hong Kong and India rallied; Germany and spain dropped; Canada, France, Japan and London were little changed.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish bias. Indonesia dropped 2.1%; nothing else moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Greece is down 1.2%; there are no other 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India rallied 1.7% – it was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mostly up. Greece is down 3.3%; Austria, Belgium, France and London are up at least 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan all dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently down across the board. France is down 2%; Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway, Stockholm, London and Greece are down more than 1%. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Indonesia rallied 2%; Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Other than Greece, Europe is currently up across the board. Austria and Belgium are up more than 2%; France, Germany, Norway, Stockholm, Switzerland, London and the […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia dropped 1%; South Korea rallied 1%. Europe is currently mostly up. Belgium is down 1.4%; Austria, Germany, Norway and Stockholm are up 1% or more. Futures here in the States point towards moderate gap up open for the […]