Home builder stocks have been leading the market recently. Several stocks from the group have broken out and done well. Here are 4 stocks that were/are on our trading list. I hope you got a couple of these.
Before the Open (Dec 9)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Hong Kong lost 2.7%; Australia, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Germany and France are up; Austria and Belgium are down. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash […]
Before the Open (Dec 8)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board, but only Singapore dropped more than 1%. Europe is mixed with a slight bullish bias. There are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Dec 7)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan rallied more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed with a lean to the downside. Austria (up 1.8%) is the only 1% mover. Futures here in the States point towards a negative open for the cash market.
Re-aligning MLB's Leagues and Divisions
Since MLB is moving the Astros to the AL, they should consider other changes that make sense. Here’s how I would re-align MLB’s leagues and divisions.
Before the Open (Dec 6)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. Taiwan dropped 2%. Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium and Stockholm are the only 1% movers (down 1.1% and 1.2% respectively). Futures here in the States point towards a relatively small gap up […]
Before the Open (Dec 5)
Good morning. Happy Monday. I hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a slight bullish bias. China dropped 1.2%. Europe is currently up across-the-board. Belgium is up 2%; France, Germany and Amsterdam are up better than 1%. Futures here in the States suggest a relatively large gap up open […]
A Case For Insider Trading
A story was published by Bloomberg last week that said then Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson told a small group of hedge fund managers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were doomed. This information, which was not public, was essentially insider information.
Before the Open (Dec 2)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy employment numbers day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India and Australia moved up 2.2% and 1.4% respectively. China dropped 1.1%. Europe is currently up across the board; almost every index is up at least 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap up open for the cash […]
Deja Vu?
Yesterday six central banks announced coordinated effort to provide liquidity to the global financial system. Check out this press release. Does it sound familiar?