{"id":11041,"date":"2017-12-07T08:40:52","date_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leavittbrothers.com\/blog\/?p=11041"},"modified":"2017-12-07T08:40:52","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T13:40:52","slug":"before-the-open-dec-7-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.leavittbrothers.com\/?p=11041","title":{"rendered":"Before the Open (Dec 7)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Good morning. Happy Thursday. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> The <strong>Asian\/Pacific<\/strong> markets closed mostly up. Japan and India gained more than 1%; New Zealand, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines also did well. China, South Korea and Indonesia posted losses. <strong>Europe, Africa and the Middle East<\/strong> are mixed and little changed. Hungary is up more than 1%; Turkey and Saudi Arabia are also up. Poland and Russia are down. Futures in in the <strong>States<\/strong> point towards a flat open for the cash market. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><!--more-->&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong> VIDEO: <\/strong><a style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: medium;\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/udnVXIQdRQs\">There&#8217;s a Bull Market Somewhere<\/a><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> The dollar is up. Oil and copper are up. Gold and silver are up. Bonds are flat. <\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Stock headlines<\/strong> from barchart.com&#8230;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Hyatt Hotels (H -1.51%) was upgraded to &#8216;Buy&#8217; from &#8216;Neutral&#8217; at MKM Partners with a target price of $79.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Davita (DVA +13.57%) was upgraded to &#8216;Strong Buy&#8217; form &#8216;Outperform&#8217; at Raymond James with a target price of $84.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Broadcom Ltd (AVGO +0.86%) gained over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 adjusted net revenue of $4.85 billion, higher than consensus of $4.83 billion, and then said it sees Q1 adjusted net revenue of $5.23 billion to $5.38 billion, well above consensus of $4.83 billion.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Spark Therapeutics (ONCE -1.78%) rose over 3% in after-hours trading after it reported interim data from a clinical trial of investigational gene therapy for hemophilia B.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Ollie&#8217;s Bargain Outlet Holdings (OLLI +0.59%) fell over 3% in after-hours trading after it said it sees full-year net sales of $1.06 billion to $1.07 billion, the mid-point below consensus of $1.07 billion.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Cummins (CMI +0.33%) was rated a new &#8216;Outperform&#8217; at Oppenheimer with an 18-month target price of $192.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> BorgWarner (BWA -2.45%) was rated a new &#8216;Outperform&#8217; at Oppenheimer with an 18-month target price of $63.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Greif (GEF +0.09%) climbed 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q4 net sales of $968.1 million, above consensus of $933.6 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Lululemon Athletica (LULU +1.96%) rallied over 6% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 56 cents, better than consensus of 52 cents, and then raised guidance on full-year adjusted EPS to $2.45-$2.48 from a prior view of $2.35-$2.42, higher than consensus of $2.40.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Okta (OKTA +0.35%) rose 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $68.2 million, above consensus of $62.8 million, and said it sees full-year revenue of $252 million to $253 million, better than consensus of $244.6 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Ctrip.com International Ltd (CTRP -1.46%) lost more than 1% in after-hours trading after its American depository receipts (ADRs) were downgraded to &#8216;Neutral&#8217; from &#8216;Overweight&#8217; at JPMorgan Chase.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Tailored Brands (TLRD +1.66%) jumped 13% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 adjusted EPS of 71 cents, well above consensus of 54 cents, and then said it sees full-year adjusted EPS of $2.03 to $2.08, better than consensus of $1.83.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Seachange International (SEAC +2.19%) soared over 20% in after-hours trading after it reported Q3 revenue of $23.4 million, higher than consensus of $19.5 million.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\n<strong>Join our <a style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: medium;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.leavittbrothers.com\/email-subscribe.cfm\">email list<\/a> &#8211; get technical research reports sent directly to you.<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <strong>Wednesday&#8217;s Key Earnings<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) +4.5% AH following an earnings topper.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU) +6.8% AH with strong comparable sales.<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> <strong>Today&#8217;s Economic Calendar<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 7:30 Challenger Job-Cut Report<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 10:00 Quarterly Services Report<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 3:00 PM Consumer Credit<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 4:30 PM Money Supply<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> 4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Other<\/strong>&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">today&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.briefing.com\/investor\/calendars\/upgrades-downgrades\/\">upgrades\/downgrades<\/a> from briefing.com<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.morningstar.com\/earnings\/earnings-calendar.aspx\">Earnings<\/a><\/span> from Morningstar<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\">this week&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/mam.econoday.com\/\">Economic Numbers\/Reports<\/a><\/span> powered by ECONODAY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian\/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan and India gained more than 1%; New Zealand, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines also did well. China, South Korea and Indonesia posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. 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