{"id":12049,"date":"2018-08-02T07:33:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T12:33:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leavittbrothers.com\/blog\/?p=12049"},"modified":"2018-08-02T07:33:24","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T12:33:24","slug":"before-the-open-aug-2-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.leavittbrothers.com\/?p=12049","title":{"rendered":"Before the Open (Aug 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning. Happy Thursday. <\/span>
\n The Asian\/Pacific<\/strong> markets close down with big losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines suffered big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middles East<\/strong> are currently mostly down. The UK, Poland, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Spain, Italy and Austria are weak. Futures in the States<\/strong> point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market. <\/span>
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\n Podcast: <\/strong>with Chat With Traders<\/a>
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\n The dollar is up. Oil and copper are down. Gold and silver are down. Bonds are up. <\/span>
\n Overnight Stock Movers<\/strong> from barchart.com…<\/span>
\n Boeing (BA -0.99%) was downgraded to ‘Hold’ from ‘Buy’ at Nord\/LB.<\/span>
\n Tesla (TSLA +0.91%) rose more than 5% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 negative-free cash flow of $739.5 million, narrower than expectations of $900.5 million.<\/span>
\n Wynn Resorts Ltd (WYNN -4.07%) slid more than 7% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 net revenue of $1.61 billion, weaker than consensus of $1.67 billion.<\/span>
\n Fortinet (FTNT +2.69%) climbed 9% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $441.3 million, better than consensus of $425.4 million, and then forecast full-year revenue of $177 billion to $1.79 billion, above consensus of $1.73 billion.<\/span>
\n Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB -3.07%) slumped 17% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 46 cents, well below consensus of 66 cents, and then forecast full-year EPS of $1.80 to $2.20, weaker than consensus of $2.54.<\/span>
\n Herbalife Nutrition Ltd (HLF -1.07%) rose more than 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of 80 cents, higher than consensus of 68 cents.<\/span>
\n Square (SQ +3.42%) lost almost 2% in after-hours trading after it forecast Q3 adjusted Ebitda of $62 million to $65 million, weaker than consensus of $71.3 million.<\/span>
\n DexCom (DXCM +0.33%) surged 20% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $242.5 million, well above consensus of $205.9 million.<\/span>
\n Hub Group (HUBG +1.19%) rallied almost 7% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $1.18 billion, better than consensus of $1.10 billion.<\/span>
\n TripAdvisor (TRIP -0.59%) dropped 11% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $433 million, below consensus of $435 million.<\/span>
\n MetLife (MET -0.26%) gained 1% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.30, better than consensus of $1.17.<\/span>
\n Exact Sciences (EXAS +1.15%) sank over 20% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $102.9 million, below consensus of $104.8 million and said it expects 2018 sales of $420 million to $430 million, weaker than consensus of $435.8 million.<\/span>
\n Cross Country Healthcare (CCRN +1.11%) fell more than 4% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $204.6 million, below consensus of $209.2 million and then forecast Q3 revenue of $195 million to $205 million, weaker than consensus of $220.6 million.<\/span>
\n Fitbit (FIT -0.17%) rose 3% in after-hours trading after it reported Q2 revenue of $299.3 million, above consensus of $285.4 million, and then forecast full-year revenue of $1.50 billion, better than consensus of $1.47 billion.<\/span>
\n Wednesday’s Key Earnings<\/strong>
\n Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) -5.7% on lower natural gas prices.
\n Enterprise Products (NYSE:EPD) +1.4% expanding pipeline capacity.
\n Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) -11% reeling back Marchionne targets.
\n Square (NYSE:SQ) -1.1% AH amid a weak earnings outlook.
\n T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) +1.1% AH beating wireless sub estimates.
\n Tesla (TSLA) +9.4% AH reaffirming profit, output targets.
\n Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) -3% AH missing both lines of its Q2 report.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n Today’s Economic Calendar<\/strong>
\n 7:30 Challenger Job-Cut Report
\n 8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
\n 10:00 Factory Orders
\n 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
\n 4:30 PM Money Supply
\n 4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nOther<\/strong>…<\/span>
\ntoday’s upgrades\/downgrades<\/a> from briefing.com<\/span>
\nthis week’s Earnings<\/a><\/span> from Morningstar
\nthis week’s Economic Numbers\/Reports<\/a><\/span> powered by ECONODAY<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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