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Some big names hit new 52 week highs today: F, MSFT, AUY

Posted by Michael on November 18th, 2009

tradersAll of the major indexes closed today’s session in the red, but that was not enough to keep some big name stocks from hitting new highs in today’s trading action.

Ford Motor (NYSE: F) hit a new 52 week high today of 9.14 before afternoon profit taking came in and pushed shares lower. The stock has been very strong lately, and recently was considered to be the stock of the year from the writers of CrossingWallStreet. Shares finished the day down slightly at $8.94, down 0.45%.

Technology giant Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) also rose to a new 52 week high today. Shares of the company hit a day today of $30.14. Shares of MSFT finished today trading session up 0.4% to $30.11, just three pennies off its new 52 week high.

Gold prices continue to rise, and Yamaha Gold (NYSE: AUY) has been benefiting from the recent gold rush, setting a new 52 week high earlier in the session at 13.49. After hitting another new high today, the profit takers came in and sold the stock off a bit, which ended the day slightly lower at $13.15, down 0.23%. Gold prices rose as high as 1146.5 but closed down 70 cents to 1,140.5.

What are your favorite stocks right now? Which stocks do you see rising to new highs in the near future?

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Retail Earnings Previews: Gamestop (GME), Sears Holding (SHLD) and Gap (GPS)

Posted by Michael on November 18th, 2009

wall-streetWe have three big name stocks due to report earnings tomorrow. Here is a quick glance at what Wall Street is expecting to see.

1. Gamestop (NYSE: GME): The video game retailer is due to report its third quarter numbers tomorrow morning before the opening bell. Analysts are expecting the company to show earnings of 30 cents per share. For the same period last year, the company had earnings of 34 cents per share. The stock is trading up 0.6% on the day.

2. Sears Holding (NASDAQ: SHLD): The retailer is going to be reporting its third quarter numbers tomorrow, and analysts are expecting to see a loss of $1.09. For the same period last year the company had a loss of 90 cents a share. The stock is trading down 1.2% on the day. The company will be reporting its numbers before the market opens.

3. Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS): The clothing retailer is going to be reporting its third quarter results tomorrow, and Wall Street is looking to see the company show 44 cents per share. For the same period last year the Gap had earnings of 35 cents per share. The stock is trading down 0.8% in today’s market.

A big day for retailers, and will give us a better view of just how strong the current recovery actually is.

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Strong earnings send market higher

Posted by Michael on November 13th, 2009

All of the major index’s were higher today, following a strong round of earnings report this morning.

The DOW closed the day up 0.7%, NASDAQ up 0.8% and the S&P rose 0.5%.

Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings last night following the market close, and easily outpaced analyst estimates. Analysts had been expecting to see the company report 41 cents per share, but the actual report was much higher at 46 cents per share.

Retailer J.C. Penny (NYSE: JCP) reported third quarter earnings this morning that fell a penny short of analyst estimates, but fell in the upper range of the company’s earlier earnings forecast.

DIS stock traded up 4.8% on the day, while JCP gained 6.2% on the day.

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Disney (DIS) up sharply after posting strong Q4 earnings

Posted by Michael on November 12th, 2009

disneyThis afternoon entertainment giant Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) reported its fiscal fourth quarter earnings, and posted strong numbers that easily outpaced analyst estimates for the quarter.

Going into this afternoon’s earnings report, analysts had been expecting the company to post earnings of 41 cents per share. The company’s actual earnings came in higher, with a reported 47 cents per share.

For the same period last year the company had 40 cents in earnings.

Late day traders are pushing shares up 3% in after hours trading.

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Some big names set new highs today (AMZN, RSH, MS, TJX)

Posted by Michael on October 26th, 2009

tradersThe market ended the day in the red, but several companies went against the trend and rose to new 52 week highs today.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose to a new 52 week high today of $125.68 and ended the session up 5.2% to 124.6399. The company is still riding high on last week’s solid earnings report. The company was expected to show earnings of 33 cents per share, but came in with a reported 45 cents.

RadioShack (NYSE: RSH) soared after posting strong third quarter earnings this morning. The stock finished the day up 15.9% on solid third quarter earnings, during which it earned 30 cents per share.

Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) ended the day in the red, but traded up to a new 52 week high earlier in the session of $35.78. The stock closed the day down 0.5% at $34.80.

TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX) started the week off strong, rising to a new 52 week high today of $40.64. The stock is moving higher following a report from Barron’s last week which estimated the stock could easily see another 15% price jump.

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DOW closes over 10,000, some big names hit new highs: INTC, JPM, EMC

Posted by Michael on October 14th, 2009

bull.jpgThe DOW closed above the psychological 10,000 mark today for the first time in a year, and ended the day up 1.47% to 10,115.86.

The first time that the DOW rose above the 10,000 mark was all the way back in 1999, and at that time investors celebrated, and drank champagne, but this time it was not so much a reason to celebrate as a reason to relax a bit, as Wall Street continues to claw its way back from the lows set in March of this year.

It has been an impressive run for the DOW, which is now up 53% from the lows it set earlier this year. The market had a good day on the back of strong earnings from Intel Corp. (NYSE: INTC) and JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM).

A few stocks that hit new 52 week highs today include:

  • Intel Corp (NYSE: INTC): The company hit a high of $21.27 and closed the day up 1.6% at $20.83. The company reported 33 cents per share, which was higher than the 28 cents that analysts had been expecting to see.
  • JP Morgan (NYSE: JPM): JP Morgan hit a high of $47.47 on the day, and closed the session up 3.3% to $47.16, up $1.50. The company reported earnings of 82 cents per share for its third quarter, above analyst estimates for 52 cents a share.
  • EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC): EMC set a new 52 week high today after the stock was upgraded this morning by Thomas Weisel to Overweight from Market Weight, and the broker raised its price target on the stock to $24 from $15. The stock hit a new high of $18.33 and closed today’s trading up 1.3% to $18.16, up $0.24.

Other big names hitting new highs today were Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), Merck (NYSE: MRK), and Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS).

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Wall Street has best week in 2 months

Posted by Michael on October 9th, 2009

wall-streetThe DOW closed at its highest in a year, as the market had its best week in the past 2 months, and snapping a two week losing streak.

For the week, the DOW was up 4%, with the Nasdaq and S&P both up an impressive 4.5%.

We got a couple pieces of good news today. The Commerce Department noted that the trade deficit fell by 3.6%, and we also got news that first time jobless claims fell last week to their lowest levels since January.

Major stocks hitting new 52 week highs were: Cisco Systems (CSCO), International Business Machines (IBM), Brocade (BRCD), Target (TGT), Schering Plough (SGP) and Pier One (PIR).

Today also marks the two year anniversary of the DOW’s all-time closing high of 14,165 on Oct. 9, 2007.

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Alcoa (AA) kicks off earnings season with surprise profit

Posted by Michael on October 8th, 2009

alcoaAs we noted in our weekly preview, Alcoa Inc. (AA), kicked off the current earnings season this afternoon when it reported its third quarter earnings, and the company surprised the market by posting its first quarterly profit in a year.

Over the past year, the company has put a lot of focus on cost cutting, and that strategy has definitely paid off. Going into this afternoon’s earnings report analysts had been expecting to see the company show a loss of 9 cents per share, but the largest U.S. aluminum producer shattered that estimate by showing an actual 4 cents per share earnings on $77 million profit.

This is still well below the profit that the company had last year during the third period when it showed earnings of 37 cents per share, but at least it is indicating that better times are ahead for the company, which expects that aluminum demand is going to rise by 11% during the latter half of 2009.

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First quarter ends on positive note

Posted by Michael on March 31st, 2009

The first quarter was a strange three months for the stock market. All the major indexes finished in the green to cap off a period that saw massive swings in both directions.

The DOW lost about 25% between the second week of January and early March, but has made up a lot of lost ground over the past couple of weeks, as investors are starting to believe that the worst is behind us. We have been getting a little encouragement in the form of consumer confidence rising a bit, some faith that Obama is going to be able to free up the credit market a little and help boost both the financial and automotive industries.

It is still unclear as to what shape the economy is really in at this time, and how quickly we can break out of the current recession, but investors have been expressing optimism the past couple weeks, and we will see just how strong that momentum is, and if we can carry it into the next quarter.

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Market closes in the green

Posted by Michael on March 25th, 2009

We saw some profit taking yesterday in the aftermath of the strong run the markets posted on Monday, but we got back on track today with some more positive gains for the major indexes.

The DOW closed the day up 1.2%, while the NASDAQ put up a gain of 0.8% for the session.

Helping the market out today was news that new home sales in February jumped by 4.7%. While the current sales levels are running at close to record lows, it was encouraging for the market to see buyers start to come back into the market.

The day was erratic as investors continue to try to figure out which way the economy is headed. The past two week rally has brought some hope and confidence back into the market, but there are still many obstacles, and news today that the government was finding demand to be weak for some of its debt, raising questions about how easily it is going to be for Washington to raise the money it needs for all the recent spending announcements.

For now the market remains cautious and unsure of what is about to happen next.

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