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4:23 pm Vector Grp beats by $0.01, beats on revs (VGR) :
•Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.16 per share, $0.01 better than the single analyst estimate of $0.15; revenues rose 5.6% year/year to $380.8 mln vs the $360.9 mln single analyst estimate.
ye' of little faith:
Teck Resources Limited (TCK) -NYSE ?
11.29 Up 0.44(4.06%) 4:00
The stock is up over 200% in the last three months
lol- I'm down 2% on VGR right now. TCK- up 12%
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Apr 26, 2016) - Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) ("Teck") announced today that it will pay an eligible dividend of $0.05 per share on its outstanding Class A common shares and Class B subordinate voting shares on June 30, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2016.
8:06 am Valley National misses by $0.01 (VLY) :
•Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.14 per share, $0.01 worse than the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.15
•Loans increased by $92.9 million, or 2.3% on an annualized basis, to $16.1 billion at March 31, 2016 from December 31, 2015
•Non-performing assets (including non-accrual loans) decreased by 0.8% to $77.6 million at March 31, 2016 as compared to $78.2 million at Dec 31, 2015
•Net interest income of $148.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 increased $16.1 million as compared to the first quarter of 2015 and increased $107 thousand as compared to the fourth quarter of 2015
•Valley's regulatory capital ratios continue to reflect its strong capital position. Valley's total risk-based capital, Tier 1 capital, Tier 1 leverage capital, and Tier 1 common capital ratios were 11.81 percent, 9.48 percent, 7.32 percent and 8.83 percent, respectively, at March 31, 2016
Bought AHT at 5.72 before the close. I like the tech indicators, and I get a valuation around $14
another positive in the portfolio today:
BP p.l.c. (BP) -NYSE
33.18 Up 1.39(4.37%) 10:22AM EDT
Interesting list- Al Gore, Scott Walker
[$$] Teck Resources Profit Climbs 38%at The Wall Street Journal(Tue 7:58AM EDT)
Teck Resources reports surprise profit helped by cost cutsReuters(Tue 6:38AM EDT)
Teck Resources Posts Surprise Adjusted Profit as Costs Fallat Bloomberg(Tue 5:51AM EDT)
5:24 am Teck Resources beats by CAD0.19; misses on revsBriefing.com(Tue 5:24AM EDT)
Teck Resources quarterly profit rises 38 percentReuters(Tue 5:15AM EDT)
Teck Resources beats 1Q profit forecastsAP(Tue 5:13AM EDT)
another dip?
I agree- people tend to the daily noise instead of the fundamentals. Media has ruined our country with their "issues", imo
Notice- flight 17 emblem is Post #100, Sparta, WI:
http://www.freedomhonorflight.org/
We have raised over $100,000 for Freedom Honor Flight over the last nine years
Head and Shoulder pattern?
Microsoft is attracting a huge bullish position despite falling on weak quarterly results this afternoon.
optionMONSTER's market scanner shows that 20,000 August 55 calls were purchased in two prints for $1.30 today. Volume was more than 12 times the open interest in the strike, indicating that this is a new position.
Long calls lock in the price where investors can buy stock, allowing them to profit from a rally with limited capital at risk. Their cheap cost can also generate significant leverage on a percentage basis if shares move in the right direction. (See our Education section)
MSFT is down 7.22 percent to $51.76 in afternoon trading after missing quarterly numbers last night but is up 11 percent in the last three months.
Overall option volume was 4 times greater than average so far today.
Could you throw up a chart on AHT? It had a bit of news earlier this week and currently on a downside. Might be a buying opportunity
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm engages in investment and management of properties in the hospitality industry. It invests in the real estate markets of the United States. The firm primarily invests in hotels with a focus on the ownership of upper-upscale and upscale full-service and select service hotels in primary, secondary and resort markets. It also invests in mid-scale and luxury hotels. The firm invests across all segments and at all levels of the capital structure, including direct hotel investments, first mortgages, mezzanine loans, construction loans, and sale-leaseback transactions. It primarily concentrates among Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and Starwood brands. Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
MSFT- wow, down almost 10% ($5) at one point. Nothing is safe in this market
Ouch- Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) -NasdaqGS ?
55.78 Up 0.19(0.34%) Apr 21, 4:00PM EDT
Pre-Market : 52.75 Down 3.03 (5.43%) 8:54AM
KO down over $3 since earnings announcement. ouch
here is your dead money
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=VGR
Iron ore powered above $70 a metric ton as Chinese steelmakers ramped up production to take advantage of bigger profit margins that have boosted demand.
Ore with 62 percent content delivered to Qingdao climbed 8.8 percent to $70.46 a dry metric ton on Thursday, the highest since January 2015, according to data on Metal Bulletin Ltd.’s website. It was the biggest daily increase since a record 19 percent jump in early March. The steel-making material has rebounded 84 percent since bottoming at $38.30 in December.
Iron ore’s gains in 2016 stand in sharp contrast to the previous three years, when a slowing Chinese economy hammered demand and prices, spurring a global glut. This year, Chinese policy makers have talked up growth and added stimulus, presiding over a revival in the property market that’s boosted the outlook for steel consumption. BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, said it expects iron ore to drop again as global production increases.
“The steel mills in China are now profiting from high steel prices,” said Michael Zhu, president of trader Millennia Resources Ltd. and former global sales director of top supplier Vale SA. “Fundamentally, the reality of Chinese steel production overcapacity and the oversupply of iron ore will not be changed in the short term.”
Chinese Demand
Mills in China, which make about half the world’s supply, have increased output to a record as property prices in bigger cities jumped and higher steel prices improved margins, reversing a squeeze from last year. Crude-steel production soared to 70.65 million tons in March, according to data last week.
“As we’ve seen activity seasonally take off, they needed to purchase more, fairly quickly, and that’s brought prices back up,” Mike Henry, BHP’s president of operations and minerals in Australia, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday. “Once the mills are through the restocking cycle, we do expect that we’ll see prices come back down again.”
note price at purchase
timhyma Member Level Grandfathered Member Friday, 11/29/13 09:22:29 AM
Re: unEZ2 post# 86502
Post # of 111655
I bought MSFT at $35.42 last month <vbg>
VLY- I'm up about 25% on it
In stealth mode here (BCE)
Day's Range:46.91 - 47.45
52wk Range:31.49 - 47.45
Volume:453,300
Avg Vol (3m):842,992
Market Cap:40.90B
P/E (ttm):20.37
EPS (ttm):2.32
Div & Yield: 2.04 (4.39%)
I am- but remember I bought TCK at $15.50 in October 2014 and added at $7.13 in August 2015. With dividend reinvestments, I'm only up about 10%
The company touted higher numbers last year (92%), so the 88% from this study isn't stellar. But, if people understand that non-invasive procedures like they do can safe their life- the company will do well, imo
Looking good- BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) -NYSE
29.90 Up 0.99(3.42%) Apr 18, 8:00PM EDT
Pre-Market : 31.00 Up 1.10 (3.68%) 8:44AM
Lots of love today:
Teck Resources Limited (TCK) -NYSE
9.93 Up 1.43(16.76%) 1:42PM EDT
Day's Range:8.09 - 10.01
52wk Range:2.56 - 16.20
Volume:12,651,815
Avg Vol (3m):9,157,720
UnitedHealth will stop offering Affordable Care Act plans in Michigan in 2017, marking the third in a growing tally of states where the biggest U.S. insurer will exit from the health law's marketplaces. The withdrawals come as no surprise. UnitedHealth (NYSE:UNH) previously said it expects to lose more than $500M on its 2016 exchange business, though it booked a large chunk of the loss as part of its 2015 results.
The Nikkei suffered on two fronts today as a stronger yen post Doha hurt equities, while Japanese exporters like Toyota (NYSE:TM) and Sony (NYSE:SNE) suspended production in the aftermath of a major earthquake. A 7.3 magnitude tremor struck the island of Kyushu early Saturday morning, killing at least 42 people, injuring about 1,000 more and causing widespread damage. Japan wasn't alone. Ecuador over the weekend was hit with its biggest quake in decades, which killed at least 272 people and injured over 2,000. Nikkei -3.4%.
Exact Sciences Corporation (EXAS) -NasdaqCM ?
7.74 Up 0.38(5.16%) 10:55AM EDT
In our area- it is around 3.3% unemployment. We need workers. Our little town of 10,000 has hundreds of openings.
here is a sample:
http://business.bikesparta.org/jobs
hit my target- I'm out
Bye, Bye FIT- sold at $15.91 for a 31% gain on the buy on February 29th
Traders are looking for Transocean to hold its ground through the end of next week.
optionMONSTER's monitoring programs show that 10,000 Weekly 9 calls expiring on April 22 were sold for $0.24 at the same time yesterday. This is clearly a new position, as open interest in the strike was only 146 contracts before the session began.
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RIG rose 8.12 percent to $9.59 yesterday but is down 19 percent in the last month. The offshore energy driller reported bullish results on Feb. 24 and is expected to announce its next quarterly results after the close on May 4.
Overall option volume in the name was twice its daily average yesterday.
That was awesome. Thanks
wow- first time in years all my stocks were green. 15 of 25 over 1%
4:12 pm CSX reports EPS in-line, misses on revs; reaffirms FY16 earnings guidance -- down YoY (CSX) :
•Reports Q1 (Mar) earnings of $0.37 per share, in-line with the Capital IQ Consensus of $0.37 (and $0.45 last year -- called for significant YoY decline in February); revenues fell 13.5% year/year to $2.62 bln vs the $2.68 bln Capital IQ Consensus, reflecting lower fuel recovery, a 5% volume decline (vs. mid-high single digit decline and a $95 million year-over-year decline in other revenue related to payments received in 2015 from customers that did not meet their minimum volume commitments. These impacts more than offset pricing gains across nearly all markets from an improving service product and volume growth in automotive, intermodal, minerals and waste and equipment.
•Volume by segment: Merchandise -3% (Ag -9%, Phosphates and Fertilizers -3%, Food consumer -4%, chemicals -3%, auto +12%, metals -18%, forest products -7%, Minerals +3%, waste +6%); Coal -31%, Intermodal +4%.
•Pricing -9%.
•"While CSX delivered strong efficiency gains in the first quarter, we continue to expect full-year earnings per share to decline in 2016 as a result of ongoing coal headwinds combined with other market fundamentals," said Ward. "At the same time, CSX remains focused on meeting and exceeding customer expectations while driving further efficiency savings to maximize shareholder value and achieve a mid-60s operating ratio longer term."
CSX Corp. (CSX) -NasdaqGS ?
24.99 Up 0.46(1.88%) 4:00PM EDT
After Hours : 25.10 Up 0.11 (0.44%) 7:59PM
Sold ASC at 8.81 for a 7% gain. Getting a little edgy about the market