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Q Trends NASDAQ 100 Trends Newsletter - Published Friday, June 4, 2010, 8:00am EST
http://www.theuptrend.com/QQQQ-Trends-06042010.htm
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Fertilizer Stock Trends - Published Thursday, June 3, 2010, 6:26am EST
http://www.theuptrend.com/Fertilizer-Stocks-20100603.htm
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Stock futures rise, try to build on late-day surge
Stock futures climb ahead of reports on jobs, productivity, factory orders and service sector
Buzz up! 0 Print..Topics:Stocks.Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer, On Thursday June 3, 2010, 6:56 am
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stock futures rose Thursday as investors grow hopeful that the U.S. recovery remains on track.
The market will try to build on a late-day rally that sent the Dow Jones industrial average up 225 points Wednesday. It was the second straight day investors made big moves in the waning moments of trading. On Tuesday there was a steep sell-off just before the close.
Overseas markets rose Thursday following Wall Street's lead in the previous session.
Investors are buying stock futures ahead of five key reports that should provide a sweeping view of the health of the domestic economy. Reports are expected to show the jobs market, service industry and manufacturing sector are all improving.
Ahead of the opening bell, Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 40, or 0.4 percent, to 10,272. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures climbed 4.90, or 0.5 percent, to 1,101.60, while Nasdaq 100 index futures rose 4.25, or 0.2 percent, to 1,883.25.
A key report on the service sector is expected to show growth for fifth straight month. The Institute for Supply Management's service sector index likely crept higher to 55.5 in May from 55.4 a month earlier, according to economists polled by Thomson Reuters. Any reading above 50 indicates growth.
The report, due out at 10 a.m. EDT, is considered a key gauge for the health of the jobs market because the service sector accounts for 80 percent of all workers outside of farmers.
A recovery in the service sector has been a bit slower than manufacturing, so continued signs of improvement should provide investors with confidence that the economy is strengthening.
High unemployment remains a key obstacle for a strong recovery. Upcoming jobs reports are expected to show some continued improvement.
Economists predict fewer people filed for jobless claims for the first time last week. The Labor Department is expected to say initial claims for unemployment benefits fell to 450,000 last week from 460,000 a week earlier. The report is due out at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
It would mark the second straight weekly decline in claims. However, claims still remain above the level that economists say would indicate sustained jobs growth.
Payroll company ADP is expected to report private employers added 60,000 jobs in May. That compares with 32,000 jobs added in April.
The ADP report, due out at 8:15 a.m. EDT, comes a day ahead of the Labor Department's key jobs data. ADP data is often considered a barometer for the strength of the government's report. However, Friday's jobs report provides a fuller picture because it also includes public sector employment.
Economists forecast 513,000 jobs were added in May, compared with 290,000 added a month earlier. It would be the biggest jump in 26 years, but as many as 300,000 of the workers hired in May are expected to be temporary positions to help conduct the U.S. census.
Hiring has not picked up on a sustained basis because companies are finding ways to become more efficient. Economists forecast a separate Labor Department report on Thursday will show productivity grew at an annual pace of 3.4 percent during the first quarter. That's slightly below a previous estimate of 3.6 percent, but still indicates companies' output is growing for every hour worked. The report is due out at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Productivity jumped 3.7 percent during 2009, which was the fastest growth in seven years.
Increasing productivity has boosted the manufacturing sector, which has shown consistent growth coming out of the recession. Economists forecast factory orders rose 1.8 percent in April after climbing 1.1 percent in March.
There is some trepidation that the manufacturing sector could face a slowdown because of the rising dollar and a potential slowdown in Europe's economy. A stronger dollar makes it more expensive to sell U.S.-produced goods overseas. Also, demand could drop in Europe where countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal are wrestling with mounting debt problems.
The euro rose again after hitting a four-year low at the beginning of the week. The euro, which has become an indicator for confidence in Europe's economy, rose to $1.2270.
With investors moving into riskier assets, bond prices fell. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.38 percent from 3.35 percent late Wednesday.
Oil prices rose, while gold dipped.
Overseas, Britain's FTSE 100 gained 1.8 percent, Germany's DAX index rose 1.7 percent, and France's CAC-40 climbed 2.2 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 3.2 percent.
World markets up amid US employment hopes
World share markets up strongly amid US employment hopes ahead of key data
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Specialist Thomas Warshaw, foreground right, directs trades in BP on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, June 1, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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LONDON (AP) -- World stock markets rallied hard Thursday as investor sentiment was boosted by a strong set of U.S. housing data and hopes about a pickup in the pace of U.S. jobs creation.
In Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 index was up 104.61 points, or 2 percent, to 5,255.93, while Germany's DAX rose 106.82 points, or 1.8 percent, to 6,088.02. The CAC 40 index in France rose 90.99 points, or 2.6 percent, to 3,592.49.
Wall Street was also poised to extend Wednesday's gains -- Dow futures were up 62 points, or 0.6 percent, at 10,294 while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 futures rose 7.6 points, or 0.7 percent, to 1,104.30.
On Wednesday, an upbeat report on U.S. pending home sales stoked hopes that the housing market is turning around, helping the Dow Jones industrial average to post its third-best day of the year. Its 2.3 percent advance also helped Asian stocks move higher, though Chinese shares were dogged by worries about an economic slowdown in the country.
Nevertheless, investors seem relieved to get back to buying after a dismal month of trading in May, when stocks were pounded by concerns that spending cuts in Europe would hobble a recovery in the global economy.
"For the time being an air of opportunism does seem to be washing over the market with equities looking a little on the cheap side," said Ben Potter, research analyst at IG Markets.
Whether that opportunism -- even BP PLC is up 4 percent Thursday, having slumped by nearly a fifth over the last couple of days amid worries about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico -- continues could well hinge on upcoming U.S. jobs data.
The key piece of data Thursday will likely be the monthly U.S. private payrolls report from ADP. Investors will be particularly keen to see if it can reinforce recent signals that a jobs recovery of sorts is taking place in the U.S., ahead of the monthly government report on Friday.
The official nonfarm payrolls data often set the tone in stock markets for a week or two after their release. At the moment, the consensus is that the Labor Department will report that nearly 200,000 jobs were created in May.
The rebound in optimism Thursday was also evidence in the foreign exchange markets, where the euro pushed back up towards the $1.23 mark having fallen to a four-year low earlier this week of $1.2112.
However, as in the stock markets, much may well hinge on the jobs figures from the U.S.
A strong set of numbers over the coming couple of days will further highlight the growth divergence between the U.S. and the 16 countries that use the euro -- that's important because it would likely prompt traders to price in earlier than expected interest rate increases from the U.S. Federal Reserve.
"Strong U.S. data may be enough to sink the euro," said Daragh Maher, deputy head of global foreign exchange strategy at Credit Agricole.
Earlier in Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 stock index climbed 3.2 percent to 9,904.92, South Korea's Kospi gained 1.7 percent to 1,658.31 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng was 1.8 percent higher at 19,830.59. Shares in Australia, Taiwan and Singapore also advanced. The exception in Asia was the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which fell 18.77 points, or 0.7 percent, to close at 2,552.66.
The firmer tone in the stock markets was evident in oil prices, too -- benchmark crude for July delivery was up $1.28 at $74.14 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Associated Press Writer Pamela Sampson in Bangkok contributed to this report.
A man and his wife were awakened at 3:00 am by a loud pounding on the
door. The man gets up and goes to the door where a drunken stranger,
standing in the pouring rain, is asking for a push.
Not a chance," says the husband, "it is 3:00 in the morning!"
He slams the door and returns to bed.
"Who was that?" asked his wife.
"Just some drunk guy asking for a push," he answers."
"Did you help him?" she asks.
"No, I did not, it is 3:00 in the morning and it is pouring rain out
there!"
"Well, you have a short memory," says his wife. "Can't you remember about
three months ago when we broke down, and those two guys helped us?.
I think you should help him, and you should be ashamed of yourself!
God loves drunk people too."
The man does as he is told, gets dressed, and goes out into the pounding
rain. He calls out into the dark, "Hello, are you still there?"
"Yes," comes back the answer.
"Do you still need a push?" calls out the husband.
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"Where are you?" asks the husband.
"Over here on the swing set," replies the drunk.
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Q Trends NASDAQ 100 Trends Newsletter - Published Tuesday, June 1, 2010, 6:41am EST
http://www.theuptrend.com/QQQQ-Trends-06012010.htm
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World markets fall amid China, Europe jitters
World shares lower amid China manufacturing slowdown, Europe debt jitters
Buzz up! 0 Print..Topics:International.Pamela Sampson, Associated Press Writer, On Tuesday June 1, 2010, 4:49 am
BANGKOK (AP) -- World stocks fell Tuesday amid news China's manufacturing slowed in May and as investors fretted Europe's shaky government finances could undermine the global economic recovery.
Wall Street appeared to be in store for further losses as investors returned to a theme that has troubled markets for weeks: whether austerity measures to address Europe's debt mountain will send the region back into recession.
Surveys showing that growth in China's manufacturing had slowed recently underlined that Asian manufacturers and exporters remain vulnerable to any waning of demand from Europe and elsewhere.
Standard & Poor's 500 futures were down 13.40 points, or 1.3 percent, at 1,075.10. Oil prices, meanwhile, hovered below $73 a barrel. The euro resumed its slide against the dollar.
As trading got underway in Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 tumbled 2 percent, Germany's DAX shed 1.6 percent and France's CAC-40 dived 1.9 percent.
Earlier in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average fell 56.87 points, or 0.6 percent, to close at 9,711.83 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.4 percent to 4,413.1.
In Seoul, the Kospi lost 0.7 percent to 1,630.40, Taiwan's benchmark shed 1.2 percent to 7,289.33 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng retreated 1.4 percent to 19,496.95.
The signs of slowing in the manufacturing sector helped drag China shares lower, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.9 percent to 2,568.28.
Masatoshi Sato, market analyst at Mizuho Investors Securities Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, said investors remained worried about the impact of Europe's debt crisis on the global economy.
"Investors are not convinced that the crisis will end soon. With growing uncertainty over the euro zone's crisis, investors are bracing for a further slump in the euro against the dollar," Sato said.
Political uncertainty was also a negative in Tokyo, where Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced mounting calls for his resignation after a small party left his coalition government in protest at the reversal of a campaign promise to move a U.S. military base off the southern island of Okinawa.
Linus Yip, a strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong, said that manufacturing news out of China on Tuesday may have dampened sentiment. Surveys showed that the recovery in China's manufacturing slowed in May due to lackluster demand both at home and abroad.
"It was not too good because it fell below market expectations," Yip said.
Jorg Zeuner, chief economist at Liechtenstein-based VP Bank, said Asian stocks were expensive before the Greek debt crisis struck and that the market slump is correcting that.
"The correction was appropriate but might have gone a little too far now. So there's a some potential in Asia stocks," Zeuner said in Singapore. "The world is growing with Asia at the helm, the U.S. following, and the Euro zone dragging behind."
He said he expects the euro to fall to $1.15 by the end of the year.
In currencies, the dollar fell to 90.67 yen from 91.21 yen late Monday. The euro slid to $1.2161 from $1.2304.
Benchmark crude for July delivery was down 6 cents at $73.90 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Associated Press writers Shino Yuasa in Tokyo, Alex Kennedy in Singapore and AP Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach in Shanghai contributed to this report.
World markets fall amid China, Europe jitters
World shares lower amid China manufacturing slowdown, Europe debt jitters
Buzz up! 0 Print..Topics:International.Pamela Sampson, Associated Press Writer, On Tuesday June 1, 2010, 4:49 am
BANGKOK (AP) -- World stocks fell Tuesday amid news China's manufacturing slowed in May and as investors fretted Europe's shaky government finances could undermine the global economic recovery.
Wall Street appeared to be in store for further losses as investors returned to a theme that has troubled markets for weeks: whether austerity measures to address Europe's debt mountain will send the region back into recession.
Surveys showing that growth in China's manufacturing had slowed recently underlined that Asian manufacturers and exporters remain vulnerable to any waning of demand from Europe and elsewhere.
Standard & Poor's 500 futures were down 13.40 points, or 1.3 percent, at 1,075.10. Oil prices, meanwhile, hovered below $73 a barrel. The euro resumed its slide against the dollar.
As trading got underway in Europe, Britain's FTSE 100 tumbled 2 percent, Germany's DAX shed 1.6 percent and France's CAC-40 dived 1.9 percent.
Earlier in Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average fell 56.87 points, or 0.6 percent, to close at 9,711.83 and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.4 percent to 4,413.1.
In Seoul, the Kospi lost 0.7 percent to 1,630.40, Taiwan's benchmark shed 1.2 percent to 7,289.33 and Hong Kong's Hang Seng retreated 1.4 percent to 19,496.95.
The signs of slowing in the manufacturing sector helped drag China shares lower, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index falling 0.9 percent to 2,568.28.
Masatoshi Sato, market analyst at Mizuho Investors Securities Co. Ltd. in Tokyo, said investors remained worried about the impact of Europe's debt crisis on the global economy.
"Investors are not convinced that the crisis will end soon. With growing uncertainty over the euro zone's crisis, investors are bracing for a further slump in the euro against the dollar," Sato said.
Political uncertainty was also a negative in Tokyo, where Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama faced mounting calls for his resignation after a small party left his coalition government in protest at the reversal of a campaign promise to move a U.S. military base off the southern island of Okinawa.
Linus Yip, a strategist at First Shanghai Securities in Hong Kong, said that manufacturing news out of China on Tuesday may have dampened sentiment. Surveys showed that the recovery in China's manufacturing slowed in May due to lackluster demand both at home and abroad.
"It was not too good because it fell below market expectations," Yip said.
Jorg Zeuner, chief economist at Liechtenstein-based VP Bank, said Asian stocks were expensive before the Greek debt crisis struck and that the market slump is correcting that.
"The correction was appropriate but might have gone a little too far now. So there's a some potential in Asia stocks," Zeuner said in Singapore. "The world is growing with Asia at the helm, the U.S. following, and the Euro zone dragging behind."
He said he expects the euro to fall to $1.15 by the end of the year.
In currencies, the dollar fell to 90.67 yen from 91.21 yen late Monday. The euro slid to $1.2161 from $1.2304.
Benchmark crude for July delivery was down 6 cents at $73.90 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Associated Press writers Shino Yuasa in Tokyo, Alex Kennedy in Singapore and AP Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach in Shanghai contributed to this report.
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Stock Market Timing - Published Friday, May 28, 2010, 8:40am EST
http://www.theuptrend.com/Stock-Market-Timing-20100528.htm
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Stock futures narrowly mixed ahead of opening
Stock futures point to quiet opening to end volatile month of trading; Dow off 7 pct in May
Buzz up! 0 Print..Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer, On Friday May 28, 2010, 7:53 am
NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks appear set to end a volatile month with a quiet day ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Futures traded in a narrow range Friday after the major indexes surged a day earlier.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed nearly 285 points, its second biggest gain of the year. The big jump came as concerns eased somewhat about the health of Europe's economy after China said it doesn't plan to sell any European debt it holds.
Triple digit moves became common again during the month as investors grappled with concerns that mounting debt in Europe might upend a global economic recovery. Because of those worries, most of the big moves during the month were drops. The Dow has fallen 6.8 percent in May.
Domestic economic reports have taken a back seat to questions about whether countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal will be able to implement steep budget cuts to contain growing deficits. Analysts say even if the countries are successful in reducing debt, cost-cutting could be a major drag on the economy.
Traders spent most of May driving down the euro, which has become a gauge of confidence for Europe's economy. The euro hit a four-year low and was down as much as 9 percent during the month. But, it did inch higher Friday. It rose to $1.239.
Movements in the euro often dictated movement of stocks worldwide. Major European and Asian indexes rose modestly Friday. The U.S. markets will be closed Monday for Memorial Day.
Ahead of the opening bell, Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 8, or 0.1 percent, to 10,243. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures rose 1.00, or 0.1 percent, to 1,102.10, while Nasdaq 100 index futures fell 0.75, or less than 0.1 percent, to 1,863.00.
If European debt worries ease further, the focus could return to the U.S. economy. Reports throughout the month continued to show the country is growing, albeit slowly. Earlier this year, stocks climbed steadily because economic and earnings reports showed consistent improvement.
A new report Friday is expected to say consumer spending rose in April, but at a slower pace than March. At the same time, growth in personal income likely accelerated last month.
Economists polled by Thomson Reuters forecast personal income rose 0.3 percent last month, after climbing 0.6 percent in March. Personal income likely rose 0.5 percent in April after rising 0.3 percent in March, economists forecast.
The Commerce Department report is due out at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Economists predict a final reading of the Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index will be unchanged at 73.3 from a preliminary reading reported earlier this month.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell to 3.33 percent from 3.36 percent late Thursday.
Overseas, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 0.5 percent, Germany's DAX index rose 0.3 percent, and France's CAC-40 gained 0.2 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 1.3 percent.
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Fertilizer Stock Trends - Published Thursday, May 27, 2010, 6:36am EST
http://www.theuptrend.com/Fertilizer-Stock-Trends-20100527.htm
Stock futures rise sharply, point to higher open
Stock futures climb as China reassures its confidence in Europe; ahead of jobs, GDP data
Buzz up! 0 Print..Stephen Bernard, AP Business Writer, On Thursday May 27, 2010, 7:04 am
NEW YORK (AP) -- Expectations for another round of upbeat U.S. economic reports and China's reassurance it will hold onto European debt sent stock futures sharply higher Thursday.
Dow Jones industrial average futures are up more than 200 points.
Reports on weekly jobless claims and first-quarter gross domestic product are expected to show the domestic economy is strengthening.
Asian markets rose overnight and European markets are also significantly higher. The euro, which is seen as an indicator for confidence in the health of Europe's economy, rose to $1.2301.
The gains came after the agency that manages China's $2.5 trillion in foreign reserves denied a Financial Times report that China was considering cutting its exposure to European debt.
Concerns about whether mounting debt problems in Europe will upend a global economic recovery have dragged down stocks around the world in recent weeks. Volatility has also increased as investors remain jittery about how budget cuts in some European countries like Greece, Spain and Portugal could affect growth.
In the U.S., traders are expected to get another batch of upbeat economic reports for the second straight day. Some focus has returned to the domestic economy in recent days, though investors are still keeping an eye on Europe.
Ahead of the opening bell, Dow Jones industrial average futures rose 206, or 2.1 percent, to 10,127. Standard & Poor's 500 index futures surged 26.80, or 2.5 percent, to 1,088.00, while Nasdaq 100 index futures rose 45.00, or 2.5 percent, to 1,836.50.
Economists predict the Labor Department will say initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week after an unexpected jump a week earlier. Claims likely fell 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted total of 455,000, according to economists polled by Thomson Reuters.
High unemployment remains a stumbling block to a stronger recovery in the U.S. The unemployment rate jumped to 9.9 percent last month.
A separate report is expected to show the nation's economy grew at an annual rate of 3.4 percent in the first three months of the year. That is better than a previous estimate that said GDP rose 3.2 percent during the first quarter.
While slow, steady growth is seen as a positive coming out of the recession and helped drive stocks higher early in the year, it still isn't strong enough to make a big dent in unemployment. Growth would have to climb to around 5 percent for a year to cut the unemployment rate by 1 percentage point.
Both reports are due out at 8:30 a.m. EDT.
Even if the reports top expectations and stocks open higher, early morning gains have not necessarily meant the market will remain strong throughout the day.
Twice this week, stocks have rallied early in the day only to see those advances erased in late-day selloffs. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 135 points Wednesday morning, but ended the day down about 69 points. It was the Dow's eighth drop in the last 10 trading sessions.
The slide Wednesday afternoon was tied to the Financial Times report questioning whether China would cut its holdings of euro-denominated bonds.
Stocks had been rallying for most of the day after two upbeat reports on the U.S. economy. April durable goods orders and new home sales both rose more than forecast, providing evidence that the volatility in markets and concerns about a potential slowdown in Europe's economy have not affected a domestic recovery.
Bond prices fell Thursday as investors moved into riskier assets. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.28 percent from 3.19 percent late Wednesday.
Overseas, Britain's FTSE 100 rose 1.7 percent, Germany's DAX index gained 2.1 percent, and France's CAC-40 jumped 2.2 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 1.2 percent.
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Stock Market Timing - Published Wednesday, May 26, 2010, 8:30am EST
http://www.theuptrend.com/Stock-Market-Timing-20100526.htm
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