Chicago PMI for October: 54.2, vs. Consensus 49 Oct 30, 2009 09:45AM

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Trading Radar for 10/30: Sony (SNE), Penske (PAG), Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) Report Oct 29, 2009 02:26PM

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:

Before Market Opens:
Economics:
8:30am ETPersonal Spending / Income

PCE Prices - Street Sees -0.5%Earnings:

A. H. Belo Corporation (NYSE: AHC) – no consensus
Allete (NYSE: ALE) – consensus EPS $0.52
Alliant Energy (NYSE: LNT) – consensus EPS $0.77
Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) – consensus EPS $0.99
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (NYSE: AXL) – consensus loss $0.38
AMERIGROUP Corporation (NYSE: AGP) – consensus EPS $0.49
Aon Corporation (NYSE: AOC) – consensus EPS $0.66
Apartment Investment & Management (NYSE: AIV) – consensus EPS $0.39
Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ACI) – consensus EPS $0.04
Barnes Group (NYSE: B) – consensus EPS $0.21
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc (NASDAQ: BBGI) – no consensus
Berry Petroleum Company (NYSE: BRY) – consensus EPS $0.29
BioScrip (NASDAQ: BIOS) – consensus EPS $0.10
Calgon Carbon Corporation (NYSE: CCC) – ...


David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: Twice Is A Tradition Oct 2, 2009 09:16AM

One of my absolute favorite Wall Street-isms goes toward the short-term – no, make that A.D.D-like thought process that traders possess. It goes like this: Once is a trend; twice is a tradition; and three times is a commandment!

So, it looks like we just might have a new “tradition” in the stock market: Start each month with a big down day that scares the bajeebers out of anyone who has purchased stocks in the last two months. As Exhibit A, I offer August 3rd. The S&P plunged -2.2%, while the Dow dove nearly 200 points and the Russell Small Caps got clocked for more than -2.4%.

From there, though, the markets turned around within two days and proceeded to make a mockery of all those folks counseling caution for the market’s worst month of the year. Instead of heading for the hills, traders decided to discount better days ahead ...


David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: Mixed Emotions Oct 1, 2009 09:33AM

The last day of the third quarter turned out to be one of mixed emotions. While the bulls could be happy about closing out the best quarter in more than a decade, some worries cropped up that managed to keep the celebration in check.

Stocks initially got a nice lift from the government’s final attempt at putting a number on the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second quarter, which by now seems like a lifetime ago to most investors. Instead of the economy falling at an annualized rate of -1.2%, the government reported that GDP contracted at a pace of just -0.7% during the quarter.

But the fun didn’t last long as traders were treated to a surprise from the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index. The index, which is designed to indicate economic activity in the region, was expected to come in with an increase of 2.5 points to reading ...


Trading Radar for 9/29: Actuant (ATU), Lawson Software (LWSN), Xyratex (XRTX), Diamond Foods (DMND) Report; ADP Employment, GDP for Q2, Chicago PMI, Crude Inventories Due Sep 29, 2009 03:10PM

The Trading Radar highlights key earnings and economic announcements for tomorrow's trading session:

Before Market Opens:
Economics:
8:15am ET
ADP Employment ...




Sep 2, 2009 09:10AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: The Old Standby
Sep 1, 2009 09:04AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: The China Syndrome
Aug 31, 2009 09:48AM US Chicago PMI for August: 50, vs. Consensus of 48
Aug 28, 2009 01:47PM Trading Radar for 8/31: SINA Corp. (SINA), China Mass Media (CMM), Culp (CFI) Report; Chicago PMI Due
Jul 31, 2009 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 43.4 versus the consensus of 43
Jul 30, 2009 02:46PM Trading Radar for 7/31: Chevron (CVX), Weyerhaueser (WY), Anglo American (AAUK), AutoNation (AN), Washington Post (WPO) Report; GDP, Chicago PMI Due
Jun 30, 2009 09:45AM Chicago PMI Comes in at 39.9, Versus Prior 34.9
Jun 29, 2009 02:23PM Trading Radar for 6/30: Schnitzer (SCHN), Sealy (ZZ), Investors Real Estate (IRET), Exfo (EXFO) Report; Consumer Confidence, S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index Due
May 29, 2009 09:46AM Chicago PMI For May Comes In at 34.9, Versus Prior Reading of 40.1
May 28, 2009 02:49PM Trading Radar for 5/29: Tiffany (TIF), Quality Systems (QSII) Report; GDP, Chicago PMI, UofM Sentiment Due
Apr 30, 2009 09:47AM Chicago PMI Comes In at 40.1, Up From 31.4
Mar 31, 2009 09:50AM Chicago PMI Comes in at 31.4, Versus the Consensus of 34
Mar 30, 2009 03:10PM Trading Radar for 3/31: Lennar (LEN), HB Fuller (FUL), Apollo (APOL), Borders (BGP), Sonic Automotive (SAH), Steelcase (SCS) Report; Consumer Confidence, S&P/Case-Shiller Index Due
Feb 26, 2009 02:18PM Trading Radar for 2/27: Blackstone (BX), TETRA Tech. (TTI), Aqua America (WTR), Aircastle (AYR) Report; Revised GDP, Chicago PMI Due
Jan 30, 2009 09:47AM Chicago PMI: 33.3 in Jan., vs. 34.9 in Dec.
Jan 29, 2009 02:52PM Trading Radar for 1/30: Proctor & Gamble (PG), ExxonMobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX), Honeywell (HON) Report; GDP Due
Dec 30, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI Comes in at 34.1, Versus the Consensus of 33
Dec 30, 2008 09:34AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 12/30
Nov 26, 2008 12:00PM Flurry of Data Shows Major Economic Weakness
Nov 26, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 33.8, versus the consensus of 37
Nov 25, 2008 03:33PM Trading Radar for 11/26: Deere (DE), Tiffany (TIF), Yingli (YGE) Report; Durable Orders, Initial Jobless Claims, Personal Income/Spending, Chicago PMI, UofM Sentiment Index Due
Oct 31, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI Comes in at 37.8, Versus The Consensus of 48
Oct 30, 2008 02:30PM Trading Radar for 10/31: Chevron (CVX), NYSE Euronext (NYX), Cummins (CMI), Clorox (CL), Burger King (BKC) Report; Personal Income/Spending for Sept., UofM Sentiment Index Due
Sep 30, 2008 09:48AM Chicago PMI comes in at 56.7, versus the consensus of 53
Sep 29, 2008 02:51PM Trading Radar for 9/30: Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), Xyratex (XRTX) Report; Chicago PMI, Consumer Confidence for September Due
Aug 29, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 57.9, versus the consensus of 50
Aug 28, 2008 05:37PM Trading Radar for 8/29: Personal Income/Spending for July, Chicago PMI, UofM Sentiment for August Due
Jul 31, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 50.8, versus the consensus of 49.0
Jul 30, 2008 05:49PM Trading Radar for 7/31: Exxon (XOM), Altria (MO), MasterCard (MA), Chesapeake Energy (CHK), Kellogg (K), Motorola (MOT) Report; GDP (Adv.) for Q2, Initial Jobless Claims, Chicago PMI Due
Jun 30, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 49.6, versus the consensus of 48
May 30, 2008 09:48AM Chicago PMI comes in at 49.1, versus consensus of 48.5
May 29, 2008 05:27PM Trading Radar 5/30: Tiffany (TIF), Lions Gate (LGF) Report; Personal Income, PCE Core Inflation for April Due
Apr 30, 2008 09:45AM Chicago PMI comes in at 48.3, versus the consensus of 47.5
Apr 29, 2008 05:41PM Trading Radar 4/30: Garmin (GRMN), Kraft (KFT), Starbucks (SBUX), Time Warner (TWX), Procter & Gamble (PG), Las Vegas Sands (LVS); GDP for Q1, ADP Employment Report, and FOMC Policy Statement Due
Mar 31, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 48.2, versus the consensus of 46
Feb 29, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 44.5, versus the survey of 49
Jan 31, 2008 09:46AM Chicago PMI comes in at 51.5 versus the consensus of 52
Jan 30, 2008 05:49PM Trading Radar 1/31: Bristol-Myers, MasterCard, Google Report (BMY, MA, GOOG); Initial Jobless Claims Due