October Change in Nonfarm Payrolls: -190K, vs. Consensus of -175K; Unemployment Rate is 10.2% Nov 6, 2009 08:30AM

The change in nonfarm payrolls for October comes in ...


Trading Radar for 11/06: American International (AIG), Scripps (SNI), Suncor Energy (SU), Blackstone Group (BX) Report Nov 5, 2009 03:42PM

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

Before Market Opens:
Economics:
8:30am ETNonfarm Payrolls - Street Sees (175K)

Unemployment Rate - Street Sees 9.9%Earnings:

Aceto (NASDAQ: ACET) – consensus EPS $0.06
Aercap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) – consensus EPS $0.40
AIRCASTLE LTD (NYSE: AYR) – consensus EPS $0.35
American International Group (NYSE: AIG) – consensus EPS $1.20
Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE: ABR) – consensus loss $1.33
BRIGHAM EXPLORATION CO (NASDAQ: BEXP) – consensus EPS $0.01
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM) – consensus EPS $0.14
Compton Petroleum (NYSE: CMZ) – no consensus
Constellation Energy Partners LLC (NYSE: CEP) – consensus loss $0.24
DOLAN MEDIA CO (NYSE: DM) ...


North American Derivatives Exchange Introduces Japan 225 and India 50 Contracts and Extends Trading Hours Oct 29, 2009 09:00AM

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The North American Derivatives Exchange (Nadex), the only government-regulated, retail-focused, online futures exchange in the United States, announces today the addition of Japan 225 and India 50 contracts and extends trading to 23 hours. As of today, Nadex is open from 6pm ET on Sunday to market close on Friday (excluding 5pm - 6pm ET, Monday through Thursday, when Nadex will close for end of day processes). The extended hours provide members with the opportunity to trade currency, equity index, commodity, and event contracts overnight between the hours of 2:05am and 8am ET when trading was ...


Top 10 News Items 9/28-10/02: Jobs Number Comes in Worse-Than-Expected; Ken Lewis to Retire from BofA at Year-End; Xerox Bids for ACS Oct 2, 2009 04:04PM

Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street:

1. The important September jobs number was released on Friday and as had been anticipated, was worse than expected. The data showed that the change in nonfarm payrolls for September was down 263,000, vs. the consensus of -175,000. The unemployment rate for the month came in at 9.8%, vs. the consensus of 9.8%. Although futures traded sharply lower, buyers stayed resilient and the market hung in there, vacillating around breakeven throughout most of the day.

2. On Wednesday, Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) CEO Ken Lewis announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2009. Lewis had been under pressure due to the Merrill Lynch merger. No replacement has been named yet.

3. Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) and Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS) announced a definitive ...


Sept. Change in Nonfarm Payrolls: -263K, vs. Consensus of -175K; Unemployment Rate: 9.8% Oct 2, 2009 08:30AM

Change in nonfarm payrolls for September: down 263,000 ...


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Oct 1, 2009 02:27PM Trading Radar for 10/02: Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Factory Orders Due
Sep 4, 2009 09:30AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: If a Tree Falls In the Woods…
Sep 4, 2009 08:59AM Job Losses Slow, But Unemployment Rate Ticks Higher to 9.7%
Sep 4, 2009 08:30AM Nonfarm Payrolls for August: -216K; Unemployment Rate: 9.7%, vs. Consensus 9.5%
Sep 3, 2009 02:52PM Trading Radar for 9/4: H&R Block (HRB), Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods (WBD) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate for August Due
Sep 2, 2009 08:27AM ADP Employment Report Shows U.S. Lost Nearly 300K Jobs In August
Aug 6, 2009 02:07PM Trading Radar for 8/7: AIG (AIG), Ambac (ABK), Liberty Media (LINTA), US Concrete (RMIX) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate Due
Jul 2, 2009 03:40PM Staffing/Employment-Services (KELYA, MAN, MWW, RHI) Take A Hit Today
Jul 2, 2009 10:25AM David Moenning’s Daily State of the Markets: 7/2
Jul 2, 2009 09:07AM June Job Cuts Worse Than Expected; Unemployment Rate at 9.5%
Jul 2, 2009 08:30AM June Nonfarm Payrolls Drop 467,000 Versus the Consensus of a 367,000 Drop
Jul 1, 2009 02:51PM Trading Radar for 7/2: Acuity Brands (AYI), Methode Electronics (MEI), MSCI (MXB) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Factory Orders Due
Jun 5, 2009 10:03AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 6/5
Jun 5, 2009 08:30AM May Nonfarm Payrolls Fall 345,000 Versus The Consensus of a 520,000 Drop
Jun 4, 2009 03:03PM Trading Radar for 6/5: Agilysys (AGYS), Exide (XIDE), TOP Ships (TOPS) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate Due
May 8, 2009 03:44PM Top 10 News Items 5/4-5/8: Bank Stress Test Results Released: BofA, Citi, Wells Fargo Need More Capital; Unemployment Rate Just Under 9%; Retailers Issue April Sales Results
May 8, 2009 08:30AM April Nonfarm Payrolls Drop 539,000, Versus the Consensus of a 600,000 Drop
May 7, 2009 03:08PM Trading Radar for 5/8: Toyota (TM), Beazer Homes (BZH), Liberty Media (LINTA), Sonic Auto (SAH) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate Due
Apr 15, 2009 01:11PM Treasury Survey Shows Mortgage Lending Continued to Grow Among Top 21 Banks Receiving Government Funds
Apr 3, 2009 04:45PM Top 10 News Items 3/30-4/3: Regulators Reject GM/Chrysler Plans; Unemployment Rate Now at 8.5%; FASB Relaxes Mark-to-Market Rules
Apr 3, 2009 08:51AM U.S. Lost Another 663,000 Jobs In March, Unemployment Rate At 8.5%
Apr 3, 2009 08:30AM Nonfarm Payrolls Down 663,000, Unemployment Rate at 8.5%
Apr 2, 2009 02:20PM Trading Radar for 4/3: Blyth (BTH), AZZ (AZZ), RAM Holdings (RAMR), GeoEye (GEOY) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, ISM Services Due
Mar 6, 2009 04:18PM Top 10 News Items 3/2-3/6: Job Losses at 600K+ for 3 Months in a Row; Dow Cracks 7K, S&P Cracks 700; Wells Fargo Cuts Dividend to $0.05/Share
Mar 6, 2009 10:49AM David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 3/6
Mar 6, 2009 08:45AM Three Straight Months of 600K+ Job Losses, Unemployment Rate Surges to 8.1%
Mar 6, 2009 08:31AM Feb Nonfarm Payrolls Down 651,000, Versus The Consensus of 650,000
Mar 5, 2009 03:10PM Trading Radar for 3/6: Petrobras (PBR), H&R Block (HRB), AnnTaylor (ANN) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate Due
Feb 18, 2009 02:02PM FOMC Minutes from Jan. 16 and Jan. 27-28
Feb 6, 2009 08:31AM Nonfarm Payrolls Down 598,000; Unemployment Rate 7.6%
Feb 5, 2009 02:38PM Trading Radar for 2/6: Biogen (BIIB), Toyota (TM), Weyerhaeuser (WY), LaBarge (LB) Report; Unemployment Rate for Jan. Due
Jan 9, 2009 08:31AM Nonfarm Payrolls Drop 524,000, Unemployment rate at 7.2%
Jan 8, 2009 03:06PM Trading Radar for 1/9: KB Home (KBH), Greenbrier (GBX), AZZ Inc. (AZZ) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Wholesale Inventories Due
Dec 5, 2008 08:30AM U.S. November Nonfarm Payrolls Down 533,000, Versus The Consensus of -335,000
Dec 4, 2008 02:48PM Trading Radar for 12/05: Big Lots (BIG), Flow Int'l (FLOW), Blyth (BTH) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate, Consumer Credit Due
Nov 7, 2008 03:48PM Top 10 News Items 11/3-11/7: Wall Street Welcomes President-Elect Obama
Nov 7, 2008 09:04AM U.S. Loses 240K Jobs In October, Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.5%
Nov 7, 2008 08:32AM September Nonfarm Payrolls Revised Down To 284,000 Losses, Versus Prior of Down 159,000
Nov 7, 2008 08:30AM Oct. U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Fall 240,000, Versus The Consensus of a 200,000 Drop
Nov 6, 2008 02:25PM Trading Radar for 11/07: GM (GM), Ford (F), Calpine (CPN) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate for Oct., Pending Home Sales for Sept. Due
Oct 3, 2008 04:10PM Top 10 News Items 9/29-10/3: Financial Rescue Plan Approved, Markets Tank; Citigroup, Wells Fargo Battle for Wachovia; Buffett Surprises Wall Street with $3B Investment in GE
Oct 3, 2008 08:31AM Sept Nonfarm Payrolls Fall 159,000, versus the consensus of a 105,000 drop
Oct 2, 2008 03:07PM Trading Radar for 10/3: Family Dollar (FDO) Reports; Unemployment Rate, ISM Services for September Due
Sep 5, 2008 08:54AM Unemployment Rate Jumps to 6.1% As U.S. Loses 84K More Jobs In August
Sep 5, 2008 08:30AM Nonfarm Payrolls Down 84,000, versus the consensus 75,000
Sep 4, 2008 02:51PM Trading Radar for 9/5: National Semiconductor (NSM) Reports; Unemployment Rate, Nonfarm Payrolls for August Due
Aug 1, 2008 01:55PM StreetInsider.com Top 10 News Items 7/28-8/1: Merrill, ImClone, Biogen/Elan, More...
Jul 31, 2008 05:18PM Trading Radar for 8/1: GM (GM), Ingersoll-Rand (IR), Chevron (CVX), Sun Micro. (JAVA), NYSE Euronext (NYX) Report; Nonfarm Payrolls, Unemployment Rate for July, Auto Sales Due
Jul 3, 2008 08:30AM Nonfarm Payrolls fall 62,000, versus the consensus of a 60,000 drop
Jul 2, 2008 05:38PM Trading Radar 7/3: Initial Jobless Claims, Nonfarm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate Due
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