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2014-01-14 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Inc. (AA): New Analyst Report from Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Equity Research Report | Summary:
We are retaining our Neutral recommendation on Alcoa. The company ended 2014 on a strong note with both revenues and earnings topping Zacks Consensus Estimates in the fourth quarter. It swung to a profit on strength across the aerospace and automotive markets, higher metals pricing and productivity gains. The ... |
2014-01-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Stock Market News for January 13, 2014 - Market News | A surprise weaker-than-expected US jobs report left investors wary about betting big on equities; thus leading the benchmarks to end on a mixed note. While the Dow ended in the red, S&P 500 and Nasdaq managed some gains, aided by certain defensive stocks. The drop in the blue-chip index was also consistent with weekly ... |
2014-01-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Materials get a rocky start to earnings season | The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc. |
2014-01-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Reports Lower Revenues On Aluminum Prices, Net Loss On Impairments | Alcoa ( AA ) released its fourth quarter and annual earnings on Thursday, January 9. The company's reported quarterly revenues of $5.6 billion were lower than the $5.9 billion reported in Q4 2012 due to 7% lower year-over-year aluminum prices. Seasonally weaker results in the value-add businesses, especially the packag... |
2014-01-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Plug Rises on Secondary Pricing as Markets Remain Mixed Following Jobs Number | Midway through trading Friday, the Dow traded down 0.12 percent to 16,424.70 while the NASDAQ gained 0.28 percent to 4,167.01. The S&P also rose, gaining 0.15 percent to 1,840.69.
Top Headline Alcoa (NYSE: AA ) reported a loss in the fourth quarter on Thursday.
Alcoa posted a quarterly loss of $2.34 billion, or $2.19 p... |
2014-01-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Pre-Market Most Active for Jan 10, 2014 : NOK, BAC, AA, QQQ, TGT, INFY, NVO, CNAT, MNKD, FB, XIV, MSFT | The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 6.87 to 3,559.45. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 6,081,697 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session :
Nokia Corporation ( NOK ) is +0.06 at $8.11, with 1,520,913 shares traded. NOK's current last sale is 115.86% of the target ... |
2014-01-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | #PreMarket Primer: Friday, January 10: Jobs Friday | No single economic report gets more attention than the monthly non-farm payrolls report. Today at 8:30 am ET, that report hits the markets.
Investors usually sit on their hands prior to the release of the report but this morning, the markets are up. Dow futures imply a 51-point upside move at the open and the S&P 500 w... |
2014-01-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | No Jobs? No Problem! | Stocks shook off a weak NFP report today to make their way into the green.
At8:30 a.m. EST , the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that just 74,000 jobs were created in December 2013, the lowest number seen since January 2011. The December print was a far cry from not only the 197,000 consensus, but from the low for... |
2014-01-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Jobs Numbers, Fed Minutes and Earnings - Ahead of Wall Street | Thursday, January 9, 2014
The better-than-expected Jobless Claims numbers this morning add to the growing list of indicators that are pointing towards a strong jobs reading from the Bureau of Labor Statistics tomorrow morning. A positive labor reading tomorrow will be in-line with all recent economic data that is showi... |
2014-01-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | #PreMarket Primer: Thursday, January 9: The Day Before the Jobs Report | The anticipation over the Fed minutes was overdone as the markets read the statement as being a non-event. The minutes reaffirmed that committee members were still proceeding with caution and there is no preset timeline.
In the wake of the minutes the Dow was down about 0.4 percent at 16,362.74. The S&P was nearly flat... |
2014-01-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Misses Q4 Estimates on Smelting Ops - Analyst Blog | Long-time industrial bellwether Alcoa ( AA ) reported earnings after the bell Thursday lower than expectations, though revenues came in stronger than expected. Alcoa reported an actual $0.04 earnings per share on revenues of $5.6 billion in its 4th quarter, higher than the $5213 million expected by the Zacks Consensus ... |
2014-01-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Kicks Off Earnings Season With a Whimper | The ECB and Bank of England both made no changes to their benchmark interest rates earlier today, as had been expected. ECB President Mario Draghi said in his usual press conference following the meeting that he expects rates to stay low for an extended period and that growth risks remain on the downside. Lastly, he sa... |
2014-01-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Shorts Historically Keen to Watch Alcoa Whether Up or Down off Earnings-Driven After-Hours Trade | Alcoa ( AA ) is due with its Q4 results in tonight's after-hours. The stock is historically a short favorite when it comes to adding to downside momentum in the wake of its earnings-driven after-hours declines, as well as narrowing its after-hours gains in next-day action.
AA has recorded an after-hours decline in 20 o... |
2014-01-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | After Hours Most Active for Jan 9, 2014 : AA, MU, DAN, BAC, ITUB, GPS, QQQ, TWTR, ATML, PSEC, SHLD, IMMU | The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -.24 to 3,552.34. The total After hours volume is currently 20,245,626 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session :
Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) is -0.45 at $10.24, with 2,109,493 shares traded. RTT News Reports: Alcoa Slips To Loss In Q4 - Quic... |
2014-01-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | After-Hours Earnings Report for January 9, 2014 : AA, INFY, PSMT, SNX, HELE, PRGS, EOPN, ANGO | The following companies are expected to report earnings after hours on 01/09/2014. Visit our Earnings Calendar for a full list of expected earnings releases.
Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) is reporting for the quarter ending December 31, 2013. The mining company's consensus earnings per share forecast from the 13 analysts that foll... |
2014-01-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | After Hours Most Active for Jan 8, 2014 : LYG, PAYX, QQQ, TSM, BAC, DNR, M, AA, BBBY, INTC, MSFT, FB | The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -1.32 to 3,566.22. The total After hours volume is currently 26,746,420 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session :
Lloyds Banking Group Plc ( LYG ) is -0.01 at $5.60, with 9,965,520 shares traded., following a 52-week high recorded ... |
2014-01-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | FOMC Minutes Indicate Waning Enthusiasm for QE | Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe published an editorial last night on the World Economic Forum, stating that he sees Japan on the precipice of strong wage gains after more than a decade of stagnation. The PM feels strongly about this positive development in Japan after recent meetings with government, business, and la... |
2014-01-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Markets End Mixed, Despite Positive Jobs Report | "We are starting to receive fourth-quarter earnings reports, although most consider Alcoa Inc's ( AA ) report on Thursday to be the unofficial start of the earnings season," said Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell, CMT. "The ADP employment report was released, and the jobs number solidly beat most expectations.... |
2014-01-07 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Earnings Preview: Low Aluminum Prices Will Weigh On Results | Alcoa ( AA ) will report its fourth quarter earnings result on Thursday, January 9. We expect the company to record soft earnings on revenues that are in line with the consensus estimate of $5.76 billion. Still, but most investors will watch out for any cues on its outlook into the first quarter and next year. Aluminum... |
2014-01-03 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Jobs in Focus as Q4 Earnings Reports Trickle In - Earnings Preview | Jobs in Focus as Q4 Earnings Reports Trickle In
The focus this week is justifiably on the labor market data , particularly the government jobs report coming out on Friday. The overall tone of recent U.S. economic data has been favorable, prompting positive revisions to Q4 GDP growth. Given this underlying momentum, it ... |
2014-01-03 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa: 2013 In Review | Alcoa ( AA ) suffered due to low aluminum prices in 2013, but has performed better than 2012 in the first three quarters due to cost-cutting efforts and the contribution from the value-added product divisions. In the first nine months of 2013, Alcoa recorded revenues of $17.4 billion compared to $17.8 billion in the co... |
2014-01-02 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | U.S. Steel: 2013 In Review | U.S. Steel ( X ) had a forgettable year in 2013. In the first nine months of the year, the company recorded revenues of $13.1 billion as compared to $14.8 billion in the comparable period last year. It recorded a net loss of $1.9 billion, compared to a loss of $74 million last year. While this was primarily due to a go... |
2013-12-30 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Reaches 52-Week High - Analyst Blog | Shares of Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) hit a new 52-week high of $10.70 on Dec 27 and eventually closed at $10.69.
Year-to-date, Alcoa's share price has recorded a healthy return of 24.85%. Average volume of shares traded over the last three months came in at approximately 26,339K.
What is Driving Alcoa Up?
Alcoa's shares gained ... |
2013-12-26 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Ford Gains on Aluminum Truck News - Analyst Blog | Shares of Ford Motor Co. ( F ) increased 0.5% to $15.50 before closing at $15.15 on Dec 23, 2013 post media reports about the expected launch of a new aluminum F-Series truck. Ford plans to release the new F-150 pickup at the Detroit Auto Show in Jan 2014, according to Bloomberg.
The redesigned pickup will be lighter t... |
2013-12-24 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Rises on ProStrength Launch - Analyst Blog | Shares of Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) rose around 1% during the trading session following the launch of a proprietary surface finishing technology, ProStrength. The technology will allow consumer electronics companies to use aerospace-grade aluminum to reduce the weight and thickness and increase the sturdiness of mobile devices... |
2013-12-20 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Agreement With Airbus For Supply Of Aerospace Parts Is Positive For Alcoa's Business | Alcoa ( AA ) has announced the signing of a deal worth about $110 million, to supply titanium and aluminum parts to aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
This deal shows that traditional producers of metallic jetliner parts are fighting back against competition from sophisticated composite materials which have gained favor amo... |
2013-12-19 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | #PreMarket Primer: Thursday, December 19: Fed Taper Begins | At the close of its December policy meeting on Wednesday, the US Federal Reserve announced that it was going to cut down on its stimulus spending.
The bank elected to reduce its $85 billion per month asset purchases by $10 billion and promised to keep its key interest rate low even longer than was promised.
The move, a... |
2013-12-19 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa, Bauer in Wastewater Treatment Deal - Analyst Blog | Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) announced that it has entered into an agreement with Germany-based Bauer Resources GmbH to commercialize its Natural Engineered Wastewater Treatment technology.
The system was developed at the Alcoa Technology Center to mimic the physical, chemical and biological processes of natural wetlands. It uses... |
2013-12-17 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa, Airbus in $110M Supply Deal - Analyst Blog | Aluminum giant Alcoa ( AA ) has cut a multi-year supply pact with Airbus worth roughly $110 million. Under the deal, Alcoa will supply titanium and aluminum aerospace forgings to aircraft maker Airbus.
These parts will be made by Alcoa using its recently modernized 50,000-ton press in Cleveland, Ohio. The press leverag... |
2013-12-17 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | US Equities Continue Downward Trend After Yesterday's Bounce | European equities weakened significantly despite much stronger investor sentiment on the current economic situation and future expectations. The German ZEW survey of current conditions rose to 32.4 from last month's 29.4, and future expectations rose to 62.0 from 54.6. The expectations survey reading was the highest si... |
2013-12-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Pre-Market Most Active for Dec 13, 2013 : MO, AES, BEN, APC, AA, CTL, FB, QQQ, ICON, MHLD, MSFT, CBST | The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 8.64 to 3,468.93. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 21,320,686 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session :
Altria Group ( MO ) is +0.34 at $37.54, with 5,001,400 shares traded. MO's current last sale is 98.79% of the target price ... |
2013-12-11 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | #PreMarket Primer for December 11: US Government Takes First Steps Towards Budget Deal | On Tuesday, US policymakers announced a bipartisan budget deal that could avoid another government shutdown in January when a new budget must be decided.
The agreement softens the end of the year sequester by providing some federal agencies and discretionary programs a $63 billion cushion over the next two years. The p... |
2013-12-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Keep Looking to Growth and Cyclicals - Analyst Blog | This is an excerpt from John Blank's full Zacks Market Strategy Report . To view it in its entirety, please click here .
S&P 500 Fair Value
December holiday season is here. And the unemployment rate is 7%. That is spreading holiday cheer.
Raging bulls use a $121 earnings number for 2014 and say 1815 is fair value now. ... |
2013-12-06 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | What Should Bill Gross Do? - Real Time Insight | This morn, November U.S. non-farm jobs numbers showed us +203K additions. That's a modest beat, and in line with hefty ADP additions shown Wednesday.
The biggest surprise? The household unemployment rate came out at 7.0%.
The Fed tracks this unemployment rate to decide on a taper in its bond buying. That was the news o... |
2013-12-06 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | ArcelorMittal Acknowledged by DOE - Analyst Blog | Steel giant ArcelorMittal ( MT ) has been acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its leadership in the Better Buildings, Better Plants Programme. The program supports the Obama administration's target of increasing energy productivity in the U.S. by 2030.
ArcelorMittal joined the program in Aug 2013 an... |
2013-11-25 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Sector Update: Energy Shares Lower; Crude Futures Drop on Iran Deal | Top Energy Stocks
XOM: -0.01%
CVX: -0.27%
COP: -0.93%
SLB: flat
OXY: +0.22%
Energy shares are lower in pre-market, while crude oil futures drop on new deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program.
Light, sweet crude oil for January delivery is trading down $1.52 at $93.40 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil ... |
2013-11-25 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | #PreMarket Primer: Monday, November 25: Iran Deal Reached | World leaders and Iranian officials came to an agreement over the weekend regarding Iran's nuclear program.
The deal will relieve Iran from some of the sanctions that have put pressure on its economy in exchange for the nation's willingness to curb its nuclear development. Although the deal is only a temporary fix, set... |
2013-11-25 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Sector Update: Energy | Energy shares are lower in pre-market, while crude oil futures drop on a new deal with Iran regarding its nuclear program.
Light, sweet crude oil for January delivery is trading down $1.52 at $93.40 a barrel. In other energy futures, heating oil is up $0.68 at $3.03 a gallon while natural gas is up $0.04 at $3.74 per m... |
2013-11-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | #PreMarket Primer: Wednesday, November 13: Will Or Won't The Fed Taper? | Atlanta's Federal Reserve Bank President Dennis Lockhart told reporters on Tuesday that the bank has not ruled out the possibility of beginning to taper its stimulus spending at the Fed's December meeting.
Lockhart also commented that monetary policy should continue to be accommodative for "quite some time"; adding to ... |
2013-11-12 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Pre-Market Most Active for Nov 12, 2013 : SRPT, HOLX, AA, MO, VOD, CTL, VNDA, DIS, MU, TSM, ALU, WYNN | The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -6.44 to 3,356.54. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 17,513,416 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session :
Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. ( SRPT ) is -19.57 at $16.99, with 2,908,165 shares traded. RTT News Reports: Sarepta Therape... |
2013-11-11 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Retail giant Walmart can still provide good value | Retail giant Walmart can still provide good value
Bobby Raines 11/11/2013
There are lots of ways to measure the health of the economy. You can measure, employment, unemployment, business spending, consumer credit, consumer spending… You get the idea. Corporate earnings are also frequently considered when people try to ... |
2013-11-11 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Precision Castparts Proves Mettle In Planes And Power | Industrial economies require lots of mixing, bending and shaping of metals. That's the expertise of Precision Castparts ( PCP ).
With its nickel, titanium and steel alloys shaped to make critical components for aircraft, industrial gas turbines and energy sector equipment, Precision Castparts is now sharing in the succ... |
2013-11-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Gurus and Insiders on Alcoa, CTL and WPX | Here are the third quarter updates for Alcoa Inc. ( AA ), WPX Energy ( WPX ) and CenturyLink Inc. ( CTL ), all near the bottom of the S&P500, all with active insiders and all broadly held by billionaire investors.
Alcoa Inc. is up 1% year to date. Yesterday in Cleveland, Alcoa's CEO Klaus Kleinfeld dispelled worries th... |
2013-11-07 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Q3 Earnings: Commodity Stock Hits and Misses | 2013′s third quarter earnings season was perhaps not what many analysts had expected, as companies across all sectors reported both hits and misses. In the commodity space, Alcoa ( AA ) had set the tone for the start of the season, beating earnings and revenue estimates and posting a profit of $24 million. And while ot... |
2013-11-06 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | After Hours Most Active for Nov 6, 2013 : QCOM, AEO, BAC, WFM, CSCO, TSM, MSFT, QQQ, SCTY, T, AA, IAG | The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -10.4 to 3,374.98. The total After hours volume is currently 22,123,816 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session :
QUALCOMM Incorporated ( QCOM ) is -3.04 at $66.70, with 1,791,022 shares traded. RTT News Reports: Qualcomm Q4 Profit... |
2013-11-05 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | #PreMarket Primer: Tuesday, November 5: Fed Speakers Calm Taper Nerves | Several US central bankers spoke late on Monday about the US Federal Reserve's taper plans.
The speakers, which included the Boston Fed's Eric Rosengren, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and Fed Board Governor Jerome Powell, all reiterated that the bank's stimulus program will continue until data indicates that th... |
2013-11-05 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Inc. (AA) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for November 06, 2013 | Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) will begin trading ex-dividend on November 06, 2013. A cash dividend payment of $0.03 per share is scheduled to be paid on November 25, 2013. Shareholders who purchased AA stock prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 19th quarter that AA has paid the s... |
2013-10-30 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | After Hours Most Active for Oct 30, 2013 : FB, PBR/A, BEN, QQQ, EXPE, MCP, BAC, MNKD, CSCO, EXEL, AA, HCA | The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up 9.64 to 3,395.02. The total After hours volume is currently 50,454,461 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session :
Facebook, Inc. ( FB ) is +4.58 at $53.63, with 21,656,085 shares traded. RTT News Reports: Facebook Posts Q3 Profit - Qu... |
2013-10-29 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | The Dow Committee Again Gets It Wrong | In early September it was announced that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:.DJI) would swap Bank of America ( BAC ), Alcoa ( AA ), and Hewlett-Packard ( HPQ ) with Nike ( NKE ), Goldman Sachs ( GS ), and Visa (V) under the guise that it was a "desire to diversify the sector and industry group representation of... |
2013-10-28 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | The Dow Committee again Gets it Wrong | In early September it was announced that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would swap Bank of America ( BAC ), Alcoa ( AA ), and Hewlett Packard ( HPQ ) with Nike ( NKE ), Goldman Sachs ( GS ), and Visa (V) under the guise that it was a "desire to diversify the sector and industry group representation of the index".
Is ... |
2013-10-23 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa, VSMPO-AVISMA to Form Aerospace JV - Analyst Blog | Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) announced that it has agreed to form a joint venture with Russia's VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, a leading maker of titanium ingots and forged products. Both Alcoa and VSMPO-AVISMA signed a cooperation agreement in Moscow to develop high end titanium and aluminum products for the aerospace ... |
2013-10-21 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Unveils New Wheel Alloy - Analyst Blog | Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) has launched the most advanced alloy for aluminum wheels. The new alloy called MagnaForce is lighter and is on an average 16.5% stronger than the industry standard 6061 alloy, also made by Alcoa. The new material also provides the same corrosion-resistance as compared with this industry... |
2013-10-17 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Suspends Production at Saudi Smelter - Analyst Blog | Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) announced that it has temporarily halted production at one of two potlines at the smelter of its Ma'aden-Alcoa joint venture in Saudi Arabia. Alcoa shut the production after a period of pot instability. The joint venture is working to restore the potline.
Alcoa expects to complete the r... |
2013-10-11 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Trading Radar: The Earnings Floodgate Is About to Open | Theeconomic calendaris light next week, and some of the important items that are on deck (Wednesday's CPI and TIC reports, and Thursday's Industrial Production report) will not be released due to the government shutdown. If the government does reopen, we could get these, plus some or all of the reports we've missed lat... |
2013-10-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Kinder Morgan, Nucor, and Other Major Commodity Earnings Coming Up | With Alcoa ( AA ) kicking off earnings season this week, investors will be keeping a close eye on the results of their favorite commodity stocks. On Tuesday, the largest US aluminum producer reported a profit of $24 million in the third quarter - a significant uptick from the $143 million loss reported a year ago. Reve... |
2013-10-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Beats Earnings Despite Lower Prices - Analyst Blog | Alcoa Inc. ( AA ), the largest U.S. aluminum producer, posted a profit of $24 million or 2 cents per share in the third quarter of 2013 compared with a loss of $143 million or 13 cents per share in the year-ago quarter. The results include restructuring and other one-time charges/gains of $96 million.
Excluding one-tim... |
2013-10-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Mid-Morning Market Update: US Markets Mixed; Family Dollar Posts Rise In Q4 Profit | Following the market opening Wednesday, the Dow traded up 0.11 percent to 14,792.39 while the NASDAQ declined 0.38 percent to 3,680.77. The S&P rose, gaining 0.09 percent to 1,656.89.
Top Headline Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO ) reported a rise in its fourth-quarter profit.
Family Dollar's quarterly profit surged to ... |
2013-10-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Midday Update: Stocks Mixed as Debt Ceiling, Shutdown Drama Erases Post-Yellen Gains | Stocks are mixed at mid-day, giving back early gains that followed reports President Obama later today will officially name Janet Yellen to chair the Federal Reserve Board of Governors as worries over the ongoing standoff in Congress over the federal budget and debt ceiling still dominate investor attitudes. Technical ... |
2013-10-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Three Industrial Machinery Stocks to Lift Your Portfolio - Analyst Blog | The stock market is focused closely on the fiscal chaos in Washington, but below the surface the economy has shown strength. The ISM Manufacturing Production Index has been hot in recent months and above 60 the past three months. This type of strength has not happened since 2011 and bodes well for industrial shares. Fu... |
2013-10-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Will Yellen's Ascension Help, Near-Term? - Ahead of Wall Street | Wednesday, October 9, 2013
The elevation of Janet Yellen to replace Ben Bernanke as Fed Chair should help remove one source of uncertainty from the market, though the development was largely expected after Larry Summers was no longer in contention. The bigger source of uncertainty for the market is the budget fight in ... |
2013-10-09 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Pre-Market: Yellen Chosen to Take Over Fed; Yum Brands Sees Another Bad Quarter in China | Stocks are set to rise today after President Obama nominates Janet Yellen as the first Chairwoman of the Federal Reserve.
Obama will officially nominate Yellen at 3 p.m. today. The 67-year-old Vice Chair of the Fed was a favorite of Democrats and economists. She helped design the Fed's unprecedented monetary stimulus a... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Weekly 3-Year Low Highlight: NEM, AA, NPK, CKSW | According to GuruFocus list of 3-year lows , these Guru stocks have reached their three-year lows: Newmont Mining Corporation, Alcoa Inc., National Presto Industries and ClickSoftware Technologies Inc.
Newmont Mining Corporation ( NEM ) Reached the Three-Year Low of $27.17
The prices of Newmont Mining Corporation ( NEM... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Will DC Overshadow the Q3 Earnings Season? - Ahead of Wall Street | Tuesday, October 8, 2013
The shutdown saga continues, threatening to overshadow the 2013 Q3 earnings season that gets underway after the close today with reports from Alcoa ( AA ) and Yum Brands ( YUM ). Stocks have been under pressure because of the Washington fight, but there are no signs of anxiety as everyone expec... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | New Stock Coverage: Energizer, Whole Foods, and Walgreen | Today's $100 bill redesign , an event that last occurred in 1996, seems to always coincide with government shutdowns. And no wonder - with Uncle Sam's current inaction costing us $160 million a day , America must print money ever more prolifically. (Even if the action in Franklin Resources ( BEN ), which fell 1.65% yes... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Market Primer: Tuesday, October 8: US Treasury Yields Climb As Markets Succumb To Default Fears | Yields for one month US Treasury bills spiked as investors backed away in fear of a default. On Tuesday, the T-bills traded near 0.16 percent, up 14 basis points from last week.
With the US government in its second week of a shutdown, markets are becoming increasingly worried about the possibility that Congress will no... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Senate May Try to Raise Debt Limit for One Year; Alcoa, Yum Brands to Kick Off Earnings Season | Stocks fared slightly better this morning as politicians might negotiate toward a temporary breakthrough in the stalemate that will keep the government running long enough to avoid a default for now.
The Senate Democrats might put forward a vote today to allow the President to raise the debt limit without policy string... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Trade the Earnings: Alcoa Inc. | Earnings Release Date: 10/08/2013
Time: After-hours
Avg. Extended-Hours Dollar Volume: $344,619,863
Earnings Sensitivity (up or down): 2.6%
Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) is due to issue its quarterly earnings report after the close today. Given its history, traders can expect very active trading in the upcoming After-hours session... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Stock Downgrades: Jamba, JC Penney, and Alaska Air | When National Bank of Greece ( NBG ), which surged some 16.12%, easily tops the entire NYSE, you know something isn't quite right. Thus did the Dow (INDEXDJX:.DJI) drop to a one-month low after comments by House Speaker John Boehner on a show hosted by that proud son of Athens, George Stephanopoulos . (Hey, where there... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Starts Earnings Season Maintaining Status as Short Play off After-Hours Report | Alcoa ( AA ) is due with its Q3 results in tonight's after-hours. The stock is historically a short favorite when it comes to adding to downside momentum in the wake of its earnings-driven after-hours declines, as well as narrowing its after-hours gains in next-day action.
AA has recorded an after-hours decline in 20 o... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | After Hours Most Active for Oct 8, 2013 : ALU, POM, AA, QQQ, YUM, BRCD, MU, V, DELL, RRD, BAC, FB | The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is up .74 to 3,154.61. The total After hours volume is currently 27,940,196 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session :
Alcatel Lucent ( ALU ) is +0.02 at $3.51, with 3,861,157 shares traded. ALU's current last sale is 187.2% of the target p... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | MT Insider: MT Newswires: Day 8 of Gov Shutdown - Still a Gridlock, Oct. 17 Debt Ceiling Looms | The gridlock between the Senate and the House of Representatives continues with a lack of progress overnight.
A short-term debt ceiling hike "trial balloon" was put on the table by the White House, but it doesn't appear the House Republicans are likely to budge. Remember that October 17 is the official deadline to rais... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Beats EPS on Restructuring - Analyst Blog | Alcoa ( AA ) ushered in another quarterly earnings season Tuesday after the bell, posting a big earnings beat on revenues that came in a tad light. A restructuring charge of $0.09 per share brought total EPS in Alcoa's Q3 up to 11 cents -- a 46% positive surprise on the bottom line.
The top line came in at $5.77 billio... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | ArcelorMittal Sells Partial Stake In Turkish Steel Company As Part Of Deleveraging | ArcelorMittal ( MT ) announced that it has sold a partial stake of 6.66% in Erdemir, Turkey's largest flat steel producer, to institutional investors. This transaction has brought down ArcelorMittal's stake in Erdemir to 12.08% from 18.74% and generated $267 million in cash. The remaining stake cannot be sold before a ... |
2013-10-08 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Investors Spooked as Odds of Debt Limit Hike Dwindle | Chinese and Japanese finance ministries released comments overnight, urging the US to avoid defaulting on its debt. China and Japan are very prominent holders of US Treasuries and other government-sponsored debt. Japan's Finance Minister Aso said that the US should deal with the debt ceiling quickly before it affects t... |
2013-10-07 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Stock Market News for October 7, 2013 - Market News | Benchmarks posted modest gains of Friday even as the partial government shutdown continued. Friday's gains were primarily driven by hopes that lawmakers will conclude a deal on the ongoing budget issue and on increasing the country's debt limit. Despite Friday's gains, the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 ended in the red. No... |
2013-10-07 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Is the Market Finally Taking Notice? - Ahead of Wall Street | Monday, October 7, 2013
Stocks haven't reacted much to the Washington discord thus far, hoping that sanity will eventually return at the last minute. That has been the norm in the recent past. In all recent political fights - the Fiscal Cliff, the budget sequester and the 2011 debt ceiling fight - politicians took the ... |
2013-10-07 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Debt Ceiling Negotiations Continue to Frustrate Traders | Asian markets were down in sympathy with US equity futures overnight. The Japanese Nikkei (INDEXNIKKEI:NI225) was the worst performer, falling 1.22%. The World Bank downgraded its Developing East Asia growth forecast to 7.1% for 2013 from its prior forecast of 7.8% in April. Most troubling was the downgrade of China's ... |
2013-10-07 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Stocks Dragged Lower by Continued Uncertainty | "The uncertainty from Washington continues to drag on this market," noted Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell, CMT. "With each passing day, investors are becoming more and more frustrated with the lack of clarity, and there seems to be an increasing fear that this could snowball into something bigger. The debt c... |
2013-10-04 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Trading Radar: Prepare for Third Quarter Earnings Next Week! | The market's action this week was dominated by headlines about the government shutdown and the impending debt ceiling debate. That is not likely to change next week. Into the weekend, Republicans will likely take a softer approach to funding certain parts of the government. Thus far, much of the blame for the failure t... |
2013-10-04 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Shutdown & the Q3 Earnings Season - Earnings Preview | Shutdown & the Q3 Earnings Season
We didn't get the September jobs report thanks to the government shutdown and the impasse promises to steal the limelight from the 2013 Q3 earnings season. With the October 17th debt-ceiling deadline fast approaching, we can only hope that we move past these hurdles without further dam... |
2013-10-03 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | The October Rally - Analyst Blog | Its earnings season again. Traditionally, traders have viewed the earnings report from Alcoa ( AA ) as the start of the earnings season. Alcoa recently lost its position in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but it is still a well followed industrial name, and will provide a view on global economic conditions. This year... |
2013-10-02 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Pre-Market Most Active for Oct 2, 2013 : AA, NOK, QQQ, ALU, BAC, FB, RMTI, MCP, TSLA, AZN, ADSK, AAPL | The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is down -8.71 to 3,244.34. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 2,748,683 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session :
Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) is -0.25 at $7.92, with 758,695 shares traded.AA is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 10/8/201... |
2013-09-24 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Recognized for Breakthrough Technology - Analyst Blog | Aluminum giant Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) has won the Metal Bulletin's top innovation award for its breakthrough technology which allowed it to produce more aluminum-intensive vehicles. Through its novel technology dubbed Alcoa 951, the company caters to consumer needs through provision of fuel efficient vehicles. With this, Al... |
2013-09-19 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | MT Insider: Equities Rally Overnight on Federal Reserve Decision To Not Taper | As expected, equities soared in overnight trading in response to the Federal Reserve Committee's decision to not taper. Even the emerging markets sector, which has been a bear trade for many investors, rallied on the Fed's decision.
Putting this into perspective, cyclical names in the US such as Home Depot ( HD ), Cisc... |
2013-09-18 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Stock Upgrades: Tilly's Is a Teenage Dream | An adaptation of Washington Irving's Sleepy Hollow just premiered to boffo business but it is another of the author's somnambulant creations - namely Rip Van Winkle - that most comes to mind as Mister Market awakes as if Lehman never happened. (For good measure, the top S&P 500 Index (INDEXSP:.INX) stock over the past ... |
2013-09-18 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 3,783.64 up 37.94 points | Wednesday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 3,783.64. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 1.79 billion.
Advancers stocks led declining by 1.75 to 1 ratio. There were 1614 advancers and 921 decliners for the day. On the NASDAQ Stock Exchange 170 stocks reached a 52 week high and 11 those re... |
2013-09-18 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Dow, S&P 500 Tag Record Highs Following Fed Update | "Today was all about the Fed," said Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell, CMT. "In a somewhat shocking move for the market, the Federal Reserve made its highly anticipated policy announcement, and decided not to begin tapering at this time. The markets reacted quite favorably, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ... |
2013-09-17 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 3,745.70 up 27.85 points | Tuesday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 3,745.70. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 1.46 billion.
Advancers stocks led declining by 2.05 to 1 ratio. There were 1689 advancers and 824 decliners for the day. On the NASDAQ Stock Exchange 97 stocks reached a 52 week high and 9 those reachi... |
2013-09-16 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | A Look Ahead: This Week's ETFs To Watch | It was just a few weeks ago that investors were put on red alert that a rough September was in the offing.
That has not been the case this month as September's reputation for being a dreadful month for the bulls is nearly out the window, particularly after last week saw U.S. stocks notch their best weekly performance s... |
2013-09-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | 3 Stocks Exit the Dow - Analyst Blog | Earlier this week, the index committee of S&P Dow Jones Indices decided to remove key companies from the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Bank of America Corporation ( BAC ), Hewlett-Packard Company ( HPQ ) and Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) will exit the index at the end of trading on September 20, when the decision comes into effect... |
2013-09-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Fed in Focus as 2013 Q3 Earnings Season Gets Underway - Earnings Preview | Fed in Focus as 2013 Q3 Earnings Season Gets Underway
The market's focus is justifiably on the Fed this week, given expectations that the FOMC will start 'Tapering' its bond-purchase program. Also of interest will be the FOMC members' updated economic forecasts and the Bernanke press conference where the outgoing Fed C... |
2013-09-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Dow Posts Best Week Since January as Markets End Higher | "There was quite a bit of economic data released today, and most of it relayed the message of modest growth," observed Schaeffer's Senior Equity Analyst Joe Bell, CMT. "Retail sales were slightly worse than expected, and the producer price index signaled a little bit of inflation. The markets generally reacted favorabl... |
2013-09-13 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Market Close Report: NASDAQ Composite index closes at 3,722.18 up 6.21 points | Friday's session closes with the NASDAQ Composite Index at 3,722.18. The total shares traded for the NASDAQ was over 1.41 billion.
Advancers stocks led declining by 1.51 to 1 ratio. There were 1497 advancers and 990 decliners for the day. On the NASDAQ Stock Exchange 55 stocks reached a 52 week high and 5 those reachin... |
2013-09-12 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | What Does Alcoa's Exit From Dow Jones Mean? | In the biggest shake-up of the index in nearly a decade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) has decided to remove Alcoa ( AA ), HP and Bank of America and replace them with Nike, Visa and Goldman Sachs. The changes will go into effect after the end of trading on September 20. The main reasons for Alcoa's eviction ... |
2013-09-12 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Signs of Life in Metals & Mining Sector | After three years of negative returns in a downtrodden sector, the metals and mining industry is showing signs of life as investors assess if and when to buy on a low. Back in April 2013, 118 companies out of 173 in the metals and mining sector were on a 52-week low, according to the GuruFocus 52-week low screener . To... |
2013-09-11 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Is the New Look DJIA an Upgrade or Downgrade? | The index committee that runs the S&P Dow Jones Indices is making changes to the stocks components within the Dow Jones Industrial Average (NYSEARCA:DIA). Instead of being a broad measure of the U.S. stock market, the changes appear to be more about controlling the DJIA's price movements than any real fundamental reaso... |
2013-09-11 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | New Stock Coverage: Plundering Pirates Are Disappointed in Disney | These are dark days for the delightfully named Mr. Light, who plausibly suggested that a precipitous decline in the hours of daylight could be one cause for September having historically been the single scariest month in the market. Thus far in 2013, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) has risen in every single September sessio... |
2013-09-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | Alcoa Issues Statement on Change to Dow Jones Industrial Average; Shares Edge Lower | Alcoa Inc. ( AA ) - the world's leading producer of primary and fabricated aluminum, as well as the world's largest miner of bauxite and refiner of alumina - issued a statement in response to recent change which removed the stock from the Dow Industrial Average. The company said: "The composition of the Dow Jones Indus... |
2013-09-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | September 10: China Data, Syria Breakthrough to Sustain Momentum - Economic Highlights | More positive data out of China and growing prospects of a diplomatic breakthrough to the Syrian issue will likely sustain the positive stock market momentum from Monday. President Obama's primetime address to the nation later this evening on the Syria question appears to have been overtaken by growing traction for the... |
2013-09-10 00:00:00+00:00 | AA | China Improves as Other Emerging Markets Suffer - Ahead of Wall Street | Tuesday, September 10, 2013
More positive data out of China and growing prospects of a diplomatic breakthrough to the Syrian issue will likely sustain the positive stock market momentum from Monday. President Obama's primetime address to the nation later this evening on the Syria question appears to have been overtaken... |
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