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Thursday Options Update: XLE, CROX, COCO, PCX, EBAY, NTAP, MW, ARG, AXL -
Andrew Wilkinson submits: Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLE) – A massive put spread purchased on the XLE, an exchange-traded fund designed to correspond to the performance of the Energy Select Sector of the
S&P 500 Index, points perhaps ...
09:00 :
U.S. stocks rise as initial jobless claims fall -
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures extended Thursday gains after the government reported a drop in weekly
jobless claims. The report proved better than forecast, and pushed both equities and Treasury yields higher. Up less than ...
08:59 :
3M buys private firm for $810 million in cash -
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) --
3M Co. said Thursday it will pay $810 million in cash to buy privately held Arizant Inc., a manufacturer of patient-warming equipment with 375 employees.
3M said the acquisition will dilute its earnings by ...
12:20 :
Report From Europe: Panic Amongst the PIIGS -
The Mole submits: U.S. stocks fell for the first time in five days Tuesday, ending the longest streak of gains for the
S&P 500 Index since July, on concern the European debt crisis may worsen and hamper global growth. Bank of America|Bank ...
10:41 :
Gap at S&P 1090 Almost Filled -
Yesterday the
S&P 500 sold off to 1091.15, coming within 1 point of 'filling the gap' creating by the euphoria of the substandard jobs report Friday. Of course with almost every bear running for cover after being beaten over the head as ...
00:47 :
14 S&P 500 Stocks With the Lowest Price / Cash Ratios -
Kapitall submits:The following is a list of
S&P 500 stocks with the lowest Price/Cash ratios. If you're a value investor, this list can be an interesting starting point. We'll also list the short float for each stock (to give you an idea ...
11:00 :
U.S. stock gains tamed slightly by service data -
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock gains were tempered a bit Friday after a key U.S. service-sector gauge showed slower expansion in August, offsetting market cheer over the better-than-expected August jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial|Dow Jones ...
09:32 :
Rally Is Not Structurally Based -
Yesterday's rally in the equity markets and selloff in the fixed income markets were impressive. The DJIA was up more than 2.00% and the
S&P 500 was up nearly 3.00%. This was due to stronger-than-expected economic data from
China ...
15:36 :
U.S. stocks stumble, head for monthly losses -
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks fell in afternoon trading Tuesday, whipsawed by some bright spots among the economic data and a report on the Federal Reserve's latest monetary policy meeting. Shedding earlier gains, the Dow Jones Industrial|Dow ...
13:02 :
S&P 500's Most Oversold -
Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: Below are the
S&P 500 stocks that were the most oversold heading into today. We've seen a nice bounce so far this morning, but these names have quite a ways to go to get out of oversold territory.As ...