Thursday, May 17, 2012
This is your Benzinga news summary and trader's outlook covering headlines from overnight and today's pre-market session.
Benzinga's Top News
- Wal-Mart Stores WMT Reports Q1 EPS $1.09 vs $1.04 Est; Revenues $112.3B vs $110.50B Est
- Sears Holdings SHLD Reports Q1 EPS $-0.31 vs $-0.67 Est; Revenues $9.27B vs $9.15B Est
- U.S. Equity Markets trade lower as Dow futures trade down about 3 points.
- U.S. Dollar trades about 0.23% higher.
- European markets are lower in afternoon trading. Britain's FTSE 100 slid 1.15%, Germany's DAX fell 0.79% and France's CAC 40 declined 0.99% on the session.
- Asian stocks ended the session mixed. China's Shanghai added 1.4%, Japan's Nikkei 225 advanced 0.86%, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng slid 0.31%.
- Brean Murray Carret & Co. Upgrades Ctrip International CTRP from Sell to Hold, Removes PT of $19
- Bank of America Upgrades Atmos Energy ATO from Neutral to Buy, Raises PO from $34 to $37
- Deutsche Bank Downgrades Vitamin Shoppe VSI from Buy to Hold, Announces PT of $54
- Goldman Sachs Downgrades Visa V from CL-Buy to Buy, Lowers PT from $142 to $1355
- 08:30 a.m. ET - Continuing Jobless Claims
- 08:30 - Treasury Secretary Geithner Speaks
- 08:30 - Initial Jobless Claims
- 10:00 - Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index
- 10:00 - CB Leading Index (MoM)
- 10:30 - Natural Gas Storage
- Wal-Mart Stores WMT Reports Q1 EPS $1.09 vs $1.04 Est; Revenues $112.3B vs $110.50B Est
- Sears Holdings SHLD Reports Q1 EPS $-0.31 vs $-0.67 Est; Revenues $9.27B vs $9.15B Est
- Agilent A to Acquire Dako for $2.2 Billion
- Sears Holdings SHLD Announces Plan to Pursue a Partial Spin-Off of Its Interest in Sears Canada
- Precious metals are trading higher, with gold posting early gains of about 0.77%
- Energy futures are trading higher, with crude oil posting early gains of about 0.13%
- Natural Gas futures are trading 0.42% higher and copper is trading lower by about 0.01%
Domestic Pre-Market Trading
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Upgrades/Downgrades
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Earnings
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Corporate News
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Commodities
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Benzinga's Morning Radar
Technical Levels for Futures and ForexName | Resistance-2 | Resistance-1 | Mid Pivot | Support-1 | Support-2 |
E-Mini S&P 500 | 1346 | 1334 | 1327 | 1315 | 1308 |
Gold | 1565 | 1552 | 1539 | 1527 | 1514 |
Crude | 95.28 | 94.05 | 92.90 | 91.70 | 90.58 |
Natural Gas | 2.73 | 2.68 | 2.58 | 2.53 | 2.43 |
EUR/USD | 1.2795 | 1.2755 | 1.2718 | 1.2677 | 1.2640 |
US Dollar Index | 81.95 | 81.77 | 81.55 | 81.37 | 81.15 |
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