After the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both set new record highs yesterday, stocks today are taking a breather. Government data showed that March retail sales fell by the most in 9 months. Meanwhile, The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary consumer sentiment index for April slipped to 72.3… Read More
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In a bold move, last week Japan went from being the land of the rising sun to the land of the rising monetary base. The country’s efforts to spur inflation and economic growth kicked into high gear when its newly installed central bank governor, Haruhiko Kuroda, announced plans… Read More
Brinker International (EAT) has bucked the trend among casual dining restaurant stocks lately, many of which have started to correct after nice run-ups. We think Brinker will follow suit, however. Indeed, for Brinker – as well as the industry as a whole – in recent years we’ve repeatedly seen a… Read More
In the same week that major stock indexes—the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500—set new record closing highs, equities will nevertheless book their worst weekly decline so far this year. The Labor Department today reported that the US private sector had added just 95,000 net jobs in March,… Read More
In trading, sometimes the best course of action is to do nothing. That in itself is an investment decision. Even though we typically focus on positions based on their individual technical and fundamental characteristics, the job is much more difficult when the market has no clear direction. And that’s exactly… Read More
The Brinker International (EAT) July 35 put option is a buy at its current price. Also a buy at its current price is the Avon Products (AVP) July 19 put option. The Micron Technology (MU) April 8 put option a hold. The National Oilwell Varco (NOV) May 70 call option… Read More
(Due to the Good Friday holiday, this week, we are publishing our Market Update on Thursday rather than Friday. Next week, we will resume our regular schedule.) Despite the European debt crisis again rearing its ugly head, the stock market in the US continues to edge higher. The S&P 500… Read More
The crisis in the euro zone is back to a slow simmer. The currency union remains in place, but the euro is no longer the same currency everywhere. Cypriots settled for a “better bad deal” from the EU than what was floated last week. The deal, which circumvented intractable legislators,… Read More
Brinker International’s (EAT) shares rose late last week on positive management comments. Today’s sharp, unexpected decline in consumer confidence is throwing cold water on the idea that all is well with the casual restaurant operator. The Brinker International July 35 put option is a buy at its current price. Avon… Read More
This week has been all about Cyprus, the small island country off the southern coast of Turkey, whose economy is only about half a percent of the total euro zone GDP. Nevertheless, in the common currency bloc, big problems in one seemingly insignificant member can create major worries. Cypriot banks… Read More