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Analysts skeptical on Latest Eurozone News (DD, TXN, ALTR, BCSI, SEAC, ROSYY)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:50PM on December 9th

A day after being disappointed by the ECB, the market was much happier about the EU Summit today, as eurozone leaders agreed to sign a treaty calling for a central European authority to have greater oversight on their budgets and…

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Dot-Com Woes, But Europe Still Sets the Tone (NFLX, DD, MMM, DGX, AMZN, CRYXF)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:50PM on October 25th

Weak consumer confidence, a so-so day of earnings, and more fears coming out of Europe sent stocks lower on the day. With a lackluster report from Amazon.com (AMZN) after the bell, meanwhile, the market could be in for another rough day…

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Morning Spy: China, Home of the Search Engine? (RSH, BIDU, CTRP, RDA, VECO, GOOG, DD, BG, YHOO)

Posted by Eric Monte at 10:17AM on July 26th

The markets are trading lower on Tuesday. Investors may be hesitant to buy with little economic news reported this morning.

Today’s Top tickerspy Indexes:

Electronics Retailer Stocks (up 4.2%, see graph): Despite reporting earnings of 31 cents per share, which was 6…

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Afternoon Spy: Youku Gets a Partner, Dow 7,000? (LNKD, YOKU, EFUT, PTEN, HOC, DUK, DD, GOOG)

Posted by Eric Monte at 1:33PM on June 28th

The markets continue to trade with solid gains on Tuesday. The markets appear to be shaking off the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index reading of 58.5, down from 61.7 in May. In other economic news, the Shiller Home Price Index…

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Middling Performance For Chemical Stocks Despite Strong Q4 From Dow (DOW, DD, ARJ, LZ, EMN, PX)

Posted by Todd Shriber at 2:16PM on February 3rd

Chemical stocks are failing to gain any traction today and are perhaps being held back by rising oil prices due to escalating violence in Egypt as the Chemical Stocks Index is down by a 0.3% today.

The performance is disappointing when…

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Earnings Season Kicks Off With High Expectations (LDK, HELE, DUK, PGN, DD, AA, STRA)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:49PM on January 10th

European debt fears – this time, it’s concern over Portugal – led the market lower initially, but stocks bounced off their lows to finish mixed. Earnings season officially starts with Alcoa (AA) reporting tonight, but it doesn’t hit high gear until…

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Stocks Inch Higher On Consumer Confidence, Earnings (F, DD, AMGN, TXN, MIPS)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 5:02PM on October 26th

Stocks managed to move higher on the day after a better-than-expected consumer confidence reading, and another batch of large-cap earnings reports.

The Memory Chip Stocks Index was the top performing tickerspy Index on the day, led by MIPS Technologies (MIPS) with a 33%…

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Consumer Confidence Mitigates Earnings Enthusiasm (LMT, X, ABC, JEC, DD, DNN)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:55PM on July 27th

Stocks ended the day mixed as a weak consumer confidence reading mitigated some initial enthusiasm over some solid earnings reports, highlighted by DuPont (DD). While the economic data continues to be mixed, for the most part companies continue to deliver and…

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Dissecting The Dow: The Pros’ Least Favorite Stocks (AA, TRV, DD, BA, CAT, AXP, DIS, MCD, HD, KFT)

Posted by Owen Vater at 12:50PM on June 10th

Yesterday we told you about the Pros’ favorite stocks based on aggregated top holdings from the latest 13F filings, but what about the ones that didn’t make the cut? As it turns out, a handful of Dow 30 components couldn’t…

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Foreign Debt Downgrades Hammer Domestic Equities (MMM, TXN, DD, JEC, IIVI)

Posted by Geoff Seiler at 4:49PM on April 27th

There weren’t too many places to hide today, as the market took a beating. The downgrade of Portugal’s and Greece’s debt by Standard & Poor’s was the main catalyst for the sell-off. The fear is that Portugal could be the…

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