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Daily Highlights: Sept 24, 2009

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:05:03 GMT

Crude Oil drops nearer to $68 after unexpected US supply gain.EU raids cement makers, Holcim & Cemex in Spain, as part of a price-fixing probe.Euro falls from one-year high versus Dollar before meeting of G-20 leaders.European Commission proposed new bloc-wide regulatory bodies to supervise banks.Fed highlighted signs of recovery as it left rates steady.[More...]

Post Market Summary: Wall Street Drops Despite Positive Fed Statement, Citigroup (NYSE: C) Tumbles

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 21:22:23 GMT

US stocks finished with losses on Wednesday even as Fed said that the pace of economic activity has "picked up" since its last meeting in August.[More...]

US Stock Futures Flat Ahead Of Fed Policy Statement, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Eyed

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:40:33 GMT

US stock futures were little changed on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's policy statement due later in the day.[More...]

Sector Performance: Cash Turning Auto Parts Stocks Into Clunkers

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:08:05 GMT

For the first time that we can remember – we didn’t uncover 1 new buy or sell signal during our technical analysis of more than 150 industry and sector charts. We did see something in the charts that caught our eye, Auto Parts stocks look like they are weakening. If you think about it; it makes sense. Cash for Clunkers resulted in 690,000 new cars sold in just a few weeks. That means there are about 690,000 less used cares needing new parts and maintenance. This will have to have some impact on stores Like AutoZone, Pep Boys, Advanced Auto Parts… we wouldn’t be at all surprised to see some of these stocks exhibit some weakness in price, earnings and sales in the next 3-to-6 months. We will keep an eye on these stocks, if and when any Auto Parts stocks hit short territory, we will let you know.

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Weekly Credit Summary: August 28

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:57:29 GMT

Credit underperformed equities this week as single-name tighteners edged wideners by four-to-three leaving indices (especially HY) underperforming intrinsics in general. CONSumer and ENRG names underperformed as TMT and FINLs were best with INDUstrials mixed. Financials outperformed non-financials but the strength in the former was more at the tails of the distribution while the weakness in the latter was more broad-based.[More...]

Cheapest Stocks In The S&P 500 - High Value Score Stocks pt.3 - Stocks Include SPRINT NEXTEL (S) and PHILIP MORRIS INTL (PM)

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:58:35 GMT

Related: AES, APOL, AZO, CEPH, DNB, FIS, PM, s, TMO, TSO To identify potentially attractive investment ideas, The Applied Finance Group (AFG) uses a combination of proprietary variables including valuation, economic performance,[More...]

Weekly Credit Summary: August 21

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:22:27 GMT

Spreads ended this tempestuous week mixed with breadth generally weak (wideners outpacing tighteners by over two-to-one) and curves flattening more than steepening in single-names. HY outperformed IG as both IG and HY managed gains on the week (Friday-to-Friday close) and even more so from Monday's gap wider openings as the intraday ranges increased as the week progressed. IG and HY closed today within a few bps of their opening (low/tight) levels of last Thursday as HY reached back above $89 by the end of the week. Interestingly, given the headlines, we saw CMBS prices drop and ABX (RMBS) prices rise on the week as CRE losses are on the tip of everyone's tongues as is a residential housing bottom (not!). IG and HY intrinsics both underperformed as the indices saw tecahnicals at play as well as equities weighing positively and negatively on them every day. HVOL was a smidge wider as was[More...]

US Stock Futures Advance On Jobless Claims Data, Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) Eyed

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:51:15 GMT

US stock futures climbed on Thursday on better than expected initial claims data.[More...]

Stock Market Report - 06/17/09

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:15:51 GMT

Stocks closed mixed today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 closing moderately to the downside, while the NASDAQ managed to eek out a gain. The Dow was off 7.49 points to close at 8497.18, NASDAQ was up[More...]

Watching The Grass Grow

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:16:00 GMT

I haven't had to much to post during the past few days. With the market range-bound and seemingly tired, yet unwilling to selloff, few charts seem truly inspiring either long or short. In my account, I continue to hold many of the same short positions I've had for several weeks, focused on insurers, some financial stocks, retailers, etc. I've had mixed results on the shorts, but will continue to hold since I think we'll trade lower than the current level at some point reasonably soon. Looking the other direction, I am holding high cash levels, with long positions primarily in commodity areas and semiconductor stocks. Here's a look at some current holdings in the trading account: Long: ZEUS, NFG, EGO, NVLS, KLAC, NGD, OCNF, DRYS, CRTX, XING Short: OFG, FDML, PRSC, DTG, AFL, BXP, AET, CTAS, AZO The retirement account has a larger number of holdings, including some that I am giving a longer leash (for[More...]

AutoZone Profits Slip 3.1% -- Decline Due to Capital Investments, New Business Programs, Company Officials Say

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:46:00 GMT

AutoZone Inc. on Wednesday reported a 1 percent increase in fourth-quarter sales, but profit fell 3.1 percent.
For the year, AutoZone earned $657 million, or $11.73 per share, up from $641.6 million, or $10.04 per share, a year ago.
AutoZone spent $10.5 million during the quarter to accelerate its hub store model conversion project, equip its commercial locations with more staff and new technology and open 20 stores in Mexico.

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Daily Highlights: Sept 24, 2009

Post Market Summary: Wall Street Drops Despite Positive Fed Statement, Citigroup (NYSE: C) Tumbles

US Stock Futures Flat Ahead Of Fed Policy Statement, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) Eyed

Sector Performance: Cash Turning Auto Parts Stocks Into Clunkers

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Weekly Credit Summary: August 28

Cheapest Stocks In The S&P 500 - High Value Score Stocks pt.3 - Stocks Include SPRINT NEXTEL (S) and PHILIP MORRIS INTL (PM)

Weekly Credit Summary: August 21

US Stock Futures Advance On Jobless Claims Data, Discover Financial (NYSE: DFS) Eyed

Stock Market Report - 06/17/09

Watching The Grass Grow

AutoZone Profits Slip 3.1% -- Decline Due to Capital Investments, New Business Programs, Company Officials Say

Ford, General Mills, Calpine are among big movers

AutoZone 4Q profit slips, shares tumble

AutoZone 4Q profit slips, shares tumble

Wal-Mart, Ford, Dish, PerkinElmer are big movers

Movers roundup: Youbet.com, PerkinElmer

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Thrift-Minded Motorists Drive AutoZone Profits -- Fixer-Uppers Holding on to Vehicles in Economic Uncertainty, Fueling 3Q Sales Increase

AutoZone 3Q profit climbs on brisk parts sales - May 27 2009 6:54PM

AutoZone 3Q profit climbs on brisk parts sales - May 27 2009 12:52PM

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Same Store Sales Up 5.4%; AutoZone 4th Quarter EPS $4.43

AutoZone to Release Fourth Quarter Earnings September 23, 2009

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ALLDATA(r) Introduces New Updates to ALLDATA(r)diy.com

Enerpulse Releases Pulstar(R) Generation 3 ; Unique Drop-in Replacement for Spark Plugs Improves Engine Performance and Reduces Fuel Consumption

Fitch Affirms AutoZone's Long-Term IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

AutoZone Awarded Contract for Clark County, Nevada

City of Fort Worth and AutoZone Complete Managed Services Implementation

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Form 4 AUTOZONE INC For: Oct 21 Filed by: Bascom Jon A. (10K)

Form 4 AUTOZONE INC For: Oct 16 Filed by: Ullyot Theodore Warren (10K)

Form 4 Graves William W For: Sep 30 (10K)

Form 4 GRAVES EARL G JR For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 GOVE SUE For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 MCKENNA WILLIAM ANDREW For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 AUTOZONE INC For: Sep 01 Filed by: HYDE JOSEPH R III (10K)

Form 4 Ullyot Theodore Warren For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 GRUSKY ROBERT R For: Sep 01 (10K)

Form 4 Nieto Luis P Jr For: Sep 01 (10K)