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Options Transactions Signaling Steel Resurgence

Wed, 20 May 2009 17:38:13 GMT

Late last year, steel stocks saw some of the sharpest sell-offs in the market. The Steel Market Vectors Fund (NYSE: SLX) fell from $114 to $20, and most steel producing companies hit five-year lows. The interesting thing is that we’re seeing signals in steel stocks that are strikingly similar to what we saw in coal stocks and the Market Vectors Coal (NYSE: KOL) in late April. At that time, investors saw a 43% jump in about 10 days. Just prior to that jump, coal stocks were seeing bullish positioning and large institutional traders buying far out-of-the-money call[More...]

Hard Times For Steel Makers

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:49:16 GMT

Shares of steel makers came under pressure on Thursday after Steel Dynamics Inc.(NASDAQ: STLD), the sixth-biggest steel maker in the United State said that it expects to post a loss in the first quarter amid slumping steel demand.[More...]

AK Steel: Upgraded To Buy, Added To Conviction Buy list At Goldman Sachs

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:42:00 GMT

Goldman Sachs is upgrading AK Steel (NYSE:AKS) to Buy from Neutral and adding it to the Americas Conviction Buy List. They recommend AKS for near-term to medium-term investors primarily due to its high sensitivity to steel prices. Its electrical steel segment should remain highly profitable and should get a boost from global stimulus packages, particularly in China. Firm's new 6- month P/E and EV/EBITDA based target price of $15 (increased from $9) implies the highest potential upside in their coverage of 34%. It should also benefit from lower iron ore prices next year. Goldman notes they see steel prices at an inflection point They remain positive on the steel sector in the near-term owing to impressive supply discipline exhibited by the industry around the world[More...]

Time To invest In A Manufacturing business

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:31:00 GMT

The economy is still in recession. The stock market is assuming the worst. Governments the world over are rolling out programs to boost the economy and nothing seems to be working. This maybe the best time to start putting your money to work (as always, do your own due diligence and invest according to your risk appetite) President elect Barack Obama just announced plans for massive investment in rebuilding country’s infrastructure. Infrastructure upgrades are long overdue in this country and this does appear to be as good a time as any to focus efforts in rebuilding the old infrastructure in US. This spending will have the added benefit of creating new jobs (however short term) and this should help prop up the job market and jump start the economy. Overseas, the Chinese stimulus package is heavy on infrastructure spending. At the same time, many of the businesses in manufacturing sector that are likely to[More...]

Worldwide Stimulus And More Bad News

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 14:13:00 GMT

Good morning. We're set to start the week off on a positive note. Premarket futures indicate we're likely to see a +1% gap at the opening bell. Rallies in overseas markets following news of a large stimulus package in China, more interest rate cuts by banks around the world, and news that the three-month dollar Libor has fallen to its lowest level since 2004 have set a positive tone. In other news, Uncle Sam has thrown a [More...]

Hope The Lows Will Hold

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:43:00 GMT

Good morning. Investors are hoping that last week's lows are going to hold and premarket futures are pointing to a positive open. A large batch of earnings reports (see MER, C, & NOK, UNH, BAX, UTX, EBAY), a better than expected CPI reading and falling jobless claims have set the positive tone in addition to rumors that we're going to see more global rate cuts and more interventions sooner rather than later. The credit markets are showing [More...]

Worst Performers Over Last Quarter

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:14:00 GMT

And here is the list of worst perfomers... keep in mind this is over a 90 day period. I show 136 stocks that lost at least 45% in the previous quarter. Very bad. The list is obvious - anything global growth, commodity related or the "dead" financial types.CriteriaMarket capitalization $1.25B+Average trading volume 100K+Stock price $0+Return this month -45%+Green names we own, blue names we have owned in the past or discussed in the blog. In orange I listed names we owned at some point during the quarter.[More...]

Stocks Trade With Unusually Lower Volumes Ahead Of Bailout Vote

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:55:00 GMT

Some stocks are made new lows as shares on Wall Street inched up as the investors traded cautiously and awaited outcome of bailout plan in House on Friday.[More...]

Potash (NYSE:POT): Actionable Call Alert - Merrill Lynch

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Merrill Lynch is out with a bullish Fertilizer call noting the recent sharp fall in fertilizer sector valuation multiples is unprecedented, with share prices down 44% since peaking in mid-June. Firm attributes most of the decline to investor fears that th[More...]

US Steel Sector Downgraded to Neutral at Goldman Sachs

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:31:00 GMT

Goldman Sachs is downgrading their view on US Steel Sector to Neutral from Attractive this morning:[More...]

Johnson & Johnson, Xerox, Abbott Labs big movers

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:48:00 GMT

The health care giant is jumping into the vaccine business by taking an 18 percent stake in Dutch biotechnology company Crucell NV.
A Wall Street analyst upgraded the consulting and outsourcing company to "Buy" and predicted improvement in its margins.
Xerox will buy Dallas-based outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services Inc. for $6.4 billion in cash and stock to broaden their offerings.

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Options Transactions Signaling Steel Resurgence

Hard Times For Steel Makers

AK Steel: Upgraded To Buy, Added To Conviction Buy list At Goldman Sachs

Time To invest In A Manufacturing business

Worldwide Stimulus And More Bad News

Hope The Lows Will Hold

Worst Performers Over Last Quarter

Stocks Trade With Unusually Lower Volumes Ahead Of Bailout Vote

Potash (NYSE:POT): Actionable Call Alert - Merrill Lynch

US Steel Sector Downgraded to Neutral at Goldman Sachs

Johnson & Johnson, Xerox, Abbott Labs big movers

Utility Profits Climb 12 Percent for Quarter: American Electric Power's CEO is Hoping for "Blistering Weather" This Month.

Analyst Picks and Pans: Google, Steel Stocks

Manufacturing: Which Companies Will Recover First?

Energy Bill Detractors State Their Arguments: SDI Chairman, Rep. Souder Say It Would Hurt Area Industries

Iron Range's New Mining Projects Stay on Track

Turning Refuse into Revenue: OmniSource Facility Extracts More Valuable Metal From Scrap

USF to Hold a CEO Forum: 9 Business Leaders Will Be on Panel to Discuss Tough Situations

A Powerhouse Made of Steel

Movers: Alcoa, Cisco Systems, Merrill Lynch, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae, QLogic

Steel Dynamics Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results

Webcast Alert: Steel Dynamics Announces Q2 2009 Conference Call Webcast

Steel Dynamics Provides Second Quarter Earnings Guidance

Steel Dynamics Announces Exercise in Full by Underwriters of Over-Allotment Options on Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes

InvestorSoup.com's News Watch: Matrixx, FedEx, News Corp., Steel Dynamics, STEC, Lockheed

Steel Dynamics Announces Pricing of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes

Steel Dynamics Announces Proposed Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes

Steel Dynamics, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Conference Call Webcast

Steel Dynamics, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Conference Call Webcast

Beacon Equity Issues Trade Alerts on Leading Steel Stocks: X, AKS, MT, NUE, CMC, STLD

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