Thursday, October 06, 2005

Friday Watch

Late-Night Headlines
Bloomberg:
- Japan’s 10-year government bonds headed for a fifth week of declines on concern the Bank of Japan will tighten its monetary policy next year.
- Crude oil may decline as US fuel imports increase and demand falls because of near-record prices, a Bloomberg survey showed.

China Daily:
- China’s Ministry of Commerce forecast that the nation’s trade surplus will rise to as much as $100 billion this year, from $32 billion in 2004, adding pressure for a yuan revaluation.

Late Buy/Sell Recommendations
Goldman Sachs:
- Reiterated Outperform on CVS, GE, FD, MSFT and SYMC.
- Reiterated Underperform on DRI.

Business Week:
- Cheniere Energy(LNG), which develops liquefied natural gas terminals, may benefit as natural gas becomes a bigger component of the US energy market.
- Shares of Encysive Pharmaceuticals(ENCY), whose Thelin drug treats pulmonary arterial hypertension may rise 64% on regulatory approval and interest from potential buyers of the company.

Night Trading
Asian Indices are -.25% to +.50% on average.
S&P 500 indicated +.15%.
NASDAQ 100 indicated +.13%.

Morning Preview
US AM Market Call
NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator/Heat Map
Pre-market Commentary
Before the Bell CNBC Video(bottom right)
Global Commentary
Asian Indices
European Indices
Top 20 Business Stories
In Play
Bond Ticker
Daily Stock Events
Macro Calls
Rasmussen Consumer/Investor Daily Indices
CNBC Guest Schedule

Earnings of Note
Company/EPS Estimate
SFNT/.39
GY/-.16

Upcoming Splits
- None of note

Economic Releases
8:30 am EST
- The Change in Non-farm Payrolls for September is estimated to be -150K versus 169K in August.
- The Unemployment Rate for September is estimated to rise to 5.0% versus 4.9% in August.
- The Change in Manufacturing Payrolls for September is estimated to be -33K versus -14K in August.
- Average Hourly Earnings for September are estimated to rise .2% versus a .1% gain in August.

BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly higher, boosted by financial companies in the region after several strong earnings reports. I expect US equities to open mixed and to rise later in the day. The Portfolio is 50% net long heading into the day.

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