Bloomberg:
- President Bush, in his State of the Union address, asked Americans to support the war on terrorism abroad and his plans at home for improving health care and breaking an “addiction” to foreign sources of energy.
- Federal appeals courts in California and New York said today a federal law banning “partial birth” abortions is illegal.
- Oil is falling for a second day after Iran said it won’t halt exports because of a dispute over its nuclear program, reducing concerns about possible supply shortages.
- Left-wing antiwar protester Cindy Sheehan, who was invited by Democrats to the Capitol to attend President Bush’s State of the Union address this evening, was arrested after she unfurled an anti-war banner in the gallery.
Late Buy/Sell Recommendations
Goldman Sachs:
- Reiterated Outperform on (ALL), (VLO) and (X).
- Reiterated Underperform on (ISE) and (SIE).
Night Trading
Asian Indices are -.50% to +.25% on average.
S&P 500 indicated -.35%.
NASDAQ 100 indicated -1.05%.
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Asian Indices
European Indices
Top 20 Business Stories
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Earnings of Note
Company/EPS Estimate
(ADS)/.61
(AEP)/.25
(BUD)/.27
(BA)/.44
(BOBJ)/.31
(CBG)/1.11
(DVN)/2.29
(DUK)/.36
(HCA)/.69
(JDSU).00
(LM)/1.03
(MBI)/1.38
(MGM)/.32
(MNST)/.28
(MUR)/.79
(OI)/.11
(PBI)/.74
(PHM)/1.97
(SBUX)/.20
(SUN)/2.15
(TWX)/.22
(TRB)/.56
(XEL)/.25
Upcoming Splits
- None of note
Economic Releases
10:00 am EST
- Construction Spending for December is estimated to rise .2% versus a .2% increase in November.
- Pending Home Sales for December are estimated to fall .5% versus a 3.2% decline in November.
- ISM Manufacturing for January is estimated to rise to 55.8 versus a reading of 55.6 in December.
- ISM Prices Paid for January is estimated to rise to 64.0 versus a reading of 63.0 in December.
Afternoon
- Total Vehicle Sales for January are estimated to fall to 16.4M versus 17.2M in December.
- Domestic Vehicle Sales for January are estimated to fall to 13.1M versus 13.5M in December.
BOTTOM LINE: Asian indices are mostly lower, weighed down by telecom and financial shares in the region. I expect US equities to open lower and to rally later in the afternoon, fishing modestly higher. The Portfolio is 100% net long heading into the day.
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