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Friday, October 26, 2007
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Bloomberg:
- Goldman Sachs Group(GS), Morgan Stanley(MS) and US futures exchanges are fighting efforts by Congress to give two regulators authority over the $4.2 trillion commodities market, a move they say will drive trading overseas.
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- Japan’s consumer prices fell for an eighth month in September, a sign that deflation lingers in the world’s second-largest economy.
- Honda Motor(HMC), Japan’s second-largest automaker, gained the most in two months after it raised its full-year profit forecast on a weaker yen and higher sales of fuel-efficient models.
- Microsoft Corp.(MSFT) said first-quarter earnings rose 23%, exceeding analysts’ estimates, and raised its forecasts for this year on sales of the new versions of Windows and the “Halo” video game. The stock surged 11.2% in after-hours trading.
- Sony Corp., the world’s second-largest consumer electronics maker, rose the most in 21 months on the Tokyo Stock Exchange as sales of Cyber-shot cameras boosted earnings to the highest in three quarters.
Wall Street Journal:
- Facebook Looks to Hedge Funds, Private Equity for More Cash.
Late Buy/Sell Recommendations
Citigroup:
- Reiterated Buy on (EL), raised target to $52.
- Reiterated Buy on (BMY), target $35.
Morgan Stanley:
- Reiterated Outperform on (CELG), target $73.
Raymond James:
- Raised (AKAM) to Strong Buy, target $46.
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Asian Indices are -.50% to +.75% on average.
S&P 500 futures -.05%.
NASDAQ 100 futures +.17%.
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Stocks Lower into Final Hour on Rise in Oil, Tech Share Weakness
Durable Goods Orders Decline on Falling Military Orders, Jobless Claims Fall, New Home Sales Rise, New Home Inventories Decline
- Durable Goods Orders for September fell 1.7% versus estimates of a 1.5% increase and a downwardly revised 5.3% decline in August.
- Durables Ex Transports for September rose .3% versus estimates of a .7% gain and a 1.8% decline in August.
- Initial Jobless Claims for last week fell to 331K versus estimates of 320K and 339K the prior week.
- Continuing Claims rose to 2530K versus estimates of 2528K and 2523K prior.
- New Home Sales for September rose to 770K versus estimates of 770K and a downwardly revised 735K in August.
BOTTOM LINE: Orders for US-made durable goods unexpectedly fell in September, restrained by a slump in demand for military equipment that overshadowed increases in business investment, Bloomberg said. Excluding the 39% decline in orders for defense equipment, orders rose .7%. International demand and rising business spending will continue to boost manufacturing, according to economists. Computer orders surged 1.1% in September and machinery bookings jumped 4.3%. I continue to believe manufacturing will remain healthy as companies gain confidence is the sustainability of the current expansion and rebuild depleted inventories.
Fewer Americans filed first-time applications for state unemployment benefits last week, Bloomberg reported. The four-week moving-average of claims rose to 324,750 from 317,000 the prior week. The unemployment rate for those eligible to collect benefits, which tracks the
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