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Eric Dutram: Worldwide, the semiconductor industry serves as the backbone for technological advancement. The industry has also experienced tremendous growth attributable to the torrid rise in demand for semiconductor devices around the world. Read more…
Not much news overnight besides the usual Spanish yields rising and other rumblings out of Europe. The China Debate continues and today starts Earnings season with Alcoa. The Media loves to emphasize the importance of AA but we all know it’s a non event. Futures are Read more…
It’s hard to argue with someone who just won’t see the facts for what they are. Over the weekend, I was talking to an acquaintance about the stock market. He said he didn’t believe we were in a bull market. “The stock market has doubled in Read more…
Futures are slightly lower Monday morning, taking cues from overseas markets. A surprising China trade deficit and the wait for final approval of the Greek bailout have curtailed risk appetite slightly. Markets closed almost where they started last week, but Read more…
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US stock futures are off a bit this morning after some soft economic data out of Europe. A purchasing managers survey in the Euro zone showed an unexpected contraction in the economy in February. Markets typically find sellers at big psychological Read more…
US stock futures are slightly higher Friday as investors continue to hold out hope the all issues in Greece will be ironed out quickly. The wrangling continues over economic reforms and austerity measures. Core CPI met expectations this Read more…
US stock futures are slightly lower Thursday morning amid renewed uncertainty about the Greek bailout. The on again, off again negotiations regarding austerity measures and financial reforms still haven’t produced a result that European finance ministers are happy with. The Euro Read more…
The NASDAQ may be up over 12% already in 2012 but the run isn’t done according to the estimable Louise Yamada. In the attached clip the Read more…
US stock futures are turned down Tuesday morning and now point to a lower open on Wall St. Last night futures were a bit under pressure after Moody’s Investors Service cut the sovereign debt rating of several European countries. Spain’s rating was cut by Read more…
S&P futures are up 10 handles Monday morning, reacting to Greece’s parliament’s final approval new, stricter austerity measures. The vote now paves the way for another international bailout package that will prevent a hard default on March 20. While the market is Read more…
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No Greece deal and some signs of China slowing has the futures under pressure this morning. This is the biggest gap down of the year so far, and will be a true test of composure/speed moving forward. In the last few sessions the market was hypnotized Read more…
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US stock futures have surged to positive territory Thursday amid reports of a Greek debt deal. Small snags had been holding up the final approval of a deal between the Greek government and European finance ministers, and it appears those have finally been worked Read more…
US stock futures continued their climb overnight and are set for a slightly higher open. Investors are still expecting an imminent deal in the Greek debt saga that will pave the way for a new bailout package. Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos is expected to meet with Read more…
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US stock futures are have turned slightly higher Thursday morning following another drop in weekly jobless claims. The S&P continues to build nicely above the recent S&P floor. Markets this year have been lead by Tech and small cap stocks, which is a Read more…
Jared Cummans: Markets are off to a bland week as a mixture of overseas drama and lower than expected data on the home front have combined to put a halt to the nice rally that 2012 had brought. Amidst all of the drama, Wall Street has been circulating rumors of a Facebook IPO and it seems likely that Read more…
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