Thursday, May 31, 2012

To Market! Headlines, Econ Data, Recommendations, Real Estate!

ADP Jobs Report Misses Expectations At 133K, And Now We're Seeing Job Losses In Manufacturing http://www.businessinsider.com/the-may-adp-employment-change-report-2012-5 #in #tcot

LAYOFFS SURGE 66% IN MAY OVER LAST YEAR - Challenger: 61,887 announced cuts was the biggest rise #in 8 months http://www.businessinsider.com/may-challenger-job-cuts-2012-5 #tcot

U.S. Q1 GDP revised down to 1.9% annual rate, slower than the 2.2% gain estimated a month ago http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-q1-gdp-revised-down-to-19-annual-rate-2012-05-31?link=MW_home_latest_news #in #tcot

Weekly U.S. jobless claims jump 10K to 383K, the highest level in 5wks: Continuing claims decreased by 36K... http://www.marketwatch.com/story/weekly-us-jobless-claims-jump-10000-to-383000-2012-05-31 #in #tcot


Europe stocks rebound as oil and banks rise: Logica shares soar more than 60% on takeover offer http://www.marketwatch.com/story/europe-stocks-choppy-oils-logica-rise-2012-05-31?dist=beforebell $LOG #in #tcot

World Bank Chief Urges Euro Bonds: WB urging advanced / developing nations to consider longer-run measures... http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304821304577436730936926056.html?mod=mktw #in #tcot

CHART: The PIIGS May Be Bigger Than You Think: Collectively constitute about 5.05% of world GDP, ... http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-the-piigs-may-be-bigger-than-you-think-2012-5 #in #tcot


Gold Poised for Worst Monthly Run #in 11 Years: Concern over Europe’s fiscal crisis drive investors to seek $USD http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/gold-poised-for-worst-monthly-run-in-13-years-on-european-crisis.html #tcot

Pending Sales of U.S. Homes Decrease by Most in a Year: 5.5% drop follows revised 3.8% gain the prior month http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/pending-sales-of-u-s-existing-homes-decline-by-most-in-a-year.html #in #tcot

Woman Who Couldn’t Be Intimidated by Citigroup Wins $31M: In March 2011, more than 2yrs after $C took $45B... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/woman-who-couldn-t-be-intimidated-by-citigroup-wins-31-million.html #in #tcot

US 10yr Yield Reaches Record Low for 2nd Day: European debt crisis widening / US Q1 economic expansion slowed http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/treasury-yields-rise-from-record-low-as-european-stocks-advance.html #in #tcot

Analyst Upgrades: Brokerage firms sweeten their outlooks on Coinstar, JetBlue Airways, Zynga http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/blogs/analyst+upgrades+cstr+jblu+and+znga/trading_floor_blog.aspx?single=true&blogid=111348 $CSTR JBLU ZNGA #in #tcot

Monsanto Mobbed by Short-Term Skeptics: $MON upped its 2012 outlook, but some speculators bet the stock... http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/marketcenters/optionscenter/content/monsanto+mobbed+by+short-term+skeptics/default.aspx?ID=111349 #in #tcot

Stocks on the Rebound; Facebook Weeklies in Focus: CIEN is poised for a post-earnings pop http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/ezines/stocks+on+the+rebound+facebook+weeklies+in+focus/openingview.aspx?id=111347 $FB TIVO LGF #in #tcot

U.S. Sets Duties as High as 26% on Wind Towers From China used by the Energy Industry, siding with US mfrs incl $BWEN http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-30/u-s-proposes-duties-as-high-as-26-on-china-wind-tower-imports.html

Nordex Gains as U.S. Sets Levy on China Imports: Frankfurt Mover - $NDX1, a German wind-turbine maker, ... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/nordex-gains-as-u-s-sets-levy-on-china-imports-frankfurt-mover.html #in #tcot

GM Goes From Super Bowl to Soccer With Manchester United: $GM ditches costly SB ads, bets on 5yr sponsorship http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/gm-goes-from-super-bowl-to-soccer-with-manchester-united.html #in #tcot

Ex-Credit Suisse Trader’s Asia Macro Hedge Fund Returns 20%: Asian currencies, fixed income and equities... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/ex-credit-suisse-trader-s-macro-fund-returns-20-on-euro-crisis.html #in #tcot

10yr note below 1.6%

Microsoft Recruits Designers in Race for Windows Apps: $MSFT Aims at Apps Market with Windows 8 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-31/microsoft-recruits-designers-in-race-for-windows-apps.html #in #tcot

For the First Time Ever, CMBS Delinquency Rate Cracks 10%, after steadily creeping up over the last 3 months http://www.globest.com/news/12_362/newyork/finance/For-the-First-Time-Ever-CMBS-Delinquency-Rate-Cracks-10-322005.html #in #tcot

@SpeakerBoehner House will act to protect #jobs by repealing #ObamaCare medical device tax http://bit.ly/KcQ3u9 #4jobs


Chicago PMI falls to 52.7 in May vs 56.2 for April http://www.businessinsider.com/chicago-pmi-2012-5 #in #tcot


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