Friday, September 17, 2010

Daily Markets - Boeing Ups 737 Production Again

Daily Markets - Boeing Ups 737 Production Again

Boeing Ups 737 Production Again

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

In anticipation of higher demand, Boeing Company (BA) once again raised the production rate of its Next-Generation 737 airplanes. Boeing will increase the production rate to 38 airplanes per month in second quarter 2013, from the current rate of 35 airplanes per month.
 
The next-generation 737 has been popular among airline operators since its introduction in 1997. Boeing continues to upgrade the airplane and a few aircraft scheduled for delivery toward the end of 2010 will be fitted with … [visit site to read more]

Abiomed To Feature Impella At TCT

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 12:05 PM PDT

Leading cardiac assist devices maker Abiomed (ABMD) has announced its schedule of presentations at the 2010 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) scientific meeting, slated to be held at the Washington Convention Center (WCC) in Washington , DC from September 21–25. TCT, the annual scientific conference of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF), is the word’s largest educational meeting focused on interventional cardiovascular medicine.
 
The Massachusetts-based devices … [visit site to read more]

Hedge Fund Manager Bets Big On Gold And Farmland

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Things are looking bleak in the United States. Almost no one is seeing a turnaround anytime soon.

A recent USA Today/Gallup poll found 82% of respondents thought the U.S. was still in a recession. And 54% of them expect the economy to be as bad or worse a year from now.

A very successful speculator, however, is making a surprising wager.

Michael Burry, the hedge fund manager who helped create credit default swaps to profit from the housing bust and was featured in Michael Lewis' The … [visit site to read more]

LMT Part Of $2.8B SSA Contract

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:35 AM PDT

The largest US defense contractor, Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) secured a part of Social Security Administration's (SSA) seven-year $2.8 billion indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract.
 
Under the terms of the Information Technology Support Services Contract (ITSSC), Lockheed Martin will be providing information technology solutions related to areas like Design, Development, Testing, and Maintenance; and Data Base Administration, Imaging, and Document … [visit site to read more]

Neutral On Monster

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:35 AM PDT

We recently reiterated our NEUTRAL recommendation on Monster Worldwide Inc., (MWW).
 
With signs of a recovering economy, we expect companies to increase their recruitment via online vehicles such as Monster.com. The underlying secular growth rate is partly driven by the ongoing shift to online recruitment from traditional methods. The new search technology by Monster – 6Sense – continues to gain traction and should develop business in the coming months.
 
Monster recently … [visit site to read more]

Progressive Beats In August

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:35 AM PDT

Progressive Corp.'s (PGR) earnings per share for August 2010 were 10 cents, up 25% from 8 cents reported in August 2009. However, the results of the reported month lagged 17 cents per share reported in July 2010. Net income for the month improved 21% to $66.5 million from $55.0 million in the year-ago period. However, on a sequential basis, net income declined a substantial 41% from $113.2 million reported in the previous month.
 
Progressive reports its results every month. The company … [visit site to read more]

Eni SpA Remains Neutral

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:05 AM PDT

The performance of Eni SpA (NYSE:E) has been gaining traction since the beginning of this month. Management is confident about the company's long-term upstream delivery potential as new fields are continuously coming online across its footprint.
 
We believe that the favorable outlook on the company's exploration & production (E&P) business segment is confirmed by its second quarter results. Eni is showing encouraging signs of improvement in the E&P segment. Though production … [visit site to read more]

Higher August Charge-offs Blot Citi

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) has reported an increase in credit card charge-offs in August. Charge-offs − balances that are uncollectible by the company and are
subsequently written off − have increased to 11.18% in August from 9.75% in July at Citi. However, Citi's delinquency rate for loans due over 30 days decreased to 4.95% in August from 5.3% in July.
 
The trends in credit card charge-offs and delinquency rates in Citi were similar to what other credit card lenders have … [visit site to read more]

CSN Raises Funds Via Bonds Issue

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:05 AM PDT

Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (NYSE:SID) or CSN, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, CSN Islands XII Corp., issued US$1 billion perpetual bonds priced at a rate of 7.0% p.a. The bonds are guaranteed by CSN and the funds will be used for the redemption of perpetual bonds issued in 2005 with a principal amount of US$750 million.
 
The bonds issued in 2005 carried an interest rate of 9.50% p.a. and were issued by CSN Islands X Corp. and guaranteed by CSN.
 
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional … [visit site to read more]

Outperform On Avnet

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 11:05 AM PDT

We continue to maintain our OUTPERFORM recommendation on Avnet, Inc. (AVT), one of the world's largest distributors of electronic components and computer products, based on solid growth expected in fiscal 2011.
 
Avnet revived its business quite well in fiscal 2010 after a disastrous 2009, driven by strong global demand. Business began to recover in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 as end-demand improved and participants began to realize inventory in the technology supply chain at … [visit site to read more]

Core CPI Remains Unchanged

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:35 AM PDT

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.3% in August, matching its July rise. In June the CPI was down 0.1% and year over year it is up just 1.1%. Almost all of the increase was due to energy prices, which rose 2.3% on top of a 2.6% increase in July, but after a 2.9% decline in June.

Year over year, energy prices are up 3.8%. Actually the increase is even narrower than that, as energy commodities such as gasoline were up 3.8% on the month, on top of a 4.0% rise in July but after a 4.1% fall … [visit site to read more]

Liberty Property Acquires Asset

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LRY), a leading real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently acquired a warehouse distribution center in southwest Orlando, Florida, for $23.6 million from CVS Caremark Corporation (NYSE:CVS), the largest pharmacy healthcare provider in the U.S. The deal is the largest of its kind in the region so far in 2010.
 
The acquisition was part of the long-term strategy of the company to own high quality office and industrial properties in Florida. Spanning across … [visit site to read more]

MoneyGram Allies With BillingTree

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:35 AM PDT

MoneyGram Allies with BillingTree
 
On Thursday, MoneyGram International Inc. (MGI) publicized its alliance with leading demand payment processing company, BillingTree. The alliance will provide same-day, cash payment services through about 35,000 locations of MoneyGram in the U.S. and enhance its payment service solutions. These cash payment services will be made under BillingTree's PaynCash brand. Through such alliances, MoneyGram has now grown its network to more than 203,000 agent … [visit site to read more]

Chesapeake: Eagle Ford JV Ahead

Posted: 17 Sep 2010 10:35 AM PDT

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK) is looking forward to more shale joint ventures (JVs) ahead. The third-largest U.S. natural gas producer is expecting its next JV for its Eagle Ford properties in south Texas, according to an article published in Bloomberg.
 
The company expects to announce a joint venture in about 30 days with an international company, as stated by chief executive officer Aubrey McClendon, at a investor conference of Barclays Capital, an arm of Barclays plc (NYSE:BCS), … [visit site to read more]
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