This years no different while the averages got hit and dow dipped 120, and the nasdaq only slipping three basis points, in fact, the nasdaq, though, is up more than a percent for the year while the other averages are barely positive and the tech part of the index which is what im focusing on tonight is pretty much on fire yep, today we saw remarkable moves and all sorts of tech stocks after analyst after analyst issued bullish recommendations that reverberated throughout the whole sector pit action this is a special time when the analysts survey their universe and make predictions so far the predictions have been positive as they pretty much are every year but why not theres plenty to like better than expected quarter from a company that you probably never heard of called microchip bolsters a host of semiconductor stock, Analog Devices with a big upgrade. Both of those companies are seeing Strong Demand you always have to buy these stocks coming off the bottom thats what ive been telli
All coming after the markets are coming off a very strong month of june. For the dow, it was the best june performance in over 80 years. You have to go back to 1938 for the month. The dow was up by 7. 2 s p was up by 6. 9 for the month that is its best performance since 1955 and the nasdaq was up by 6. 9 and thats its best performance since the year 2000. Taking a look at what happened overnight in asia, hong kong was closed for a Public Holiday but those markets that were open also up very sharply on again, this idea that trade talks are back on. The nikkei was up by 2. 1 . Shanghai composite up by 2. 25 europe this morning where early trading is taking place, youre going to see green arrows across the board there as well. Biggest gainer looks like the dx ax up by 1. 25 finally check out u. S. Treasury yields on friday we actually fell below 2 for the tenyear briefly. I think we closed right at 2. 0 . Ten year is yielding 2. 01 . Getting to all the weekend news President Trump returni
Thats what i keep thinking on a day like today stocks trashed a week ago, started rebounding like crazy. Dow gaining, s p advancing and nasdaq 0. 54 makes you wonder about the markets rationality youre wondering, thinking is it even sane . For the most part nothing wrong with the stocks that. Reporter zbls. That were hammered in the selloff. But market is not crazy or irrational in reality traders tend to make wild overgenralizations, act fast mistake to assume they know what theyre doing. In short the market is often wrong but we credit the action with being brilliant how wrong with the market be egregious examples tonight rotation out of technology that didnt make a lot of sense sales force. Com. Stood at 92 roared to 102 in earnings when the company reported, results superb, really stupendous, scrutinized them line by line and had such faith it was that good what happened to the stock got completely bushwhacked fell under 100 in a couple of days as part of the rotation out of fastgr
President trump staying on his manufacturing message, hosting Auto Industry leaders for a breakfast at the white house this hour. Well take you there live. Plus, an eye on earnings. Five dow components reporting results this morning, including verizon, j j and dupont. And alibaba reporting Quarterly Earnings and raising its guidance. How investments, cloud and Digital Media are paying off for the chinese giant. Yesterday at this time, Industry Leaders were meeting with the president. Nowceos of auto makers. The president tweeted, will be meeting at 9 00 with automobile executives concerning jobs in america. I want plants to be built here for cars sold here. Big piece on the cover of the journal this morning. Auto makers in the cross hairs. Mark fields of ford saying hes reread part of the deal to better understand the president. Theyve assembled task forces to monitor the president s twitter account. They should monitor phil lebeaus twitter. His note today is the one that has a lot of
Meeting in doha on sunday. We have citigroup head of commodities saying we could see a big selloff in crude oil come monday morning if a credible agreement is not reached this weekend. And ed morris will join us live to explain all of that in just a minute. Those big banks are pulling back slightly after rallying this week. Theres another Financial Group moving higher the last couple of weeks. Well tell you what that is and if its sustainable coming up. Apple shares falling just in the last hour on those reports. I think weve got the chart. There it is, down 1. 7 , lowered iphone production in the First Quarter. Why . Well have details on that in a little bit. And after the bell today, investing guru bill miller tells us why hes buying valeant right now. Hes got big expectations for that stock now, doesnt he . Doubling i think he said. Well press him on it. Lets start with oil dropping ahead of that key opeclike meeting this weekend in doha. Jackie deangeles has all of the details. We