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Frontrunning: February 8th
- Facing a midnight government shutdown deadline, Congress is set to vote today on a two-year budget deal that would include huge increases in military and domestic spending programs. President Donald Trump on Twitter praised the deal struck by bipartisan Senate leaders. (Washington Post & CNBC)
- Senate leaders' budget deal faces opposition in both parties (AP)
- Cramer: If Congress ups defense spending, these 3 stocks are primed for profit (CNBC)
- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi staged a record-breaking, eight-hour speech yesterday. It was in an attempt to force a House vote on protections for young people who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, also called "Dreamers." (AP)
- White House Chief of Staff John Kellly said he was "shocked" by abuse allegations against staff secretary Rob Porter. An official told Politico that Kelly and other White House officials were aware of the allegations weeks or even months before it was public.
- White House staffer Rob Porter resigns amid abuse allegations (USA Today)
- North Korea has no plans of meeting U.S. officials at the Winter Olympics on Friday, according to state media. Vice President Mike Pence, who described North Korea as the world's most tyrannical regime, arrived in South Korea today. (Reuters)
- South Korean president to meet North Korean leader's sister (AP)
- South Korea says can discuss resuming tourism to the North when nuclear, other conditions met (Reuters)
- The Trump administration secretly reached out to Iran last year to propose creating a direct channel to negotiate the release of prisoners on both sides, according to The Wall Street Journal. Iran apparently didn't respond and hasn't engaged with officials.
- Russians penetrated US voter systems, DHS cybersecurity chief tells NBC
- About one in 10 car crashes are caused by drowsy drivers, which is higher than previously estimated, an AAA study showed. The study tracked more than 3,500 people for several months, using dashboard cameras and other equipment. (CNBC)
- BlackRock (BLK) is reportedly raising around $10 billion to replicate the investment approach of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A). The new unit is apparently known within BlackRock as a "long-term private capital" vehicle. (WSJ)
- Amazon (AMZN) announced it will begin delivering groceries from Whole Foods via its two-hour Prime Now delivery service. Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas and Virginia Beach will be the first to get the service before a bigger expansion later this year. (CNBC)
- Getting your product on shelves at Whole Foods just got harder (WSJ)
- Tyler Winklevoss, one-half of the famous twins who founded the Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, hit back at the older generation of financiers who have criticized cryptocurrencies. He told CNBC that the older generation doesn't understand the future of money. (CNBC)
STOCK FUTURES NOW:
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YESTERDAY'S S&P SECTORS:
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TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
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THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
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THIS WEEK'S IPO'S:
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THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:
($NVDA $TSLA $TWTR $SWKS $SNAP $DIS $ATVI $GILD $GM $CMG $BMY $AGN $TEVA $TTWO $BP $COHR $SYY $REGN $NTES $FEYE $ARNC$CVS $EXPE $SKX $HES $BAH $CMI $OCLR $GOLD $CHD $IRBT $LITE $GRUB $CTLT $GOOS $HAS $KORS $MCY $TRVG $ONVO $PM)
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THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:
($TWTR $TEVA $CVS $REGN $GRUB $GOOS $PM $TSN $YUM $ALXN $TMUS $K $KKR $VIAB $HBI $CAH $BWA $COTY $MLCO $WWE $ABB$MANU $MAS $SBH $SNA $GT $BCE $PTEN $ALNY $CBG $RMR $PENN $BR $NSH $ODFL $USAT $UBNT $SPH $NYT $UFS $NS)
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EARNINGS RELEASES BEFORE THE OPEN TODAY:
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THIS MORNING'S ANALYST UPGRADES/DOWNGRADES:
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TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:
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THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING DISCUSSIONS:
- TWTR
- SNAP
- TEVA
- TSLA
- REGN
- GRUB
- GOOS
- AUPH
- YELP
- ATVI
- YUM
- IRBT
- TTWO
- LB
- TMUS
- K
- UBNT
- HBI
- ADVM
- TSN
- GT
- VBLT
- INFN
- AMRS
- BB
- CVS
- IPHI
- VIAB
- COHR
- MLCO
THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:
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Twitter – Twitter earned an adjusted 19 cents per share for the fourth quarter, 5 cents a share above estimates. Revenue came in well above Street forecasts. Monthly active users were up four percent over a year ago, though flat compared to the prior quarter. Daily active users were up 12 percent from a year before.
STOCK SYMBOL: TWTR
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Regeneron – Higher sales of the company's flagship eye drug Eylea helped Regeneron beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines. Regeneron earned an adjusted $5.23 per share, compared to estimates of $4.53 a share. Revenue beat expectations, as well.
STOCK SYMBOL: REGN
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Yum Brands – The restaurant operator posted adjusted quarterly profit that was 16 cents a share above estimates at 96 cents per share. Revenue missed forecasts, however, and comparable-store sales at Pizza Hut and Taco Bell were below estimates. KFC sales were slightly better than expected. Separately, Yum announced it would buy a $200 million stake in food-delivery service GrubHub.
STOCK SYMBOL: YUM
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CVS Health – CVS beat forecasts by 3 cents a share, with adjusted quarterly profit of $1.92 per share. Revenue topped estimates, as well. Comparable-store sales dropped by seven-tenths of a percent, however. CVS also announced pay raises for workers, crediting the positive financial impact of tax reform.
STOCK SYMBOL: CVS
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Viacom – Viacom posted a mixed quarter, beating bottom-line estimates by 9 cents a share at an adjusted $1.03 per share. Revenue fell short of forecasts, hurt by a drop in fees that the company collects from cable operators.
STOCK SYMBOL: VIAB
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T-Mobile US – T-Mobile reported adjusted quarterly profit of 48 cents per share, 9 cents a share above estimates. Revenue missed Street projections, however. The wireless service provider also said thanks to the new tax law, it doesn't expect to be a material cash tax payer until 2024, four years later than earlier forecasts.
STOCK SYMBOL: TMUS
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21st Century Fox – Fox beat estimates by 4 cents a share, with adjusted quarterly earnings of 42 cents per share. Revenue topped forecasts, as well, with results helped by increases in cable and satellite revenue.
STOCK SYMBOL: FOXA
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Tesla – Tesla reported an adjusted quarterly loss of $3.04 per share, smaller than the loss of $3.12 forecast by analysts. Its overall loss was its biggest ever. Revenue was roughly in line with forecasts, and the automaker said it was sticking to recently revised production forecasts for its model three. Tesla also said that its spending could rise this year.
STOCK SYMBOL: TSLA
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iRobot – The shares are under pressure after both earnings and its outlook fell below Street estimates. The maker of robotic vacuum cleaners did say it expects to surpass the $1 billion revenue mark this year for the first time.
STOCK SYMBOL: IRBT
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Yelp – Yelp said it would operate at a loss for 2018, due to expenses related to marketing and increased investments in its restaurant reservations system.
STOCK SYMBOL: YELP
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Athenahealth – Athenahealth named former General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt as its chairman. He replaces Jonathan Bush, who will continue to serve as CEO. Immelt assumes the role in the midst of a shakeup at the health-related software company, which began after activist investor Elliott Management took a stake in the company last year.
STOCK SYMBOL: ATHN
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Take-Two Interactive Software – Take Two forecast current-quarter revenue below Street forecasts. It did report a profit for the holiday quarter thanks to a gain related to the new U.S. tax law.
STOCK SYMBOL: TTWO
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Yum China – Yum China reported adjusted quarterly profit of 19 cents per share, beating forecasts by 1 cent a share. Shares of the operator of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell restaurants in China were pressured after Pizza Hut comparable-store sales came in below analysts' forecasts.
STOCK SYMBOL: YUMC
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Allstate – Allstate reported adjusted quarterly profit of $2.09 per share, easily beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 a share. The insurer's revenue also beat forecasts. Allstate noted strong home and auto insurance profit margins, among other factors.
STOCK SYMBOL: ALL
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Walmart – The retailer has asked vendors for more merchandise priced at $10 and up to sell online, according to a Reuters report, in an effort to make its online business profitable.
STOCK SYMBOL: WMT
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BlackRock – The asset management firm will reportedly raise about $10 billion for a new business that would make direct equity investments in companies, according to Reuters.
STOCK SYMBOL: BLK
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Gilead Sciences – Gilead won Food and Drug Administration approval for its HIV combination drug known as Biktarvy. That prompted an immediate patent infringement lawsuit from rival drug maker ViiV Healthcare, a joint venture of GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, and Shionogi Ltd.
STOCK SYMBOL: GILD
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Amazon.com – Amazon will begin delivering groceries from its Whole Foods operations via its Prime Now service. The one-hour and two-hour service will launch in Austin, Cincinnati, Dallas, and Virginia Beach, and expand across the country later this year.
STOCK SYMBOL: AMZN
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I hope you all have an excellent trading day ahead today on this Thursday, February 8th, 2018! :)
Submitted February 08, 2018 at 09:25AM by bigbear0083 http://ift.tt/2Esk8XT
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