Monday, January 22, 2018

1/22 Monday's Pre-Market Stock Movers & News

Good morning traders of the r/StockMarket sub! Welcome to Monday! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news this morning-

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Frontrunning: January 22

  • The government shutdown entered its third day today, as the Senate failed to strike a deal to break an impasse before the work week begins in Washington. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell aims to advance a short-term spending bill at noon on the Hill, which could lead to an end to the shutdown. (CNBC)
  • Trump says Democrats are ruining his one-year anniversary as president (CNBC)
  • Trump urges Senate to use 'nuclear' option as government shutdown drags (CNBC)
  • Eric Trump says the government shutdown is 'a good thing for us' politically (CNBC)
  • President Donald Trump has largely sidelined Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in U.S. trade deals, according to Axios, and has even humiliated him during meetings. The White House disputed the reportthat Trump is dissatisfied with Ross. (CNBC)
  • Trump's travel expenses, including his trips to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida and New Jersey golf club has now surpassed $13.5 million, according to a report from right-leaning Judicial Watch. One trip to Trump's Bedminster golf club cost $15,994 per hour. (CNBC)
  • Trust in US institutions plunges in Trump's first year (Reuters)
  • The FBI reportedly lost about five months worth of text messagesbetween two staffers who worked on probes into Hillary Clinton's emails and possible collusion between Russia and the Trump 2016 presidential campaign. (Reuters)
  • A second day of demonstrations in support of women's right got underway Sunday after protestors flooded streets across the world during the previous day to mark the anniversary of Trump's inauguration. (CNBC)
  • Women of all ages were honored at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards. The SAGs featured a female-only lineup of award presenters, meaning to further the conversation about sexual assault in Hollywood after the #MeToo movement. (LA Times)
  • Approximately 82 percent of the money generated last year went to the richest 1 percent of the global population, a new study by global charity Oxfam claimed. The poorest half saw no increase at all, the report also found. (CNBC)
  • Amazon's (AMZN) automated grocery store, called Amazon Go, will launch today after a year of false starts. The e-commerce giant boasts the stores could be a game changer for grocery and retail with "no lines, no checkouts, no registers." (CNBC)
  • Rocket Lab blasted off into space over the weekend, taking a major step toward opening low-cost access for a new generation of satellites. This was the first time Electron's orbital deployment systems were tested. (CNBC)
  • The New England Patriots will return to the Super Bowl this year, facing the Philadelphia Eagles. Tom Brady, despite an injured hand, led the Patriots back from a 10-point deficit to beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24-20 in Sunday's AFC championship game. (Reuters)
  • Pizza Hut to give away free pizza if TD scored in under 14 seconds at Super Bowl (CNBC)

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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:

($NFLX $GE $HAL $INTC $CAT $LRCX $JNJ $CELG $VZ $F $CLF $PG $STM $ISRG $ABT $PETS $FCX $WDC $AAL $MMM $TXN $UAL$RTN$BIIB $LUV $CMCSA $KMB $ALK $UTX $CBU $SBUX $BOH $AMTD $JBL $WYNN $URI $BMRC $HON $SWK $ITW $PGR $OPB $STT $TRV)

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TODAY'S DIVIDEND CALENDAR:

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THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING DISCUSSIONS:

  • JUNO
  • CELG
  • ARRY
  • HAL
  • NFLX
  • BIVV
  • * XBI
  • X
  • LABU
  • GRPN
  • JNPR
  • AIG
  • VR
  • HOG
  • AMTD
  • BLUE
  • PETS
  • TSM
  • UVXY
  • ADNT
  • AFL
  • CCLP
  • OMER
  • RARE
  • ESPR
  • SCCO
  • LLY
  • SNY
  • CBS
  • SEP

THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:

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Juno Therapeutics – Juno agreed to be bought by Celgene for about $9 billion or $87 per share in cash. It had been reported last week that the two drugmakers were engaged in buyout talks.

STOCK SYMBOL: JUNO

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AIG – The insurance company announced a deal to buy Bermuda-based reinsurer Validus for $5.56 billion in cash or $68 per share. AIG said the deal would be immediately accretive to its earnings.

STOCK SYMBOL: AIG

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Halliburton – The oilfield services company reported adjusted quarterly profit of 53 cents per share, seven cents a share above estimates. Revenue beat forecasts, as well, and Halliburton made optimistic comments about the coming year, based in part on more solid commodity pricing.

STOCK SYMBOL: HAL

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Bioverativ – Bioverative is soaring in premarket trading after the U.S. hemophilia treatment specialist agreed to be bought by French drugmaker Sanofi for $11.6 billion in cash, or $105 per share.

STOCK SYMBOL: BIVV

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Archer Daniels Midland – The grain processor is proposing a buyout of agricultural commodities supplier Bunge, according to The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Bunge – which has also drawn interest from Swiss agriculture company Glencore – is said to be keeping its options open. Glencore is prevented from making a new offer for Bunge until next month, stemming from a previous standstill agreement.

STOCK SYMBOL: ADM

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Dunkin' Brands – William Blair upgraded the restaurant operator's stock to "outperform" from "market perform," saying the company has put enough innovations in place to drive sales higher.

STOCK SYMBOL: DNKN

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Harley-Davidson – Wells Fargo upgraded the motorcycle maker's stock to "outperform" from "market" perform. Wells Fargo doesn't feel the secular decline in motorcycle sales has ended, but said investors may not be appreciating the benefits of tax reform to the company.

STOCK SYMBOL: HOG

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Twitter — Twitter executive Anthony Noto has been offered the CEO job at Social Finance, according to a source who spoke to CNBC. Noto is currently in talks with SoFi about the job, according to people familiar with the matter. The paper said Noto may turn down that offer and that Twitter might make an extra effort to keep him, given that CEO Jack Dorsey is splitting his time between Twitter and Square.

STOCK SYMBOL: TWTR

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Wal-Mart – The retailer is in talks with a number of buyout firms to sell a major stake in its Brazilian operations, according to Reuters citing people familiar with the matter.

STOCK SYMBOL: WMT

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Xerox – Xerox is being pushed to explore a sale by investor Carl Icahn and major Xerox shareholder Darwin Deason, according to the Wall Street Journal. Icahn and Deason together control more than 15 percent of the office equipment maker's shares.

STOCK SYMBOL: XRX

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UBS – UBS is proposing a dividend increase and new share buyback program, even as the Swiss bank takes a multibillion writedown relating to the new U.S. tax law.

STOCK SYMBOL: UBS

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Microsoft – Microsoft sales in Russia are being crimped by new restrictions related to U.S. sanctions against that country, according to a Reuters report.

STOCK SYMBOL: MSFT

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Apple – Apple was downgraded to "neutral" from "overweight" at Atlantic Equities, citing signs of softening iPhone demand.

STOCK SYMBOL: AAPL

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Eli Lilly – The drugmaker's stock was downgraded to "underperform" from "neutral" at Credit Suisse, which points to concerns about the outlook for diabetes treatments Trulicity and Humalog.

STOCK SYMBOL: LLY

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/u/bigbear0083 has no positions in any stocks mentioned. Reddit, moderators, and the author do not advise making investment decisions based on discussion in these posts. Analysis is not subject to validation and users take action at their own risk. /u/bigbear0083 is an admin at the financial forums Stockaholics.net where this content was originally posted.

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I hope you all have an excellent trading day ahead today on this Monday, January 22nd, 2018! :)



Submitted January 22, 2018 at 08:45AM by bigbear0083 http://ift.tt/2ry0LYg
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