Good morning traders of the r/StockMarket sub! Welcome to Tuesday! Here are your pre-market stock movers & news this morning-
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Frontrunning: February 27th
- The Florida teenager accused of carrying out the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in modern U.S. history will appear in courttoday as the nation debates gun control. Nikolas Cruz is expected to be in a criminal court for a hearing on obtaining evidence from him. (Reuters)
- Trump claims he would have run into school during shooting (CNBC)
- Florida deputy denies he was a 'coward' during shooting (USA Today)
- Gun-maker stocks are trading like something is different after Florida massacre (CNBC)
- The House Intelligence Committee is scheduled today to speak with Hope Hicks, one of President Trump's closest aides and advisors. Rep Mike Conaway, who is running the panel's probe, said he would not be surprised if Hicks refused to answer certain questions. (Washington Post)
- Energy Secretary Rick Perry is expected to lead nuclear energy talkswith Saudi Arabia officials in London on Friday, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. Perry reportedly scrapped a trip to New Delhi to create an opening for him to lead an inter-agency delegation to London.
- Twenty states have sued the federal government over Obamacare, claiming the law is no longer constitutional without the individual mandate. The mandate was eliminated as part of the new tax legislation signed into law by President Trump in December. (Reuters)
- SeaWorld Entertainment (SEAS) announced this morning that its CEO Joel Manby resigned and named John Reilly as its interim CEO. Current Chairman of the * * * Board Yoshikazu Maruyama has become interim executive chairman until a permanent CEO is appointed. (CNBC)
- "Pharma bro" Martin Shkreli's hopes for a light prison sentence were dealt a huge blow after a judge ruled that his crimes caused a loss of $10.4 million. Shkreli, who will be sentenced on federal fraud charges on March 9, could get a prison sentence of 10 years or more. (CNBC)
- Apple (AAPL) is launching a group of health clinics for its own employees and their families this spring, sources tell CNBC. The clinics, called AC Wellness, will initially only serve Apple employees in Santa Clara County, where its headquarters are located.
- Apple confirms it uses Google's cloud for iCloud (CNBC)
- Sam's Club, a division of Walmart(WMT), is partnering with Instacart to offer same-day delivery, countering Amazon (AMZN) and Whole Foods. The partnership raises fresh questions about the future of Walmart's grocery delivery business. (CNBC)
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TODAY'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
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THIS WEEK'S ECONOMIC CALENDAR:
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THIS WEEK'S IPO'S:
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THIS WEEK'S EARNINGS CALENDAR:
($SQ $JD $VRX $PCLN $FIT $JCP $M $CRM $LOW $PANW $LL $BBY $NTNX $WTW $ADI $FL $TOL $AMT $SN $SWN $EMES $AZO $IONS $VMW$EXEL $KSS $BCC $CLVS $CPRT $AMC $ALB $ACAD $TJX $DF $AWI $RRC $SPLK $FTR $ENDP $SRPT $CRK $PZZA $DDD $WDAY $BUD)
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THIS MORNING'S PRE-MARKET EARNINGS CALENDAR:
($M $LL $TOL $AZO $AMT $IONS $ENDP $NXST $BNS $LGIH $CRCM $MNK $SRE $BMO $VAC $SEAS $DISCA $AMRN $PRGO $MGLN $STAY$ESV $AES $SHOO $IPI $CRI $EV $VSI $ANIP $SERV $SHLX $AMAG $EXLS $GSM $GTN $LAMR $SAH $PNTR $FMS $AAON $BCRX)
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THIS MORNING'S MOST ACTIVE TRENDING DISCUSSIONS:
- FIT
- M
- PCLN
- PANW
- ENDP
- SQ
- SRNE
- LL
- MNK
- AKRX
- CRZO
- CMCSA
- VERI
- BB
- TOL
- ATRA
- AZO
- AMAG
- DISCA
- NTRI
- FTSI
- SHOO
- IART
- IONS
- SEAS
- HYH
- DDS
- AMT
- STKL
- RLGY
THIS MORNING'S STOCK NEWS MOVERS:
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Comcast – Comcast offered to buy British broadcaster Sky for $31 billion, in a challenge to 21st Century Fox. The NBCUniversal parent's per-share offer is about 16 percent higher than Fox's prior agreement to buy the portion of Sky that it doesn't already own. NBCUniversal is the parent of CNBC.
STOCK SYMBOL: CMCSA
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Toll Brothers – Toll reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for its first quarter, as the luxury home builder sold more homes at higher prices. Orders for new homes rose nearly 20 percent from a year earlier.
STOCK SYMBOL: TOL
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Discovery Communications – The TV network operator beat estimates by 6 cents a share, with adjusted quarterly profit of 47 cents per share. Revenue also beat forecasts as U.S. ad sales increased. Discovery also received Justice Department clearance for its planned purchase of Scripps Networks Interactive.
STOCK SYMBOL: DISCA
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Palo Alto Networks – Palo Alto reported adjusted quarterly profit of 86 cents per share, 7 cents a share above estimates. Revenue also topped expectations. The cybersecurity company's results were helped in part by a surge in sales of its firewall protection software.
STOCK SYMBOL: PANW
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Fitbit – Fitbit reported a loss of 2 cents per share for its latest quarter, compared to analyst expectations of a breakeven quarter. Revenue also fell below estimates for the maker of wearable fitness devices, and the company also gave lower-than-expected guidance as newly launched products fall short of initial projections.
STOCK SYMBOL: FIT
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SeaWorld Entertainment – The theme park operator lost 24 cents per share for its latest quarter, five cents wider than expected, but revenue did beat Street forecasts. SeaWorld also announced that CEO Joel Manby is stepping down, to be succeeded on an interim basis by current Chief Parks Operations Officer John Reilly.
STOCK SYMBOL: SEAS
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Microsemi – Microsemi is in advanced talks to be bought by Microchip Technology, according to both The Wall Street Journal and Reuters. The potential deal that would unite the chipmakers is said to be roughly in the mid-$60s per share, although sources say there is no guarantee a transaction will be finalized.
STOCK SYMBOL: MSCC
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American Airlines – American and Qantas are trying to a second time to gain U.S. regulatory approval for a joint venture to coordinate prices and schedules. An initial request was rejected in 2016 after rivals Hawaiian Airlines and JetBlue objected.
STOCK SYMBOL: AAL
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Broadcom – Broadcom's pursuit of rival chipmaker Qualcomm is being examined by CFIUS, the inter-agency panel that examines deals for possible national security concerns, according to sources who spoke to Reuters.
STOCK SYMBOL: AVGO
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Toyota Motor – Toyota has developed a magnet which reduces the use of the rare earth metal neodymium in electric car production. The new technology would save on production costs as well as cut the risk of a materials supply shortage.
STOCK SYMBOL: TM
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Akorn – Akorn's deal to be bought by German health-care group Fresenius is in doubt, because of a Food and Drug Administration probe into data integrity at Akorn. Fresenius said it was conducting its own investigation into alleged breaches by the U.S.-based maker of liquid generic drugs.
STOCK SYMBOL: AKRX
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Xerox — Activist investor Darwin Deason is seeking to nominate a new Xerox board, as he and fellow investor Carl Icahn continue to oppose a takeover by Japan's Fujifilm.
STOCK SYMBOL: XRX
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Apple – Apple is rolling out new primary care health-care clinics for its own employees, according to several sources.
STOCK SYMBOL: AAPL
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United Parcel Service – UPS is suing European regulators for blocking its $7 billion acquisition of Dutch delivery company TNT Express in 2013. Following that rejection, TNT was bought by UPS rival FedEx.
STOCK SYMBOL: UPS
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Delta Air Lines – Delta has been threatened with the loss of Georgia-based tax breaks, after discontinuing discounts for members of the National Rifle Association. Lt. Gov. Case Cagle said the lawmakers would strike down a $50 million sales tax exemption if Delta did not restore the discounts.
STOCK SYMBOL: DAL
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Tenet Healthcare – Tenet beat estimates on both the top and bottom lines, with the hospital operator also raising its 2018 forecasts. Tenet's results were helped by an increase inpatient admissions.
STOCK SYMBOL: THC
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Nutrisystem – The diet systems provider reported adjusted quarterly profit of 42 cents per share, beating estimates by 2 cents a share. Revenue also came in above forecasts. The company also raised its dividend by 43 percent to 25 cents per share, however shares were coming under pressure because of a lighter-than-expected 2018 forecast.
STOCK SYMBOL: NTRI
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Mallinckrodt – The U.K.-based drugmaker earned an adjusted $2.01 per share for its latest quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69. Revenue was also above consensus.
STOCK SYMBOL: MNK
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DISCUSS!
What is on everyone's radar for today's trading day ahead here at r/StockMarket?
I hope you all have an excellent trading day ahead today on this Tuesday, February 27th, 2018! :)
Submitted February 27, 2018 at 08:41AM by bigbear0083 http://ift.tt/2GNKyAJ
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