(Recasts with Panama's statement) By Milagro Vallecillos and Valentine Hilaire PANAMA CITY, Jan 10 (Reuters) - Panama's government onTuesday doubled down on an order that Canada-based miner FirstQuantum Minerals halt operations at its local coppermine, saying the miner had been operating without a contractsince 2017. Earlier, First Quantum said it would submit an appealagainst Panama's order by t...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 18 points in pre-opening trade. Investors are waiting for comments this morning from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell at a conference in Europe with other national monetary leaders.Bumble added $0.63 to $20.59 after the stock was upgraded from Sector Weight to Overweight.AT&T gained $0.17 to $19.21 after Wells Farg...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points in pre-opening trade.Goldman Sachs added $4.32 to $348.08 after announcing plans to cut 3,200 employees.Lululemon dropped $45.23 to $284.03 after lowering fourth quarter earnings guidance. Tilray dropped $0.10 to $2.85 after reporting a fiscal second quarter loss. Abercrombie & Fitch added $1.21 to $26.41...Read More
U.S equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 20 point in pre-opening trade.Index futures moved higher following release of the December Non-Farm Payrolls at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 200,000 versus a downwardly revised gain of 256,000 in November. Actual was an increase of 223,000. December Unemployment Rate was expected to remains unchanged from N...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of the U.S. November Trade report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was a deficit of $63.1 billion versus a deficit of $78.20 billion in October. Actual was a deficit of $61.5 billionConAgra added $0.95 to $39.60 after the company raised its outlook f...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 22 points in pre-opening trade.Salesforce.com added $4.35 to$139.13 after the company announced a 10% reduction in its staff.Microsoft dropped $5.37 to $234.20 after UBS downgraded the stock from Buy to Neutral.Target dropped $2.73 to $149.00 after Wells Fargo downgraded the stock from Overweight to Equal Weight.Cornin...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 17 points in pre-opening trade. Gold added $11.99 to US$1,835.68. Gold equities and related ETFs are expected to open higher. Tesla dropped $5.08 to $118.10 after the company announced lower than consensus deliveries in December. JP Morgan lowered its target price. PayPal advanced $1.82 to $73.04 after Truist upgraded...Read More
Next Tech Talk report will be released (in the New Year!) on Tuesday January 3rdPre-opening Comments for Friday December 30th 2022U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 26 points in pre-opening trade. U.S and Canadian equity trading activity today is expected to be substantially lower than average today. U.S. equity markets are scheduled to close at their...Read More
(Updates prices) By Pratima Desai LONDON, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Copper prices slipped onThursday as surging COVID infections in top consumer China andworries about a global recession fuelled fears of slowing demandfor industrial metals. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)was down 0.2% at $8,428 a tonne at 1704 GMT. Prices of the metalused widely in the power and construction industri...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points in pre-opening trade. Netflix gained $1.48 to $278.38 after CFRA upgraded the stock from Sell to Buy. Target price was increased from $225 to $310. Walt Disney advanced $0.61 to $84.78 after its latest Avator film surpassed $1 billion globally in box office sales. Pfizer added $0.01 to $50.81 after announcing...Read More
(Updates prices, adds Port Pirie ramp up) By Pratima Desai LONDON, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Copper prices hit a two-weekpeak on Wednesday as top consumer China's easing of COVIDrestrictions spurred buying, but recession risks andexpectations of weaker demand capped gains. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME)was up 1.1% at $8,444 a tonne at 1705 GMT after touching itshighest since Dec. 14...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 9 points in pre-opening trade.Boeing added $0.36 to $189.76 after BOC Aviation ordered 40 Boeing 737 Max aircraft.Generac advanced $0.52 to $91.67 after Janney initiated coverage with a Buy rating and a target of $160.Costco gained $0.20 to $458.70 after Cowen upgraded the stock to Top Pick. Home Depot slipped $0.25 to...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 18 points in pre-opening trade. Canadian equity and bond markets are closed today for the Boxing Day the holiday.The Shanghai Composite Index gained 30.01 to 3,095.57 after announcing plans to dismantle its Zero COVID policy. WTI crude oil gained $0.80 to $80.35 on news that China plans to dismantle its Zero COVID poli...Read More
Pre-opening Comments for Friday December 23rd U.S. equity index futures were Lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 9 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures moved lower following release of a series on economic reports at 8:30 AM ESTNovember Core PCE Price Index was expected to increase 0.3% versus a gain of 0.2% in October. Actual was an increase of 0.1%. On a year-over-year b...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 20 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures moved lower following release of the updated U.S. third quarter annualized GDP growth report at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was unchanged at 2.9%. Actual was growth at a 3.2% rate.Micron dropped $0.93 to $50.26 after reporting lower than consensus fiscal first quarter results. T...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 29 points in pre-opening trade.The Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at US73.44 cents following release of Canada's November Consumer Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. On a year-over-year basis November CPI was expected to increase 6.7% versus a gain of 6.9% in October. Actual was an increase of 6.8%. Excluding food an...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 12 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of the November U.S. Housing Start report at 8:30 AM EDT. Consensus was 1.400 million units versus 1.425 million units in October. Actual was 1.427 million unitsThe Canadian Dollar was virtually unchanged at US73.41 cents after Ca...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 4 points in pre-opening trade. Moderna gained $8.66 to $201.95 after Jefferies upgraded the stock from Neutral to Buy.Walt Disney slipped $0.45 to $89.63 after opening weekend revenues from its latest Avitar picture were lower than consensus. Microsoft added $1.22 to $245.91 on news that the company plans to challenge...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 36 points in pre-opening trade.U.S. Steel advanced $0.63 to $24.27 after raising guidance for fourth quarter revenues and earnings. Steel Dynamics added $0.28 to $102.20 after predicting an increase in hot rolled steel prices in 2023.Exact Science jumped $11.34 to $55.95 after its colorectal cancer treatment results w...Read More
(Updates with order to suspend operations) By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Dec 15 (Reuters) -Panama's government ordered Canada's First Quantum Minerals on Thursday to pause operations at its flagship coppermine in the country after missing a deadline to finalize a dealthat would have increased payments to the government from themine. The government had given Minera Panama, which ismajority-owned by...Read More