Deutsche Bank raised its price target to $57 from $28The shares of casino stock Eldorado Resorts Inc (NASDAQ:ERI) are up 8% at $41.98, after receiving a price-target hike from Deutsche Bank to $57 from $28. The firm said though that many investors believe the sector could be in for a rough patch, due to social distancing and the long-term economic effects of coronavirus, it sees "new margin peaks...Read More

J M Smucker's fourth-quarter profits and revenue were better than Wall Street expectedThe shares of J M Smucker Co (NYSE:SJM) are down 4.2%, last seen trading at $109.09, despite the food and beverage manufacturer reporting fiscal fourth-quarter profits of $2.57 on revenue of $2.09 billion. Both top-line results were higher than analysts' estimates, thanks to increased consumer demand resulting...Read More

Implied volatility on FDX options is at historically low levelsShipping giant FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) is in the news today, after announcing it was tacking on delivery fees to U.S. shipments. The move represents an effort to combat lagging business amid the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdown of the economy. At last check, FDX is down 1% to trade at $136.61, but the trouble could jus...Read More

REGN is up 106.5% in the last nine months, but already down nearly 2% in JuneOver the past two weeks, we've been exploring some of the best S&P 500 stocks to own in June, historically. Now, with help from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, we'll shift gears and focus on 25 of the worst performers this month, looking back over the past 10 years. One notable name on the list is Reg...Read More

The Dow is trading just below breakeven at middayStocks are struggling for direction at midday, with the Dow JonesIndustrial Average (DJI), S&P500 Index (SPX), and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) all sporting shallow losses. The tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 Index earlier hit a new record high and there's optimism following the European Central Bank's historic stimulusprogram, but worse-than-expectedjobless...Read More

Nio stock hit a record high in vehicle deliveries for MayThe shares of Nio Inc (NYSE:NIO) are up 5.2% at $5.89 at last check, following a report on May deliveries and an announcement by chief financial officer Steven Feng that the company expects to achieve its second-quarter delivery goal. The China-based electric vehicle manufacturer delivered 3,436 vehicles in May, a record high, which led to a...Read More

Simon Property Group is suing apparel retailer Gap for overdue rent and other chargesThe shares of Simon Property Group Inc. (NYSE: SPG) are up 2.4% at $74.57 this morning, after the biggest mall owner in the country sued apparel retailer Gap (GPS) for more than $65.9 million in missed rent payments and overdue charges, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Delaware state court. Gap is not the...Read More

Ciena Corporation's second-quarter profits and revenue were better than Wall Street expectedCiena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) stepped into the earnings confessional this morning, reporting fiscal second-quarter profits of 76 cents on revenue of $894.1 billion, both of which were higher than analysts' estimates. According to a report from AlphaStreet, the network strategy and technology company suspen...Read More

The Fed's latest interest rate decision is due out on WednesdayIt's looking like a relatively quiet week, as far as earnings and economic data go. With earnings season in the rear-view, a few names are still trickling down with quarterly reports, including Stitch Fix (SFIX) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU), as well as jewelry staples Signet Jewelers (SIG) and Tiffany & Co (TIF). Investors will sift...Read More

Meanwhile, the European Central Bank increased its stimulus programAfter the stock market's three-day rally, futures onthe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) are down almost 100 points below fair value this morning. S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) futures are also drifting lower, after weekly jobless claims came in at 1.9million, surpassing the 1.8 estimates. That makes it now 12...Read More

Spanish steelmaker Celsa is to investigate the use of hydrogen to replace its fossil-fuel energy sources in a project at its Nordic region site, the companies involved jointly announced on Wednesday June 3.Celsa Armeringsst??l, of the Celsa Group, has teamed up with Mo Industripark and renewable energy company Statkraft, and has signed a letter of intent to establish a green hydrogen value chain f...Read More

Precious metals are loving the uncertainty the coronavirus hascreated. Despite limited successessome countries have had with reopening, the virus is nowhere near contained. Asof this writing, close to 6 million worldwide are infected and 365,328 havedied. The important columns in the table below from the heavily visited Worldometer's coronavirus page, are the yellow andred.  The United S...Read More

RambusFrom the March 23rd low in the PM complex we've enjoyed the first easy part of this rally that should have many years to run yet. Every bull market will consist of an impulse move followed by a consolidation period, rinse and repeat until the bull market ends with some type of reversal pattern. Normally in a secular bull market the turning points will generally be very large to buildup the...Read More

By: Ira EpsteinGold still not in a new trend short-term, higher high and lower low. If sell-off continues, the 100 DMA is near $1,655:Read More

From Investopedia:“Correlation is a statistic that measures the degree to which two variables move in relation to each other. Correlation measures association, but doesn’t show if x causes y or vice versa, or if the association is caused by a third–perhaps unseen–factor.”In order for correlation to exist, there must be fundamentals that directly connect the two items...Read More

Workers of Tata Steel Netherlands have voted in favor of industrial action to protest planned redundancies, trade union FNV Metaal said on Thursday June 4. Employees of Tata Steel's Dutch asset in IJmiuden are ready to go on strikes if Tata Steel fails to comply with their demands, according to FNV. "If the management of Tata Steel does not meet [our] requirements before Wednesday [June 10], we wi...Read More

Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) kept their production rates high for crude steel and finished steel in late May, according to data released late on Wednesday June 3.May 21-31 outputCrude steel: 2.09 million tonnes per day, up by 0.58%Finished steel: 2.07 million tpd, up...Read More

Demand for flat steel products in Turkey was moderate in May because of low stocks in the country and the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, market participants told Fastmarkets on Wednesday June 3.Turkish flat steel producers were fully booked until late July and have started to accept orders for August production.Steel trading was limited in May because of various curfew orders and national holida...Read More

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Thursday June 4 that are worth another look.Workers of Tata Steel Netherlands have voted in favor of industrial action to protest planned redundancies, trade union FNV Metaal said on June 4.Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared a state of emergency after an accident at a plant operated by a subsidiary of top nickel and palladi...Read More

Daniel R. Amerman While the use of gold to protect against inflation is well known, it has other investment attributes that are potentially even more valuable, and this is particularly true in times of crisis.In this analysis, we will examine the relative performance of gold and stocks (as represented by the S&P 500) between early February and late May, as the coronavirus pandemic and the resul...Read More