Apple Today - 4/14/2016 (AAPL)
seymour_greenz • April 14th 2016 02:50:08 PM
Good Morning,
NASDAQ Futures are down 2 with -1 Fair Value, S&P Futures are flat with 0 Fair Value and Dow Futures are up 2 as earnings season ticks up on this busy Thursday of economic data. Futures were weak in early morning and took a big tumble after 2am until reversing course at 4am and have recovered to nearly even as we await the open.
Asian markets closed up today. China went up 0.51%, Hong Kong gained 0.9% and Japan led the advance, up 3.23%. European markets are up today. The UK is currently up 0.03%, Germany is up 0.26% and France is up 0.13%.
Commodities are mixed this morning. Oil is up 0.1%, natural gas is down 0.98% and gold is down 0.54%. Unleaded gas is up 0.14% and heating oil is up 0.38%. Metals are down. Meat is down. Coffee is up and cocoa, cotton, corn, wheat and soybeans are down.
Shares hit 2016 high, FX hit by Singapore sting. US jobless claims decline to lowest levels since 1973. US economic activity expanded, several regions see pickup in wage growth. Core consumer prices in US cool off.
Pier 1 Imports Inc. (PIR) reported Q4 earnings yesterday afternoon with a 2 cent beat but lowered guidance and is down nearly 8% in pre-market.
Bank of America Corporation (BAC) announced Q1 earnings this morning with an 18 % profit drop on weak trading unit and is down nearly 1%. BlackRock, Inc. (BLK) is down over 1% after reporting a Q1 earnings miss and a 20% fall in profit. Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) reported Q1 earnings with a 3 cent beat and 27% rise in profits and is up over 2% in pre-market. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSM) announced Q1 earnings with a beat of 1 cent but guided Q2 below expectations and is down nearly 4.5%. Unilever Plc (UL) announced Q1 earnings this morning with a 2% drop in sales but met estimates and is up nearly 1%. Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) reported Q1 earnings with a 7% drop in profit due to bad loan provisions and is down nearly 1% in pre-market.
Tomorrow morning, Citigroup Inc. (C), First Horizon National Corporation (FHN), Infosys Limited, Inc. (INFY) and Regions Financial Corporation (RF) are expected to report.
AAPL ran through fields of green with blue skies overhead and just a hint of a clouds yesterday, gaining 1.45% on moderate volume. AAPL opened at 111 to moderate volume and quickly set a low of 110.80 before running up towards 112 within an hour on moderate volume and pausing briefly in late morning before crossing 112 before lunchtime. AAPL spent the remainder of the day around 112 on low volume and pressed slightly higher in late afternoon, setting a high of 112.34 at 3:34pm on mild volume before dipping back towards 112 in the final 30 minutes. AAPL ended the day up 1.6 at 112.04. AAPL gained an additional 9 cents in after-hours to 112.13.
This morning in pre-market, AAPL opened down in conjunction with Futures and gravitated toward the mid-111 area with an move to upper-111 later in the morning that ended in a dip to 111.13 and bounce back to a slightly lower mid-111 area than earlier. AAPL is currently down 55 cents at 111.49 as we approach the open.
Classic max-pain is 100.
Shares hit 2016 high, FX hit by Singapore sting:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-markets-idUSKCN0XB01X
US jobless claims decline to lowest levels since 1973:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-14/u-s-jobless-claims-unexpectedly-fall-to-match-lowest-since-1973
US economic activity expanded, several regions see pickup in wage growth:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-beigebook-idUSKCN0XA25T
Core consumer prices in US cool off:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-14/core-consumer-prices-in-u-s-cool-in-sign-pickup-was-transitory
Wells Fargo Q1 profit falls 7 percent:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-wells-fargo-results-idUSKCN0XB1E4
Delta Air profit tops expectations:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-delta-air-lines-results-idUSKCN0XB1A0
Unilever sales meet estimates:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-14/unilever-sales-meet-estimates-on-gains-in-home-and-personal-care
BlackRock Q1 profit falls 20%:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-blackrock-results-idUSKCN0XB12X
Burberry shares fall 7pc on profit warning:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/04/14/burberry-shares-fall-7pc-as-shine-fades-on-luxury-retail/
Chip giant TSMC cuts global smartphone outlook, sees post-quake Q2 boost:
http://www.reuters.com/article/tsmc-results-idUSL3N17H277
Chipotle's board feels the heat from agitating shareholders:
http://fortune.com/2016/04/13/chipotle-board-shareholders/
Apple car?
http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/whither-apple-car/
Alexa's vocabulary:
http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/the-complete-list-of-alexa-commands/
Ex-Darpa head leaves Google for Facebook:
http://www.wired.com/2016/04/regina-dugan-leaves-google-for-facebook/
Inside Facebook’s biggest AI project ever:
http://fortune.com/facebook-machine-learning/
$13 million Kickstarter project for a cooler continues to be a disaster:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/13/11424924/coolest-cooler-kickstarter-disaster-delays
Microsoft sues US government over data requests:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-microsoft-privacy-idUSKCN0XB22U
What the Facebook analysts are saying about F8:
http://fortune.com/2016/04/14/facebook-f8-wall-street-analysts/
Apple to end iTunes Allowances for children on May 25:
http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/04/14/apple-to-end-itunes-allowances-for-children-on-may-25
GoPro is partnering with over 100 companies to put its cameras everywhere:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/14/11431594/gopro-developer-program-announced-apps-accessories-fisher-price-bmw
Microsoft latest AI wants to guess your photos:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3056029/data-center-cloud/microsofts-latest-ai-party-trick-is-a-captionbot-for-photos.html
Google introduces customizable Nexus phone cases:
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/14/11432150/nexus-live-cases-google-announced
Is Nissan building a mind-reading Leaf?
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/150289/20160414/check-out-nissan-testing-mind-reading-electric-leaf-vehicle.htm
Sharp's adorable robot smartphone coming soon at a price:
http://www.pcmag.com/news/343716/sharps-adorable-and-pricey-robot-smartphone-on-sale-soon
Greenland's melt season started nearly 2 months early:
http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/greenlands-melt-season-started-nearly-two-months-early-160414.htm
Meet a very flashy ant:
http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/ant-evolves-flashy-way-to-beat-desert-heat-160413.htm
Stephen Hawking's interstellar travel plan has some challenges:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/04/14/474227319/stephen-hawkings-plan-for-interstellar-travel-has-some-earthly-obstacles
Climate claims pile up on US energy industry's door:
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Industry/2016/04/14/Climate-claims-pile-up-on-US-energy-industrys-door/1971460626376/
CDC says Zika definitely causes microcephaly:
http://www.webmd.com/news/20160413/zika-causes-microcephaly
Naked Labs' home fitness scanner captures your entire body in 3D:
http://venturebeat.com/2016/04/14/naked-labs-unveils-home-fitness-scanner-that-captures-your-entire-body-in-3d/
Fast-food eaters have more industrial chemicals in their bodies:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-13/fast-food-eaters-have-more-industrial-chemicals-in-their-bodies
Is vegetable oil really better for your heart than butter?
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/04/is-vegetable-oil-really-better-healthier-for-your-heart-lower-cholesterol/478113/
This poor woman is allergic to her own sweat and tears:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/florida-woman-allergic-sweat-tears-details-ordeal-rare/story?id=38397870
Today's Economic Calendar:
8:30 Initial Jobless Claims
8:30 Consumer Price Index
9:45 Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index
10:30 EIA Natural Gas Inventory
1:00 PM Results of $12B, 30-Year Note Auction
4:30 PM Money Supply
4:30 PM Fed Balance Sheet
Notable earnings after today's close: CHKE, CUBI, DSNY, FVRG, TBIO
And tomorrow before the open: ZX, *C*, *FHN*, *INFY*, MESG, *RF*