Apple Today - 08/03/2015 (AAPL)
seymour_greenz • August 3rd 2015 09:27:10 AM
Good Morning,
NASDAQ Futures are down 1 with +5 Fair Value, Dow Futures are up 6. Futures started out flat to green last night and turned red in the early morning only to turn flat to green again as we approach the open. Greece markets reopen today and slide 20%, while European stocks shrug it off and are up. Diamond Offshore (DO) profit beats on demand for ultra-deepwater rigs.
On Friday, AAPL saw a rough day and close to a troubling week, ending up below 122, to 121.3. This morning, in pre-market AAPL opened slightly higher than the close on Friday, then quickly dropped to 121.03 at 4:22am on low volume, bounced up slightly, then fell again to 121 an hour later on higher volume. Since, AAPL has climbed back to a high of 121.69 at 7:22am on more volume and then subsequently backed off to around 121.5. AAPL is currently up 21 cents to 122.51.
Classic max-pain is 123.
Greek market opens down:
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33754005
European stocks rise:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/08/03/world/asia/ap-financial-markets.html?_r=0
Diamond earnings are scratch-proof:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/03/diamond-offshore-results-idUSL3N10E3NR20150803
Sears sales sink:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/08/03/business/ap-us-sears-sales.html
Nokia sells off mapping division for $3 billion:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/04/technology/german-carmakers-buy-nokia-mapping-unit-here.html
Take note of Siri's latest tricks:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/iphone/11780079/Apple-testing-new-Siri-voicemail-transcription-service.html
AT&T includes DirecTV in new bundle:
http://www.cnet.com/news/at-ts-launches-first-directv-bundle-200-for-tv-wireless-for-four/
Yahoo acquires Polyvore:
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2015/08/02/yahoo-snatches-social-shopping-site-polyvore.html
Facebook new live stream:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/facebook-borrows-from-snapchat-for-a-new-live-streaming-feature/articleshow/48326657.cms
Galaxy Grand launches in India:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/mobiles/Samsung-Galaxy-Grand-Prime-4G-launched-at-Rs-11100/articleshow/48330616.cms
Xiaomi has some big shoes to fill:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/Xiaomis-quest-to-become-next-Apple-hits-roadblock/articleshow/48307392.cms
Zuckerberg on miscarriages:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-health/11780013/Mark-Zuckerberg-miscarriage-Facebook-post-7-myths-busted.html
This guy stole your Bitcoins:
http://www.zdnet.com/article/mt-gox-bitcoin-exchange-ceo-mark-karpeles-arrested-in-japan/
Be nice to your Philodendron:
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/73374/20150731/study-shows-plants-exhibit-animal-like-signals-despite-lack-of-nervous-system.htm
Today's economic calendar:
Auto sales
8:30 Personal Income and Outlays
8:30 Gallup US Consumer Spending Measure
9:45 PMI Manufacturing Index
10:00 ISM Manufacturing Index
10:00 Construction Spending
Notable earnings after today's close: ALL, DLA, DENN, ELNK, GLRE, IDTI, LLNW, THC, TXRH,
And tomorrow before the open: BLMN, CBT, CRCM, COH, CVS, EMR, ETR, HNT, HEP, H, K, MGM, ODP, REGN, RRD, SABR, SMG, S, TIME, WLK,