Month: January 2019

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Boeing, Tesla, Eli Lilly & more

Check out the companies making headlines midday Friday this week:

Netflix — Shares of the video-streaming giant fell 4 percent after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance for the first quarter of 2019. The company also posted lighter-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018.

Schlumberger — Schlumberger’s stock rose more than 8 percent and posted its biggest one-day gain since 2011. The jump came after the company issued upbeat guidance for 2019. CEO Paal Kibsgaard said in a statement Schlumberger expects “expect a more positive supply- and demand-balance sentiment to lead to a gradual recovery in the price of oil over the course of the year.”

American Express — The Dow component fell on the back of disappointing quarterly results before recovering. American Express reported adjusted fourth quarter earnings of $1.74 per share and revenue of $10.47 billion. Analysts polled by Refinitv expected a profit of $1.80 per share and sales of $10.56 billion.

Boeing, Caterpillar — Shares of Boeing and Caterpillar rose 1.6 percent and 2.2 percent, respectively. The rise came after sources told CNBC that China has offered to boost U.S. imports for six years during ongoing trade talks.

Pilgrim’s Pride, Sanderson Farms —The chicken producers rose more than 6.5 percent each. An analyst at Mizuho Securities cited the recent thawing in U.S.-China trade talks, noting: “The long-awaited reopening of the China market would be unquestionably good news for US producers as China is by far the largest (and virtually only) market for chicken byproducts (paws and wing tips).”

V.F. Corp. — Shares of V.F. Corp. shot up more than 12 percent after the apparel company posted better-than-expected earnings. The company posted earnings per share of $1.16 percent, topping a $1.10 estimate.

Eli Lilly — Eli Lilly’s stock fell 2.2 percent in midday trading after the company announced that a phase 3 study of Lartruvo failed. Lartruvo is a drug that aims to treat cancer.

U.S. Concrete, Vulcan Materials, Eagle Materials, Summit Materials — Construction stocks rose broadly after Reuters reported that President Donald Trump is trying to revive support for an infrastructure plan that would last up to 13 years.

Tesla —The electric car maker’s stock dropped nearly 13 percent after the company announced it would cut 7 percent of its workforce. CEO Elon Musk said in an email that Tesla faces a “very difficult” road ahead.

Jack Bogle feared this one thing most and it drove him to revolutionize investing with Vanguard

The CNBC says, Former Vanguard Group Chairman and CEO F. William McNabb told CNBC that his first meeting with Jack Bogle, and the one that made a lasting impression on him, was his interview for a product manager position at the fund company in 1986.

Bogle, the founder of Vanguard who is credited with revolutionizing the investment business, had his feet propped up during the interview because of “doctor’s orders” while he recovered from a heart attack. “It’s the only concession I’ll make to be in the office,” McNabb recalled Bogle saying.

At the time, McNabb was working on Wall Street after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, but Bogle didn’t ask McNabb one question about his resume. Instead, they talked about values, education and books.

It was emblematic of the type of company Bogle had built and of his legacy, McNabb told CNBC. Bogle died Wednesday at age 89.

This ‘90s Jack Bogle interview shows how little his famous investing strategy changed over the years.

Bogle believed that culture trumped strategy every time and that Vanguard would be a place where everyone’s contribution was valued and respected, McNabb told CNBC on Friday. The culture Bogle fostered at Vanguard was one of hard work, treating everyone with respect, always doing the right thing and putting clients’ interests first, McNabb said.

Bogle feared complacency. He was inspired by the writings of American revolutionary Thomas Paine, who was often quoted in Bogle’s books, and the economist Joseph Schumpeter, who popularized the term “creative destruction.” What other industry executives found disruptive, Bogle thought necessary to remain relevant.

“When you look at Vanguard today, we are a result of a lot of those steps,” said McNabb.

In its first year, Vanguard managed $1.7 billion of customer assets, and when Bogle stepped down as CEO, Vanguard had reached $250 billion assets under management. The company now manages $5.1 trillion, largely because of the popularity of Bogle’s industry-changing idea: index mutual funds.

McNabb became CEO of Vanguard two weeks before the fall of Lehman Brothers in 2008. Amidst the turmoil of the financial crisis, he asked himself, “what would Jack do?,” and recalls Bogle’s favorite phrase: Press on, regardless.

美国进口价格下降；同比降幅为2016年以来最大

据美国全国广播公司报道，美国12月进口物价连续第二个月下滑，因石油产品成本大跌，且美元走强抑制其他商品价格，导致两年多来最大年度降幅。

美国劳工部周三公布的数据，令疲弱的生产者物价指数和消费者物价指数雪上加霜，强化了分析师对美国联邦储备理事会近期将暂停升息的预期。

美联储主席杰罗姆•鲍威尔(Jerome Powell)上周表示，低通胀让政策制定者在监控经济数据和金融市场以寻找增长风险的同时，“有能力保持耐心，耐心而仔细地观察”。美国中央银行预测今年将有两次加息。

进口价格继11月下修1.9%后，上月下跌1.0%。路透调查的分析师此前预计，12月进口价格将下降1.3%，11月为下降1.6%。

在截至12月的12个月中，进口价格下降了0.6%。这是自2016年9月以来的最大年度降幅。

这也是自2016年10月以来首次同比下降，11月同比上升0.5%。进口价格在2017年上涨3.2%之后，在2018年下跌0.6%，这是自2015年以来的首次历年下跌。美国金融市场几乎没有受到这些数据的影响。

在低通胀和中国及欧洲经济增长放缓的背景下，一些经济学家认为，美联储不会在2019年上半年加息。有迹象显示，美国经济在2018年底放缓，12月消费者和企业信心调查大幅减弱。

但联邦政府持续的部分停摆，推迟了美国经济分析局(Bureau of Economic Analysis)和人口普查局(Census Bureau)的数据发布，这使得人们很难对经济有一个好的解读，并可能使政策决策复杂化。

12月22日，政府部分关闭，原因是美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)要求美国国会今年给他57亿美元，帮助他在美墨边境修建一堵墙。美国政府历史上最长时间的关门时间推迟了原定于周三公布的12月零售销售和11月企业库存数据。

11月建筑支出和贸易数据的公布也被推迟，定于周四公布的12月房屋开工和建筑许可报告也可能被推迟。经济学家估计，政府关门每周至少会使美国国内生产总值的季度增幅下降0.2个百分点。

上个月，进口燃料和润滑油的价格在11月下跌13.3%之后，又下跌了9.2%。进口石油价格继11月下跌16.0%后，又下跌11.6%。

进口食品价格继前一个月下跌2.2%之后，12月小幅上涨0.1%。资本品成本下降，但汽车和消费品价格小幅上涨。

扣除燃料和食品，进口价格继11月下滑0.1%后，上月持平。所谓的核心进口价格在截至12月的12个月中上涨了0.6%。美元走强压低了核心进口价格。去年，美元对美国主要贸易伙伴的货币升值约7.5%。

上个月从中国进口的商品价格保持不变。中国进口商品的价格在2018年下降了0.2%，自2011年以来没有按日历年增长。

该报告还显示，12月出口价格下降0.6%，11月为下降0.8%。农产品出口价格上涨3.9%，但非农业产品价格下跌1.1%，抵消了出口价格上涨3.9%的影响。

12月农产品价格涨幅为2012年8月以来最大，反映了大豆和坚果价格的上涨。出口价格在11月上涨1.8%之后，12月同比上涨1.1%。2018年增长了1.1%。