US stocks are taking a step back today, mostly driven by negative earnings news
Jay Soloff
Argonath Financial
US stocks are taking a step back today, mostly driven by negative earnings news. The biggest hit came from Caterpillar. Earlier this week, I mentioned CAT as one of the major earnings releases to watch this week due to its reflection of industrial demand. And sure enough, the market is reacting to CAT's decreased revenue and profit outlook. The company is especially seeing slower orders for equipment from mining companies because of softening demand for metals. So does that imply economic growth is slowing? Perhaps not. I'm of the opinion that CAT placed too big of a bet on the mining industry and is now paying the price. Mining has returned to normal levels, whereas we recently experienced a major commodity boom.. I believe CAT bought into the emerging market story just a bit too enthusiastically.
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I'm an investments analyst for a US-based independent investment research firm. My focus is on economics, options, and all types of stocks, but especially tech, Internet, and renewable energy companies. I have experience as a options market maker on the floor of the CBOE, as a consultant on Wall Street, and as a senior analyst at a multi-strategy hedge fund. You can visit my website at www.argonathfinancial.com.
Jay Soloff
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Argonath Financial
I'm an investments analyst for a US-based independent investment research firm. My focus is on economics, options, and all types of stocks, but especially tech, Internet, and renewable energy companies. I have experience as a options market...
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Jay Soloff
Research Analyst
Argonath Financial
I'm an investments analyst for a US-based independent investment research firm. My focus is on economics, options, and all types of stocks, but especially tech, Internet, and renewable energy companies. I have experience as a options market...
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