Pre-Market Outlook

ETF Outlook for Wednesday, April 16, 2014 Market Vectors Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: SMH) The ETF’s largest holding, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), reported earnings Tuesday night after the bell that came in a penny better than expectations. Revenue was in line with consensus, an increase of 1.7 percent...

After geopolitical tension took Brent crude oil prices to a six week high on Tuesday, the commodity retreated towards $109 on mixed Chinese data and slowly increasing exports from Libya. Brent traded at $109.20 at 6:05 GMT on Wednesday morning, still supported by growing worries about the...

The euro remained steady at $1.3822 at 5:40 GMT on Wednesday morning. The common currency gained strength early in the week after the European Central Bank hinted at further easing.  Despite the situation in Ukraine and uncertainty about the region’s recovery, the euro has held on to the...

Pre-open movers US stock futures jumped in early pre-market trading, ahead of earnings from Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The Housing starts report for March will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET, while industrial production data for March will be released at 9:15 a.m. ET. The...

The world’s second largest economy grew at its slowest pace in 18 months during the first quarter, but came in above expectations. China’s economy grew 7.4 percent from January to March, slightly below Chinese policymakers’ target of 7.5 percent.  The data, although not overly positive, could...

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) is expected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $5.28 billion. Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $22.33 billion. St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) is expected to report its Q1...

Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are: Wall Street expects Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) to report its Q1 earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $22.33 billion. Bank of America shares rose 0.55% to $16.48 in after-hours trading. Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) reported better-than-...

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) fell 1.46% to $21.58 in pre-market trading after the company and Wave Systems (NASDAQ: WAVX) announced their collaboration. Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) dipped 1.02% to $24.16 in the pre-market session after gaining 0.74% on Monday. International Business Machines (...

Pacific Continental (NASDAQ: PCBK) shares gained 18.42% to $15.75 in the pre-market after dropping 1.55% on Monday. Pacific Continental is expected to report its Q1 earnings on April 17, 2014. Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA) shares gained 9.80% to $74.97 in the pre-market trading session after...

ETF Outlook for Tuesday, April 15, 2014 iShares MSCI Hong Kong Index ETF (NYSE: EWH) A gap higher to begin the week was enough for EWH to rally to the best level since January 2008. Often times Hong Kong is attached to China when it comes to investment performance, however they are greatly...

Pre-open movers US stock futures rose in early pre-market trading, ahead of earnings from major companies. The consumer price index for March and the Empire State manufacturing index for April will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. The NAHB housing market index for April will be released at 10:00 a.m....

The euro was steady at $1.3815 on Tuesday morning after losing some of its strength on Monday due to ECB comments and tension in Ukraine. The common currency retreated modestly after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi remarked that the bank would be forced to step in if the euro...

Brent crude oil slipped below $109 to $108.58 at 5:50 GMT on Tuesday morning as investors put their faith in a meeting set to take place on Thursday between the US, the EU, Russia and Ukraine. The commodity has been buoyed by worries that the crisis in Ukraine is leading to a military clash...

On their first phone call since March 28 when Russia annexed Crimea, US President Barack Obama warned his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin against further military intervention in Ukraine. Obama told Putin that any further moves by Russia would be counterproductive to finding a diplomatic...

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is estimated to report its Q1 earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $10.55 billion. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) is projected to report its Q1 earnings at $1.48 per share on revenue of $18.00 billion. The Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) is expected to report...