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Technical Levels:
Events:
The S&P futures are trading flat with fair value while the NASDAQ futures are
trading 6 points above fair value at 7:45 am ET. The S&P futures have dropped 4
points in the last few minutes after FDX guided Q1 estimates below current consensus.
Weakness in US markets yesterday afternoon spilled over to Asian and European trading.
European markets are down 0.75% to 1.2% near the lows of the session. Mining shares
are amongst the leading fallers. Decliners on the FTSE 100 lead advancers 4-1. Sainsbury
(SBRY.LN) Q1 trading statement reported like-for-like sales up 7.8% excluding fuel and
VAT, however the shares traded lower as the company announced a capital raising of
approx £445M. Profit warnings from SSAB Svenskt Stal (SSABB.SS), Sandvik
(SAND.SS) and Aeroport de Paris (ADP.FP) saw their shares fall. Iberdrola (IBE.SM)
announced a €1.325B capital raise. Asian markets closed mostly lower (Hong Kong
down 0.45%, Australia down 1.47%, Shanghai up 1.67%, Japan up 0.90%, India down
2.9%). Commodity stocks fell and financials were down across the region. China
reversed initial losses after the government reiterated it would not tighten lending
conditions, and a report said real estate investment trusts might be allowed. The market
was unaffected by a report that IPOs would be allowed to resume by 25-Jun. Japan also
closed up. Auto stocks rose after the US House passed the cash-for-clunkers measure.
Research Calls/Market Moving News:
BAC (12.73): Carlyle, Blackstone, and TPG are leading a group that is in talks to
buy Bank of America's First Republic – Bloomberg: The Bloomberg report cites three
people familiar with the matter; one says that the group may partner with First Republic
chairman James Herbert. The report cites an analyst who valued first Republic at $700M
on 8-Jun. A Bank of America spokesman declined to comment for the report.
FDX (51.42): FedEx reports Q4 EPS $0.64 ex-items vs Reuters $0.51: First Call is
$0.52. Company reports revenues of $7.85B vs Reuters $8.38B. Guides Q1 EPS to
$0.30-$0.45 vs Reuters $0.70. Guidance assumes current fuel prices and a stable
economic environment. FDX shares are down 2.5%.
GOOG (416.00): Piper Jaffray comments on US May Search data: Bottom line is
we view last nights comScore data as essentially neutral to the quarter, (we continue to
expect Google to report Q2 revenue slightly below Q2 consensus of down 1% q/q), but
remain positive on shares given it is likely to be one of the first beneficiaries of an
economic recovery.• Google controlled 65% U.S. search market share in May, up from
64.2% in April. • Google's total U.S. queries were down 2% m/m and up 40% y/y in May.
• Real focus should be on impact of Microsoft Bing in June. • Expect paid click data next
week. Conclusion: Google Gained In May, But Focus On Bing. The bottom line is that
we continue to expect Google to report Q2 revenue slightly below Q2 consensus of down
1% q/q. Based on comScore numbers released last night, Google controlled 65% U.S.
search market share in May. Additionally, Google's total U.S. queries were down 2% m/m
and up 40% y/y in May. While we view the data as essentially neutral to the quarter, we
believe the real investor focus on future comScore data is likely to be on the impact of
Microsoft Bing.
George Soros says originators should have more "skin in the game" than the 5%
proposed by the Obama administration – FT: In an op-ed piece in the FT, Soros
outlines three steps to financial reform. First, regulators must accept responsibility for
preventing asset bubbles from growing too big. Second, given that monetary policy alone
cannot control the availability of credit (to help prevent bubbles), credit controls such as
margin requirements and minimum capital requirements should be adjusted to reflect
market conditions. Third, the meaning of market risk needs to be re-conceptualized given
that the efficient market hypothesis is unrealistic and markets are subject to imbalances
that individual participants may ignore amid the belief that they will be able to liquidate
their positions. Soros also argues that the Obama administration's proposal that
originators retain at least 5% of the credit risk of the loans they package and sell to
investors is "more symbolic than substantive," adding that he would consider 10% as the
minimum requirement. Soros goes on to note that credit default swaps should be
outlawed.
GS (144.16): Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says bank to repay $10B in
TARP funds 17-Jun - Bloomberg
ETFC (1.65): E*TRADE files $400M secondary offering through JPMorgan and
Sandler O'Neill: ETFC says Citadel Equity Fund Limited, an affiliate of Citadel
Investment Group, will purchase either $50M or $100M of the common stock in this
offering, depending on the price.
CMI (33.56): Cummins downgraded to neutral from buy at UBS: Valuation cited,
target reduced to $36 from $38. Firm maintains its neutral rating on NAV and AURD, and
its sell ratings on PCAR and ETN. Goldman Sachs initiated a buy rating yesterday on
CMI.