Finance

Nike Beats On Q2 Earnings, Shares Fall On Soft Future Orders

Shares of the athletic apparel, footwear and accessories retailer, Nike, Inc. (NKE- Analyst Report), slipped 2.9% in yesterday’s after-hours trading session after the company posted second-quarter fiscal 2015 results. Various analysts blamed soft future orders for the fall in share price. Nike’s global future orders, slated for delivery from Dec 2014 through Apr 2015, grew 7% year over…

The Philly Fed ADS Business Conditions Index

Note from dshort: I’ve updated my periodic look at the Philly Fed ADS Index through yesterday’s release, which included the latest Initial Jobless Claims (for the week ending December 13th). The Philly Fed’s Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index (hereafter the ADS index) is a fascinating but relatively little known real-time indicator of business conditions for the…

Echoes Of Financial Crises From The Late ‘90s

The fickleness of financial markets is truly amazing at times. Back in May, I suggested that investors were downright sanguine. I even cautioned that the markets may be too calm. But today, things are distinctly different… The price of crude oil has crashed. The Russian ruble is experiencing a proper currency crisis. Emerging markets are getting routed….

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RXi Pharmaceuticals (RXII) announced today that is has obtained an exclusive global licensing deal for a phase 2 ready product known as Samcyprone. RXi is licensing the drug from Hapten Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Under the terms of the Agreement RXi will obtain patent rights and assets. In exchange for RXi obtaining Samcyprone the company will be…

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RXi Pharmaceuticals (RXII) announced today that is has obtained an exclusive global licensing deal for a phase 2 ready product known as Samcyprone. RXi is licensing the drug from Hapten Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Under the terms of the Agreement RXi will obtain patent rights and assets. In exchange for RXi obtaining Samcyprone the company will be…

Dow Jones Today Dec 19th, 2007

The Dow elected only the Daily Bearish on Monday not last Friday which was also a Weekly. Therefore, no Weekly Bearish has been elected leaving 17235 intact. Hence, a closing today above 17,758 today will be an indicator that higher highs are yet to be made. A closing above 17970 will signal a breakout to…