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Turn off the music, close up the bar and call it a night

Turn off the music, close up the bar and call it a night

While the “bad news is good news” move in the market over the last few days is decidedly more enjoyable than those gut-wrenching market falls of late, it’s like a party that goes on for too long; at some point someone has to turn off the music, close up the bar and call it a night.
We’ve already seen some warning signs that it might be time to head out before things get awkward in the form of negative earnings pre-announcements for several companies.

 

In this week’s issue of Tematica Insights:

  • With the September ISM Manufacturing Survey out, what does it mean for inflation and any potential Fed action on rates later this year.
  • Is this a good time to jump on buying opportunities with all the negative earnings pre-announcements coming out?
  • China’s adoption of Western diet demonstrates how thematics can play-out in society.
  • Tematica Select List company Skyworks ([stock_quote symbol=”SWKS”]) makes a move, which has adds an interesting wrinkle to our Connected Society thematic.

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Companies Mentioned
  • Alcoa (AA)
  • Amazon.com (AMZN)
  • American Airlines (AAL)
  • Apple Inc. (AAPL)
  • Bank of America (BAC)
  • Caterpillar (CAT)
  • Chegg Inc. (CHGG)
  • ConAgra (CAG)
  • Corning Inc. (GLW)
  • Dunkin’ Brands (DNKN)
  • DuPont (DD)
  • FedEx (FDX)
  • Hewlett Packard (HPQ)
  • Illumina (ILMN)
  • Immersion Corp. (IMMR)
  • Kimco Realty (KIM)
  • Lifelock (LOCK)
  • Merk & Co. (MRK)
  • Netflix (NFLX)
  • Nu Skin (NUS)
  • Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
  • PayPal (PYPL)
  • PMC-Sierra (PMCS)
  • Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
  • Starbucks Inc. (SBUX)
  • Swift Transportation (SWFT)
  • Synaptics Inc. (SYNA)
  • Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
  • The Container Store (TCS)
  • U.S. Global Jets ETF (JETS)
  • United Natural Foods (UNFI)
  • Verizon Communications (VZ)
  • Wal-Mart (WMT)
  • Walt Disney (DIS)
  • Whole Foods Market (WFM) Xylem, Inc (XYL)
  • Yum! Brands (YUM)
Recent data is fanning the flames of uncertainty

Recent data is fanning the flames of uncertainty

3Q15 was a blow to consumer confidence, and fanned the flames of uncertainty – one thing the stock market does not like.

Earlier this week we closed the books on September, and we all know the market ended the month on a weak note.

Taking a step back, the September quarter was mired with issues — the Greek Crisis, the devaluation of the Chinese Yuan, the accelerated decline of the Chinese economy, the back and forth of the “hike, no-hike” by the Fed, and more — all of which pointed toward a slowing domestic economy. The third quarter was a blow to consumer confidence, and fanned the flames of uncertainty, and we all know uncertainty is one thing the stock market does not like. Neither do we, and we suspect you and your clients don’t either.

In this week’s issue of Tematica Insights:

  • A look at PMI Manufacturing data, a miss on the Employment Report, and what else is to come on the missed earnings front.
  • Why we are not “buying the dip” this time.
  • iPhone shipment numbers: a good things for more than just Apple ({stock_quote symbol=”AAPL”]).
  • The Force is with Disney {stock_quote symbol=”DIS”]).

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COMPANIES MENTIONED
  • American Airlines (AAL)
  • Apple (AAPL)
  • Bank of America (BAC)
  • Caterpillar (CAT)
  • ConAgra (CAG)
  • Dunkin Brands (DNKN)
  • FedEx (FDX)
  • Hewlett-Packard (HPQ)
  • Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
  • Swift Transportation (SWFT)
  • Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
  • The Walt Disney Company (DIS)
  • Whole Foods Market (WFM)