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Paul Ausick

Wal-Mart, Chevron Lift DJIA on Thursday

August 18, 2016: Markets opened higher Thursday after the Labor Department reported that weekly claims for jobless benefits came in lower than expected. The energy sector was the day’s leading gainer and telecom lost…

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

What the Kinder Morgan Upgrade Indicates

Kinder Morgan is reaping the benefit of dressing up its balance sheet while Enterprise is being judged on criteria more closely linked to the ups and downs of the energy industry.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Hedge Funds Dumped Apple, Netflix Stocks in Q2

Are hedge funds really warming up to equities again or are they just playing the only game in town? The top 50 hedge funds added less than 1% to their equities exposure in the…

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Amazon’s Alexa Hits the Road With Hyundai

Hyundai's luxury car division, Genesis, said Thursday that its cars will be the first to allow owners to control a number of the car's functions using Alexa, the voice recognition program from Amazon.com.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Noble Corp., Canadian Solar in Wednesday’s 52-Week Low Club

August 17, 2016: Here are four stocks trading with relatively heavy volume among 34 equities making new 52-week lows in Wednesday’s session. NYSE advancers and decliners traded about even and Nasdaq decliners led advancers…

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

3M, Chevron Pull Dow Higher Wednesday

August 17, 2016: Markets opened slightly lower Wednesday following a slide in European markets. Utility stocks were the leading sector while consumer discretionary stocks weighed most heavily. WTI crude oil for September delivery settled…

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Fed Minutes Reveal Members Agree to Disagree

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes from its July meeting were released Wednesday and provide little new information about where the Fed might be headed with interest rates for the rest of this…

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

What’s So Attractive About Parsley Energy?

Parsley Energy didn't come public until May of 2014, just three months before the floor began falling out of the oil market. Now it trades at an all-time high.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Amex, DuPont Drag on DJIA Tuesday

August 9, 2016: Markets opened higher again Tuesday following the lead of Asian and European exchanges. The productivity report cooled investors’ enthusiasm, though, and afternoon trading saw equities slipping below the break-even line in…

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago