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THERE IS NO PRODUCTION MONDAY MORNING AS MARKETS IN THE U.S. ARE CLOSED FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY. In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs will pick back up in the next couple weeks now that we are in 2019. Government shutdown may delay filings. Secondaries on deck:  priced this morning. IPO Filings After The Close: Secondary Filings:   KNI CERC  common stock.  Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings After The Close: Beat: OZK +.06 NFLX +.06 AXP +.04 TEAM +.04 PRGS +.03 PBCT +.02  Missed: JBHT -0.68 Flat:  Positive Guidance On Earnings: Guidance Mixed:  AXP TEAM Negative Guidance on Earnings: PRGS NFLX Positive Guidance For Upcoming Quarter:  Negative Guidance For Upcoming Quarter: NLS CASA TIF Dividend Increase:  ED Stock Repurchase Announcement: GPOR MLHR JEC News After The Close: Brazil not taking sufficient action to address structural fiscal risks notes Fitch. President Trump and the U.S. Delegation will not attend Davos World Economic Forum due to government shutdown, confirmed. Copa Holdings (CPA) sees December Traffic +5.3% year over year. Hourly Action This Past Week: Stocks are continuing to remain positive this week on an hour by hour basis. Courtesy of Quantitative Partners, Inc. Research Note Of Interest This morning Ted Moreau of Terrace Research weighs in on…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs will pick back up in the next couple weeks now that we are in 2019. Government shutdown may delay filings. Secondaries on deck:  ENR priced this morning with convertible as well. Other secondaries of note STML EVBG. IPO Filings After The Close: Secondary Filings:   RVNC  common stock;  mixed shelf offering.  AMH FOX.A notes offering. Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings After The Close: Beat: UAL +0.39 PNFP +.02 Missed: FULT -.02 Guidance Mixed:  UAL Positive Guidance For Upcoming Quarter: Negative Guidance For Upcoming Quarter: EFII THG F FISV Dividend Increase: TGE KALU OGS EPD Index Changes: TFX joins S&P 500, GDOT to S&P 400, MERC to join S&P 600 as of Friday. SRE to replace PCG in the Dow Jones Utility Average. Repurchase Announcements:  News After The Close: API Petroleum Data saw a draw of 0.56 million barrels of Crude Inventories and Gasoline Inventories built by 5.991 million barrels. Nordstrom (JWN) holiday comps rose only +1.3% leading to weakness today. SNAP CFO resigns after 8 months on the job, we hardly knew ya! Hourly Action This Past Week: Stocks are continuing to remain positive this week on an hour by hour basis. Courtesy of Quantitative Partners, Inc. What’s Happening This Morning:…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs will pick back up in the next couple weeks now that we are in 2019. Government shutdown may delay filings. Secondaries on deck:  prices this morning. IPO Filings After The Close: Secondary Filings:   GOOD JBHT mixed shelf offering. Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings After The Close: Beat: none of note Missed: none of note  News After The Close: Viacom (VIAB) may bid for Tubi TV per the information.com. Yeti Holdings (YETI) and Boot Barn (BOOT) each announced upside guidance after the close. Fitch keeps Spain’s credit rating at A- pending 2019 draft budget being passed. Lands’ End (LE)  fires Chief Merchandising Office Gill Hong and eliminates the position. Eaton Vance (EV) sees Assets Under Management (AUM) drop to $423.1 billion from $439.2 billion on October 31st. Southwest Air (LUV) and Teamsters reach a deal for 300 material specialists. Microsoft (MSFT) picks up $1.76 billion five year Navy contract. General Electric (GE) Medical Systems wins $450 million government contract. Notable Weekend Readings: FBI opened investigation into whether President Trump was working with the Russians after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. (NYT) The White House considered striking Iran in September.  (WSJ) Greek Prime Minister Tspiras…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs will pick back up in the next couple weeks now that we are in 2019. Secondaries on deck: pricings this morning . IPO Filings After The Close: Secondary Filings:  common stock. Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings After The Close: Beat: KBH +.02 BBBY +.01 PSMT +.01 Met: WDFC Missed:  Higher Guidance: BBBY Lower Guidance: News After The Close: Zumiez (ZUMZ) reports December Comps +4.9% versus November and +7.9% a year ago, raises guidance. Costco (COST) reports December Comps +9.2% versus November and +11.50% a year ago. Union Pacific (UNP) updates their guidance. December carloadings stronger than expected with international container imports. Asset manager updates to AUM. Cohen & Steers (CNS) $54.8 billion vs. $58.6 billion in November. Franklin Resources (BEN) $649.9 billion in December versus $683.3 billion. Victory Capital (VCTR) $52.8 billion vs. $63.6 billion on September 30th. Hourly Action This Past Week: Stocks saw some early weakness and then again from 2:00-3:00 p.m. but for the most part is it was a positive day. Courtesy of Quantitative Partners, Inc. What’s Happening This Morning: U.S. futures: S&P -15, Dow Jones -107,  NDX -43 and Russell 2000 -7 with fair values HIGHER ADDING TO…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs will pick back up in the next couple weeks now that we are in 2019, Secondaries are back in business. IPO Filings After The Close: Anchiano Therapeutics files to list in the U.S., currently in Tel Aviv Exchange. Secondary Filings: NLY SMTX CFX AXSM common stock;  APH notes announced. Courtesy of IPO Financial News After The Close: Union Pacific (UNP) names Jim Vena as COO, was former CNI executive, NovoCure (NVCR) gives upside guidance, United Continental (UAL) to take $206 million charge on Hong Kong routes. Hourly Action This Past Week: Stocks were strong yesterday with stocks up for most of the day aside from weakness 1:00 to 3:00. Courtesy of Quantitative Partners, Inc. What’s Happening This Morning: U.S. futures: S&P +18.50, Dow Jones +199,  NDX +50.50 and Russell 2000 +9 with fair values MOSTLY LOWER HELPING GAINS.  Asia and Europe higher this morning. Gold and silver lower with copper higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil Futures higher. Natural Gas is higher. $ is higher vs Euro, higher vs. Pound and higher vs. Yen. US 10 year Treasury price 121.96 with yields higher since Monday morning. Prices as of 8:15 a.m. EDT.…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs will pick back up in the next couple weeks now that we are in 2019, Secondaries are back in business. IPO Filings After The Close: none of note Secondary Filings no common stock or mixed shelf offering announced. Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings From After the Close: Beat Estiamtes: RECN +.10 Missed Estimates: LNDC -.01 Mixed Guidance: LNDC News After The Close: Square (SQ) hires Amrita Ahuja as new CFO, currently the CFO of Blizzard Entertainment a unit of ATVI who also lost their CFO to Netflix (NFLX) this week. Reata Pharmaceuticals (RETA) completes Phase 2 meeting with FDA for Phase 3 clinical trial of bardoxolne methyl for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD). Jazz Pharmaceutical (JAZZ) and Codiak Biosciences announce strategic deal on exosome therapeutics. Leidos Health Sciences (LDOS) received fast track patent for novel peptide based PD-1 checkpoint inhibitors from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. API Petroleum Data saw a draw of 4.46 million barrels for Crude Oil and Gasoline had a build of 8 million barrels. Repurchase Announcements: NMFC Hourly Action This Past Week: Stocks were weak yesterday with stocks up only from 11:00 to 12:00 p.m. EDT. Courtesy of…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs are done for the year and we will pick back up in 2019, The likelihood is 90% no more secondaries for the year. That said there still could be some filings announced. IPO Filings After The Close: files IPO for 2019.  TYME MPW common stock; MPW mixed shelf offering. Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings From After the Close:  RICK $-0.06. News After The Close: Windstream (WIN) sells Earthlink for $330 million to Trive Capital. Protagonist Therapeutics (PTGX) CFO Thomas O’Neil to resign as of January 11th. Activision Blizzard (ATVI) CFO Spencer Neumann notified for termination of cause unrelated to financial reporting or disclosure issues. Put on paid leave and COO Dennis Durkin assumes duties. See Rags & Mags as Neumann hired this morning by Netflix. Portola Pharmceuticals (PTLA) Chief Medical Officer resigns to go to another pharmaceutical company. Special Dividend: Ticker Change:. Hourly Action This Past Week: Stocks were mixed with a drop to 11:30 a.m. EDT then a rise to 1:30 p.m. EDT follow by a drop to 3:57 p.m. EDT then a rather epic 3 minute pop to close on the highs of the day. Courtesy of Quantitative Partners, Inc.…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs are done for the year and we will pick back up in 2019, The likelihood is 90% no more secondaries for the year. That said there still could be some filings announced. IPO Filings After The Close: Harpoon Therapeutics files IPO for 2019. KREF RKDA common stock; KREF mixed shelf offering. Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings From After the Close:  There are no earnings of note this week. News After The Close: API Petroleum Data for the week ended 12/21 sees Crude Inventories build by 6.90 million barrels. Gasoline builds by 3.70 million barrels. Lockheed Martin (LMT) picks up $710 million Navy contract. Huntington Ingalls (HII) wins $230 million Navy contract. Dell Computer (DELL) will begin trading today. Dividend Increases: Special Dividend: GBCI, VMST pays special dividend today of $26.81 per share. Repurchase Ammouncements: CRH Index Changes: FRC will join the S&P 500 on January 2nd. Hourly Action This Past Week: Stocks were in trouble until 2:00 a.m. EDT and then it was off to the races. Stocks closed higher. Courtesy of Quantitative Partners, Inc. What’s Happening This Morning: U.S. futures: S&P +10, Dow Jones +111  NDX +18 and Russell 2000 +6…

In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: IPOs are done for the year and we will pick back up in 2019, The likelihood is 90% no more secondaries for the year. That said there still could be some filings announced. Filings After The Close: common stock; mixed shelf offering; Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings From After the Close:  There are no earnings of note this week. News After The Close: Christmas eve President Trump outed Santa Claus to a 7 year old causing many to question his mental stability. Government shutdown will remain in effect until at least Thursday of this week. Rumors have surfaced that President Trump is dissatisfied with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuhcin. Dividend Increases: Repurchase Ammouncements: JD Index Changes: Hourly Action This Past Week: Another poor day on Monday as stocks faltered at 11:00 a.m. turning it into the worst Christmas Eve performance in the history of the stock market. Courtesy of Quantitative Partners, Inc. What’s Happening This Morning: U.S. futures: S&P +24, Dow Jones +204  NDX +67 and Russell 2000 +12 with fair values HIGHER LESSENING GAINS.  Asia higher to mixed and Europe lower this morning. Gold, silver and copper higher. WTI Crude and Brent Oil…

Note Next Monday that Markets Close at 1:00 p.m. EDT. In After Hours Trading IPOs on deck: . Secondaries on deck: APDN. Courtesy of IPO Financial Earnings From After the Close: Surprises: CTAS +.08 NKE +.06 CAMP +.02 Positive Guidance: CTAS NKE Mixed Guidance: CAMP Negative Guidance: News After The Close: Secretary of Defense James Mattis to resign effective February 28th over disagreement on troop removal from Syria. House passes a stop gap spending bill to avert shutdown until February 8th with funding for “the wall”. Sends back to Senate for a vote that seem unlikely which will lead to a government shutdown. FDA may allow interstate sales of some cannabis food and drink with passage of the Farm Bill. Boeing (BA) wins a $1.1 billion contract with U.S. Special Operations Command and a $250 million Army contract for work through 2023.Also, awarded a $310 million contract with the Defense Logistic Agency. Lockheed Martin (LMT) wins $1 billion Air Force award for work through 2027. Raytheon (RTN) wins a $570 million Army contract for work through 2023. Campbell Soup (CPB) names Mark Clouse CEO effect January 1st. Dividend Raises: LW Dividend Cuts: Special Dividend: New Repurchase Announcements: STL BMA Index…