The PBR1000 November 2015 Breaking News Recap

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The first part of November 2015 saw quite a bit of activity. However, as the month progressed, especially during the normally slow Thanksgiving Week, there was a noticeable  slowdown, almost a pause, as the business world anxiously awaits the Federal Reserve decision as to whether or not it will raise interest rates in December. Sometimes there is a sense that the Federal Reserve is rather tired, maybe fatigued might be a better word, of waiting for years and years to exercise this responsibility.   Even though the economic indices are not perfectly aligned, they might proceed any way to take that action just to get some excitement going and a new round of second guessing.

There was significant merger/acquisitions activity in November 2015. There were 15 $1 billion or more deals initiated affecting 25 of The PBR1000 companies. The biggest deal by far is the Pfizer/Allergan deal with a record $160 billion transaction value. It is also controversial because it is one of those ghastly inversion deals which would create a major pharma company with jurisdiction outside the US, with primary operations in the US, to avoid taxes. It will be interesting to see how this all works out and if the current administration and legislative bodies make any changes to discourage such a move.

The stock markets ended the month a little up, except for the slightly down DJIA. Economic indices continue to be mixed, and corporate 3rd quarter reports results were lackluster overall.

But now we are into the Christmas season, there is some anxiety over how buyer behavior will be with more emphasis on online sales, but still a push to get the consumer into stores. Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Cyber Monday initial results seem to indicate perhaps a slight gain in sales.

As the New Year approaches we can look forward to a lot of rhetoric and ads from the I-Wanna-Be-US President candidates about how they will solve all the problems of the US and the world.

The PBRMarketTools.com staff wishes you and your loved ones a wonderful and blessed holiday season, and look forward to providing you with even more services regarding The PBR1000 in the New Year!

Following are The PBR1000 and economic related news items of note for November 2015, starting with the last active day.

Monday, November 30:
The PBR1000 End of November US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes month at 17,719.92, -0.44% from last Friday, +0.32% MTD, +8.81% QTD, -0.58% YTD.
NASDAQ closes month at 5,108.67, -0.37% from last Friday, +1.09% MTD, +10.57% QTD, +7.87% YTD.
SPX closes month at 2,080.41, -0.46% from last Friday, +0.05% MTD, +8.35% QTD, +1.04% YTD.

General Electric(PBR9 $GE) & Alstom unit get $5.6 billion in locomotive orders from Indian Railways. MarketWatch article link.

Ford(PBR10) to make $9 billion investment in US plants, create/secure 8,500 jobs, US labor cost limited to less than 1.5%/year per agreement with UAW. $F PR link.

Ford(PBR10) to make $1.3 billion investment in new Ford F-Series Kentucky plant, to employ 2,000. $F PR link.

Microsoft(PBR31) introduces new Skype for Business service. $MSFT PR link.

Morgan Stanley(PBR79) to layoff up to 25% of fixed-income staff over next 2 weeks. Bloomberg PR link.

Deere & Co(PBR81) to layoff 220 workers at its Seeding and Cylinder unit in Moline, IL, effective 02/15/16. $DE PR link.

Lear Corp(PBR165) has acquired vehicle-to-vehicle & vehicle-to-infrastructure communications developer Arada Systems, terms not disclosed. http://bit.ly/1LKzQW1$LEA PR link.

Computer Sciences(PBR237) completes spinoff of 19,000 employee, $5.5 billion in pro forma revenues CSRA(NYSE: CSRA) as an independent public company. $CSC PR link.

Blackstone(PBR352) & KIRKBI have acquired 2,600 employee global manufacturer of flexible foam products Armacell, terms not disclosed. $BX PR link.

FIS(PBR394) completes $9.1 billion acquisition of 13,000 employee $2.8 billion/yr software/technology services company SunGard. $FIS PR link.

Mattress Firm(PBR932) to have nearly 3,500 US locations after it acquires privately held 1,050 stores Sleepy’s for $780 million. $MFRM PR link.

Kaman Corp(PBR934) completes acquisition of Germany based super precision miniature ball bearings designer/manufacturer GRW Bearing. $KAMN PR link.

Allscripts Healthcare(PBR1014) authorizes $150 million for share repurchase program through 12/31/18. $MDRX PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Board approves rule ending emergency lending for to-big-to-fail companies. FRB PR link.

Adobe Systems(PBR557) says there was a record $11 billion of online spending from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. $ADBE PR link.

Friday, November 27:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,798.49, -0.14% from last Friday, +0.76% MTD, +9.30% QTD, -0.14% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,127.52, +0.44% from last Friday, +1.46% MTD, +10.98% QTD, +8.27% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,090.11, +0.04% from last Friday, +0.52% MTD, +8.86% QTD, +1.52% YTD.

NextEra Energy(PBR173) to sell 2 Texas fossil generating assets to Energy Future Holdings affiliate for $1.59 billion, will have 17,000 MW of generating assets left. $NEE PR link.

Adobe Systems(PBR557) reports that $4.45 billion was spent online on Black Friday, Thanksgiving; mobile sets new record with 34% share in sales. $ADBE PR link.

Thursday, November 26:
Happy Thanksgiving!
US Stock Exchanges Closed.

Wednesday, November 25:
Netherlands based NXP Semiconductor gets FTC approval for $11.8 billion merger with Freescale Semiconductor(PBR514 $FSL), to close on 12/07/15. $NXPI PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says the October Personal Income Annual Rate was at $15.6 trillion, personal savings $761.9 billing, savings rate at 5.6%, was 5.3% in September. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of HUD says the October New Family Homes Sold Annual Rate is at 495,000, median price $281,500, 5.5 months supply. HUD PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR41) says 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates averaged 3.95% with 0.7 points for week ending 11/25/15. $FMCC PR link.

Tuesday, November 24:
Carnival Corp(PBR184) initiates $1 billion share buyback program. $CCL PR link.

Computer Sciences(PBR237) to acquire Australia based 3,000 employee IT services company UXC(ASX: UXC) for $308 million, to close in 02/16. $CSC PR link.

Crestwood Equity(PBR574) completes 1:10 reverse stock split. $CEQP PR link.

Chico’s FAS(PBR730) authorizes new $300 million share repurchase program. $CHS PR link.

Pinnacle Foods(PBR751) to acquire health & wellness foods brands manufacturer Boulder Brands for $11.00/share, $975 million , to close in 1st quarter 2016. $PF PR link.

Cytec(PBR887) stockholders approve merger with Brussels based global chemical company Solvay for $75.25/share, $5.5 billion, to close in 12/15. $CYT PR link.

Alcoa(PBR115) announces post separation executive teams for its Upstream & Value-Add companies, scheduled for 2nd half 2016. $AA PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce in 2nd estimate says 3rd Quarter US Gross Domestic Product Annual Rate was +2.1%, was +1.5% in Advance estimate. USDOC PR link.

Monday, November 23:
General Electric(PBR9) to sell UK home lending portfolio with face value of $5.9 billion to Blackstone(PBR352), TSSP, & CarVal consortium, terms not disclosed. $GE PR link.

Omnicom(PBR192)’s DDB Worldwide unit acquires Grupo ABC, largest independent advertising/marketing communications company in Brazil. $OMC PR link.

Allergan(PBR219) to be acquired by Pfizer(PBR56 $PFE) for $363.63/share, $160 billion stock deal, to be completed in 2nd half 2016, to be called Pfizer Plc, headquarters in Ireland, global operations in NY. $AGN PR link.

TeamHealth(PBR498) completes $1.6 billion acquisition of national acute/post-acute provider IPC Healthcare(NASDAQ: IPCM). $TMH PR link.

Diebold(PBR676) to acquire Germany based 9,000 employee retail banks IT solutions/services provider Wincor Nixdorf(FWB: $WIN) for $1.8 billion cash/stock. $DBD PR link.

Equifax(PBR795) to acquire Australia based credit information company Veda Group for $1.8 billion. $EFX PR link.

Owens-Illinois(PBR373) hires Jan Bertsch as SVP/CFO, also leads IT. $OI PR link.

The National Assn of Realtors says October Existing Home Sales were at a 5.36 million annual rate, -3.4% from September, +3.9% from October 2014. NAR PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR41) releases its economic November outlook, +55 age group a special focus. $FMCC PR link.

Friday, November 20:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,823.81, +3.35% from last Friday, +0.91% MTD, +9.45% QTD, +0.00% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,104.92, +3.59% from last Friday, +1.01% MTD, +10.49% QTD, +7.79% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,089.17, +3.27% from last Friday, +0.47% MTD, +8.81% QTD, +1.47% YTD.

Cisco(PBR60) to acquire private London based collaboration infrastructure & conferencing software provider Acano for $700 million cash. $CSCO PR link.

Sprint(PBR86) signs $1.2 billion deal for the sale and lease-back of certain leased devices to newly formed Mobile Leasing Solutions. $S PR link.

Peabody Energy(PBR372) to sell New Mexico/Colorado coal assets to Bowie Resource Partners for $358 million cash. $BTU PR link.

Chipotle(PBR561) provides updates on E. coli investigation, especially with new cases identified. $CMG PR link.

Mylan(PBR618) completes acquisition of certain women’s healthcare businesses with 1,000 employees from Famy Care. $MYL PR link.

C.R. Bard(PBR637) to acquire durable medical equipment distributor Liberator Medical(NYSEMKT: LBMH) for $3.35/share, $181 million in stock. $BCR PR link.

Sprint(PBR86) promotes Jaime Jones to South area president, part of restructuring plan. $S PR link.

Sprint(PBR86) hires Annette Jacobs as president, Pacific Northwest region, part of restructuring plan. $S PR link.

Estee Lauder(PBR255) promotes John Demsey to executive group president, Jane Hertzmark-Hudis to group president. $EL PR link.

Owens-Illinois(PBR373) promotes CFO John Haudrich to Chief Strategy/Integration Officer. $OI PR link.

Opinion: The big hang-ups in Dell’s deal for EMC MarketWatch article link.

Thursday, November 19:
UnitedHealthcare(PBR14) to evaluate viability of the Affordable Care Act insurance exchange product segment in 1st half of 2016. $UNH PR link.

Nike(PBR98) new $12 billion class B share buyback program to start at completion of current $8 billion plan; 2:1 Class A & B stock split set for 12/23/15. $NKE PR link.

Kellogg(PBR198) to debut 40 new food products in early 2016, reflects new trends. $K PR link.

AGL Resources(PBR452) shareholders approve $12 billion acquisition by Southern Co(PBR155), expected to close in 2nd half 2016. $GAS PR link.

Skechers USA(PBR808) wins favorable ruling in Nike(PBR98 $NKE) lawsuit. $SKX PR link.

Edwards Lifesciences(PBR819) to do 2:1 stock split on 12/11/15. $EW PR link.

E*Trade(PBR930) authorizes $800 million share buyback program through 03/31/17. $ETFC PR link.

Graphic Packaging(PBR553) promotes president/COO Michael Doss to president/CEO, effective 01/01/16, succeeds David Scheible, who will be chairman through 05/16. $GPK PR link.

Wednesday, November 18:
Amazon(PBR29) to open 2 fulfillment centers in Ohio, total of 1.8+ million square feet, to employ 2,000+. $AMZN PR link.

Amazon(PBR29) : Martha Stewart American Made launches on Handmade at Amazon, features 200,000 items from 10,000 artisans. $AMZN PR link.

Raytheon(PBR118) authorizes an additional $2 billion for share repurchase program. $RTN PR link.

Medtronic(PBR133) acquires Scotland based private video laryngoscopes developer Aircraft Medical for $110 million cash. $MDT PR link.

Delta Air Lines(PBR72) intends to acquire 49% stake in Grupo Aeromexico. $DAL PR link.

ConAgra(PBR166) to split into 2 public companies, frozen potatoes related businesses to be called Lamb Weston. $CAG PR link.

CBRE Group(PBR301) has acquired Chicago based 20+ person retailers & restaurants analytics firm Forum Analytics, terms not disclosed. $CBG PR link.

Wynn Resorts(PBR427) says Macau Wynn Palace completion date has moved from 03/25/16 to 06/25/16. $WYNN PR link.

Newell Rubbermaid(PBR434) completes sale of Endicia online shipping business to Stamps.com for $215 million. $NWL PR link.

Fiserv(PBR474) authorizes 15 million shares repurchase program. $FISV PR link.

ON Semiconductor(PBR656) to acquire Fairchild Semiconductor(PBR1000 $FCS) for $2.4 billion cash. $ON PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says October New Private Housing Bldg Permits were at an annual rate of 1,150,000, +4.1% from September, +2.7% from October 2014. USDOC PR link.

The US Federal Reserve releases minutes from the October 27-28 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, notes moderate US growth. USFRB PR link.

Housing: FreddieMac(PBR41) survey shows 66% of renters carry debt, saving for a home downpayment not a priority. $FMCC PR link.

Tuesday, November 17:
General Electric(PBR9) completes stock exchange for Synchrony Financial(NYSE: SYF) spinoff, nets $20.4 billion share buyback equivalent. $GE PR link.

Penske Automotive(PBR170) acquires Audi, Porsche, Jaguar, & Land Rover franchises in Monmouth County, NJ, represent $175 million annual revenues. $PAG PR link.

Norfolk Southern(PBR242) evaluating unsolicited, low-premium, highly conditional cash/stock offer from Canadian Pacific. $NSC PR link.

Airgas(PBR461) to be acquired by France based Air Liquide(Euronext Paris: AI) for $143/share, $13.4 billion cash. $ARG PR link.

Citrix(PBR658) to spin off GoTo family of products as a separate public company in 2nd half 2016. $CTXS PR link.

Angie’s List determines not to pursue IAC(PBR665) $8.75/share offer, says undervalued. $ANGI PR link.

Wells Fargo(PBR30) promotes Tim Sloan to president/COO. $WFC PR link.

Kohl’s(PBR149) hires Sona Chawla to be in new position of COO on 11/30/15. $KSS PR link.

Priceline(PBR319) promotes Christa Quarles to CEO of its OpenTable unit, reports to Priceline CEO. $PCLN PR link.

Colfax(PBR517) president/CEO Matt Trerotola to be interim president of ESAB unit with retirement of Clay Kiefaber on 12/31/15. $CFX PR link.

Axiall(PBR521) appoints Timothy Mann as president/CEO, had been an interim. $AXLL PR link.

Citrix(PBR658) hires Tim Minahan as Chief Marketing Officer, reports to CEO. $CTXS PR link.

Bob Evans(PBR1020) hires Saed Mohseni as president/CEO, effective 01/01/16. $BOBE PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the October Consumer Price Index(CPI) was +0.2% from September, seasonally adjusted, and +0.2% over last 12 months, unadjusted. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says October Current Average Earnings was $25.20/hr, +0.36% from September, +2.5% from October 2014. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says October Total Industry Capacity Utilization was at 77.5%, was 77.7% in September, 78.5% in October 2014. USFRB PR link.

Construction: NAHB/Wells Fargo says builders dial back confidence in November MarketWatch article link.

Consumer Credit: Default rates rise in October MarketWatch article link.

Jobs: Retail hiring for October strongest in 75 years (but the good news stops there) MarketWatch article link.

Monday, November 16:
Marriott Intl(PBR211) to acquire Starwood Hotels(PBR417 $HOT) for $79.88/share, $12.2 billion stock/cash, creates world’s largest hotel company. $MAR PR link.

Mylan(PBR346) authorizes $1 billion share buyback program through 08/27/16. $MYL PR link.

Blackstone(PBR352) buys 7 location independent jewelry retailer Diamonds Direct, terms not disclosed. $BX PR link.

Blackstone(PBR352) to sell 37,000 employees facility management services unit GCA, terms not disclosed. $BX PR link.

Constellation Brands(PBR377) to acquire 40+ beer styles craft brewer Ballast Point for $1 billion. $STZ PR link.

Intercontinental Exchange(PBR556) to acquire European OTC energy markets technology provider Trayport from BGC Partners & GFI for $650 million in Stock. $ICE PR link.

Urban Outfitters(PBR638) to acquire The Vetri Family of pizzeria restaurants, terms not disclosed. $URBN PR link.

Meredith(PBR994) comments on unsolicited offer by NextStar Broadcasting(NASDAQ: NXST) for Media General(NYSE: MEG), reiterates Meredith-Media General in best interests of all. $MDP PR link.

SuperValu(PBR164) president/Cub Foods unit Mike Stigers to be EVP/president of Independent Supply Chain upon retirement of Janel Haugarth on 12/26/15. $SVU PR link.

AutoZone(PBR290) to promote Rick Smith to SVP, Human Resources, in 01/16, succeeds leaving Mike Womack. $AZO PR link.

WhiteWave Foods(PBR624) leaders selected for COO, US Group President, & CFO. $WWAV PR link.

Scientific Games(PBR937) CFO Scott Schweinfurth retiring, effective after next 10-K filing. $SGMS PR link.

FHA meets minimum reserve requirement for first time since 2009 MarketWatch article link.

Friday, November 13:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,245.24, -3.71% from last Friday, -2.37% MTD, +5.40% QTD, -3.24% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,927.88, -4.26% from last Friday, -2.49% MTD, +6.66% QTD, +4.05% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,023.04, -3.63% from last Friday, -2.71% MTD, +5.37% QTD, -1.74% YTD.

Apple(PBR5 $AAPL) cancelling Beats Music subscriptions MarketWatch article link.

United Continental(PBR77) opens new clubs as part of $100 million investment to transform lounge experience. $UAL PR link.

Perrigo(PBR565) shareholders reject Mylan(PBR346 $MYL) unsolicited $75/share +2.3 Mylan shares tender offer. $PRGO PR link.

Graham Holdings(PBR615) acquires electrical solutions manufacturer Group Dekko, terms not disclosed. $GHC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says that the October Producer Price Index was -0.4% from August, a record -1.6% for last 12 months. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce estimates September Trade Sales/Manufacturers’ Shipments at $1,320.3 billion, unchanged from August, -2.8% from September 2014. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce advance estimate of October Retail & Food Services Sales were $447.3 billion, +0.1% from September, +1.7% from October 2014. USDOC PR link.

Opinion: ExxonMobil(PBR2 $XOM) cover-up case shows why energy investors need a new strategy MarketWatch PR link.

Terrorism: Terrorists launch several attacks in Paris, over 100 killed.

Thursday, November 12:
American Electric Power(PBR174) completes $550 million sale of inland barge unit AEP River Operations to American Commercial Lines. $AEP PR link.

DISH Network(PBR196) files reply with FCC on proposed Charter Communications(PBR297)/Time Warner Cable(PBR119) merger, says not in public interest. $DISH PR link.

Liberty Interactive(PBR263) to separately spin-off CommerceHub & Liberty Expedia Holdings in 1st half 2016. $QVCA PR link.

Blackstone(PBR352) fund to acquire $3 billion of secondary real estate interests from CalPERS. $BX PR link.

NCR(PBR383) to get $820 million equity investment from Blackstone(PBR352 $BX) in strategic partnership, will be used in $1 billion share buyback program. $NCR PR link.

Liberty Media(PBR534) to recapitalize into 3 tracking stock groups in 1st half 2016. $LMCA PR link.

Orbital ATK(PBR655) forms subsidiary in Saudi Arabia to serve defense customers. $OA PR link.

Apollo Global Mgmt(PBR906) to acquire 8 hospital system RegionalCare Hospital Partners. $APO PR link.

Conn’s(PBR986) opens 100th furniture & specialty home goods store in Las Vegas. $CONN PR link.

Bank of America(PBR24) hires David Leitch as global general counsel, effective 01/01/16, succeeds Gary Lynch who remains vice chairman. $BAC PR link.

Advance Auto Parts(PBR279) CEO Darren Jackson to retire 01/02/16, pres George Sherman to be interim CEO. $AAP PR link.

Graham Holdings(PBR615) promotes president Timothy O’Shaughnessy to president/CEO, Donald Graham remains chairman. $GHC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says September Job Openings were 5.526 million, August was 5.377 million, September 2014 was 4.678 million. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Treasury says US Govt October Receipts were $211.0 billion, Outlays $347.6 billion, Deficit $136.5 billion, was $121.7 billion in October 2014. Treasury PR link.

Healthcare: 15 million Americans dodge steep hike in Medicare Part B premiums MarketWatch article link.

Wednesday, November 11:
Kroger(PBR20) to acquire 151 stores Roundy’s(PBR582 $RNDY) for $3.60/share, $800 million, includes debt. $KR PR link.

Express Scripts(PBR22 $ESRX) cuts off pharmacy that sold Horizon Pharma drugs. MarketWatch PR link.

Cisco(PBR60 $CSCO) CEO’s busy start: If you can’t buy ’em, join ’em. MarketWatch PR link.

Macy’s(PBR97) & Luxottica Group sign exclusive agreement to open LensCrafters licensed departments In up to 500 Macy’s Stores over three years. $M PR link.

Altria Group(PBR110) endorses AB InBev/SABMiller $107 billion stock/cash deal, would have a 10.5% stake, receive $2.5 billion cash. $MO PR link.

Anadarko Petroleum(PBR154) statement says unsolicited bid for Apache(PBR208) was rejected. $APC PR link.

Activision Blizzard(PBR540) launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops III does over record $550 million over 3 day weekend. $ATVI PR link.

IAC(PBR665 $IACI) bids more than $500 million for Angie’s List, no response yet. MarketWatch article link.

3M(PBR92) promotes Kimberly Price to SVP, Corporate Communications & Enterprise Services, effective 01/01/16, succeeds retiring Ian Hardgrove. $MMM PR link.

C.H. Robinson(PBR215) promotes Bob Biesterfeld to president, North American Surface Transportation division, effective 01/01/16, reports to CEO. $CHRW PR link.

AMD(PBR446) promotes Ruth Cotter to expanded role of SVP Human Relations, Corporate Communications & Investor Relations. $AMD PR link.

Analysis: Goldman Sachs(PBR76) says U.S. economic recovery has about 4 years before it ends. MarketWatch article link.

Investing: Foreign investors flock to U.S. Treasurys, betting on policy divergence MarketWatch article link.

Investing: When it comes to investing, it pays to keep it simple. MarketWatch article link.

Tuesday, November 10:
McDonald’s(PBR101) plans longterm goal of being 95% franchised; will not pursue REIT spinoff. $MCD PR link.

McDonald’s(PBR101 $MCD) credit downgraded to just 3 notches above junk at S&P. MarketWatch article link.

Cummins(PBR146) authorizes new $1 billion share buypack program. $CMI PR link.

Chipotle(PBR561) to reopen 43 stores in Seattle & Portland, e. coli tests negative, stocking with all new ingredients. $CMG PR link.

TD Ameritrade(PBR662) president/CEO Fred Tomczyk to retire on 09/30/16; Tim Hockey promoted to be president on 02/02/16, add CEO title on 10/01/16. $AMTD PR link.

Heartland Payment Systems(PBR821) promotes Christopher Sebes to EVP as head of commerce. $HPY PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says September Total Wholesale Sales were $448.0 billion, +0.5% from August, -3.9% from September 2014. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says October US Import Prices were -0.5% from September, US Export Prices were -0.2%. USDOL PR link.

Monday, November 9:
Cisco(PBR60) to partner with Sweden’s Ericsson($ERIC) to create networks of the future worldwide. $CSCO PR link.

Community Health System(PBR125) authorizes 10 million share repurchase program, not to exceed $300 million. $CYH PR link.

DISH Network(PBR196) 3rd quarter revenues up over last year, has 13.909 million Pay-TV subscribers compared to 14.041 million same period last year. $DISH PR link.

Priceline(PBR319) Booking.com unit hits 1 billion guests since its start, has 21 million rooms available worldwide. $PCLN PR link.

Weyerhauser(PBR355) & Plum Creek Timber(PBR989 $PCL) to merge in all stock deal, then do $2.5 million share repurchase program. $WY PR link.

Darden Restaurants(PBR398) completes spinoff of independent public REIT Four Corners Property Trust(NYSE: $FCPT). $DRI PR link.

SeaWorld(PBR674) announces partnerships with Panasonic, Evans Hotel Group, change in orca show. $SEAS PR link.

Harsco(PBR876) to pursue strategic options for spinoff of Metals & Minerals segment. $HSC PR link.

DuPont(PBR82) names Edward Breen as chairman/CEO, had been the interim. $DD PR link.

Ashland(PBR407) hires Greg Elliott as VP/chief human resources & communications officer. $ASH PR link.

AGL Resources(PBR452) chairman/CEO John W. Somerhalder II to retire 12/31/15, president/COO Drew Evans to become president/CEO at that time. $GAS PR link.

Avista Corp(PBR990) Heather Rosentrater being promoted to VP-Energy Delivery/Customer Service upon retirement of Don Kopczynski on 12/01/15. $AVA PR link.

Jobs: New reports suggest October jobs blowout is an outlier. MarketWatch article link.

Banking: New ‘too big to fail’ rules could force banks to raise up to $1.19 trillion MarketWatch article link.

Holiday Shopping: Target(PBR40) to open stores on Thanksgiving Day, joining growing list of retailers. MarketWatch article link.

International Trade: China passes Canada to become U.S.’s largest trading partner MarketWatch article link.

OECD says emerging market slowdown & drop in trade is clouding global outlook, growth at +2.9% in 2015. OECD article link.

Friday, November 6:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,910.33, +1.40% from last Friday/MTD, +9.98% QTD, +0.49% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,147.12, +1.85% from last Friday/MTD, +11.41% QTD, +8.68% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,099.20, +0.95% from last Friday/MTD, +9.33% QTD, +1.96% YTD.

AmerisourceBergen(PBR16) completes $2.575 billion cash acquisition of private outsourced compounded sterile preparations for acute care hospitals provider PharMEDium Healthcare. $ABC PR link.

Wells Fargo(PBR30 $WFC) must issue about $40 billion in debt to meet requirement, says CFO. MarketWatch article link.

Lockheed Martin(PBR64) completes $9 billion acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft unit from United Technologies(PBR45 $UTX). $LMT PR link.

Carnival Corp(PBR184) divides into 2 sales regions, names regional vice presidents & other sales appointments. $CCL PR link.

PG&E(PBR172) to promote Jason Wells to SVP/CFO on 01/01/16, succeeds retiring Kent Harvey. $PCG PR link.

President Obama says Keystone XL wouldn’t serve U.S. interests MarketWatch article link.

The US Dept of Labor says October US Employed was at 149.1 million, was 147.3 million in October 2014, Unemployment Rate at 5.0%. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says 3rd Quarter Consumer Credit grew at a +7.5% annual rate, was +10% in September. FRB article link.

Thursday, November 5:
Walt Disney(PBR57 $DIS), PlayStation just agreed to a major Internet-streaming deal. MarketWatch article link.

PharMerica(PBR911) acquires Texas based hospital pharmacy management services company Luker Pharmacy Management. $PMC PR link.

Scientific Games(PBR937) wins 5 year contract for Arizona Lottery’s integrated lottery system. $SGMS PR link.

Walter Energy(PBR1006) to sell its Alabama assets to a new company formed by its senior lender group. $WLTGQ PR link.

United Continental(PBR77) president/CEO Oscar Munoz in email to employees says doctors to clear him for return in 1st quarter 2016. $UAL PR link.

Ross Stores hires Brian Morrow as president/Chief Merchandising Officer of dd’s DISCOUNTS. $ROST PR link.

USPS to hire 30,000 employees for holiday season. MarketWatch article link.

The US Dept of Labor says 3rd Quarter Labor Productivity was at a +1.6% annual rate from previous quarter, output +1.2%, hours worked -0.5%. USDOL PR link.

Wednesday, November 4:
AutoNation(PBR148) reports retail new vehicle unit sales of 28,247 in October 2015, Up 14% versus October 2014. $AN PR link.

Expedia(PBR433) to acquire 1.2 million alternative accomodations space HomeAway for $38.31/share, $3.9 billion in cash/stock. $EXPE PR link.

Exterran(PBR698) completes spinoff of international services & fabrication businesses into new public company Exterran Partners, renames itself ArchRock(NYSE). $AROC PR link.

Community Health system(PBR125) division president Bill Hussey & CIO J Gary Seay to retire on 12/31/15. $CYH PR link.

Bon-Ton Stores(PBR707) hires Nancy Walsh as CFO, effective 11/09/15. $BONT PR link.

Lumber Liquidators(PBR1061) appoints independent chairman John Presley as CEO, effective 11/16/15. $LL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says the September US International Trade of Goods & Services Deficit was $40.8 billion, was $48.9 billion in August. USDOC PR link.

Federal Reserve: U.S. stocks end lower as Yellen hints December rate hike MarketWatch article link.

Tuesday, November 3:
Amazon(PBR29 $AMZN) to open its first bricks-and-mortar bookstore, will be in Seattle, WA. MarketWatch article link.

American Express(PBR83) to provide technical integration with sharing economy accommodations service Airbnb in partnership. $AXP article link.

JM Smucker(PBR437) to sell its $200 million/year US canned milk brands & operations to Eagle Family Foods Group. $SJM article link.

Coty(PBR524) to reorganize leadership team & functions upon completion of merger with Proctor & Gamble(PBR33 $PG) specialty beauty business, to relocate to London. $COTY article link.

Chipotle(PBR561) outlines aggressive actions taken regarding e. coli incident at 8 Oregon/Washington restaurants. $CMG PR link.

Range Resources(PBR726) to sell its southwest Virginia 3,500 wells, 460,000 acres, Nora assets for $876 million. $RRC PR link.

Aeropostale(PBR924) announces additional expansion plans in Asia & the EMEA areas, will be in Thailand & Egypt over the next 5 years. $ARO PR link.

MasterCard(PBR291) to promote Craig Vosburg to president, North America Markets, on 01/01/16, succeeds Chris McWilton, who is leaving. $MA PR link.

ABM Industries(PBR478) hires Anthony Piniella as Chief Communication Officer. $ABM PR link.

Tesla(PBR651) hires Jason Wheeler as next CFO, hires Jon McNeil as president, Global Sales & Service. $TSLA PR link.

Groupon(PBR652) promotes COO Rich Williams to CEO, co-founder Eric Lefkofsky becomes chairman again. $GRPN PR link.

DSW(PBR778) EVP Roger Rawlins to become CEO 01/01/16, succeeds retiring Mike MacDonald; authorizes new $200 million share repurchase program. $DSW PR link.

Fannie(PBR17), Freddie(PBR41) may need to tap Treasury, FHFA director says MarketWatch article link.

US auto sales jump by double-digits in 5 week October. MarketWatch article link.

Retail CMOs forecast 4.2% growth in holiday season sales MarketWatch article link.

The US Dept of Commerce says September New Orders for Manufactured Goods were $466.3 billion, -1.0% from August, -7.2% YTD. USDOC PR link.

Monday, November 2:
The PBR1000 October 2015 Breaking News Recap is published. Click here.

The PBR October US Economic Indices Snapshot has been released. Click here for a 13 month subscription.

General Electric(PBR9) completes $13.5 billion acquisition of Alstom, forms largest GE digital industrial business, GE Power. $GE PR link.

Hewlett-Packard(PBR19) re-launches as printing & personal systems company with completion of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Group spinoff. $HPQ PR link.

HCA(PBR75) acquires Urgent Care Extra’s Nevada operations, includes 14 Las Vegas urgent care centers. $HCA PR link.

PBF Energy(PBR139) completes $322 million acquisition of New Orleans area 189,000 barrels/day Chalmette Refining. $PBF PR link.

Bristol-Myers-Squibb(PBR185) to acquire private biotech company Cardioxyl Pharmaceuticals for up to $2.1 billion. $BMY PR link.

VISA(PBR224) to acquire VISA Europe for up to $23+ billion. $V PR link.

Molina Healthcare(PBR284) completes $200 million acquisition of Providence Human Services & Providence Community Services, the behavioral & mental health subsidiaries of the Providence Service Corporation(NASDAQ: PRSC). $MOH PR link.

Dollar Tree(PBR309) completes divestiture of 330 Family Dollar Stores to Dollar Express. $DLTR PR link.

Jarden(PBR324) completes $1.5 billion acquisition of school yearbooks, rings, caps/gowns supplier Jostens. $JAH PR link.

Zoetis(PBR500) to acquire Norway based leading farmed fish vaccines provider PHARMAQ for $765 million. $ZTS PR link.

M&T Bank(PBR504) completes acquisition of $19 billion in loans 135 NJ/NY branches Hudson City Bancorp(PBR1042). $MTB PR link.

Activision Blizzard(PBR540) to acquire London based gaming developer King Digital Entertainment(NYSE: $KING) for $18.00/share, $5.9 billion. $ATVI PR link.

TreeHouse Foods(PBR690) to acquire ConAgra(PBR166 $CAG) private brands business for $2.7 billion. $THS PR link.

AMSURG(PBR945) withdraws unsolicited increased offer to acquire TeamHealth(PBR498 $TMH). $AMSG PR link.

Equifax(PBR795) to hire 400 people in Costa Rica for expansion in new business areas. $EFX PR link.

Anadarko Petroleum(PBR154) hires Mitch Ingram as EVP, Global LNG. $APC PR link.

Fidelity Natl Financial(PBR331) promotes Mike Nolan to president, Brent Bickett to EVP, Corporate Strategy, effective 01/01/16. $FNF PR link.

Brookdale Senior Living(PBR587) hires Labeed Diab as COO, Lucinda Baier as CFO, promotes Mary Sue Patchett to EVP-Community/Field Operations. $BKD PR link.

Dun & Bradstreet(PBR957) promotes Josh Peirez to president/COO, Curtis Brown to Chief Content/Technology Officer. $DNB PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says 2015 Construction Spending through September was $786.6 billion, +10.5% from same 2014 period. USDOC PR link.

U.S. manufacturers still struggling, ISM finds MarketWatch PR link.

 

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The PBR1000 October 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

November 24, 2015 by
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The End Of 2015 Is Near.
What is Your Investment Strategy?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and automatically download the October 2015 edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

August and September experienced a downward trend for a variety of reasons(see previous editions of this blog). October 2015 saw a significant reverse, and at the end of the month the stock exchanges were back at their mid-August levels, and appearing ready to climb even more in the upcoming months, even though economic indices continue to be somewhat mixed, overall moderate, and feeling fragile. There is a sense that investors are weary of that same economic news over and over again, and they are ready to step out. For example, the concern over when the Federal Reserve will raise its base interest rate from 0%, the stock market showed negative volatility. Now it seems that even though the economics have not changed much the markets have still moved up anticipating the interest rate move up and now feeling it is a positive sign. It will be interesting to see if this thought has some truth to it in the coming months.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on October 30th, Month % Chg is compared to September 30th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 22 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1(S11): The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 1 Summary: The range was +141.07% to -54.55%. 844 out of 1,044 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 80.84% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 7.12%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Weight Watchers
 975 WTW 15.38 +141.07 -38.08 -53.29
Willbros Group
 868 WG 2.00 +58.73 -68.10 -78.77
Denbury Resources
 783 DNR 3.54 +45.08 -56.46 -78.45
Piedmont Natural Gas
 981 PNY 57.31 +43.02 +45.42 +72.83
Tronox
 929 TROX 6.21 +42.11 -73.99 -73.08

 

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +122.09% to -99.43%. 427 out of 1,040 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 41.06% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 4.22%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Netflix
 442 NFLX 108.38 +4.96 +122.09 +106.05
Amazon.com
 30 AMZN 625.90 +22.27 +101.68 +56.95
Activision Blizzard
 533 ATVI 34.76 +12.53 +72.51 +94.95
Skechers USA
 793 SKX 31.20 -30.19 +69.38 +182.16
Global Payments
 711 GPN 136.41 +18.90 +68.97 +109.89

 

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 22 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: Range was +260.33% to -99.86%. 574 out of 1,034 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 55.51% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 3.66%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Hawaiian Holdings
 805 HA 34.70 +40.60 +33.21 +260.33
Electronic Arts
 521 EA 72.07 +6.38 +62.48 +214.17
JetBlue
 425 EA 24.84 -3.61 +56.62 +190.87
Skechers USA
 793 SKX 31.20 -30.19 +69.38 +182.61
Southwest Airlines
 151 LUV 46.29 +21.69 +9.38 +145.70

 

Table 4(S15): The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization

Table 4 Summary: Range was $666.66 billion to $0.00 billion. The average is $20.08 billion, median is $6.33 billion, out of 1,044 companies tracked.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Market Cap($B)
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Apple
 5 AAPL 666.66 +5.99 +2.97 +32.06
Alphabet
 44 GOOGL 488.82 +17.20 +36.89 +30.56
Microsoft
 27 MSFT 420.48 +18.78 +9.81 +34.64
ExxonMobil
 2 XOM 344.98 +11.28 -11.88 -21.97
Berkshire Hathaway
 4 BRK.B 337.08 +4.31 -6.78 +15.04
The PBR1000
   20,964.21 +7.74 +0.54 +9.74

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 71,852.57 +6.94 -1.00 +9.36
DJIA 21,504.97 +7.74 +0.38 +10.78
NASDAQ 5,053.75 +9.38 +6.71 +21.00
S&P500 2,079.36 +8.30 +0.99 +12.50
Gold 1,141.40 +2.35 -3.67 -5.07
Silver 15.57 +7.23 -0.19 -19.62
Oil 46.59 +3.33 -12.54 -48.91

 

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The PBR1000 October 2015 Breaking News Recap

November 2, 2015 by
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2015 Is Coming To An End.
Are The Puzzle Pieces Coming together
For Upcoming 2016?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

When October 2015 started there was a lot of concern, especially with the dramatic drop in the stock markets in September. But from a stock market perspective October ended up being a stellar month with a major recovery.

It is difficult to say what really caused the rebound. US and world economics indicators  continue to be mixed, with overall moderate/modest growth in the US. You get a sense that while there is some strength, it is still a fragile situation. Third quarter corporate results were submitted with mixed results as well. Several of The PBR1000 announced restructuring plans, many included workforce reductions. Executive leadership changes had a pick up as well as the year ends. There were also a lot of share buyback programs being utilized. Activist investors continue to play a role as well. There were some major deals, mostly related to the healthcare business. This is true with the energy sector as well as it continues to adjust to lower oil prices.

So, what’s in store for November? The holiday season is already starting, retailers have announced seasonal hiring plans.  E-commerce should have another big increase in activity and spending this year. With the new embedded chip cards, what form will cyber crime take and how successful will hackers be?

Another continuing big question is whether or not the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates.

The 2016 political season has already started. There is a new Speaker of the House. Republican and Democrat presidential debates are happening. The PACs should start their annoying advertising campaigns.

It’s an interesting time. There are still a lot of uncertainties, but that also means there are major opportunities available as well.

With all of that we at PBRMarketTools hope that The PBR1000 is helpful for full subscribers in making important and difficult decisions now and for the upcoming new year.

Following are The PBR1000 and economic related news items of note for October 2015, starting with the last active day.

Friday, October 30:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes month at 17,663.54, +0.10% from last Friday, +8.47% MTD/QTD, -0.90% YTD.
NASDAQ closes month at 5,053.75, +0.44% from last Friday, +9.38% MTD/QTD, +6.71% YTD.
SPX closes month at 2,079.36, +0.20% from last Friday, +8.30% MTD/QTD, +0.99% YTD.

Chevron(PBR3) announces 3rd quarter results, expects to reduce workforce by around 7,000. $CVX PR link.

Visteon(PBR351) sells it last non-core automotive interiors plant in Germany, to focus on automotive cockpit electronics business. $VC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says 3rd Quarter Compensation Costs for Civilian Workers was +0.6% from 2nd Quarter, +2.0% over past 12 months. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says September US Total Personal Income at $15,421.7B, +0,1% from August, Personal Savings Rate at 4.8%, +0.1. USDOC PR link.

Thursday, October 29:
LPL Financial(PBR50) increases share buyback program authorization to $500 million. $LPLA PR link.

Pfizer(PBR56) confirms it is in talks with Allergan(PBR219 $AGN) regarding possible merger/acquisition. $PFE PR link.

Manpower(PBR132) authorizes 6 million share repurchase program. $MAN PR link.

General Mills(PBR162) to close Berwick, UK, 265 employee facility; also announces it will close a New Zealand plant. $GIS PR link.

Corning(PBR281) to return $10 billion to stockholders by 2019 end, adds $4 billion to share repurchase program. $GLW PR link.

KKR(PBR332) purchasing 343,000 sf, the top 10 office floors, at 30 Hudson Yards, in Manhattan, relocating corporate offices there in 2020. $KKR PR link.

Nu Skin(PBR756) adds $260 million to its share buyback program, now has $500 million available. $NUS PR link.

Manpower(PBR132) Executive Chairman Jeffrey A. Joerres to retire 12/30/15 after 22 Years; CEO Jonas Prising to add Chairman title on 12/31/15. $MAN PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR41) says 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage averaged 3.76% with 0.6 points/fees for week ending 10/29/15. $FMCC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says the 3rd Quarter Gross Domestic Product was at a +1.5% annual rate, was +3.9% in the 2nd quarter. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the Unemployment Insurance Weekly Initial Claims 4 week moving average was at 259,250, lowest level since 12/15/73. USDOL PR link.

The National Assn of Realtors says that the September Pending Homes Sales Index was at 106.8, -2.3% from August, +3.0% from September 2014. NAR PR link.

The AAII says Retail Investors are the most bullish, and least bearish, in 8 months MarketWatch article link.

US Politics Update: Republican Paul Ryan elected 62nd Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Wednesday, October 28:
IBM(PBR25) to acquire The Weather Company’s product & technology businesses, terms not disclosed. $IBM PR link.

Anthem(PBR38) sets 12/03/15 for special shareholders meeting to vote on acquisition of Cigna(PBR85 $CI). Cigna sets same date. $ANTM PR link.

American Express(PBR83) announces organizational & leadership changes in global consumer, commercial payments, & merchant services units. $AXP PR link.

Carl Icahn/Icahn Enterprises(PBR147) takes ‘large stake’ in AIG(PBR46). MarketWatch article link.

AutoNation(PBR148) to acquire 12 Texas stores with 31 franchises representing approximately $800 million in annual revenue. $AN PR link.

Baxter Intl(PBR176) hires Joe Almeida as chairman/CEO, effective 01/01/16, succeeds retiring Robert Parkinson, Jr. $BAX PR link.

Manitowoc(PBR579) appoints board member Kenneth Krueger as interim chairman/president/CEO, effective immediately. $MTW PR link.

Chico’s FAS(PBR730) hires Shelley Broader as president/CEO, effective 12/01/15, succeeds David Dyer who becomes vice chairman. $CHS PR link.

The Federal Reserve issues a statement on its 10/27-28/15 meeting, moderate economic progress, possible interest rate hike at next meeting. FOMC PR link.

Tuesday, October 27:
IBM(PBR25) adds $4 billion to stock buyback program, now has $6.4 billion available. $IBM PR link.

Microsoft(PBR31) releases Halo 5: Guardians globally, latest in $4.6 billion sci-fi franchise. $MSFT PR link.

Walgreens Boots Alliance(PBR36) to acquire US retail pharmacy chain Rite Aid(PBR105 $RAD) for $17.2 billion cash. $WBA PR link.

Cisco(PBR60) to acquire private network security company Lancope for $452.5 million. $CSCO PR link.

HCA(PBR75) adds $3 billion to share repurchase program, $3.235 billion available. $HCA PR link.

Northrop Grumman(PBR113) selected by US Air Force to deliver the new Long-Range Strike Bomber(LRS-B). $NOC PR link.

Cummins(PBR146) to layoff up to 2,000 professional workers because of global slowdown. $CMI PR link.

Core-Mark(PBR271) gets new 5 year supply agreement for 900 Western region 7-Eleven stores. $CORE PR link.

Ball Corp(PBR312) to acquire remaining 39.9% interest in Brazil based beverage can business Latapack-Ball for 6 million common shares, around $400 million. $BLL PR link.

HCC Insurance(PBR736) acquisition by Tokio Marine for $7.5 billion has been completed, to be delisted effective 10/28/15. $HCC PR link.

Domino’s Pizza(PBR889) completes recapitalization, authorizes $600 million accelerated share repurchase program. $DPZ PR link.

In one chart: How Microsoft(PBR31 $MSFT) has trumped Apple(PBR5 $AAPL) since Steve Jobs’s death MarketWatch article link.

The US Dept of Commerce says the 3rd Quarter Homeownership Rate was 63.7%, +0.3% from 2nd Quarter, – 0.7% from 3rd Quarter 2014. USDOC PR link.

Monday, October 26:
FedEx(PBR65) estimates 317 million packages to be delivered during the holiday season, +12.4% from 2014. $FDX PR link.

Duke Energy(PBR114) to acquire Piedmont Natural Gas(PBR993 $PNY) for $4.9 billion cash. $DUK PR link.

ABM Industries(PBR478) completes the sale of Its security business to Universal Services of America for $131 million. $ABM PR link.

TeamHealth(PBR498) has acquired 3 Las Vegas emergency dept medical groups with 120+ physicians serving 8 hospital emergency departments. $TMH PR link.

Yahoo!(PBR519) delivers over 33.6 million streams of the first free global live stream of an NFL game. $YHOO PR link.

Roper Technologies(PBR614) to acquire European based lab info management systems provider Clinisys Group for about $260 million. $ROP PR link.

Welltower(PBR635) joint venture with Canada’s Revera completes $623 million acquisition of 23 senior housing communities 3,600 units Canada based Regal Lifestyle Communities. $HCN PR link.

Diebold(PBR676) selling its North America electronic security business to Swedish based Securitas AB for $350 million. $DBD PR link.

Pep Boys(PBR872) to be acquired by Japan based tire/rubber company Bridgestone for $15.00/share, $835 million. $PBY PR link.

Yahoo!(PBR510) hires Bob Lord as Chief Information Security Officer. $YHOO PR link.

IDEX(PBR861) hires Denise Cade as SVP/General Counsel. $IEX PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says September New Single-Family Home Sales were at a 468,000 annual rate, -11.5% from August, +2.0% from September 2014 USDOC PR link.

Friday, October 23:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,646.70, +2.50% from last Friday, +8.36% MTD/QTD, -0.99% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,031.86, +2.97% from last Friday, +8.91% MTD/QTD, +6.25% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,075.15, +2.07% from last Friday, +8.08% MTD/QTD, +0.79% YTD.

American Airlines(PBR69) adds $2.0 billion to current $4.0 billion share buyback program, to be used by end of 2016. $AAL PR link.

Tenneco(PBR321) adds $200 million to its $350 million share repurchase program, to be used by end of 2017. $TEN PR link.

Royal Caribbean(PBR329) enters $200 million accelerated stock repurchase program with Morgan Stanley(PBR79). $RCL PR link.

LabCorp(PBR413) has acquired Safe Foods International, to operate under Covance unit, terms not disclosed. $LH PR link.

Thursday, October 22:
Alphabet(PBR44), now parent of Google, announces $5.1 billion stock repurchase program. $GOOGL PR link.

Dow Chemical(PBR48) outlines next 24-36 months of targeted action, reorganizes executive team. $DOW PR link.

3M(PBR92) announces restructuring plan, to eliminate 1,500 positions. $MMM PR link.

AbbVie(PBR136 $ABBV)‘s stock tumbles after FDA warns on company’s Hep C treatments. MarketWatch article link.

Newell Rubbermaid(PBR434) completes $600 million acquisition of $240 million/2015 revenues adhesive & cutting products provider Elmer’s Products. $NWL PR link.

Perrigo(PBR565) announces $2.0 billion share repurchase program, promotes John Hendrickson to president, to reduce workforce by 6%, around 800 employees. $PRGO PR link.

NASDAQ(PBR618 $NDAQ) acquires SecondMarket, profit up 12%. MarketWatch article link.

GNC(PBR743) disputes and responds to suit filed by Oregon attorney general about selling illegal ingredients. $GNC article link.

Greenbrier Cos(PBR846) names Victoria McManus as EVP, Chief Strategy Officer, reports to chairman/CEO William Furman. $GBX PR link.

The Natl Assn of Realtors says September Total Existing Home Sales were at a 5.55 million annual rate, +4.7% from August, +8.8% from September 2014 NAR article link.

FreddieMac(PBR41) says 30 yr Fixed Rate Mortgages averaged 3.79% with 0.6 points/fees for the week ending 10/22/15. $FMCC PR link.

Housing Construction: Labor shortages trip up big home builders http://on.mktw.net/1M8Ft0JMarketWatch article link.

Wednesday, October 21:
Walt Disney(PBR57 $DIS) ESPN unit to lay off about 300 employees. MarketWatch article link.

Carnival Corp(PBR184) forms joint venture in China to launch domestic Chinese cruise brand, to have 6 ships in 2016. $CCL PR link.

Western Digital(PBR194) to acquire flash storage developer SanDisk(PBR379 $SNDK) for $86.50/share, $19 billion cash/stock. $WDC PR link.

RR Donnelley(PBR243) acquires 34 locations in Eastern/Midwest US logistics company Courier Advisory Group. $RRD PR link.

Biogen(PBR282) revenues increase 11% in 3rd quarter, to layoff 11% of workforce by end of 2015. $BIIB PR link.

Netflix(PBR447 $NFLX) chief Reed Hastings needs loads of cash to feed his growing empire. MarketWatch article link.

LAM Research(PBR520) to acquire products/services for the semiconductor, LED, & nanoelectronics provider KLA-Tencor(PBR692) for $67.02/share, $10.6 billion cash/stock. $LCRX PR link.

American Tower(PBR562) to acquire 51% in India’s 42,200 wireless communications towers company Viom for $1.2 billion. $AMT PR link.

Aeropostale(PBR924) to open 10 retail stores in 5 years in Ireland through licensing agreement with Shuz 4 U International. $ARO PR link.

Whirlpool(PBR138) promotes Marc Bitzer to president/COO. $WHR PR link.

PG&E(PBR172) CFO Kent Harvey to retire in 1st half of 2016. $PCG PR link.

Hormel Foods(PBR293) promotes Jim Snee to president/COO, Jeffrey Ettinger to continue to be chairman/CEO. $HRL PR link.

CIT Group(PBR608) CEO John Thain to retire 03/31/15, stay chairman, board member Ellen Alemany to become CEO 04/01/15. $CIT PR link.

Citrix(PBR658) executive chairman Robert Calderoni to also be interim president/CEO as CEO search continues. $CTXS PR link.

Tuesday, October 20:
Apple(PBR5 $AMZN) CEO Tim Cook says Apple Music has 6.5 million paying subscribers, 8.5 million on free 3 month trial; also talks about other areas. MarketWatch article link.

Amazon(PBR29 $AMZN) now has around 47 million paying Prime members, average member spending is $1,200/year. MarketWatch article link.

Comcast(PBR42 $CMCSA) Fandango unit sells record 8 times more advance tickets than ‘Hunger Games’ for upcoming Walt Disney(PBR57 $DIS) ‘Star Wars’ movie. MarketWatch article link.

United Technologies(PBR45) authorizes additional $12 billion share repurchase plan, $16 billion expected for 2015-2017. $UTX PR link.

Ingram Micro(PBR62) to acquire Brazil based IT value-added $300 million revenues/year ACAO. $IM PR link.

YUM!(PBR217) to create a separate publicly held China focused company. $YUM PR link.

Dover(PBR343) to acquire Italy based textile inks provider JK Group & plastics compounding company Gala Industries for $520 million. $DOV PR link.

Cabot Corp(PBR607) to restructure, includes 300 positions reduction globally. $CBT PR link.

Tesla(PBR651 $TSLA) Model S dropped from top 10 Consumer Reports list for reliability issues, gets positive remarks for customer service response. MarketWatch article link.

Sigma-Aldrich(PBR716) to sell its solvents & inorganics business in the EEA to Honeywell(PBR74 $HON) to satisfy requirement to be acquired by Germany’s Merck. $SIAL PR link.

PharMerica(PBR911) has acquired Buffalo-Niagara Falls area long-term care pharmacy services McGuire Group Pharmacy. $PMC PR link.

Fresh Market(PBR942) conducting strategic/financial review to operate as a standalone company, capital structure optimization, & sale of company. $TFM PR link.

AmSurg(PBR945) proposes merger with physicians services provider TeamHealth(PBR498) for $71.47/share, $7.8 billion. $AMSG PR link.

TeamHealth(PBR498) rejects unsolicited $71.47/share, $7.8 billion offer from AmSurg(PBR945), says undervalues company. $TMH PR link.

Ford Motor(PBR10) makes 7 executive changes for corporate, Europe, and Asian operations. $F PR link.

Community Health System(PBR125) names Martin Smith as EVP/Operations, for future spinoff Quorum Health Corp. $CYH PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says September New Residential Building Permits were at a 1,103,000 annual rate, -5% from August, +4.7% from September 2014. USDOC article link.

Monday, October 19:
Walmart(PBR1 $WMT)’s Asda delays London store expansion. MarketWatch article link.

Amazon.com(PBR29) has recently hired 25,000 fulltime associates, to hire 100,000 seasonal workers. $AMZN PR link.

Amazon.com(PBR29 $AMZN) sues 1,000 people for writing fake reviews. MarketWatch article link.

Freddie Mac(PBR41) & 2nd largest mortgage lender Quicken Loans enter partnership to make home financing accessible for new buyers. $FMCC PR link.

Humana(PBR58) shareholders approve acquisition by Aetna(PBR49), closing in 2nd half 2016. $HUM PR link.

ConAgra Foods(PBR166) Marie Callender’s unit continues Comforts From Home partnership with USO to US troops globally. $CAG PR link.

Starbucks(PBR178) to open coffee shops in 2016 in larger stores of Germany based 3,000 stores retailer REWE. $SBUX PR link.

Allergan(PBR219) completes $300 million acquisition of private glaucoma treatment company AqueSys. $AGN PR link.

Gannett(PBR414) sites reach more than 100 million unique visitors in September 2015. $GCI PR link.

Windstream(PBR426) to sell its data center business to TierPoint for $575 million cash. $WIN PR link.

Weight Watchers(PBR988) partners with Oprah Winfrey as member, board member, and who now has a 10% company stake, with additional 5% option. $WTW PR link.

United Continental(PBR77) President/CEO Oscar Munoz on medical leave, EVP/General Counsel Brett Hart named Acting CEO. $UAL PR link.

Sherwin-Williams(PBR251) to promote EVP/COO John Morikis to CEO on 01/01/16. $SHW PR link.

FMC Technologies(PBR334) names Nicholas Pfeiffer VP, promotes Eric Norris to President of Health and Nutrition business. $FTI PR link.

CIT Group(PBR608) CFO Scott Parker is leaving in 11/15, to be EVP/CFO for Springleaf Holdings(NYSE $LEAF). $CIT PR link.

W.R.Grace(PBR625) hires Naren Srinivasan as VP, Strategy & Development, of planned spinoff GCP Applied Technologies. $GRA PR link.

Friday, October 16:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,215.97, +0.77% from last Friday, +5.72% MTD/QTD, -3.41% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,886.69, +1.16% from last Friday, +5.77% MTD/QTD, +3.18% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,033.11, +0.90% from last Friday, +5.89% MTD/QTD, -1.25% YTD.

Archer-Daniels-Midland(PBR34) completes $1.2 billion sale of its 1,500 employee global cocoa business to Olam International. $ADM PR link.

New United Continental(PBR77) CEO Oscar Munoz suffers heart attack MarketWatch article link.

Carpenter Technology(PBR856) hires Damon Audia as CFO. $CRS PR link.

US Dept of Labor says end of August Job Openings at 5.4 million, hires at 5.1 million, separations at 4.8 million. PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says September Industrial Production was -0.2% from August, +0.4% from September 2014. FRB PR link.

Thursday, October 15:
CSX(PBR226) to cut 300 jobs in Tennessee as it reduces train operations. $CSX article link.

Genworth Financial(PBR287) promotes Kelly Groh as CFO, succeeds Martin Klein who has resigned. $GNW PR link.

SunTrust Bank(PBR307) appoints execs for Consumer Banking, Risk, & Mortgage segments. $STI PR link.

Terex(PBR357) hires John Garrison as President/CEO, effective 11/02/15. $TEX PR link.

US Dept of Labor says September Current Average Earnings/Hour at $25.09, -0.04% from August, +2.2% from September 2014. USDOL PR link.

US Dept of Labor says the September Consumer Price Index was -0.2% from August, unchanged over last 12 mos. USDOL PR link.

US Treasury Dept says FY2015 Receipts at $3.249 trillion, Outlays $3.688 trillion, Deficit $0.439 trillion. Treasury PR link.

Wednesday, October 14:
Walmart(PBR1) strategy drives growth and sustainable returns, plans $20 billion share repurchase program over two years. $WMT PR link.

Microsoft(PBR31 $MSFT)’s Surface Book sells out in 5 days. MarketWatch PR link.

Northrop Grumman(PBR113) to reorganize structure, to promote Gloria Flach to COO, effective 01/01/16. $NOC PR link.

Priceline(PBR319) to add global hotel inventory to TripAdvisor(NASDAQ: $TRIP) instant booking platform in strategic partnership. $PCLN PR link.

Jarden(PBR324) to acquire school yearbooks, rings, caps/gowns supplier Jostens for $1.5 billion. $JAH PR link.

Hershey Co(PBR354) announces 5-year partnership with the US Olympic Committee, & will support the US Olympic & Paralympic teams through the Rio 2016, PyeongChang 2018 & Tokyo 2020 Games. $HSY PR link.

Lithia Motors(PBR451) acquires Crown Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Fiat in Concord, California, & Bennett Motors in Great Falls, Montana. Will add $75 million in revenues. $LAD PR link.

Iron Mountain(PBR663) to acquire international arts storage, logistics & transportation company Crozier Fine Arts. $IRM PR link.

Tetra Tech(PBR781) to acquire Australian based $407 million revenues/2015 geoservices/project management co Coffey Intl. $TTEK PR link.

Coach(PBR496) hires Caroline Deroche Pasquier as SVP, Global Public Relations & Communications, in early 2016, and Jo Baldwin as VP, Global Head of Creative Studio. $COH PR link.

Equifax(PBR795) announces 5 key executive leadership promotions for Workforce Solutions, Personal Solutions, USIS, International, & Corporate Development. $EFX PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the September Producer Price Index for Final Demand was -1.1% for the past 12 months, the 8th straight 12-month decline. $USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says August Total Trade Sales & Mfrs’ Shipments are estimated at $1,320.5 billion, -0.6% from July, -3.1% from August 2014. $USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says the Advance Estimate of September US Retail & Food Services Sales were $447.7B, +0.1% from August, +2.4% from September 2014. $USDOC PR link.

The Federal Reserve releases the Beige Book, reports modest/moderate growth, strong dollar restraining economy. $USFRB PR link.

Tuesday, October 13:
General Electric(PBR9) to sell $30 billion commercial lending and leasing businesses, with 3,000 employees, to Wells Fargo(PBR30 $WFC). $GE PR link.

Johnson & Johnson(PBR37) announces $10 billion share repurchase program. $JNJ PR link.

Ingram Micro(PBR62) to acquire DOCdata, the e-commerce fulfillment business of public Netherlands based DOCDATA for $175 million. $IM PR link.

Dollar General(PBR151) eliminating 255 positions in restructuring. $DG PR link.

PG&E(PBR172) leads the nation with 200,000 solar customers. $PCG PR link.

DISH Network(PBR196) petitions FCC to deny Charter Communications(PBR297 $CHTR)/Time Warner Cable(PBR119 $TWC) merger. $DISH PR link.

Calpine Corp(PBR330) to acquire 745 megawatt power plant New Hampshire based Granite Ridge Energy Center for $500 million. $CPN PR link.

Flowers Foods(PBR591) completes $120 million acquisition of private organic & all natural breads provider Alpine Valley Bread Co. $FLO PR link.

Greif(PBR554) President/CEO David Fischer resigning effective 10/31/15, COO Pete Wilson to be President/CEO on 11/01/15. $GEF PR link.

Under Armour(PBR668) COO/CFO Brad Dickerson leaving by 02/01/16. $UA PR link.

Monday, October 12:
***Columbus Day***
Federal Holiday.
Stock Markets Open,
Bond Markets Closed.

EMC Corp(PBR111) to be acquired by Dell through Michael Dell group of investors for $33.15/share, $67 billion cash/stock. $EMC PR link.

CDW(PBR239) to expand its offering of Dell products and services in the U.S. and Canada. $CDW PR link.

Ross Stores(PBR253) adds 26 more stores, achieves planned 90 stores opened in 2015. $ROST PR link.

Coca-Cola Enterprises(PBR327) announces Damian Gammell has joined as COO as planned. $CCE PR link.

Visteon(PBR351) hires David Pettyes as VP, Chief Human Resources Officer. $VC PR link.

Darden Restaurants(PBR398) hires Matt Broad as SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary. $DRI PR link.

Chipotle(PBR561) hires its first Chief Information Officer, Curt Garner. $CMG PR link.

Friday, October 9:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,084.49, +3.72% from last Friday, +4.91% MTD/QTD, -4.14% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,830.47, +2.61% from last Friday, +4.55% MTD/QTD, +1.99% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,014.89, +3.26% from last Friday, +4.94% MTD/QTD, -2.14% YTD.

The US military bars Apollo Education Group(PBR681) flagship unit University of Phoenix recruiting. MarketWatch article link.

Walmart(PBR1) promotes Brett Biggs to CFO, succeeds retiring Charles Holley. $WMT PR link.

Biogen(PBR282) EVP of Global Commercial Operations, Tony Kingsley, is leaving. $BIIB PR link.

Newell Rubbermaid(PBR434) promotes Joe Arcuri to newly created position of Chief Commercial Officer; Chief Marketing & Insights Officer Richard Davies to add Chief Development Officer role. $NWL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says August 2015 Merchant Wholesalers Sales were $445.4B, -1.0% from July, -4.7% from August 2014. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says that the US Imports Prices Index was -10.7% between September 2014 & September 2015. USDOL PR link.

US consumers splurged with gas savings after all, study finds MarketWatch article link.

Thursday, October 8:
Jacobs Engineering(PBR225) reorganizes into 4 global units, names executive leadership. $JEC PR link.

Entergy(PBR227) to sell its 583 megawatt Rhode Island State Energy Center to Carlyle Power Partners for $490 million. $ETR PR link.

Roper Technologies(PBR614) to acquire legal industry business management software developer Aderant for $675 million. $ROP PR link.

Bon-Ton Stores(PBR707) plans to hire 13,000 seasonal associates for the holidays. $BONT PR link.

Aeropostale(PBR924) signs license agreement with Himatsingka America for home textiles, to be available during Back to School 2016 season. $ARO PR link.

Pinnacle Foods(PBR751) hires D Michael Wittman as EVP, Chief Supply Officer, reports to CEO. $PF PR link.

Itron(PBR896) hires Tom Dietrich as COO. $ITRI PR link.

Apple(PBR5 $AAPL) shines in otherwise dismal PC market. MarketWatch article link.

Hewlett-Packard(PBR19 $HPQ)/SanDisk(PBR379 $SNDK) partner on new memory chips, counters Intel(PBR51 $INTC)/Micron(PBR180 $MU) alliance. MarketWatch article link.

The Netflix(PBR447 $NFLX) effect: North American bandwidth dominance in one chart. MarketWatch article link.

The US Federal Reserve releases the Federal Open Market Committee 09/16-17/15 minutes, no interest rate increase, continued modest/moderate economic growth, with uncertainties. FOMC PR link.

Wednesday, October 7:
Hewlett-Packard(PBR19) releases new pc and notebook lines. $HPQ PR link.

Alcoa(PBR115) wins $1.1 billion titanium contract with Lockheed Martin(PBR64 $LMT) for F-35 joint strike fighter. $AA PR link.

Freeport-McMoRan(PBR128) appoints 2 new board directors from Icahn Enterprises(PBR147 $IEP) which owns 8.8% of the company. $FCX PR link.

Monsanto(PBR187) announces new $3 billion share repurchase program. $MON PR link.

Core-Mark(PBR271) gets 5 year, $1.7 billion/yr deal to be primary wholesale distributor of merchandise to Murphy USA(NYSE: MUSA) retail stores. $CORE PR link.

AutoZone(PBR290) authorizes an additional $750 million for its share repurchase program. $AZO PR link.

Liberty Media(PBR534) Sirius XM public unit & NFL agree to 6 year broadcasting & marketing extension. $SIRI PR link.

Lumber Liquidators(PBR1061) announces settlement with US Dept of Justice for Lacey Act infractions. $LL PR link.

3M(PBR92) promotes Jim Bauman to EVP, Electronics & Energy Business Group, succeeds retiring Michael Kelly. $MMM PR link.

TJX Cos(PBR96) to elect Ernie Herrman to CEO 01/31/16, chairman/CEO Carol Meyrowitz to become Executive Chairman. $TJX PR link.

AutoZone(PBR290) announces 3 SVP to EVP promotions for merchandising, Brazil/Mexico stores, & store operations. $AZO PR link.

Ascena Retail(PBR499) ANN unit president/CEO Kay Krill to transition to board, Gary Muto to be president/CEO of ANN. $ASNA PR link.

Allscripts Healthcare(PBR1014) promotes CFO Rick Poulton to President, extends president/CEO Paul Black’s contract to 2018 as CEO. $MDTX PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says August Consumer Credit was at a +5.5% annual rate, revolving credit +5.25%, nonrevolving credit +5.75%. FRB PR link.

Tuesday, October 6:
strong>AmerisourceBergen(PBR16) to acquire private outsourced compounded sterile preparations for acute care hospitals provider PharMEDium Healthcare for $2.575 billion cash. $ABC PR link.

Freeport-McMoRan(PBR128) announces new board structure & review of strategic alternatives for Its oil & gas business. $FCX PR link.

US Steel(PBR167)‘s Illinois plant idling could affect up to 2,000 workers. MarketWatch article link.

Marriott Intl(PBR211) plans to open 60 new hotels in the Caribbean and Latin America by 2018. $MAR PR link.

SunEdison(PBR782 $SUNE) files SEC Form 8-K regarding its plans to reduce its global workforce by 15% in line with current market conditions. SEC document link.

Universal Corp(PBR833) announces agreement with Philip Morris Intl(PBR35 $PM) to process Polish tobaccos. $UVV PR link.

Altera(PBR903) shareholders overwhelming approve merger with Intel(PBR51 $INTC). $ALTR PR link.

Here’s how Apple(PBR5), Nike(PBR98) and others avoided $620 billion in taxes MarketWatch article link.

Alcoa(PBR115) promotes EVP/HR Roy Harvey to President, Global Primary Products. $AA PR link.

Alcoa(PBR115) promotes Vas Nair to EVP, Human Resources and Environment, Health, Safety and Sustainability, succeeds Roy Harvey. $AA PR link.

Starbucks(PBR178) hires Gerri Martin-Flickinger as Chief Technology Officer. $SBUX PR link.

CrossAmerica Partners(PBR731) CEO Joe Topper has stepped down, president Jeremy Bergeron to take over leadership role. $CAPL PR link.

SunEdison(PBR782) hires Stephen Cerrone as Chief Human Resources Officer. $SUNE PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says August Total Exports were $185.1 billion, Imports $233.4 billion, Deficit $48.3B, was $41.8 billion in July. USDOC PR link.

The International Monetary Fund says global growth moderate & uneven, forecast at 3.1% this year, 3.6% in 2016. IMF PR link.

Monday, October 5:
General Electric(PBR9 $GE) to sell corporate aircraft portfolio in $2.5 billion deal. MarketWatch article link.

Cardinal Health(PBR26) completes $1.944 billion cash acquisition of Johnson & Johnson’s(PBR39) cardiac/endovascular medical products unit Cordis. $CAH PR link.

Anixter(PBR391) completes $825 million acquisition of $1.9 billion/2014 in revenues distributor Power Solutions segment of HD Supply. $AXE PR link.

Newell Rubbermaid(PBR434) to acquire $240 million/2015 revenues adhesive & cutting products provider Elmer’s Products for $600 milliion. $NWL PR link.

Brink’s(PBR613) gets letter from 12.4% stakeholder Starboard Value proposing ways to increase value. MarketWatch article link.

Olin Corp(PBR838) completes $5 billion acquisition of Dow Chemical(PBR48) chlor-alkali business. $OLN PR link.

Domino’s Pizza(PBR889) opens first store in Italy through its master franchise operator, emphasis on use of local products. $DPZ PR link.

Scientific Games(PBR937) wins new 8 year lottery retail technology contract in Germany, supplies products to all 16 German state lotteries. $SGMS PR link.

DuPont(PBR82) chairman/CEO Ellen Kullman retiring on 10/16/15, board member Edward Breen to be Interim chair/CEO. $DD PR link.

Cameron Intl(PBR269) Pres/COO R Scott Rowe is now President/CEO as planned. $CAM PR link.

Charter Communications(PBR297) hires David Kline as EVP, President of Media Sales, reports to president/CEO. $CHTR PR link.

Wendy’s(PBR877) pres/CEO Emil Brolick retiring in May, 2016, CFO Todd Penegor expected to be successor. $WEN PR link.

Friday, October 2:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 16,472,37, +0.97% from last Friday, +1.15% MTD/QTD, -7.58% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,707.78, +0.45% from last Friday, +1.90% MTD/QTD, -0.60% YTD.
SPX closes week at 1,951.36, +1.04% from last Friday, +1.63% MTD/QTD, -5.22% YTD.

Walmart(PBR1 $WMT) to cut 450 jobs at its headquarters. MarketWatch article link.

Apple(PBR5 $AAPL) looks to improve Siri with artificial-intelligence acquisition MarketWatch article link.

Google(PBR44) files Form 8-K to reorganize as previously stated, to be called Alphabet, stock symbols do not change. $GOOGL PR link.

Sprint(PBR86 $S) gets ready to ax jobs in $2.5 billion cost-cutting push MarketWatch article link.

Medtronic(PBR133) completes acquisition of privately-held transcatheter mitral valve replacement device developer Twelve, Inc., for up to $458 million. $MDT PR link.

JCPenney(PBR234) to reduce $5 billion pension obligation by 25-35%. $JCP PR link.

Tesla(PBR651) delivers 11,580 vehicles in 3rd quarter, +49% over 3rd quarter 2014. $TSLA PR link.

Applied Industrial Technologies(PBR787) acquires fluid power components/engineered fluid power systems provider 68 employees SG Morris, terms not disclosed. $AIT PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says September Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment was +142,000 from August, Unemployment Rate unchanged at 5.1%. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says August New Orders for Manufactured Goods were at $473.0 billion, -1.7% from July. USDOC PR link.

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The PBR September US Economic Indices Snapshot has been released. Click here for a 13 month subscription.

Amazon.com(PBR29) gets new agreement to make Prime Video the exclusive subscription streaming home for three new CBS(PBR210 $CBS) summer series through 2018. $AMZN PR link.

ConAgra Foods(PBR166) to restructure, reduce workforce by 1,500, move headquarters from Omaha to Chicago in summer of 2016. $CAG PR link.

American Electric Power(PBR174) to sell inland barge unit AEP River Operations to American Commercial Lines for $550 million. $AEP PR link.

PNC Financial(PBR189) moves into new 33 stories headquarters LEED building for 2,200 employees. $PNC PR link.

Nordstrom(PBR214) sells credit card portfolio for $2.2 billion, announces special dividend of $4.85/share, $1 billion share buyback program. $JWN PR link.

Allergan(PBR219) completes $2.1 billion cash acquisition of facial aesthetics developer KYTHERA Pharmaceuticals. $AGN PR link.

Mosaic Co(PBR300) fertilizer subsidiary reaches $800 million regulatory settlement in Florida & Louisiana. $MOS PR link.

Calpine Corp(PBR330) completes $240 million acquisition of retail electric provider Champion Energy Marketing. $CPN PR link.

Blackstone Group(PBR352) completes spinoff of financial advisory services with PJT Capital to form public PJT Partners(NYSE: PJT). $BX PR link.

AMD(PBR446) announces restructuring program, to reduce workforce by 5%. $AMD PR link.

Netflix(PBR447) adds 7 new original series for older kids, now has 35 series for kids of all ages. $NFLX PR link.

Berry Plastics(PBR488) completes $2.45 billion cash acquisition of specialty materials provider AVINTIV from Blackstone Group(PBR352 $BX). $BERY PR link.

HealthSouth(PBR800) completes $730 million buy of Reliant Hospital Partners inpatient rehab operations. $HLS PR link.

Beacon Roofing(PBR818) completes $1.1 billion cash/stock acquisition of roofing products distributor Roofing Supply Group. $BECN PR link.

SuperValu(PBR164) President/CEO Sam Duncan retiring on 02/29/16. Bruce Besanko promoted to EVP/COO, Susan Grafton to EVP/CFO. $SVU PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says August Construction Spending was at an annual rate of $1,086.2 billion, +0.7% over July, +13.7% from August 2014. USDOC PR link.

Secretary of the US Treasury Lew says U.S. will reach debt limit by Nov. 5 MarketWatch article link.

The PNC Financial(PBR189) bi-annual small/mid-sized businesses survey says 1 in 4 to hire more employees within the next 6 mos. $PNC PR link.

U.S. auto sales in August reached 10-year high of 18.2 million MarketWatch article link.

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The PBR1000 September 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

October 12, 2015 by
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A Different Technology Might Be Needed
To Get The Stock Market Into Positive Territory.

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 September 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,050 companies in 15 analytical reports.

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Stocks of The PBR1000 companies continued to show volatility, with all measurements hitting correction status sometime during September.  The unexpected devaluation by China of its Yuan currency was still having an impact.  There were also some mixed economic trends. The US economy is still the best overall in the world, but growth remains modest/moderate with some uncertainties. World situations might be having an impact as well, with multitudes of people evacuating Syria, as an example.  The Iran nuclear deal is not certain as Congress wrestles with its ramifications and many open questions. The 2016 US Presidential Race might be causing some spin as well.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on September 30th, Month % Chg is compared toAugust 31st, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 21 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1(S11): The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 1 Summary: The range was +87.66% to -95.35%. 278 out of 1,050 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 26.48% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 4.04%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
09/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 21 Mos
% Chg
Republic Airlines
 1015 RJET 5.78 +87.66 -60.38 -45.93
Apollo Global Management
 906 APO 17.18 +54.64 -49.63 -45.65
Willbros Group
 884 WG 1.26 +39.92 -79.90 -86.62
Con-Way
 430 CNW 47.45 +34.80 -3.52 +19.49
Cablevision Systems
 390 CVC 32.47 +29.00 +57.32 +81.09

 

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +142.68% to -99.10%. 325 out of 1,046 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 31.07% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 9.63%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
09/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 21 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 798 SKX 134.08 -4.73 +142.68 +304.71
Netflix
 443 NFLX 103.26 -10.23 +111.60 +96.31
Amazon.com
 30 AMZN 511.89 -0.19 +64.94 +28.36
StanCorp Financial
 712 SFG 114.20 +0.43 +72.38 +45.33
JetBlue
 426 JBLU 25.77 +15.46 +62.48 +201.76

 

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 21 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: Range was +304.71% to -99.77%. 494 out of 1,046 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 47.23% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 1.95%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
09/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 21 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 798 SKX 134.08 -4.73 +142.68 +304.71
JetBlue Airways
 426 JBLU 25.77 +15.46 +62.48 +201.76
Electronic Arts
 522 EA 67.75 +2.42 +44.10 +195.34
Hawaiian Holdings
 810 HA 24.68 +8.91 -5.26 +156.28
Freescale Semiconductor
 509 FSL 36.58 +2.38 +44.99 +127.91

 

Table 4(S15): The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization

Table 4 Summary: Range was $629.01 billion to $0.00 billion. The average is $18.58 billion, median is $5.87 billion, out of 1,050 companies tracked.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Market Cap($B)
09/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 21 Mos
% Chg
Apple
 5 AAPL 629.01 -2.18 -2.84 +24.61
Google
 44 GOOGL 417.09 -1.59 +16.80 +11.40
Microsoft
 26 MSFT 353.99 +1.70 -7.55 +13.35
Berkshire Hathaway
 4 BRK.B 323.15 -2.72 -10.63 +10.29
ExxonMobil
 2 XOM 310.00 -1.18 -20.82 -29.88
The PBR1000
   19,509.72 -2.87 -6.67 +1.82

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
09/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 21 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 67,544.87 -3.82 -7.21 +2.72
DJIA 16,284.70 -1.74 -8.63 -1.76
NASDAQ 4,620.16 -3.27 -2.45 +10.62
S&P500 1,920.03 -2.64 -6.74 +3.88
Gold 1,115.20 -1.53 -5.88 -7.24
Silver 14.52 -0.48 -6.92 -25.04
Oil 45.09 -8.35 -15.36 -50.56

 

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The PBR1000 August 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

September 15, 2015 by
ID-100233929 Black Questions Marks-ponsulak

When Will the Fed Increase Interest Rates?
What Will Happen Then?
What Should I Do Now?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 August 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,050 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and automatically download the August edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

The PBR1000 companies and stocks worldwide were hit hard with the unexpected devaluation by China of its Yuan currency. This was further compounded by what many expect to finally be a small increase in the interest rate charged by the US Federal Reserve Bank. The US economy is considered by most to continue to grow at a modest/moderate rate, and the most stable in the world. While there continues to be cautious optimism about the future, volatile August shows that the US and global economy remains vulnerable to unexpected events.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on August 31st, Month % Chg is compared to July 31st, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 20 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 1 Summary: The range was +417.22% to -89.17%. 165 out of 1,050 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 15.71% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 5.38%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Arch Coal
 687 ACI 9.31 +417.22 -47.70 -79.08
Peabody Energy
 369 BTU 2.70 +125.00 -65.12 -86.18
Caesars Entertainment
 311 CZR 9.55 +83.30 -39.13 -55.66
Cliffs Natural Resources
 512 CLF 3.97 +57.54 -44.40 -84.85
Weight Watchers Intl
 979 WTW 6.15 +53.75 -75.24 -81.32

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +154.73% to -96.41%. 384 out of 1,046 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 36.71% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 6.51%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 798 SKX 140.74 -6.54 +154.73 +324.81
Netflix
 443 NFLX 115.03 +0.63 +135.72 +118.69
McDermott Intl
 817 MDR 5.08 +15.45 +74.57 -44.54
Pinnacle Entertainment
 837 PNK 37.77 -1.90 +69.75 +45.33
Amazon.com
 30 AMZN 512.89 -4.34 +65.26 +28.61

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 20 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: Range was +324.81% to -99.34%. 545 out of 1,040 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 52.40% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 1.95%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 798 SKX 140.74 -6.45 +154.73 +324.81
Electronic Arts
 522 EA 66.15 -7.55 +40.70 +188.36
JetBlue Airways
 426 JBLU 22.32 -2.87 +40.73 +161.36
Hawaiian Holdings
 810 HA 22.66 +4.33 -13.01 +135.31
Freescale Semiconductor
 509 FSL 35.73 -10.38 +41.62 +122.62

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization

Table 4 Summary: Range was $643.04 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $19.13 billion, median is $6.10 billion, out of 1,047 companies tracked.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Market Cap($B)
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Apple
 5 AAPL 643.04 -7.04 -0.67 +27.39
Google
 44 GOOGL 423.83 -1.18 +18.69 +13.20
Microsoft
 26 MSFT 348.07 -7.15 -9.10 +11.45
Berkshire Hathaway
 4 BRK.B 332.17 -5.58 -8.14 +13.37
ExxonMobil
 2 XOM 313.71 -5.28 -19.87 -29.04
The PBR1000
   20,086.03 -6.07 -3.91 +4.83

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 70,203.84 -6.21 -3.84 +6.12
DJIA 16,528.03 -6.57 -7.27 -0.29
NASDAQ 4,776.51 -6.86 +0.85 +14.36
S&P500 1,972.18 -6.26 -4.21 +6.70
Gold 1,132.50 +3.42 -4.42 -5.81
Silver 14.59 -1.15 -6.47 -24.68
Oil 49.20 +5.20 -7.46 -46.05

 

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The PBR1000 July 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

August 19, 2015 by
ID-100235617 Stock Market Chart-cooldesign

What Trends Will the Graph Show
at the End of August?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 July 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,059 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and automatically download the July edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

Many of you have suggested we include a table on Market Capitalization.  PBRMarketTools.com has moved some tables around and made  Table 4 that summary. For The PBR1000 Subscribers it is a summary of Report 15.

The second half of 2015 started out with the markets climbing to near record highs by mid-month, but then a retreat. There is still mixed news on the US economy, uncertain and unresolved world events, and the marathon US Presidential Race is starting to gain momentum. Are we looking forward to all those political ads over the next 15 months?

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on July 31st, Month % Chg is compared to June 30th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 19 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 1 Summary: The range was +59.70% to -61.70%. 538 out of 1,057 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 50.90% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 0.16%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Apollo Global Management
 902 APO 20.57 +59.70 -39.70 -34.93
StanCorp Financial
 718 SFG 114.02 +50.80 +63.21 +72.11
YRC Worldwide
 469 YRCW 19.30 +48.69 -14.18 +11.11
Education Management
 829 EDMC 0.09 +41.67 -48.48 -99.16
Skechers USA
 805 SKX 150.45 +37.03 +172.31 +354.12

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +172.31% to -89.88%. 517 out of 1,057 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 48.91% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 0.50%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 805 SKX 150.45 +37.03 +172.31 +354.12
Netflix
 444 NFLX 114.31 +21.80 +134.24 +117.32
Conn’s
 983 CONN 34.52 -13.05 +84.70 -56.13
Pinnacle Entertainment
 842 PNK 38.50 +3.27 +73.03 +48.13
Amazon.com
 29 AMZN 536.15 +23.51 +72.76 +34.44

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 19 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: Range was +354.12% to -99.16%. 634 out of 1,051 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 60.32% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 8.35%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 805 SKX 150.45 +37.03 +172.31 +354.12
Electronic Arts
 525 EA 71.55 +7.59 +52.19 +211.90
JetBlue Airways
 427 JBLU 22.98 +10.69 +44.89 +169.09
Freescale Semiconductor
 511 FSL 39.87 -0.25 +58.03 +148.41
Centene
 175 CNC 70.13 -12.77 +35.05 +137.89

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization

Table 4 Summary: Range was $691.74 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $20.25 billion, median is $6.39 billion, out of 1,059 companies tracked.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Market Cap($B)
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Apple
 5 AAPL 691.74 -4.27 +6.85 +37.03
Google
 44 GOOGL 428.88 +20.74 +20.10 +14.55
Microsoft
 31 MSFT 374.86 +4.96 -2.10 +20.03
Berkshire Hathaway
 4 BRK.A 351.79 +4.52 -2.71 +20.06
ExxonMobil
 2 XOM 331.19 -4.79 -15.40 -25.09
The PBR1000
   21,445.44 +1.91 +2.35 +11.67

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 74,508.52 +0.90 +1.61 +12.51
DJIA 17,689.86 +0.40 -0.75 +6.72
NASDAQ 5,128.28 +2.84 +8.28 +22.79
S&P500 2,103.84 +2.11 +2.18 +13.82
Gold 1,095.00 -6.66 -7.59 -8.92
Silver 14.76 -5.75 -5.38 -23.80
Oil 46.77 -20.28 -12.20 -48.72

 

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The PBR1000 July 2015 Breaking News Recap

August 3, 2015 by
ID-100335902 Business Word Head-Sujin Jetkasettakorn

As A Business Leader There Is A Lot To Think About.

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 in July 2015 had a lot of highlights in several areas.

Most of the mega deals involved the continuing consolidation of health related businesses. There were also some long awaited completion of deals like AT&T/DirecTV and Dollar Tree/Family Dollar.

More spinoffs occurred or were announced, with PayPal getting most of the press.

The US economy is still regarded as somewhat fragile but showing modest growth, enough to keep everyone guessing when the Federal Reserve will increase interest rates.

World issues had an affect as well. The stock markets displayed volatility based on the still unresolved Greece debt issues, the slowdown of the China economy and the dramatic downward dip in its markets towards the end of the month. Nevertheless, all US stock markets showed good increases over June with the NASDAQ hitting new highs. Other issues that didn’t seem to have a direct effect, but could have a longer range impact include the nuclear weapons negotiations with Iran, and the battles against extremist warring organizations like ISIL in the Middle East.

August has a history of volatility, let’s see if that’s true again in 2015.

Following are The PBR1000 and economic related news items of note for July 2015, starting with the last active day.

Friday, July 31:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,689.86, +0.69% from last Friday, +0.40% MTD/QTD, -.75% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,128.28, +0.78% from last Friday, +2.84% MTD/QTD, +8.28% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,103.84, +1.16% from last Friday, +1.97% MTD/QTD, +2.18% YTD.

UPS(PBR47) to acquire truckload freight brokerage company Coyote Logistics for $1.8 billion. $UPS PR link.

Jarden(PBR324) completes $1.35 billion acquisition of disposable tableware manufacturer The Waddington Group from private equity firm Olympus Partners. $JAH PR link.

Berry Plastics(PBR488) to acquire specialty materials provider AVINTIV from Blackstone Group(PBR352) for $2.45 billion cash. $BERY PR link.

Yahoo!(PBR519) to acquire social shopping site Polyvore, terms not disclosed. $YHOO PR link.

Penn National Gaming(PBR750) to acquire Illinois 1,100 video gaming terminals operator Prairie State Gaming. $PENN PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the 2nd Quarter Employment Cost Index decelerated sharply to 0.2% from the 1st Quarter. MarketWatch article link.

Thursday, July 30:
MasterCard(PBR291) extends partnership with Samsung to deliver Samsung Pay in Europe. $MA PR link.

Intl Flavors & Fragrances(PBR666) completes $311 million acquisition of Lucas Meyer Cosmetics. $IFF PR link.

Ventas(PBR671) to spinoff of most of its post-acute/skilled nursing facility portfolio as an independent publicly held REIT called Care Capital Properties, NYSE: CCP, after 08/17/15. $VTR PR link.

Kroger(PBR20) 1st female corporate executive Group VP for Corporate Affairs Lynn Marmer retiring in early 2016. $KR PR link.

Raytheon(PBR118) promotes Wesley Kremer as President, Integrated Defense Systems. $RTN PR link.

Diebold(PBR676) EVP/COO George Mayes, Jr, leaving, position to be eliminated in streamlining effort. $DBD PR link.

Avista Corp(PBR990) announces 3 changes to its officer team in finance, strategy, & development. $AVA PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says that the 2nd Quarter Advance GDP estimate is at a 2.3%, $17.840 trillion, annual rate. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says for the week ending 07/18/15 the Total Insured Unemployment was at 2.266,000, 4 week moving average at 2,255,250. USDOL PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR41) says on 07/30/15 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rate averaged 3.98% with 0.6 points/fees. $FMCC PR link.

Wednesday, July 29:
Mylan(PBR346) receives unconditional clearance by European Commission for purchase of Perrigo(PBR565). $MYL PR link.

Apollo Education Group(PBR681) files notice disclosing an FTC civil investigation on business practices. MarketWatch article link.

Cytec(PBR887) to be merged into Brussels based global chemical company Solvay for $75.25/share, $5.5 billion. $CYT PR link.

Manitowoc(PBR579) hires Hubertus Muelhaeuser as CEO for the Manitowoc Foodservice unit. $MTW PR link.

Tuesday, July 28:
AIG(PBR46) acquires private First Principles Capital Management, names its CEO Douglas Dachille as AIG’s next EVP/Chief Investment Officer, succeeds William Dooley, who is retiring. $AIG PR link.

Caterpillar(PBR54) to do $1.5 billion accelerated stock repurchase program by end of 3rd quarter. $CAT PR link.

Caterpillar(PBR54) announces new strategy for its vocational truck product family, to expand production at its Victoria, TX, facility. $CAT PR link.

Honeywell Intl(PBR74) to acquire gas heating, controls, metering, and advanced technologies provider Elster Division from Melrose Industries plc for $5.1 billion. $HON PR link.

SuperValu(PBR164) considering spinoff of its Save-A-Lot unit into a stand-alone publicly traded company. $SVU PR link.

Proctor & Gamble(PBR33) promotes David Taylor as President/CEO, effective 11/01/15, succeeds AG Lafley who becomes Executive Chairman. $PG PR link.

Citrix(PBR658) President/CEO Mark Templeton to retire when successor appointed, search firm retained. $CTXS PR link.

Scientific Games(PBR937) hires David Smail as EVP/Chief Legal Officer, effective 08/03/15. $SGMS PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says the 2nd Quarter Homeownership Rate was 63.4%, -1.3% from 2nd quarter 2014, -0.4% from 1st quarter 2015. USDOC PR link.

Monday, July 27:
Allergan(PBR219) selling its global generics business to Teva Pharmaceutical($TEVA) for $40.5 billion cash/stock. $AGN PR link.

Allergan(PBR219) to acquire depression therapies developer Naurex for $560 million cash. $AGN PR link.

Mylan(PBR346) comments on Israel based Teva Pharmaceuticals acquisition of generics business of Allergan(PBR219) & unsolicited offer withdrawal for Mylan. $MYL PR link.

McGraw Hill(PBR477) to acquire data, analytics, & research firm SNL Financial for $2.225 billion cash. $MHFI PR link.

Arch Coal(PBR691) postpones 1:10 reverse stock split from 07/27/15 close to 08/03/15 close. $ACI PR link.

Beacon Roofing(PBR818) to acquire roofing products distributor Roofing Supply Group for $1.1 billion cash/stock. $BECN PR link.

SandRidge Energy(PBR975) receives NYSE notice of potential delisting because share price less than $1.00 for 30 days, considering reverse stock split. $SD PR link.

Darden Restaurants(PBR398) announces Todd Burrowes is rejoining LongHorn Steakhouse unit as President, reports to CEO. $DRI PR link.

Friday, July 24:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,568.53, -2.86% from last Friday, -0.29% MTD/QTD, -1.43% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,088.83, -2.33% from last Friday, +2.04% MTD/QTD, +7.45% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,079.65, -2.21% from last Friday, +0.80% MTD/QTD, +1.01% YTD.

AT&T(PBR12) completes $67 billion acquisition of DirecTV(PBR89), now the largest pay TV provider in the US & world. $T PR link.

Anthem(PBR38) to acquire Cigna(PBR85) for $188/share, $54.2 billion, creates company with 53 million medical members, $115 billion revenues/year. $ANTM PR link.

Enterprise Products(PBR59) completes sale of its offshore Gulf of Mexico assets to Genesis Energy(PBR553) for $1.5 billion cash. $EPD PR link.

Cisco(PBR60) to stop selling flash memory data-storage business known as Invicta. MarketWatch article link.

Johnson Controls(PBR68) plans to spinoff $22 billion in 2014 revenues Automotive Experience business as an independent publicly traded company within 12 months. $JCI PR link.

American Airlines(PBR69) ups shares repurchase program to $4 billion. $AAL PR link.

Charles River Labs(PBR1025) completes acquisition of rapid bacterial detection equipment provider Celsis International for $212 million cash. $CRL PR link.

Public Service Enterprise(PBR257) EVP/CFO Caroline Dorsa to retire in 4th quarter, search firm retained for new CFO. $PEG PR link.

The US Dept of HUD says June New Single-Family Houses Sales were at a 482,000 annual rate, -6.8% from May, +18.1% over June 2014. HUD PR link.

Thursday, July 23:
Cisco(PBR60) to sell its set-top box business unit to France based Technicolor for $604 million. $CSCO PR link.

Alcoa(PBR115) completes acquisition of titanium & specialty metal products manufacturer RTI(NYSE: RTI) in $1.5 billion stock deal. $AA PR link.

Starbucks(PBR178) adds 50 million shares for repurchase to existing 11 million available. $SBUX PR link.

EnerSys(PBR776) completes acquisition of Australia based equipment facilities manufacturer ICS Industries. $ENS PR link.

DuPont(PBR82) promotes Marc Doyle to SVP-Safety/Protections unit upon resignation of Matthew Trerotola. $DD PR link.

Crown Holdings(PBR298) CEO John Conway retiring effective 01/01/16, Timothy Dunne elected to succeed him as President/CEO. $CCK PR link.

Celanese(PBR369) Interim CFO Chris Jensen officially named CFO. $CE PR link.

Colfax Corp(PBR517) hires Matt Trerotola as CEO, effective 07/24/15, succeeds retiring Steve Simms. $CFX PR link.

Yahoo!(PBR519) promotes Lisa Utzschneider to Chief Revenue Officer. $YHOO PR link.

CA Technologies(PBR550) hires Ayman Sayed as Chief Product Officer, reports to CEO Mike Gregoire. $CA PR link.

Graham Holdings(PBR615) Kaplan unit CEO Tom Leppert resigning effective 08/21/15, Chairman Andy Rosen to add CEO responsibilities. $GHC PR link.

Wednesday, July 22:
Home Depot(PBR32) to acquire national distributor/direct marketer of maintenance, repair & operational products Interline Brands for $1.625 billion cash. $HD PR link.

Genworth Financial(PBR287) in negotiations to sell its lifestyle protection insurance business to France based AXA SA for $510 million. $GNW PR link.

Discovery Communications(PBR399) to acquire full ownership of Europe/Asia sports channels group Eurosport from TFI Group for $535 million per 2012 agreement. $DISCA PR link.

St Jude Medical(PBR440) to acquire medical devices for heart failure developer Thoratec for $63.50/share, $3.4 billion cash. $STJ PR link.

Bank of America(PBR24) CFO Bruce Thompson stepping down, Paul Donofrio to become CFO on 08/01/15; other key management changes announced. $BAC PR link.

The National Assn of Realtors reports June Existing Home Sales at a 5.49 million annual rate, $236,400 median price. NAR PR link.

Tuesday, July 21:

KKR(PBR332) to acquire an 80% stake in $1 billion total enterprise valued photovoltaic developer/operator Gestamp Solar from Gestamp Renewables. $KKR PR link.

Lexmark(PBR601) to eliminate 500 positions worldwide as part of restructuring program. $LXK PR link.

CIT Group(PBR608) gets federal & states regulatory approval for $3.4 billion acquisition of OneWest Bank, expected to close 08/03/15. $CIT PR link.

Henry Schein(PBR270) promotes Peter McCarthy to President, Global Animal Health Group. $HSIC PR link.

Corning(PBR281) Vice Chairman/CFO Jim Flaws to retire on 11/30/15. $GLW PR link.

Corning(PBR281) elects Lawrence McRae as Vice Chairman & Corporate Development Officer, Tony Tripeny as SVP/CFO effective 09/01/15, & Dr. Jeffrey Evenson SVP/Chief Strategy Officer. $GLW PR link.

Royal Caribbean(PBR329) hires Jim Berra as Chief Marketing Officer, reports to President/CEO Michael Bayley. $RCL PR link.

HARMAN Intl(PBR456) promotes Phillip Eyler as EVP & President, Infotainment division, reports to Chairman/President/CEO Dinesh Paliwal. $HAR PR link.

Iron Mountain(PBR663) hires Deirdre Evens as Chief People Officer, reports to President/CEO William Meaney. $IRM PR link.

Bon-Ton Stores(PBR707) hires Bill Tracy as COO, effective 07/27/15. $BONT PR link.

AMC Entertainment(PBR728) President/CEO Gerry Lopez leaving, effective 08/06/15, CFO Craig Ramsey to become Interim President/CEO at that time. $AMC PR link.

Elizabeth Arden(PBR1043) hires JuE Wong as President, Elizabeth Arden Brand, effective 08/03/15. $RDEN PR link.

Monday, July 20:
United Technologies(PBR45) to do 75 million shares repurchase program, $8.3 billion, with sale of Sikorsky Aircraft unit to Lockheed Martin(PBR64) for $9 billion. $UTX PR link.

Lockheed Martin(PBR64) to acquire Sikorsky Aircraft unit from United Technologies(PBR45) for $9 billion. $LMT PR link.

Ross Stores(PBR253) to open 19 Ross Dress for Less and 8 dd’s Discount stores in July as part of plan for 90 new stores in 2015. $ROST PR link.

Caesars Entertainment(PBR314) reaches agreement on debt restructuring with a group of 2nd lien holders, makes changes to 01/14/15 Restructuring Support Agreement. $CZR PR link.

Calpine Corp(PBR330) to expand in Texas & NE US with acquisition of retail electric provider Champion Energy Marketing for $240 million. $CPN PR link.

CF Industries(PBR502) confirms it is in preliminary discussions with OCI NV regarding a potential combination involving certain of OCI’s businesses. $CF PR link.

Arch Coal(PBR691) announces 1:10 reverse stock split after 07/27/15 market close, will maintain listing status on NYSE. $ACI PR link.

SunEdison(PBR782) to acquire Vivint Solar(NYSE: VSLR) for $16.50/share, $2.2 billion in cash/stock/notes, to close in 4th quarter 2015. $SUNE PR link.

Synopsis(PBR879) completes acquisition of the Seeker security product and its R&D team from Quotium(NYSE Euronext: QTE).
$SNPS PR link.

eBay(PBR163) spinoff PayPal(NASDAQ: PYPL) in first day of public trading opens at $41.46, range $39.80-$42.55, closes at $40.47. MarketWatch PayPal stock info.

Adobe Systems(PBR557) hires Abhay Parasnis as Chief Technology Officer & SVP/platform technology and services. $ADBE PR link.

HealthSouth(PBR800) EVP/General Counsel & Secretary John Whittington retiring on 12/31/15. $HLS PR link.

Friday, July 17:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 18,086.54, +1.84% from last Friday, +2.65% MTD/QTD, +1.48% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,210.14(R), +4.25% from last Friday, +4.48% MTD/QTD, +10.01% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,126.64, +2.41% from last Friday, +3.08% MTD/QTD, +3.29% YTD.

GameStop(PBR287) completes acquisition of ThinkGeek retailer parent Geeknet(NASDAQ: GKNT) for $20/share, $140 million. $GME PR link.

Yahoo!(PBR500) files with SEC to spinoff remaining holdings in Alibaba Group into an independent, publicly traded, registered investment company, as announced on 01/27/15, to close in 4th quarter. $YHOO PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says June Employee Average Earnings were $24.95/hour, 34.5 hours/week, $860.78/week, +2.0% from June 2014. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the June Consumer Price Index for All Items was +0.3% over May, +0.1% over the last 12 months. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of HUD says the June Private Housing Units Building Permits were at a 1,343,000 annual rate, +7.4% over May, +30.0% over June 2014 HUD PR link.

Thursday, July 16:
Amazon’s(PBR37) first Prime Day sales exceed Black Friday 2014 by 18%, 34.4 million items sold. $AMZN PR link.

Enterprise Products(PBR56) to sell its offshore Gulf of Mexico assets to Genesis Energy(PBR553) for $1.5 billion cash. $EPD PR link.

Mondelez(PBR85) completes acquisition of 80% stake in Vietnam’s leading snacks business Kinh Do for $370 million. $MDLZ PR link.

Hertz(PBR249) completes restatements of annual reports, to separate its equipment rental business, implementing cost reduction program. $HTZ PR link.

McGraw Hill(PBR477) Platts division acquires shipping & oil industries news & analysis provider Petromedia. $MHFI PR link.

Groupon(PBR750) acquires OrderUp to power nationwide food ordering & delivery. $GRPN PR link.

Dollar Tree(PBR329) promotes Mike Witynski to COO. $DLTR PR link.

Fifth Third Bancorp(PBR345) hires Lars Anderson to be EVP/COO on 08/03/15. $FITB PR link.

Hershey Co(PBR347) hires Peter Horst as new Chief Marketing Officer, effective 07/27/15. Mike Wege now SVP/Chief Admin Officer. $HSY PR link.

Domino’s Pizza(PBR927) promotes Jeff Lawrence to EVP/CFO, succeeds Mike Lawton who is retiring at the end of August. $DPZ PR link.

Wednesday, July 15:
Amazon(PBR37) Studios announces Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq as first ever Amazon original movie. $AMZN PR link.

Nike(PBR98) gets $169 million apparel deal from 08/01/16 through 2027 with University of Michigan, MarketWatch article link.

Kinder Morgan(PBR198) to purchase 100% of Shell’s equity interest in the Elba LNG Liquefaction joint venture for $630 million. $KMI PR link.

Corning(PBR332) authorizes $2 billion shares repurchase program, expires 12/31/16. $GLW PR link.

Molina Healthcare(PBR375) to enter Chicago market with acquisition of Medicaid assets of 61,000 member MyCare Chicago. $MOH PR link.

Anixter(PBR398) to acquire the distributor Power Solutions segment of HD Supply for $825 million. $AXE PR link.

Netflix(PBR534) grows by 3.3 million subscribers in 2nd Quarter, now has over 65 million subscribers worldwide. $NFLX PR link.

Walter Energy(PBR920) reaches restructuring agreement with senior lendors, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. $WLTG PR link.

Gannett(PBR458) hires Kevin Gentzel as its first Chief Revenue Officer. $GCI PR link.

Juniper Networks(PBR501) hires Susan Lovegren as SVP/Human Resources, Bob Worrall as SVP/CIO. $JNPR PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the June Producer Price Index for final demand was +0.4% over May, -0.7% for 12 months ended in June. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Board in its G17 report says June Industrial Production was +0.3%, +1.5% over June 2014; Capacity Utilization was at 78.4% USFRB PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Board releases its latest Beige Book, overall districts are generally optimistic. USFRB PR link.

Tuesday, July 14:
Danaher(PBR139) completes $2.6 billion deal that combines its Communications unit with a subsidiary of NetScout Systems(NASDAQ: NTCT). $DHR PR link.

Molina Healthcare(PBR375) to acquire Medicaid assets of 25,000 member S. Florida firm Preferred Medical Plan. $MOH PR link.

Celgene(PBR381) to acquire immune/metabolics therapeutics developer Receptos(NASDAQ: RCPT) for $232/share, $7.2 billion. $CELG PR link.

Barnes & Noble(PBR388) approves publicly held Barnes & Noble Education spinoff, scheduled for 08/02/15, to start trading on 08/03/15 with symbol NYSE: BNED. $BKS PR link.

IAC(PBR669) soon to be spinoff The Match Group to acquire fellow dating site PlentyOfFish for $575 million. $IACI PR link.

WPX Energy(PBR713) to acquire privately held Permian Basin assets based RKI Exploration for $2.35 billion. $WPX PR link.

Guess?(PBR751) Co-Founder/CEO Paul Marciano announces that Victor Herroro to be new CEO in August. $GES PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce in advance report says June Retail & Food Sales were at $442.0 billion, -0.3% from May, +1.4% from June 2014. USDOC PR link.

Monday, July 13:
Valero Energy(PBR10) adds $2.5 billion to its available $400 million for stock repurchases. $VLO PR link.

Comcast(PBR44) to roll out $15/month TV streaming service across the US by the end of 2016, starting in Boston. $CMCSA PR link.

Medtronic(PBR161) to acquire detection/prevention of retained surgical items device company RF Surgical Systems for $235 million. $MDT PR link.

Computer Sciences(PBR209) files Form 10 for government services spinoff Computer Sciences GS, separation planned for October. $CSC PR link.

BorgWarner(PBR339) to acquire rotating electrical components producer Remy International for $29.50/share, $1.2 billion, to close in 4th quarter. $BWA PR link.

Jarden(PBR341) to acquire disposable tableware manufacturer The Waddington Group from private equity firm Olympus Partners for $1.35 billion. $JAH PR link.

PG&E(PBR175) announces promotion of several senior officers as part of restructuring program. $PCG PR link.

Jacobs Engineering(PBR213) hires Steven Demetriou as President/CEO, effective 08/17/15, to succeed retiring Craig Martin. $JEC PR link.

Dana Holding(PBR367) hires Jim Kamsickas as President/CEO, effective 08/11/15, succeeds retiring Roger Wood. $DAN PR link.

Xylem(PBR581) appoints Shashank Patel as Interim CFO upon resignation of Mike Speetzen, effective 07/30/15. $XYL PR link.

The US Dept of the Treasury says the June Surplus was $51.8B on Receipts of $342.9B. YTD Deficit is $313.4B. Treasury PR link.

Friday, July 10:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,760.41, +0.17% from last Thursday, +0.80% MTD/QTD, -0.35% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,997.70, -0.23% from last Thursday, +0.22% MTD/QTD, +5.52% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,076.62, -0.01% from last Thursday, +0.65% MTD/QTD, +0.86% YTD.

Halliburton(PBR94) $34.6 billion acquisition of Baker Hughes(PBR124) deadline extended to 12/01/15 for time to satisfy US Dept of Justice requirements. $BHI PR link.

Edwards Lifesciences(PBR879) to acquire CardiAQ Valve Technologies for up to $400 million. $EW PR link.

Biogen(PBR358) R&D leader Doug Williams, PhD, leaving to become CEO of a startup, new R&D co-leaders announced. $BIIB PR link.

Tesla(PBR887) hires Ganesh Srivats to be in charge of North American Sales. $TSLA PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says that May Merchant Wholesalers Sales were $449.8 billion, +0.3% from April, -3.8% from May 2014. USDOC PR link.

Thursday, July 9:
T-Mobile US(PBR115) adds 2.1 million customers in 2nd quarter, up 41% over previous year. $TMUS PR link.

eBay(PBR170) trying to sell e-commerce Enterprise unit, losing Toys R Us as a major client who plans to do its own e-commerce. MarketWatch article link.

Avon(PBR267) sells its UK based natural skincare line Liz Earle to Walgreens Boots Alliance(PBR36) for $215 million cash. $AVP PR link.

Coty(PBR524) to merge Proctor & Gamble’s(PBR32) Beauty Business into Coty in deal valued at $12.5 billion. $COTY PR link.

Charles River Labs(PBR1058) to acquire rapid bacterial detection equipment provider Celsis International for $212 million cash. $CRL PR link.

Walgreens Boots Alliance(PBR36) Interim CEO Stefano Pessina named CEO. $WBA PR link.

Conn’s(PBR1052) hires Thomas Moran as CFO, effective 07/27/15. $CONN PR link.

Wednesday, July 8:
The PBR1000 June 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots summary is posted. Blog post.

Microsoft(PBR30) restructuring phone hardware business, to reduce staff by up to 7,800. $MSFT PR link.

Enterprise Products(PBR56) completes purchase of all Eagle Ford Shale member interests of EFS Midstream for $2.15 billion. $EPD PR link.

Ingredion(PBR371) to acquire privately held natural fruits and vegetables concentrates producer Kerr Concentrates for $100 million. $INGR PR link.

CA Technologies(PBR520) completes $480 million acquisition of Agile software development & services provider Rally Software(NYSE: RALY). $CA PR link.

Curtiss-Wright(PBR771) expands stock repurchase program to $300 million. $CW PR link.

Walter Energy(PBR920) gets delisting notice from NYSE because of stock price non-compliance. $WLT PR link.

Micron Technology(PBR166) hires Trevor Schulze as Chief Information Officer. $MU PR link.

Fifth Third Bancorp(PBR345) President/COO Greg Carmichael to become President/CEO on 11/01/15, will succeed retiring Kevin Kabat. $FITB PR link.

Darden Restaurants(PBR393) hires Jeff Davis as SVP/CFO, effective 07/16/15, reports to CEO Gene Lee. $DRI PR link.

Sprouts Farmers Market(PBR789) hires Shawn Gensch as Chief Marketing Officer, Dan Sanders as EVP of store operations. $SFM PR link.

Acxiom(PBR1073) hires Jeremy Allen as President of $445 million Marketing Services Division. $ACXM PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says May Consumer Credit increased at 5.75% annual rate, Revolving Credit 2%, Nonrevolving Credit 7%. FRB PR link.

The US Federal Reserve in its Federal Open Market Committee minutes of its 06/16-17/15 meeting says that economic activity is expanding moderately after little 1st quarter change. FRB PR link.

Tuesday, July 7:
Cisco(PBR58) to acquire private cloud based service renewals firm MaintenanceNet for $139 million. $CSCO PR link.

Carnival Corp(PBR176) gets US approval for travel to Cuba, expects to start in May, 2016. $CCL PR link.

Allergan(PBR297) gets exclusive worldwide rights licensing agreement for Merck(PBR63) CGRP migraine development program for $250 million plus incentives. $MRK PR link.

Frontier Communications(PBR497) hires Kathleen Weslock as EVP/Chief People Officer, effective 07/13/15, reports to President/CEO Daniel McCarthy. $FTR PR link.

Xylem(PBR581) hires Kairus Tarapore as SVP/Chief Human Resources Officer, effective 07/27/15, reports to President/CEO Patrick Decker. $XYL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says May Job Openings were at 5.4 million, hires at 5.0 million, separations at 4.7 million. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says May International Trade deficit was -$41.9 billion on exports of $188.6 billion, imports of $230.5 billion. USDOC PR link.

Monday, July 6:
Cardinal Health(PBR27) completes acquisition of generics/OTC medications distributor The Harvard Drug Group for $1.115 billion. $CAH PR link.

Dollar Tree(PBR329) completes $9.2 billion cash/stock acquisition of discount retailer Family Dollar(PBR252). $DLTR PR link.

Advance Auto Parts(PBR382) to replace recently acquired Family Dollar on the S&P500 on 07/08/15. $AAP PR link.

LINN Energy(PBR810) sells remaining Permian Basin Wolfcamp acreage for $281 million. $LINE PR link.

SunEdison(PBR888) and spinoff TerraForm Power to acquire 930 megawatt contracted wind portfolio from Invenergy for $2 billion. $SUNE PR link.

JPMorgan Chase(PBR20) Stacey Friedman to succeed Steve Cutler next year as General Counsel; Cutler to be appointed Vice Chairman. $JPM PR link.

Axiall(PBR503) EVP Timothy Mann appointed Interim President/CEO upon immediate retirement of Paul Carrico, new CEO search starts. $AXLL PR link.

Friday, July 3:
US Stock Markets Closed
in Observance of Independence Day.
Give Thanks & Celebrate
Our History and Freedoms.

Humana(PBR71) to be acquired by Aetna(PBR57) for $230/share, $37 billion cash/stock. $HUM PR link.

Thursday, July 2:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,730.11, -1.21% from last Friday, +0.63% MTD/QTD, -0.52% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,009.21, -1.40% from last Friday, +0.45% MTD/QTD, +5.77% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,076.78, -1.18% from last Friday, +0.66% MTD/QTD, +0.87% YTD.

Kraft Foods(PBR145) & HJ Heinz complete merger, new company is Kraft Heinz Co, to start trading as NASDAQ: KHC on 07/06/15. $KRFT PR link.

Centene(PBR244) to acquire health care plans provider Health Net(PBR239) for $6.8 billion cash/stock, to close in early 2016. $CNC PR link.

Biogen(PBR358) & AGTC(NASDAQ: AGTC) enter collaboration to develop gene therapies in ophthalmology, Biogen payments could exceed $1 billion. $BIIB PR link.

Barnes & Noble(PBR388) names Ron Boire CEO of Retail, effective 09/08/15; spinoff of College unit planned for August. $BKS PR link.

Freescale Semiconductor(PBR548) & Netherlands based NXP Semiconductor(NASDAQ: NXPI) stockholders approve $11.8 billion merger, to close 2nd half 2015. $FSL PR link.

Aeropostale(PBR868) continues aggressive expansion in Asia with new licensing agreements in India & Indonesia. $ARO PR link.

SunEdison(PBR888) & Gamesa(BME: GAM) form joint venture to develop 1 gigawatt of wind power plants by 2018. $SUNE PR link.

Intel(PBR52) President Renee James leaving, other executive leadership changes announced. $INTC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says Total June Nonfarm Employment rose by 223,000, compared with an average monthly gain of 250,000 over the prior 12 months. June Unemployment Rate drops 0.2% to 5.3%. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says May New Manufactured Goods Orders were down $4.5 billion, -1.0%, to $470.5 billion, down 9 of last 10 months. USDOC PR link.

Wednesday, July 1:
General Electric(PBR9) $3.3 billion sale of Appliances unit dened by US Dept of Justice; Swedish based Electrolux to fight decision. Electrolux PR link.

Hewlett-Packard(PBR19) Enterprise files Form 10 to become a separate publicly traded company, planned for November. $HPQ PR link.

INTL FCStone(PBR64) merges 3 US subsidiaries into INTL FCStone Financial Inc. $INTL PR link.

DuPont(PBR83) completes spinoff of its Performance Chemicals unit as The Chemours Company, trading as NYSE: CC. $DD PR link.

Hess Corp(PBR114) completes $2.675 billion sale of Bakken midstream assets, establishes Bakken Midstream joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners valued at $5.35 billion. $HES PR link.

eBay(PBR170) PayPal unit buying international money transfers/remittances processor Xoom(NASDAQ: XOOM) for $25/share, $890 million. $EBAY PR link.

Baxter Intl(PBR179) spinoff Baxalta starts 1st day as biopharmaceutical with base of $6 billion in annual sales. $BXLT PR link.

Chubb Corp(PBR200) to be acquired by Ace Ltd(NYSE: ACE) for $28.3 billion cash/stock, expects to close in 1st quarter 2016. $CB PR link.

MeadWestvaco(PBR439) & Rock-Tenn(PBR278) complete merger, name combined company WestRock(NYSE: WRK)(PBR278). $WRK PR link.

CF Industries(PBR438) to acquire remaining 50% in UK based nitrogen production company GrowHow from Yara Intl for $580 million. $CF PR link.

McGraw Hill(PBR477) JD Power division acquires NADA Used Car Guide. $MHFI PR link.

Constellation Brands(PBR483) to acquire Napa Valley wine brand Meiomi from Copper Cane for $315 million. $STZ PR link.

Energizer Holdings(PBR527) completes spinoff of Household Products division, changes name to Edgewell Personal Care Company, now trading as NYSE: EPC. $EPC PR link.

Energizer Holdings(PBR527) completes spinoff as a public company from parent Edgewell Personal Care Co. $ENR PR link.

Apollo Global Mgmt(PBR531) acquires 2 million clients business/home security firm Protection 1 & also ASG Security. $APO PR link.

Patterson Cos(PBR563) to sell its medical business to Madison Dearborn Ptnrs for $715 million cash. $PDCO PR link.

Graham Holdings(PBR610) completes spin-off of separate publicly traded company Cable ONE(NYSE: CABO). $GHC PR link.

American Tower(PBR625) closes acquisition of 4,700 communication sites in Nigeria from Bharti Airtel. $AMT PR link.

Caesars Entertainment(PBR301) announces Mark Frissora has assumed role of President/CEO. $CZR PR link.

Peabody Energy(PBR355) promotes Amy Schwetz to EVP/CFO, upon resignation of Michael Crews. $BTU PR link.

Men’s Wearhouse(PBR781) hires Bruce Thorn as COO, reports to CEO Doug Ewert. $MW PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that May Construction Spending was at a $1,035.8 billion annual rate, +0.8% from April, +8.2% from May 2014. USDOC PR link.

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The PBR1000 June 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

July 9, 2015 by
ID-100213365 Profit Loss Risk-jscreationzs

Welcome to the World of Stock Trading!
What is Your Risk Level?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 June 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,062 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and download the June edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

The first half of 2015 was finishing pretty strong. The NASDAQ had reached new highs, the S&P500 was closing in on a new record, and the DJIA was climbing. Then the bottom dropped out on the last few trading days, especially on June 29th. The Greek drama took most of the blame, but the moderately growing US economy still feels a little fragile, and the rest of the world appears more shaky.

This sets the stage for the 2nd half of the year. Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates once or twice, or not at all? Will there be a Greek exit? A few other Eurozone countries continue to struggle, could there be a domino effect?

Nevertheless, every month there are a significant number of gainers over the previous month and year-to-date. There are investment opportunities.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on June 30th, Month % Chg is compared to May 29th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 18 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Stock Price Composite

Table 1 Summary: Made up of the sum of the stock prices of the 1,062 companies currently tracked by The PBR1000.

Company Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 74,815.34 -1.19 +1.12 +13.29

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +75.81% to -70.73%. 361 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 33.99% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 2.17%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
Alliance One Intl
 804 AOI 23.91 +75.81 +51.33 -21.61
HCC Insurance
 760 HCC 76.84 +34.38 +43.57 +66.54
Coty
 524 COTY 31.97 +28.24 +54.74 +109.64
OM Group
 1059 OMG 33.60 +26.60 +12.75 -7.72
Pep Boys
 874 PBY 10.13 +21.13 +24.95 +1.07

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +112.41% to -84.20%. 535 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 50.38% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 0.04%

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
Conn’s
 1052 CONN 39.70 +7.33 +112.41 -49.55
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 109.79 +3.70 +98.71 +231.39
Netflix
 534 NFLX 6566.94 +5.27 +92.31 +78.43
McDermott Intl
 734 MDR 5.34 -2.20 +83.51 -41.70
Pinnacle Entertainment
 993 PNK 37.28 +0.84 +67.55 +43.44

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 18 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 4 Summary: Range was +231.39% to -99.41%. 655 out of 1,056 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 62.03% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 7.26%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 109.79 +3.70 +98.71 +231.39
Electronic Arts
 603 EA 66.50 +5.97 +41.44 +189.89
Centene
 244 CNC 80.40 +6.72 +54.82 +172.73
Freescale Semiconductor
 548 FSL 39.97 -11.41 +58.42 +149.03
Hawaiian Holdings
 849 HA 23.75 -1.94 -8.83 +146.63

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
DJIA 17,619.51 -2.17 -1.14 +6.29
NASDAQ 4,986.87 -1.64 +5.30 +19.40
S&P500 2,060.36 -2.23 +0.07 +11.47
Gold 1,173.10 -1.46 -1.00 -2.43
Silver 15.66 -6.28 +0.38 -19.15
Oil 58.67 -2.57 +10.14 -35.67

 

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The PBR1000 June 2015 Breaking News Recap

July 2, 2015 by
0915-business-1100021756-10182013

In the Digital Age We Still Shake Hands When Making the Big Deal.

 

By Larry C. Paxton

There were the usual number of interesting acquisitions/mergers among The PBR1000 during June 2015. The energy sector saw some activity as well with the companies continuing to adjust to lower oil prices, which look like they might be here to stay.

Spin-offs were a major theme as well, with several scheduled to be concluded during the second half of the year.

The US economy continues to send mixed signals, but overall it continues to show moderate growth, and appears to be not quite as fragile. The Federal Reserve seems to indicate that if the numbers continue to show some growth that there will most likely be a very modest increase or two in interest rates in 2015.

However, on the  international scene the Greece/Eurozone drama continues. It will be difficult for all parties involved, whatever the resolution.

The revelation late in the month that the US territory of Puerto Rico also has  severe economic issues was a surprise for most of us. It will be interesting to see how that plays out.

Following are The PBR1000 and economic related news items of note for June 2015, starting with the last active day.

Tuesday, June 30:
The PBR1000 June 2015 Monthend US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes month at 17,619.51, -1.82% from last Friday, -2.17% MTD, -0.88% QTD, -1.14% YTD.
NASDAQ closes month at 4,986.87, -1.84% from last Friday, -1.64% MTD, +1.75% QTD, +5.30% YTD.
SPX closes month at 2,060.36, -1.96% from last Friday, -2.23% MTD, -0.36% QTD, +0.07% YTD.

Apple(PBR4) launches Apple Music streaming service, men most likely to try it. $AAPL PR link.

General Electric(PBR9) selling its European Sponsor Finance unit to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking for $2.2 billion. $GE PR link.

Cisco(PBR58) announces intent to acquire privately held advanced threat protection provider OpenDNS for $635 million. $CSCO PR link.

Emerson Electric(PBR112) to spinoff Network Power as a separate public company, exploring other strategic actions. $EMR PR link.

ConAgra Foods(PBR149) announces plan to exit Private Brands operations. $CAG PR link.

Blackstone Group(PBR374) selling security services provider AlliedBarton unit to Wendel SE for $1.67 billion. $BX PR link.

JetBlue(PBR441) starts charging baggage fees, $20-35/bag. $JBLU PR link.

Asbury Automotive(PBR449) acquires Jacksonville, FL, $90 million/yr Mike Davidson Ford, to be renamed Coggin Ford. $ABG PR link.

Towers Watson(PBR613) & Willis to merge by year end in stock transaction valued at $18 billion. $TW PR link.

Brookdale Senior Living(PBR692) & HCP(PBR866) complete acquisition of 35 private pay senior living communities from Chartwell Retirement Residences for $847 million. $BKD PR link.

Nortek(PBR822) acquires private Numera’s mobile personal emergency response system/ telehealth assets. $NTK PR link.

Pep Boys(PBR874) board reviewing strategic alternatives, including sale, merger, or other plan. $PBY PR link.

Hewlett-Packard(PBR19) Enterprise Group EVP Bill Veghte leaving this summer, Antonio Neri to be EVP/GM, Chris Hsu COO upon separation from HP. $HPQ PR link.

Kroger(PBR25) President/COO Mike Ellis has retired, no successor named. $KR PR link.

Walt Disney(PBR54) promotes treasurer Christine McCarthy to CFO, Kevin Mayer named SVP/Chief Strategy Officer. $DIS PR link.

Nike(PBR98) & Chairman Phil Knight announce start of succession plan, President/CEO Mark Parker recommended. $NKE PR link.

Cummins(PBR157) Chief Technical Officer John Wall is retiring, Jennifer Rumsey is successor. $CMI PR link.

Domino’s Pizza(PBR927) hires Troy Ellis as EVP/Supply Chain, reports to CEO, succeeds retiring John Macksood. $DPZ PR link.

Pier 1 Imports(PBR933) hires Jeff Boyer as EVP/CFO, effective 07/27/15. $PIR PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says that at the end of the 1st quarter the US Net International Investment Position was -$6,794.0 billion, 4th quarter 2014 was -$7,019.7 billion. USDOC PR link.

Monday, June 29:
General Electric(PBR9) selling its US, Mexico, Australia, & New Zealand fleet businesses to Canada based Element Financial for $6.9 billion. $GE PR link.

Microsoft(PBR30) selling its mapping assets & making available employees to ridesharing company Uber. MarketWatch article link.

Comcast(44) NBC Universal unit reports it has terminated its business arrangements with business man/presidential candidate Donald Trump because of his derogatory statements on immigrants. $CMCSA article link.

Sysco(PBR60) terminates $8.2 billion merger agreement with US Foods(NR), announces $3 billion shares repurchase program. $SYY PR link.

Kraft Foods(PBR145) announces executive leadership team for upcoming $10 billion Kraft Heinz merger. $KRFT PR link.

Campbell Soup(PBR315) completes $231 million acquisition of salsa and organic foods company Garden Fresh. $CPB PR link.

Celgene(PBR381) makes $1 billion initial $93/share investment in Juno Therapeutics(NASDAQ: JUNO) for immunotherapeutics collaboration. $CELG PR link.

Gannett(PBR458) completes TEGNA spinoff, new Gannett focus is now being largest local-to-national media company, flagship unit is USA Today. Robert Dickey is CEO. $GE PR link.

TEGNA announces completion of spinoff from Gannett(PBR458), trading as NYSE: TGNA.
$TGNA PR link.

Dresser-Rand(PBR664) gets approval by European Commission to be acquired by Germany’s Siemens AG for $7.6 billion, to close 06/30/15. $DRC PR link.

Friday, June 26:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,946.68, -0.38% from last Friday, -0.36% MTD, +0.96% QTD, +0.69% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,080.51, -0.71% from last Friday, +0.21% MTD, +3.67% QTD, +7.27% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,101.49, -0.40% from last Friday, -0.28% MTD, +1.62% QTD, +2.07% YTD.

eBay(PBR170) sets 07/17/15 for spinoff of independent publicly traded PayPal, to start trading on 07/20/15, symbol PYPL. $EBAY PR link.

NII Holdings(PBR495) has emerged from Chapter 11 Reorganization, soon to be traded on NASDAQ, symbol NIHD. $NIHDQ PR link.

Thursday, June 25:
Kroger(PBR25) increases quarterly dividend, to do 2:1 stock split 07/13/15, approves new $500 million share repurchase program. $KR PR link.

General Mills(PBR148) plans to cut up to 725 jobs as part of a restructuring. MarketWatch article link.

Bristol-Myers Squibb(PBR165) to expand R&D with opening/closing of facilities. $BMY PR link.

Rumor: Valeant Pharmaceuticals has made preliminary approach to buy Zoetis(PBR514). MarketWatch article link.

IAC(PBR669) to pursue an IPO for its dating industry The Match Group unit. Also promotes Joey Levin as IAC CEO; CFO Jeff Kip resigning, will continue to serve on interim basis. $IACI PR link.

Brinker Intl(PBR688) acquires franchisee Pepper Dining with its 103 Chili’s Grill & Bar Restaurants for $106.5 million. $EAT PR link.

Target(PBR38) EVP/Chief Merchandising Officer Kathee Tesija to move to advisory role effective 07/06/15, internal/external search to start for position. $TGT PR link.

Dollar General(PBR153) appoints John Garratt as Interim CFO, effective 07/01/15, replaces retiring David Tehle. $DG PR link.

Medtronic(PBR161) promotes Geoff Martha to EVP & President, Restorative Therapies Group & Bill Burke as Chief Integration Officer for Covidien unit, both report to Chairman/CEO Omar Ishrak. $MDT PR link.

Donaldson Co(PBR780) VP/Global Operations Joe Lehman retiring 08/01/15, Rich Lewis to take role at that time. $DCI PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the May Total Personal Income was at a $15.307 trillion annual rate, +0.5% over April, Personal Savings at 5.1% rate. USDOC PR link.

Wednesday, June 24:
IBM(PBR24) & Box(NYSE: BOX) form global partnership to integrate their products & services in a cloud based environment. $IBM PR link.

Zimmer(PBR506) completes $14 billion acquisition of Biomet, renamed Zimmer Biomet, to start trading as NYSE: ZBH on 06/29/15. $ZMH PR link.

Ferrellgas(BR791) completes acquisition of integrated crude oil midstream services company Bridger Logistics for $837 million. $FGP PR link.

Cree(PBR965) to restructure LED business, authorizes $500 million buyback program. $CREE PR link.

AFLAC(PBR117) hires Fred Crawford as EVP/CFO, effective 06/30/15, reports to Chairman/CEO Daniel Amos. $AFL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce in 3rd estimate says 1st Quarter 2015 Gross Domestic Product was revised from -0.7% to -0.2%, $17.693 trillion. USDOC PR link.

Tuesday, June 23:
Fun Fact: In 2014 The PBR1000 employed 33.7 million people worldwide, up 2.68% from 2013.

Verizon(PBR15) completes $50/share, $4.4 billion acquisition of digital content/advertisiing company AOL(PBR812), which is now a wholly owned subsidiary. $ANTM PR link.

Canada based mobile communications company Blackberry(NASDAQ: BBRY) and Cisco(PBR58, NASDAQ: CSCO) sign broad patent cross-licensing agreement. BlackBerry PR link.

3M(PBR92) to acquire personal protective equipment provider Capital Safety from KKR(PBR272) for $2.5 billion. $MMM PR link.

Wholly owned subsidiary Freeport-McMoRan(PBR132) Oil & Gas files for IPO, requests trading symbol FMOG. $FCX PR link.

Darden Restaurants(PBR393) to spinoff 430 restaurants into a separate publicly held REIT. $DRI PR link.

Netflix(PBR534) to do 7:1 stock split on 07/14/15. $NFLX PR link.

Jordan Spieth(Pro Golfer): Under Armour(PBR809) took a chance on me MarketWatch article link.

Boeing(PBR31) President/COO Dennis Muilenberg to become President/CEO on 07/01/15, Jim McNerney to remain Chairman. $BA article link.

The Dept of HUD says that May New Single-Family Home Sales were at a 546,000 annual rate, 2.2% above April, 19.5% above May 2014. HUD PR link.

Monday, June 22:
Anthem(PBR40) offers to acquire fellow health benefits company Cigna(PBR88) for $184/share, $53.8 billion. $ANTM PR link.

Cigna(PBR88) says Anthem’s(PBR40) $184/share unsolicited offer is undervalued. $CI PR link.

Pfizer(PBR53) to acquire quadrivalent meningitis ACWY vaccines Nimenrix & Mencevax from GlaxoSmithKline for $130 million. $PFE PR link.

Energy Transfer Equity(PBR55) confirms $64/share, $53.1 billion unsolicited offer to acquire Williams Cos(PBR361). $ETE PR link.

Williams Cos(PBR361) advises stockholders that the Energy Transfer Equity(PBR55) $64/share offer is undervalued. $WMB PR link.

General Mills(PBR148) to remove artificial flavors & colors from remaining 40% of cereal products by the end of 2017. $GIS PR link.

Fifth Third Bancorp(PBR345) to consolidate/sell 100 branch offices to improve efficiency. $FITB PR link.

Gannett(PBR458) soon to be spinoff broadcasting/digital provider TEGNA to trade as NYSE:TGNA starting 06/29/15. $GCI PR link.

Gannett(PBR458) announces plans after TEGNA spinoff. $GCI PR link.

Arthur J Gallagher(PBR647) acquires California workers compensation insurer Monument. $AJG PR link.

Global Payments(PBR756) to roll out American Express(PBR86) OptBlue merchant program in Canada on 06/24/15. $GPN PR link.

Brookdale Senior Living(PBR692) President/CFO Mark Ohlendorf to focus on being President, COO Richard Gregory leaving 09/30/15. $BKD PR link.

The National Assn of Realtors reports that May Existing Home Sales were at a 5.35 million annual rate, +5.1% over April, median price at $228,700. NAR PR link.

Friday, June 19:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 18,015.95, +0.65% from last Friday, +0.03% MTD, +1.35% QTD, +1.08% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,117.00, +1.30% from last Friday, +0.93% MTD, +4.41% QTD, +8.04% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,109.00, +0.76% from last Friday, +0.12% MTD, +2.04% QTD, +2.48% YTD.

Medtronic(PBR161) has acquired assets of privately held medical device manufacturer Aptus Endosystems for $110 million. $MDT PR link.

Medtronic(PBR161) increases dividend payout, authorizes 80 million shares buyback program. $MDT PR link.

Medtronic(PBR161) acquires privately held medical device manufacturer CardioInsight Technologies for $93 million. $MDT PR link.

L Brands(PBR248) authorizes new $250 million shares buyback program. $LB PR link.

Hershey Co(PBR347) simplifies structure, makes executive leadership changes, 300 jobs to be cut. $HSY PR link.

Enbridge(PBR352) transfers $30.4 billion of Canadian pipelines & energy business to its Income Fund. $EEP PR link.

NII Holdings(PBR495) gets confirmation of Plan of Reorganization by Bankruptcy Court. $NIHDQ PR link.

Aeropostale(PBR868) EVP Design/Merchandising Emilia Fabricant is leaving, no replacement planned. $ARO PR link.

Apache Corp(PBR169) EVP/Executive Advisor to CEO Rod Eichler retiring at the end of June after 21 years with the company. $APA PR link.

Thursday, June 18:
Allstate(PBR87) pays out $178 million in May claims for 8 events. $ALL PR link.

PBF Energy(PBR138) to purchase New Orleans area 189,000 barrels/day Chalmette Refining for $322 million. $PBF PR link.

News Corp(PBR299) to cut jobs, shift resources to digital media $NWS PR link.

News Corp(PBR299) extends stockholder rights plan to 06/18/18. $NWS PR link.

Health Care REIT(PBR693) joint venture with Canada’s Revera to acquire 23 senior housing communities with 3,600 units Canada based Regal Lifestyle Communities for $623 million. $HCN PR link.

HCP(PBR866) EVP/Chief Investment Officer Paul Gallagher has resigned, effective 06/30/15. $HCP PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says May average earnings/hour was at $24.96, weekly earnings $861.12 for a 34.5 hour week. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that the May Consumer Price Index was +0.4%, 0.0% over the last 12 months. USDOL PR link.

Wednesday, June 17:
The PBR1000 Fun Fact: Through May ThePBR1000 companies had $3.467 trillion in earnings per share over the past year, paid out $0.955 trillion in dividends, for a payout of 27.55%.

Marriott Intl(PBR210) global hotel portfolio added to TripAdvisor(NASDAQ: TRIP) Instant Booking platform in partnership. $MAR PR link.

Allergan(PBR297) to acquire facial aesthetics developer KYTHERA Pharmaceuticals(NASDAQ: KYTH) for $2.1 billion. $AGN PR link.

Celgene(PBR381) adds $4 billion to its $5.2 billion shares repurchase program. $CELG PR link.

Patterson Cos(PBR563) completes acquisition of production distribution company Animal Health International for $1.1 billion cash, will double revenues. $PDCO PR link.

Tesla(PBR887) partners with leading researcher to cut battery costs, report MarketWatch article link.

Hill-Rom(PBR954) to acquire privately held medical diagnostic equipment manufacturer Welch Allyn for $2.05 billion cash/stock. $HRC PR link.

Microsoft(PBR30) announces senior leadership changes to align engineering to corporate strategy. $MSFT PR link.

Priceline(PBR365) hires Maelle Gavet as EVP, Global Operation, reports to President/CEO Darren Huston. $PCLN PR link.

The US Federal Open Market Committee says the US economy is expanding moderately, anticipates small rate increase this year. FOMC PR link.

Tuesday, June 16:
Coty($COTY) buys 3 businesses from P&G(PBR32, $PG) for $12 billion. MarketWatch article link.

Starbucks(PBR164) Mobile Order & Pay service expands to 3,400 additional US stores. $SBUX PR link.

Starbucks(PBR164) to close all 23 La Boulange retail bakery locations & 2 manufacturing facilities by Sept. $SBUX PR link.

Discover Financial(PBR281) closing mortgage origination business, offer 460 employees severance packages. $DFS PR link.

Starwood Hotels(PBR405) files SEC Form 10 for publicly traded 4th quarter spinoff vacation ownership business named Vistana Signature Experiences. $HOT PR link.

Under Armour(PBR809) to issue Class C non-voting shares with 2:1 stock split effect. $UA PR link.

21st Century Fox(PBR89) Co-COO James Murdoch to become CEO on 07/01/15, Rupert Murdoch & Lachlan Murdoch to be Executive Co-Chairman, Chase Carey Executive Vice Chairman. $FOX PR link.

Magellan Health(PBR606) hires John Littel as SVP, Government Affairs & Communications. $MGLN PR link.

US Dept of HUD reports that May Private Housing Units Bldg Permits are at a 1,275,000 annual rate, +11.8% over April, +25.4% over May 2014. USHUD PR link.

Monday, June 15:
CVS Health(PBR13) to acquire Target’s(PBR38) 1, 660 locations pharmacy/clinical services businesses for $1.9 billion, rebrand. $CVS PR link.

United Technologies(PBR45) to decide by 3rd quarter end to sell or spinoff Sikorsky Aircraft unit. $UTX PR link.

Gap Inc(PBR168) to close 175 N. American stores, reduce headquarters staff by 250. $GPS PR link.

Arthur J Gallagher(PBR647) to acquire $50 million/yr Boston based William Gallagher Associates Insurance Brokers. $AJG PR link.

Standard Pacific(PBR908) and Ryland Group(PBR856) to merge, form 4th largest US homebuilder. $SPF PR link.

Constellation Brands(PBR483) CFO Bob Ryder is leaving, Beer Division CFO David Klein to succeed Ryder. $STZ PR link.

Pep Boys(PBR874) hires Scott Sider as CEO, effective immediately. $PBY PR link.

Lumber Liquidators(PBR1093) Chief Marketing Officer Marco Pescara given additional Merchandising responsibilities, William Schlegel employment being terminated. $LL PR link.

Friday, June 12:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,898.84, +0.28% from last Friday, -0.62% MTD, +0.69% QTD, +0.43% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,051.10, -0.34% from last Friday, -0.37% MTD, +3.06% QTD, +6.65% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,094.11, +0.06% from last Friday, -0.63% MTD, +1.27% QTD, +1.71% YTD.

FedEx(PBR61) to take a $2.2 billion charge in 4th quarter for change in pension accounting. $FDX PR link.

Reynolds American(PBR316) completes $27.4 billion acquisition of fellow cigarette manufacturer Lorillard(PBR357), British American Tobacco retains 42% ownership stake in RAI with $4.7 billion equity investment. $RAI PR link.

International Flavors & Fragrances(PBR677) to expand into cosmetics ingredients, to acquire Lucas Meyer Cosmetics for $311 million. $IFF PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that the US May Producer Price Index for final demand was +0.5%, -1.1% for 12 months. USDOL PR link.

Thursday, June 11:
Google’s(PBR46, $GOOGL) next project is fixing congested cities. MarketWatch article link.

Hess(PBR114, $HES) to net $3 billion in Bakken midstream joint venture deal MarketWatch article link.

PayPal gears up to tap global payments market after split from eBay(PBR170, $EBAY). MarketWatch article link.

Whole Foods(PBR195, $WFM) lower-cost stores to be named ‘365 by Whole Foods Market’. MarketWatch article link.

HealthSouth(PBR827, $HLS) to buy in patient rehab hospital operator for $730 million. MarketWatch article link.

Tesla(PBR887) snaps up former Solyndra plant: report. MarketWatch article link.

Rupert Murdoch to step down as CEO of 21st Century Fox(PBR89, $FOX) MarketWatch article link.

Kohl’s(PBR141) announces senior executive leadership changes for CFO, COO, Chief Admin Officer, Chief Merchandise/Customer Service Officer, structure. $KSS PR link.

Campbell Soup(PBR315) hires Adam Ciongoli as SVP/General Counsel, reports to president/CEO Denise Morrison. $CPB PR link.

Orbital ATK(PBR494) promotes Scott Lehr as president of Flight Systems Group, effective 07/01/15. $OA PR link.

Pep Boys(PBR874, $PBY) and GAMCO reach understanding. MarketWatch article link.

US retail sales jump 1.2% in May. MarketWatch article link.

US import prices surge 1.3% in May, flat minus fuel. MarketWatch article link.

Corporate debt continues to mount as household wealth climbs $1.3 trillion MarketWatch article link.

Wednesday, June 10:
Johnston Controls(PBR65) announces it is exploring strategic options for the separation of its automotive business. $JCI PR link.

Nike(PBR98) wins NBA sponsorship deal away from Adidas MarketWatch article link.

Visteon(PBR338) hires Sachin Lawande as president/CEO, effective 06/29/15. $VC PR link.

Netflix(PBR534) shares skyrocket with talk of looming stock split. MarketWatch article link.

Hawaiian Electric(PBR639) shareholders approve acquisition by NextEra Energy(PBR181), still need regulatory approvals. $HE PR link.

Men’s Wearhouse(PBR781) gets agreement to operate 300 Macy’s(PBR97) tuxedo shops & online rentals. $MW PR link.

Dollar General(PBR153) announces Jeff Owen rejoining as EVP Store Operations. $DG PR link.

Tesla(PBR887) annual stockholders meeting highlights; CFO Deepak Ahuja to retire. MarketWatch article link.

The US Dept of the Treasury reports am $82 billion budget deficit in May. MarketWatch article link.

US healthcare spending falls 0.4% in first quarter. MarketWatch article link.

Employee compensation grew 4.9% in first quarter. MarketWatch article link.

World Bank revises 2015 global growth, forecasts US at 2.0%. WorldBank PR link.

Tuesday, June 9:
General Motors(PBR7, $GM) says not interested in merger with FiatChrysler MarketWatch article link.

General Electric(PBR9, $GE) to sell buyout unit to Canada pension fund for $12 billion MarketWatch article link.

Commercial Int’l Bank buys CitiGroup’s(PBR26, $C) Egypt retail ops MarketWatch article link.

Amazon(PBR37, $AMZN) to open fulfillment center in #Dallas, create more than 1,500 #jobs MarketWatch article link.

Prudential Financial(PBR70) authorizes $1 billion shares repurchase program over next 12 months. $PRU PR link.

McDonald’s(PBR96, $MCD) names ex-Obama press secretary Robert Gibbs as global communications officer MarketWatch article link.

Kraft Foods(PBR145) special stockholders meeting set for 07/01/15 to vote on acquisition by HJ Heinz. $KRFT PR link.

Campbell Soup(PBR315, $CPB) to acquire salsa and organic foods company Garden Fresh for $231 million. MarketWatch article link.

Visteon(PBR338, $VC) completes $3.6B deal, to return up to $2.6B to shareholders MarketWatch article link.

WhiteWave Foods(PBR758) to acquire Canada based plant-based nutrition products provider Vega for $550 million. $WWAV PR link.

April job openings rise to record high of 5.38 million MarketWatch article link.

US wholesale inventories climb 0.4% in April MarketWatch article link.

Foreclosure inventory down by 25% over the last year, CoreLogic says MarketWatch article link.

Monday, June 8:
The PBR1000 May Snapshots Fact: The Market Capitalization for 05/29/15 was $21.622 trillion, the Top 10 companies totaled $3.527 trillion(16.31%), the median was $6.63 billion.

Humana(PBR71) mum on takeover talk, to stay quiet till July 29. MarketWatch article link.

Swiss based crop protection & seeds company Syngenta rejects Monsanto’s(PBR173) 2nd unsolicitied CHF449/share, $45 billion, offer. Syngenta PR link.

RR Donnelley(PBR253) completes acquisition of digital printing, publishing co Courier Corp(NASDAQ: CRRC) for $261 million. $RRD PR link.

Masco(PBR319) to spin-off Installation & Other Services assets & operations to TopBuild Corp(NYSE: BLD), to start regular trading on 07/01/15. $MAS PR link.

Starwood Hotels(PBR405) sells Scottsdale, AZ, luxury resort The Phoenician to Host Hotels(PBR456) for $400 million. $HOT PR link.

Host Hotels(PBR456) announces acquisition of The Phoenician, asset sales, stock repurchases, other strategic initiatives. $HST PR link.

Gannett(PBR458) board approves spin-off of TEGNA, to start trading as NYSE: TGNA on 06/29/15. $GCI PR link.

Apollo Global Mgmt(PBR531) acquiring worldwide France based glass bottles & jars manufacturer Verallia from Saint-Gobain for $3.24 billion. $APO PR link.

Babcock & Wilcox(PBR637) Power Generation publicly traded spinoff to be named Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises(NYSE: BW), remaining company BWX Technologies(NYSE: BWXT), to start trading 07/01/15. $BWC PR link.

Stifel Financial(PBR885) to acquire Barclays’ Wealth and Investment Management, Americas, with its 180 US advisers managing $56 billion in client assets, to close mid November. $SF PR link.

General Cable(PBR385) CEO Gregory Kenny retiring 07/01/15, Michael McDonnell hired to be president/CEO at that time. $BGC PR link.

Friday, June 5:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,849.46, -0.90% from last Friday & MTD, +0.41% QTD, +0.15% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,068.46, -0.03% from last Friday & MTD, +3.42% QTD, +7.02% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,092.83, -0.69% from last Friday & MTD, +1.21% QTD, +1.65% YTD.

Cardinal Health(PBR27) to acquire generics/OTC medications distributor The Harvard Drug Group for $1.115 billion, to close in beginning of 2016. $CAH PR link.

Comcast(PBR44) has agreed to acquire ad tech company Visible World. MarketWatch article link.

DuPont(PBR83) Performance Chemicals spin-off The Chemours Company to begin regular trading as a separate public company on 07/01/15 with symbol NYSE: CC. $DD PR link.

Apache Corp(PBR169) completes sale of Australian subsidiary Apache Energy Limited to a consortium of private equity funds managed by Macquarie Corporate Holdings Limited and Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (NYSE: BAM) for $1.9 billion. $APA PR link.

Baxter Intl(PBR179) board approves spin-off of biopharmaceuticals unit Baxalta, to begin trading as a separate public company 07/01/15, symbol NYSE: BXLT. $BAX PR link.

Apollo Global Mgmt(PBR531) & Italy based insurance company Banca Carige sell Carige Vita Nuova & Carige Assicurazioni for $341 million, sign long term agreements. $APO PR link.

Arthur J Gallagher(PBR647) acquires national employee benefits brokerage & consulting firm Solid Benefit Guidance. $AJG PR link.

Walmart(PBR1): Rob Walton resigns as chairman, remains a director, Greg Penner elected new chairman. $WMT PR link.

Dick’s Sporting Goods(PBR400) hires Teri List-Stoll as EVP/CFO, starts in August. $DKS PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says in May Employment Situation that 280,000 new jobs were created, unemployment rate at 5.5%. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Reserve in its April G19 report says consumer credit was up at a +7.25% annual rate, revolving credit +11.5%, nonrevolving credit +5.75%. USFRB PR link.

Thursday, June 4:
The PBR1000 Fun Fact: The PBR1000 End of May Market Capitalization Total was $21.622 trillion, +0.98% over April, +2.44% YTD, for 1,062 cos.

Amazon(PBR37) receives Most Reputable US Retailer for the 3rd year in a row by the Reputation Institute. MarketWatch article link.

Goodyear Tire(PBR137) & Japan’s Sumitomo Rubber Industries dissolve global alliance of 4 joint ventures, provides details. $GT PR link.

Facebook(PBR327) to start rolling out Facebook Lite. $FB PR link.

CA Technologies(PBR520) acquires private test data management company Grid-Tools, terms not disclosed. $CA PR link.

Intuit’s(PBR521) QuickBooks Online passes 1 million paid subscribers. $INTU PR link.

Carlyle Group(PBR528) completes acquisition of public UK based 2,500 employee Nationwide Accident Repair Services. $CG PR link.

Magellan Health(PBR606) restructuring into 2 units, new CEO for Rx unit on 07/01/15. $MGLN PR link.

Graham Holdings(PBR610) to spin-off its Cable One subsidiary as a public company, effective 07/01/15, with symbol NYSE: CABO. $GHC PR link.

Cisco(PBR58) incoming CEO Chuck Robbins names 10 of the new executive management team. $CSCO PR link.

Delta Air Lines(PBR78) hires Peter Carter as EVP/Chief Legal Officer, reports to CEO Richard Anderson, effective 07/13/15. $DAL PR link.

Carnival Corp(PBR176) names Tara Russell to lead new ‘fathom’ brand for global sustained social impact travel. $CCL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that Unemployment Claims for the Week Ending 05/30/15 were at 276,000, -8,000 from 05/23/15, was 314,000 a year ago. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that the 1st Quarter Nonfarm Labor Productivity was at a -3.1% annual rate, output -1.6%, hrs worked +1.6%. USDOL PR link.

Wednesday, June 3:
CBS Corp(PBR178) SHOWTIME unit to launch a standalone internet streaming service in early July initially to Apple(PBR4) customers for $10.99/mo. $CBS PR link.

Yahoo!(PBR500) selected by National Footbal League to deliver first global live stream of an NFL football game 10/25/15. $YHOO PR link.

Wendy’s(PBR777) authorizes $1.4 billion shares buyback program, updates 2015 & long term outlook. $WEN PR link.

E*TRADE Financial(PBR947) exceeds $50 billion in retirement assets. $ETFC PR link.

Groupon(PBR750) promotes Rich Williams to COO; CFO Jason Child leaving 07/31/15, VP Bryan Kayman named Interim CFO. $GRPN PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the April International Goods and Services deficit was $40.9 billion, down $9.7 billion from March. USDOC PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank releases the Beige Book, outlook generally optimistic, economy expected to grow at a modest to moderate pace. FRB PR link.

Tuesday, June 2:
GameStop(PBR287) to acquire ThinkGeek retailer parent Geeknet(NASDAQ: GKNT) for $20/share, $140 million. $GME PR link.

Anixter(PBR398) completes sale of its OEM Supply-Fasteners segment to American Industrial Partners(NR) for $380 million cash. $AXE PR link.

Energizer Holdings(PBR527) doing 10 million shares, $1.4 billion stock buyback purchase program, to carry over to Edgewell Personal Care Company after spin-off completed on 07/01/15. $ENR PR link.

Wendy’s(PBR777) completes sale of bakery business to East Balt Bakeries. $WEN PR link.

AOL(PBR812) introduces new homepage with emphasis on mobile first, video-driven destination & content. $AOL PR link.

CNA Financial(PBR263) hires Kevin Leidwinger as President/COO CNA Commercial, reports to CNA Chairman/CEO Tom Motamed, effective 06/22/15. $CNA PR link.

Hershey Co(PBR347) International President Bert Alfonso retiring by 06/30/15. $HSY PR link.

Mattel(PBR383) CEO reshuffles top execs to jumpstart turnaround. MarketWatch article link.

Carpenter Technology(PBR842) promotes SVP/CFO Tony Thene to CEO, effective 07/01/15. $CRS article link.

Cimarex Energy(PBR890) CFO Paul Korus to retire by 09/01/15, VP Mark Burford to become CFO at that time. $XEC article link.

Griffon Corp(PBR891) promotes VP/Controller Brian Harris to SVP/CFO reporting to President/COO Robert Mehmel. $GFF article link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that April New Orders for Manufactured Goods was -0.4% to $476.7 billion, was +2.2% in March. USDOC PR link.

Monday, June 1:
General Electric(PBR9) begins sale process for $40 billion chunk of U.S. lending unit. MarketWatch article link.

Microsoft(PBR30) making Windows 10 available as a free upgrade on 07/29/15. $MSFT PR link.

Intel(PBR52) to acquire field-programmable gate array technology company Altera(PBR942) for $54/share, $16.7 billion cash, to close in 6-9 months. $INTC PR link.

Enterprise Products(PBR56) to purchase all Eagle Ford Shale member interests of EFS Midstream for $2.15 billion. $EPD PR link.

Humana(PBR71) completes sale of wholly owned subsidiary Concentra to a joint venture of Select Medical & Welsh Carson for $1.055 billion cash. $HUM PR link.

Icahn Enterprises(PBR133) completes acquisition of nearly all assets of autoparts distributor Uni-Select USA. $IEP PR link.

Dollar General(PBR153) opens its 12,000th store. $DG PR link.

PPL Corp(PBR227) completes spinoff of energy business, now focused on utility business in US & UK. $PPL PR link.

BlackRock(PBR262) & Pemex sign agreement to accelerate development of energy infrastructure projects in Mexico. $BLK PR link.

Gannett(PBR458) acquires 11 media organizations in 3 states from Digital First Media. $GCI article link.

Energizer Holdings(PBR527) split into 2 public companies gets go ahead, should be trading on NYSE under symbols ENR & EPC on 07/01/15. $ENR PR link.

Apollo Global Management(PBR531) affiliates to acquire diversified technology company OM Group(PBR1060) for $34/share cash, to close by end of 2015. $APO PR link.

Curtiss-Wright(PBR771) sells off all assets & liabilities of downstream oil & gas businesses to Sun Capital Partners Group. $CW PR link.

A. Schulman(PBR787) completes acquisition of specialty engineered plastics company Citadel Plastics for $800 million. $SHLM PR link.

Ferrellgas(PBR791) to acquire integrated crude oil midstream services company Bridger Logistics for $837 million. $FGP PR link.

Zions Bancorp(PBR824) announces restructuring plan, key leadership changes. $ZION PR link.

Crestwood Equity(PBR1005) makes organizational changes, promotes several key executives. $CEQP PR link.

Lumber Liquidators(PBR1093) explains why it relabeled products; shares bounce. MarketWatch article link.

Walt Disney Company(PBR54): James A. Rasulo to step down as CFO, effective 06/30/15. Bloomberg article link.

Two Cisco(PBR58) presidents to depart on 07/25/15. MarketWatch article link.

Cisco(PBR58) CTO Padmasree Warrior planning to leave on 07/25/15. Re/Code article link.

Time Warner Cable(PBR125) CFO William Minson leaving; William Osbourn, Matthew Siegel to serve as Acting Co-CFOs. $TWC article link.

NetApp(389) Chairman/CEO Tom Georgens resigns, EVP George Kurian promoted to CEO, lead independent director Mike Nevens elected Chairman. $NTAP article link.

Advanced Micro Devices(PBR451) hires Jim Anderson as SVP/GM Computing & Graphics business, reports to CEO Dr. Lisa Su. http://bit.ly/1KAgBjE$AMD article link.

CA Technologies(PBR520) hires Otto Berkes as Chief Technology Officer, effective 06/15/15, reports to CEO Mike Gregoire. $CA PR link.

Men’s Wearhouse(PBR781) hires Ben Baum as Chief Digital Officer, reports to CEO Doug Ewert. $MW PR link.

E*Trade(PBR947) CFO Matt Audette leaving, Mike Pizzi promoted to CFO, reports to CEO Paul Idzik. $ETFC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says April Personal Income was up $59.4B, +0.4% over March, Disposable Personal Income up +0.4%. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says April Construction Spending was at a $1,006.1B annual rate, +2.2% over March. USDOC PR link.

The Institute for Supply Management says the May 2015 Manufacturing PMI was at 52.8%, +1.3% from April. ISM PR link.

The PBR1000 May Stocks Index ended at 76,157.82, +0.86% over April, +2.44% YTD, for 1,062 companies.

The PBR1000 May 2015 Breaking News Recap is posted on the BLOG page. You can also click here.

 

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The PBR1000 May 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

June 8, 2015 by
ID-100143639 Data Analysis-adamr

Should All Decisions Be Based On Data Analysis?
When Do You Take Action Based On A Strong Hunch?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 May 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,062 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook.


A unique feature of May 2015 is that after many years all the major US stock market exchanges registered new record closing highs in the same month. As temperatures rose across the US the stock markets showed less volatility, especially in the second half of May. Will that trend continue through the summer?

Key commodities also showed gains in May. But employment figures, new and used home sales, manufacturing, and many other economic indicators continue to be mixed. As a result, the Federal Reserve continues to be cautious about when it thinks it will start increasing interest rates.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on May 29th, Month % Chg is compared to April 30th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 17 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Stock Price Composite

Table 1 Summary: Made up of the sum of the stock prices of the 1,062 companies currently tracked by The PBR1000.

Company Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 76,157.82 +0.86 +2.44 +13.36

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +32.25% to -49.70%. 611 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 57.53% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 0.84%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
Conn’s
 1052 CONN 36.99 +32.25 +97.91 -52.99
Humana
 71 HUM 214.65 +29.62 +49.45 +107.95
Broadcom
 313 BRCM 56.85 +28.61 +31.20 +91.77
Triple-S Mgmt
 803 GTS 24.00 +28.21 +0.38 +23.46
Pall Corp
 708 PLL 124.44 +27.87 +22.95 +45.80

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +220.00% to -77.94%. 593 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 55.84% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 1.72%

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
NII Holdings
 495 NIHDQ 0.06 -8.57 +220.00 -97.67
Conn’s
 1052 CONN 36.99 +32.25 +97.91 -52.99
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 105.87 +17.74 +91.62 +219.56
McDermott Intl
 734 MDR 5.46 +4.00 +87.63 -40.39
Netflix
 534 NFLX 624.06 +12.14 +82.68 +69.50

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 17 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 4 Summary: Range was +171.42% to -97.65%. 688 out of 1,057 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 65.09% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 10.60%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 105.87 +17.74 +91.62 +219.56
Freescale Semiconductor
 548 FSL 58.09 +15.43 +78.83 +181.12
Electronic Arts
 603 EA 39.09 +8.03 +33.48 +173.56
Centene
 244 CNC 20.53 +21.54 +45.08 +155.56
Hawaiian Holdings
 849 HA 23.08 +4.94 -7.02 +151.51

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
DJIA 18,010.68 +0.95 +1.05 +8.65
NASDAQ 5,070.03 +2.60 +7.05 +21.39
S&P500 2,107.39 +1.05 +2.36 +14.01
Gold 1,190.50 +0.80 +0.47 -0.98
Silver 16.71 +3.40 +7.12 -13.73
Oil 60.23 +0.82 +13.07 -33.96

 

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