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The PBR1000 April 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

May 4, 2020 by admin

April 2020 The PBR1000: The Stock Market Bull Starts a Comeback

After an embarrassing March The Stock Market Bull charges onto the pasture and takes charge in April. But he still has quite a way to go to fully recover lost territory.

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for the month of April 2020 ending 04/30/20:

DJIA ends April at 24,345.72, +2.40% from last Friday, +11.80% MTD/QTD, -14.69% YTD, -17.62% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends April at 8,889.55, +2.95% from last Friday, +15.45% MTD/QTD, -0.93% YTD, -9.45% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends April at 2,912.43, +2.67% from last Friday, +12.68% MTD/QTD, -9.85% YTD, -13.99% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The April 2020 News Summary: It was another month of Coronavirus news and its effect on the world. As of late 04/30/20 the John Hopkins University CSSE COVID-19 Dashboard shows 3,271,692 cases confirmed worldwide with 232,807 deaths. In the US its 1,056,466 cases with 62,850 deaths. The response has included lockdowns, social distancing, temporary closures of businesses and schools, less traffic, and the pleasant side effects of bluer skies and being more aware birds chirping during a greening and flowering springtime. It is hopefully also a time for families to enjoy the playing and laughing with and getting to know better precious little ones. It has also been a time of great collaborations as companies work together to make ventilators, face masks, gowns, and other related medical aids, as well as accelerated development of new tests and vaccines. Medical practices started using telehealth capabilities. Only emergency situations were actively handled at hospitals. Significant internet bandwidth is being used, and seems to be working remarkably well, for on-line meetings, classes, and communications between loved ones. At the end of April some countries, and in the US some states, were starting to relax some restrictions. In the US the federal government launched some aggressive business loans programs and started sending out $1,200 stimulus checks to most adults, $500 for each child. The impact is around $3 trillion of new national debt. Towards the end of the month US economic indices and surveys, with data that often lags a month or two, started showing some of the damage, with just about all sectors down, except for some in technology and pharma. US initial unemployment claims climbed a remarkable 30,000,000 people in April from layoffs and furloughs. There do seem to be some indications that the cases and deaths are leveling off, but because not much is known about COVID-19 there are concerns about the virus recurring again soon and during the next flu season. Efforts to reopen the economy are being received with mixed reactions of optimism and skepticism from politicians, healthcare professionals, business leaders, and the public. Nevertheless, while the US stock exchanges suffered huge losses in February and March, in April there was a major resurgence, with daily activity still having big volatile up and down swings on an almost daily basis. But when the bell rang for April The Stock Market Bear, while still a big presence, lost out to The Stock Market Bull, who finally took over the pasture after some major struggles and prevails to win his first month of 2020 with a 3-0 victory, but there is a lot of ground to make up. Expert opinions remain varied and mixed, with many of them having agendas as well. Stay safe, keep informed, appreciate and thank those on the front lines, and we wish you and your dear ones the best as we all navigate and deal with these uncertain times.

The April 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 1 Month
The Stock Market Bear: 2 Months
Mixed Results: 1 Month

The April 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

Number of Trading Days: 21

Number of Gain(+)/Loss(-) Days: DJIA 12+/9-; NASDAQ 12+/9-; SPX 11+/10-.

Record Days: DJIA 0, NASDAQ 0, SPX 0

Longest Gain Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 4 days(04/22-27/20), NASDAQ 4 days(04/08-14/20), and SPX 2 days(04/08-09/20, 04/16-17/20)

Longest Loss Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 2 days(04/20-21/20), NASDAQ 2 days(04/20-21/20), and SPX 2 days(04/20-21/20)

Big Swing Up Days(>1.00%): 11 days, 04/02/20(D +2.24%, N +1.72%, S +2.28%), 04/06/20(D +7.73%, N +7.33%, S +7.03%), 04/08/20(D +3.44%, N +2.58%, S +3.41%), 04/09/20(D +1.22%, S +1.45%), 04/14/20(D +2.39%, N +3.95%, S +3.06%), 04/16/20(N +1.66%), 04/17/20(D +2.99%, N +1.38%, S +2.68%), 04/22/20(D +1.99%, N +2.81%, S +2.29%), 04/24/20(D +1.11%, N +1.65%, S +1.34%), 04/27/20(D +1.51%, N +1.11%, S +1.47%), 04/29/20(D +2.21%, N +3.57%, S +2.66%)

Big Swing Down Days(<-1.00%): 8 days, 04/01/20(D -4.44, N -4.41%, S -4.41%), 04/03/20(D -1.69%, N -1.53%, S -1.51%), 04/13/20(D -1.39%, S -1.01%), 04/15/20(D -1.86%, N -1.44%, S -2.20%), 04/20/20(D -2.44%, N -1.03%, S -1.79%), 04/21/20(D -2.67%, N -3.48%, S -3.07%), 04/28/20(N -1.40%), 04/30/20(D -1.17%)

The PBR1000 April 2019 Snapshots

The following are Top 5 partial tables excerpts from The PBR1000 April 2020 Snapshots. The price for stocks is for the close of trading on April 30, 2020, 1 Month % Chg is compared to March 31, 2020, 12 Months % Chg is compared to April 30, 2019, and the 24 Months % Chg is compared to April 30, 2018. The PBR Rank is by annual revenues.

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

Table 1 Summary: The range was +318% to -77%. 906 out of 1,000 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a gain of 13.65%, the median was a gain of 14.28%. The DJIA was +11.08%, NASDAQ +15.45%, SPX +12.68%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 04/30/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Antero Resources	591	AR	$ 2.98	+318	-59	-84
SM Energy	949	SM	$ 4.05	+232	-75	-83
Apache Corp	451	APA	$ 13.08	+213	-60	-68
Crestwood Equity	717	CEQP	$ 10.94	+159	-70	-60
Range Resources	786	RRC	$ 5.83	+156	-36	-58

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +228% to -99%. 247 out of 993 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a loss of 9.69%, the median was a loss of 19.84%. The DJIA was -8.45%, NASDAQ +9.81%, SPX -1.13%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 04/30/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Tesla	117	TSLA	$ 781.88	+49	+228	+166
Owens & Minor	332	OMI	$ 7.08	-23	+108	-56
Newmont Goldcorp	316	NEM	$ 59.48	+31	+92	+51
Roku	993	ROKU	$ 121.23	+39	+91	+273
AMD	433	AMD	$ 52.39	+15	+90	+382

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +382% to -99%. 343 out of 974 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a loss of 0.68%. The median was a loss of 17.88%. The DJIA was +0.76%, NASDAQ +25.80%, SPX +9.98%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 04/30/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
AMD	433	AMD	$ 52.39	+15	+90	+382
Roku	993	ROKU	$ 121.23	+39	+91	+273
Veeva Systems	996	VEEV	$ 190.80	+22	+36	+172
Twilio	992	TWLO	$ 112.30	+25	-18	+166
Tesla	117	TSLA	$ 781.88	+49	+228	+166

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

Table 4 Summary: The range was $1,350 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $27.476 billion, median is $6.53 billion, out of 1,000 companies.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Market Cap($B) 04/30/20	Mo % Chg	12/19 % Chg	12/17 % Chg
Microsoft	20	MSFT	$ 1,350 B	+11	+12	+105
Apple	4	AAPL	$ 1,259 B	+13	-2	+44
Amazon	2	AMZN	$ 1,183 B	+21	+29	+113
Alphabet	11	GOOG	$ 922 B	+17	-0	+26
Facebook	46	FB	$ 554 B	+17	-5	+8
The PBR1000			$ 27,476 B	+13	-9	+6

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company	Price 04/30/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
The PBR1000	84,203.33	+13.7	-9.7	-0.7
DJIA	24,345.72	+11.1	-8.5	+0.8
NASDAQ	8,889.55	+15.5	+9.8	+25.8
S&P500	2,912.43	+12.7	-1.1	+10.0
GOLD	1,694.20	+6.5	+31.8	+28.7
SILVER	14.97	+5.8	-0.1	-8.5
OIL	18.84	-6.3	-70.5	-72.5

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The PBR1000 April 2020 Breaking News Recap

April 30, 2020 by admin

The PBR1000: April is All About Social Distancing

Every one must do their part to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, as Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa demonstrates.

By Larry C. Paxton

The April 2020 breaking news items of interest for The PBR1000 follow with the most current date first.

***Thursday, April 30

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for the month of April 2020 ending 04/30/20:

DJIA ends April at 24,345.72, +2.40% from last Friday, +11.80% MTD/QTD, -14.69% YTD, -17.62% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends April at 8,889.55, +2.95% from last Friday, +15.45% MTD/QTD, -0.93% YTD, -9.45% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends April at 2,912.43, +2.67% from last Friday, +12.68% MTD/QTD, -9.85% YTD, -13.99% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The April 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 1 Month
The Stock Market Bear: 2 Months
Mixed Results: 1 Month

Apple(PBR4) in 2Q20 report says it has authorized an increase of $50 billion to the existing share repurchase program. $AAPL PR link.

Microsoft(PBR20 $MSFT) Teams usage has increased to more than 75 million daily active users, had 200 million meeting participants in a single day in April. The Verge PR link.

Boeing(PBR40) expects to close its $25 billion bond offering on 05/04/20, does not plan to seek additional funding through the capital markets or the US government options at this time. $BA PR link.

Intel(PBR45) introduces the 10th Gen Intel® Core™ S-series desktop processors, including Intel’s flagship Core i9-10900K processor, the world’s fastest gaming processor. $INTC PR link.

Macy’s(PBR118 $M) to reopen 68 stores on 05/04/20, another 50 stores on 05/11/20, and all 775 stores to be open in 6 weeks, with modified hours and adjustments. MarketWatch PR link.

Danaher(PBR175) completes $825 million sale of its label-free biomolecular characterization, chromatography hardware and resins, and microcarriers and particle validation standards businesses, which generated $140 million in revenues in 2018, to Sartorius AG, sale was part of condition for its 03/31/20 acquisition of Biopharma. $DHR PR link.

SS&C Tech(PBR563) to acquire New York-based 150+ employees developer of systems for trust accounting, payments and unique asset servicing on modern, web-based technology Innovest Systems for $120 million, to close in 2Q20. $SSNC PR link.

Marathon Petroleum(PBR21) elects director John Surma as non-executive Chairman, President/CEO Michael Hennigan elected to the Board. $MPC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims for the Week Ending 04/25/20 is at 3,839,000, 03/21/20 was at 3,283,000, 02/22/20 219,000, 04/20/19 230,000; Total Insured Unemployment on 04/18/20 is at 17,992,000, 04/13/19 was at 1,655,000; the Insured Unemployment Rate on 04/18/20 is at 12.4%, 04/13/19 was at 1.2%. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says the Preliminary March 2020 US Total Personal Income Annual Rate is at $18.696 trillion, -2.0% from February 2020, +1.4% from March 2019, Personal Current Taxes are at $2.188 trillion, Outlays $14.339 trillion, for Savings of $2.169 trillion, for a Savings Rate of 13.1%. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the 1Q20 Employment Cost Index for All Civilian Workers(12/2005=100) is at 140.0, 4Q19 was at 138.9, 1Q19 136.2. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Treasury says on 04/29/20 the US National Debt-Public is at $18.927 trillion, Intragovernmental $5.927 trillion, Total Debt $24.854 trillion, +4.9% from 03/31/20, +7.1% YTD, +12.8% from 04/30/19. USTreasury PR link.

The US Dept of Treasury says the Yield on a 10 Year Treasury Note on 04/30/20 is at 0.64%, 03/31/20 was at 0.70%, 02/28/20 1.13%, 04/30/19 2.51%. USTreasury PR link.

FreddieMac says the US Weekly Average 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rate as of 04/30/20 is at 3.23% with 0.7 points/fees, 03/26/20 was at 3.50%, 02/27/20 3.45%, 04/25/19 4.2%. “These low rates are driving higher refinance activity and have modestly helped improve purchase demand from their extremely low levels in mid-April.” FreddieMac PR link.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says the Preliminary March 2020 US 7th District Midwest Economy Index is at -1.02, February 2020 was at -0.16, January 2020 -0.35, March 2019 +0.05. ChiFed PR link.

MNI Indicators says the April 2020 Chicago Business Barometer(<50 = Declining) is at 35.4, March 2020 was at 47.8, February 2020 48.9, April 2019 52.6. “… fell … to its lowest level since March 2009 as business confidence dipped sharply amid the current spread of COVID-19.” MNI PR link.

The American Automobile Assn says the US National Average Price Per Gallon of Regular Gas on 04/30/20 is at $1.772, 03/31/20 was at $1.997, 02/29/20 $2.447, 04/30/19 $2.882. AAA PR link.

***Wednesday, April 29

Alphabet(PBR11)’s Google unit to make its Google Meet video conferencing product free for everyone, with availability rolling out over the coming weeks, first 60 minutes are free. $GOOG PR link.

Centene(PBR42) to facilitate the distribution of 25,000 Quest Diagnostics(PBR395) COVID-19 test kits each week to Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in ten states or districts across the country. $CNC PR link.

Best Buy(PBR71) will be offering in-store consultation service appointments in around 200 stores starting in 05/20. $BBY PR link.

Gilead Sciences(PBR134) phase 3 trial of investigational antiviral Remdesivir in patients with severe COVID-19 demonstrated that patients receiving a 10-day treatment course of remdesivir achieved similar improvement in clinical status compared with those taking a 5-day treatment course. $GILD PR link.

LPL Financial(PBR488) to acquire San Diego, CA, based Lucia Securities, a broker-dealer and registered investment advisor firm with around 20 advisors and $1.5 billion of client assets under management, terms not disclosed, to close in 2H20. $LPLA PR link.

Lyft(PBR868) to layoff around 982 employees, around 17% of its workforce, has furloughed around 288 employees, is impact of the Coronavirus pandemic. $LYFT PR link.

The Federal Open Market Committee issues a statement after its 04/28-29/20 meeting, keeps the federal funds short term interest rate at 0.00-0.25%, says “The Committee will continue to monitor the implications of incoming information for the economic outlook, including information related to public health, as well as global developments and muted inflation pressures, and will use its tools and act as appropriate to support the economy.” FOMC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/BEA says the Preliminary 1Q20 Real GDP Annual % Growth Rate is at -4.8%, GDP Annual $ Rate is at $21.538 trillion, -0.9% from 4Q19, +2.1% from 1Q19. USDOC PR link.

The US Energy Information Administration says US Millions of Barrels of Crude Oil in Inventory on 04/24/20 is at 527.6, was 455.4 on 03/20/20, 443.3 on 02/21/20, 460.6 on 04/19/19. EIA PR link.

***Tuesday, April 28

PBRMarketTools.com welcomes leading global provider of industry-specific, cloud-based software solutions for the life sciences industry Veeva Systems to The PBR1000, ranked 993 by revenues. More details on the Veeva Systems Spotlight page.

Ford(PBR12) reports 1Q19 loss of over $2 billion, to phase in its manufacturing production in Europe starting 05/04/20, outlines other activities and plans to ramp up business. $F PR link.

Oracle(PBR77) selected by Zoom Communications as its new cloud infrastructure partner to handle dramatic increase in users and video conferencing usage. $ORCL PR link.

Electronic Arts(PBR536) to launch 5 of its games on Alphabet(PBR11)’s Google Stadia cloud-based gaming platform. $EA PR link.

TripAdvisor(PBR948) to reduce workforce by 900+, about 25% of workforce, in response to COVID-19 pandemic impact. $TRIP PR link.

WW(PBR958) in 1Q20 report says it ended quarter with 5.0 million subscribers, up from 4.6 million in 1Q19, will continue to make digital push. $WW PR link.

Crane(PBR694) Chairman R.S. Evans has retired as planned after 47 years with the company, director Jim Tullis is new Chairman. $CR PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the 1Q20 US Total Housing Units is at 140,362,000, +1,153,000 from 1Q19, Occupancy Rate is at 88.6%, 1Q19 was at 87.9%, Home Ownership Rate is at 65.3%, 1Q19 was at 64.2%. USDOC PR link.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller February 2020 US National Home Price Index(01/2000=100.00) is at 213.6, January 2020 was at 212.34, December 2019 212.38, December 2018 204.89. Case-Shiller PR link.

The Conference Board says the Preliminary April 2020 US Consumer Confidence Index(1985=100) is at 86.9, March 2020 was at 118.8, February 2020 132.6, April 2019 129.2. “… consumers were less optimistic about their financial prospects and this could have repercussions for spending as the recovery takes hold. The uncertainty of the economic effects of COVID-19 will likely cause expectations to fluctuate in the months ahead.” TCB PR link.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond April 2020 US 5th District Manufacturing Index(Annualized) is at -53%, March 2020 was at +2%, February 2020 -2%, April 2019 +9%. “Firms reported weakened local business conditions and expected conditions to remain soft in the next six months.” RichmondFed PR link.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond April 2020 US 5th District Service Sector Revenue Index(Annualized) is at -87%, March 2020 was at +1%, February 2020 +26%, April 2019 +23%. “Firms expected conditions to remain soft in the near future.” RichmondFed PR link.

***Monday, April 27

Boeing(PBR40) to resume 787 operations at Boeing South Carolina (BSC), with most teammates returning on 05/03 or 05/04, includes all operations temporarily suspended on 04/08 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. $BA PR link.

Boeing(PBR40) terminates Master Transaction Agreement (MTA) with Brazil based Embraer, had planned to create a joint venture comprising Embraer’s commercial aviation business and a second joint venture to develop new markets for the C-390 Millennium medium airlift and air mobility aircraft, says Embraer did not satisfy the necessary conditions. $BA PR link.

Coca-Cola(PBR82) announces a 5 year agreement with Microsoft(PBR20) to standardize its business operations on Microsoft’s cloud, will utilize Microsoft Azure, Dynamics 365 and Microsoft 365, will be implementing Microsoft Teams for collaborations. $KO PR link.

NVIDIA(PBR286) completes $125/share, around $6.9 billion cash acquisition of end-to-end Ethernet and InfiniBand smart interconnect solutions and services for servers and storage supplier Mellanox(NASDAQ: MLNX). $NVDA PR link.

Domtar(PBR498) to temporarily idle the operations of its Hawesville, KY, mill beginning 05/05/20, expects to restart the H1 paper machine in 06/20, while the H2 paper machine will remain idled until 07/20, will temporarily layoff around 400 employees. $UFS PR link.

Adtalem Education(PBR982) completes $465 million sale of its Brazilian portfolio, Adtalem Educacional do Brasil, to YDUQS, the second largest education company in Brazil. $ATGE PR link.

***Friday, April 24

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 17 ending 04/24/20:

DJIA ends Week 17 at 23,775.27, -1.93% from last Friday, +8.48% MTD/QTD, -16.69% YTD, -19.55% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 17 at 8,634.52, -0.18% from last Friday, +12.14% MTD/QTD, -3.77% YTD, -12.05% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends Week 17 at 2,836.74, -1.32% from last Friday, +9.76% MTD/QTD, -12.20 YTD, -16.23% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The Week 17 News Summary: Almost all news continues to revolve around the coronavirus pandemic. The world has nearly 200,000 deaths from coronavirus, the US has just over 50,000 of those, with New York getting hit the hardest. There are mixed signals as to whether or not there has been a peak or not. There is some talk about re-opening economies. In the US several states have indicated they are taking some initial steps, though cautiously. The Senate and House passed, and President Trump has signed, a new stimulus bill to provide an additional $484 billion to small businesses and healthcare operations. There was an initial disbursement of funds to 80 million taxpayers, more is scheduled over the next few months. 1Q20 corporate earnings are being released and it is clear that there has been an impact and it will continue into 2Q20. US economic reports on existing and new housing, jobless claims, and business and consumer surveys are also showing a downward trend. Companies are taking on debt in the hopes of getting through this. Oil prices continue to be near rock bottom, gold prices are rising. The Stock Market Bear came out strong the first couple of trading days, then The Stock Market Bull made a valiant comeback attempt. However, it came up short, The Stock Market Bear sweeps to a Week 17 3-0 victory after missing out the past couple of weeks. It will be interesting to see if the late in the week optimism carries over into Week 18. Use your face masks when appropriate and place your bets!

The Week 17 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 8 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 8 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

ExxonMobil(PBR3) has reconfigured manufacturing operations in Louisiana to produce medical-grade hand sanitizer for donation to COVID-19 response efforts, initial production of 160,000 gallons– enough to fill nearly 5 million 4-ounce bottles – is being distributed to medical providers and first responders in Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania and Texas. $XOM PR link.

Johnson & Johnson(PBR35)’s Janssen Pharmaceutical unit and Emergent BioSolutions to collaborate on development and manufacturing of a COVID-19 vaccine, JNJ goal is to manufacture 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally. $JNJ PR link.

Facebook(PBR46) introduces real time video Messenger Rooms, can be created from within Messenger or Facebook, up to 50 people, no time limit, rolling out in some countries this week and will expand to the rest of the world in coming weeks. $FB PR link.

US Foods(PBR109) completes $970 million cash acquisition from Apollo Global Mgmt(PBR995) of 70 small-format cash and carry stores across the US Northwest that serve small and mid-sized restaurants and other food business customers with $1.1 billion in revenues in 2019 Smart Foodservice Warehouse Stores. $USFD PR link.

Sempra Energy(PBR286) completes $3.59 billion cash sale of its equity interests in its Peruvian businesses, including its 83.6% stake in Luz del Sur, to China Yangtze Power International (Hongkong). $SRE PR link.

SkyWest(PBR732) to receive $438 million through the Payroll Support Program Under CARES Act. $SKYW PR link.

AT&T(PBR9) Chairman/CEO Randall Stephenson to retire as CEO, will be Executive Chairman until 01/21, President/COO John Stankey elected to become CEO on 07/01/20, will become a Board member on 06/01/20. $T PR link.

The U of Michigan Final April 2020 Index of Consumer Sentiment is at 71.8, March 2020 was at 89.1, February 2020 101.0, March 2019 98.4. “In the weeks ahead, as several states reopen their economies, more information will reach consumers about how reopening could cause a resurgence in coronavirus infections. Consumers’ reactions to relaxing restrictions will be critical… ” UM PR link.

***Thursday, April 23

Kroger(PBR22) Health division is expanding free COVID-19 testing sites to Colorado, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, joining existing sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, for all priority groups, including healthcare workers, first responders and symptomatic groups. $KR PR link.

DTE Energy(PBR217) says its mid-Michigan’s Gratiot County Polaris Wind park is operational, providing enough clean energy to power more than 64,000 homes, its 68 turbines generating 168 megawatts and is now the largest operating wind park in Michigan, the first of four new wind parks DTE will commission in 2020. $DTE PR link.

Baxter(PBR273) gets US FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its Oxiris Blood Purification Filter for COVID-19 treatment. $BAX PR link.

Chesapeake Energy(PBR355) adopts a shareholder rights plan to protect the availability of its net operating loss carryforwards valued at around $7.6 billion. $CHK PR link.

Agilent Technologies(PBR523) gets US FDA approval for PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx as a companion diagnostic (CDx) to identify patients with non-small cell lung cancer who are appropriate for first-line monotherapy with KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) on the Dako Omnis platform. $A PR link.

Cooper Tire & Rubber(PBR763) to reopen US and Serbia plants, Mexico facility to return to temporary shutdown. $CTB PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/HUD says the Preliminary March 2020 US New Family Homes Sold Annual Rate is at 627,000, February 2020 was at 741,000, January 2020 777,000, March 2019 693,000; Median Home Price is at $321,400, February 2020 was at $330,100, January 2020 $328,900, March 2019 $310,600; Months Supply is at 6.4. More data at the link. USDOC PR link.

***Wednesday, April 22

Tyson(PBR75) to indefinitely suspend operations at its Waterloo, IA, pork plant this week due to worker absenteeism, company’s largest pork plant with 2,800 team members, will provide COVID-19 testing. $TSN PR link.

L Brands(PBR241) receives notice from Sycamore Partners purporting to terminate 55% interest acquisition of Victoria’s Secret unit for $525 million and is seeking a declaratory judgment that its termination of the Transaction Agreement is valid; L Brands contends the termination is invalid. $LB PR link.

PG&E(PBR184) President/CEO Bill Johnson to retire 06/30/20, Board member Bill Smith to be interim CEO at that time until replacement hired. $PCG PR link.

The ADP Workforce Vitality Report says 1Q20 Average Wage Level is at $29.18, 4Q19 was at $28.93, 3Q19 $28.71, 1Q19 $28.40. ADP PR link.

***Tuesday, April 21

AbbVie(PBR94) gets US FDA approval for IMBRUVICA® (ibrutinib) in combination with rituximab for the treatment of previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL); is 11th US FDA approval for IMBRUVICA since first approved in 2013. $ABBV PR link.

Netflix(PBR158) in 1Q20 report says it has 182.86 million global streaming paid memberships, 4Q19 was at 167.09 million, 1Q19 148.86 million. $NFLX PR link.

Quest Diagnostics(PBR392) has begun to perform antibody testing for coronavirus (COVID-19) using blood samples, expects to do 150,000 tests/day by early-May. $DGX PR link.

Chipotle(PBR489) in 1Q20 report says digital sales grew 80.8%, accounted for 26.3% of sales; agrees to pay $25 million fine related to past food safety incidents beginning in 2015. $CMG PR link.

Express(PBR882) adopts limited duration shareholder rights plan because of impact of COVID-19 pandemic on company, expires 04/19/21. $EXPR PR link.

The Natl Assn of Realtors says the Preliminary March 2020 Existing Home Sales Annual Rate is at 5,270,000, February 2020 was at 5,760,000, March 2019 5,230,000; Median Sales Price is at $280,600, February 2020 was at 270,100, March 2019 $259,700. “More temporary interruptions to home sales should be expected in the next couple of months, though home prices will still likely rise.” NAR PR link.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says the April 2020 3rd District Non-Manufacturing General Activity Index is at -96.4, March 2020 was at -35.1, February 2020 +31.0, April 2019 +18.9. “The respondents expect overall declines over the next six months, as future activity indexes fell further to historic lows.” PhillyFed PR link.

***Monday, April 20

Alphabet(PBR11 $GOOG)’s Google unit and Facebook(PBR46 $FB) being forced by Australia to pay for news content. MarketWatch PR link.

Tyson(PBR72) will resume limited operations at its pork plant in Columbus Junction, IA, on 04/21/20 after being idle for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns. $TSN PR link.

Uber(PBR226) gets $810 million federal govermentwide Rideshare/Ride-hail Passenger Services contract. $UBER PR link.

The Cheesecake Factory(PBR837) gets $200 million convertible preferred investment from affiliates of Roark Capital. $CAKE PR link.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says the Preliminary March 2020 US National Activity Index is at -4.19, February 2020 was at +0.06, January 2020 -0.27, March 2019 -0.04. “Index suggests economic growth decreased substantially in March.” ChiFed PR link.

***Friday, April 17

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 16 ending 04/17/20:

DJIA ends Week 16 at 24,242.49, +2.21% from last Friday, +10.61% MTD/QTD, -15.05% YTD, -17.97% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 16 at 8,650.14, +6.09% from last Friday, +12.34% MTD/QTD, -3.59% YTD, -11.89% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends Week 16 at 2,874.56, +3.04% from last Friday, +11.22% MTD/QTD, -11.03 YTD, -15.11% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The Week 16 News Summary: The primary news headliner continues to be the Coronavirus pandemic, now with over 2.2 million confirmed cases worldwide, and over 150,000 deaths, with the US being the leader with over 680,000 cases and over 32,000 deaths, the primary hot spot being New York City, according to John Hopkins University CSSE. But there is some cautious optimism as cases and death rates seem to have plateaued. Pharmaceuticals are working on therapies that have shown some initial positive results, and manufactures are coming together to make ventilators, face masks, and gowns. On Thursday US President Trump announced a 3 phase plan to re-open the economy starting soon. Over 80 million US stimulus checks have been delivered and more are in process. US economic data, which usually lags 1-2 months, is starting to show the short term negative effects, including more millions of unemployment claims, sales across all sectors showing significant declines, and business and consumer survey indices showing large drops. Expert opinions are mixed in forecasting a recovery, some saying it will happen quickly, some saying 2 years or more, some proclaiming there will be some profound changes in economic makeup as a result of people working and schooling from home, people eating at home, a reorganization of manufacturing, and supply logistics for just about everything. With the news of the leveling off of cases, plans to re-open the economy, and initial stimulus checks having been delivered, the US stock markets had another good weekly rebound. The major US stock exchanges alternated up and down volatile days, but Friday was a big up and The Stock Market Bull prevailed to win Week 16 with a 3-0 result, but still lags significantly The Stock Market Bear year-to-date and from the amazing record highs established in February. Stay safe, and let’s see what happens next week!

The Week 16 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 8 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 7 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

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Walmart(PBR1) hires over 150,000 temporary workers over 30 day period, had over 1 million applicants, plans to hire 50,000 more. $WMT PR link.

TravelCenters(PBR464) says its travel centers remain open, providing essential services to drivers across the nation with fuel, showers, restrooms, quick-serve restaurants and convenience stores, but as a result of having to close full service restaurants is furloughing around 2,900 field employees and 122 corporate staff. $TA PR link.

Altria(PBR114) Chairman/CEO Howard Willard, who is recovering from COVID-19, retires after 28 years with the company, Vice Chairman/CFO Billy Gifford elected as new CEO, Thomas Farrell named Independent Chairman. $MO PR link.

The Conference Board Preliminary March 2020 US Leading Economic Index((2016=100) is at 104.2, February 2020 was at 110.9, January 2020 111.1, March 2019 111.7. “The sharp drop in the LEI reflects the sudden halting in business activity as a result of the global pandemic and suggests the US economy will be facing a very deep contraction.” TCB PR link.

***Thursday, April 16

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Chevron(PBR15) affiliates have sold non-operating interests in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli (ACG) oil fields (including interests in the Western Export Route Pipeline) and the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline located in Azerbaijan, to MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas PLC for $1.57 billion, part of $5-10 billion 2018-2020 divestment program. $CVX PR link.

Verizon(PBR19) to acquire enterprise-grade cloud-based video conferencing and event platform provider BlueJeans, will be deeply integrated into Verizon’s 5G product roadmap, providing secure and real-time engagement solutions for high growth areas such as telemedicine, distance learning and field service work, terms not disclosed. $VZ PR link.

Boeing(PBR40) will resume all Commercial Airplanes production in a phased approach at its Puget Sound-region facilities next week, after suspending operations last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. $BA PR link.

Southern Co(PBR145) to reduce its workforce by around 20%(about 6,000) in response to coronavirus pandemic effect on its business, expects reduction to last into the summer. $SO PR link.

Goodyear Tire(PBR214) in response to coronavirus pandemic affect on business to reduce its payroll costs through a combination of furloughs, temporary salary reductions and salary deferrals covering over 9,000 of its corporate and business unit associates, including substantial salary reductions and deferrals for the company’s CEO, officers and directors. $GT PR link.

VF Corp(PBR229)’s Dickies unit to shift production, manufacture by 09/20 3.4 million FDA-compliant isolation gowns for US hospitals and healthcare workers. $VFC PR link.

eBay(PBR287) as a result of hiring Jamie Iannone as eBay ‘s new CEO, activist investor Starboard has withdrawn its nomination of director candidates for election at eBay ‘s 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. $EBAY PR link.

Frontier Communications(PBR375) has received approvals on an interim basis from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York for the “First Day” motions related to the Company’s voluntary Chapter 11 petitions filed on 04/14/20. $FTR PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/HUD says the Preliminary March 2020 US Housing Permits Issued Annual Rate is at 1,353,000 units, -6.8% from February, +5.1% from March 2019. For Housing Starts and Completions go to the link. USDOC PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says the April 2020 3rd District Manufacturing General Activity Indicator is at -56.6, March 2020 was at -12.7, February 2020 +36.7, April 2019 +11.0. “Responses indicated a continued prominent weakening in manufacturing activity… The survey’s future indexes, however, remained elevated, suggesting that respondents expect growth in manufacturing activity to pick back up over a horizon of six
months.” PhillyFed PR link.

***Wednesday, April 15

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Apple(PBR4) announces the second-generation iPhone SE, 4.7 inch Retina HD display, features the best single-camera system ever in an iPhone, starts at $399. $AAPL PR link.

Best Buy(PBR71) to temporarily furlough 51,000 employees, including nearly all part-time employees, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. $BBY PR link.

United Airlines(PBR73) expects to receive $5.0 billion through the Payroll Support Program under CARES Act, includes federal government getting 4.6 million shares of UAL common stock. $UAL PR link.

GoPro(PBR988) to lay off 20% of its workforce, around 200 employees, in response to effect of coronavirus pandemic on its business. $GPRO PR link.

The US Federal Reserve releases its Beige Book from information collected through 04/06/20, reports “All Districts reported highly uncertain outlooks among business contacts, with most expecting conditions to worsen in the next several months.” USFed PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says the Preliminary March 2020 US % of Manufacturing Production Capacity is at 72.7%, February 2020 was at 77.0%, January 2020 76.7%, March 2019 78.4%; Capacity Growth Last 12 Months is at +1.9%. Go to the link for Industrial Production. USFed PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the Preliminary February 2020 Total Sales-Manufacturers is at $500.3 billion, Retail $463.2 billion, Wholesalers $500.7 billion, Total $1.464 trillion, -0.5% from January 2020, +1.4% from February 2019. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the Advance March 2020 US Sales-Retail is at $434.5 billion, Food Services & Drinking Places $48.6 billion, Total $483.1 billion, -8.7% from February 2020, -6.2% from March 2019. USDOC PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank of New York says the April 2020 Empire State Manufacturing General Business Conditions Index is at -78.2, March 2020 was at -21.5, February 2020 +12.9, April 2019 +9.4. “The headline general business conditions index plummeted fifty-seven points to -78.2, its lowest level in the history of the survey—by a wide margin… Though current conditions were extremely weak, firms expected conditions to be slightly better six months from now.” NYFed PR link.

The Natl Assn of Home Builders says the Preliminary April 2020 Composite Housing Market Index(<50=conditions are poor rather than good) is at 30, March 2020 was at 72, February 2020 74, April 2019 63. “Reflecting the growing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes plunged 42 points in April to 30… was the largest single monthly change in the history of the index and marks the lowest builder confidence reading since June 2012.” NAHB PR link.

***Tuesday, April 14

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American Airlines(PBR67) approved by US Treasury for $5.8 billion in financial assistance from the Payroll Support Program (PSP) created through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, expects to separately apply for a loan from the US Treasury of approximately $4.75 billion. $AAL PR link.

3M(PBR98) is partnering with Cummins(PBR127) to increase the production of high efficiency particulate filters for use in 3M’s powered air purifying respirator(PAPRs). $MMM PR link.

Devon Energy(PBR456) agreement to sell it Barnett Shale unit to Banpu Kalnin Ventures has been amended from $770 million to up to $830 million, includes $570 million cash and contingent payments of up to $260 million, closing date changed from 04/15/20 to 12/31/20. $DVN PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the Preliminary March 2020 US Monthly All Imports Prices are at -2.3%, Exports -1.6%; Last 12 Months All Imports Prices are at -4.1%, Exports -3.6%. USDOL PR link.

CoreLogic says the January 2020 US House Loans 30 Days or More Delinquent is at 3.5%, December 2019 was at 3.7%, November 2019 3.9%, January 2019 4.0%. “The mortgage market experienced a strong year of improvement in loan performance during 2019 – carrying over into the first month of 2020. However, mounting job losses since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency has raised the possibility of many borrowers falling behind on their mortgage payments in coming months.” CoreLogic PR link.

***Monday, April 13

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Amazon(PBR2) says it has filled the 100,000 full/part time positions announced on 03/16/20, is now planning to hire for an additional 75,000 jobs. $AMZN PR link.

Ford(PBR12) to design and produce urgently needed medical equipment and supplies for health care workers, first responders and patients fighting coronavirus, including face shields, powered air-purifying respirators, reusable gowns, and COVID-19 collection test kits in collaborations with 3M(PBR98) and Thermo Fisher Scientific(PBR112). $F PR link.

Chesapeake Energy(PBR355) approves 1-for-200 reverse stock split, will be effective for start of trading on 04/15/20. $CHK PR link.

Blackstone(PBR401) to provide up to $2 billion to support Alnylam Pharmaceuticals(Nasdaq: ALNY), the leading RNAi therapeutics company, in a broad strategic collaboration for Alnylam’s advancement of innovative RNA interference (RNAi) medicines that have the potential to transform the lives of patients suffering from a range of debilitating diseases. $BX PR link.

Groupon(PBR797) adopts a limited duration rights plan as a result of market volatility and uncertainty as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, expires 03/10/21. $GRPN PR link.

AutoNation(PBR148) President/CEO since 07/19 Cheryl Miller taking a leave of absence for health reasons, Executive Chairman Mike Jackson to add President/CEO role until she returns. $AN PR link.

eBay(PBR287) hires Jamie Iannone as CEO and member of the Board effective 04/27/20. $EBAY PR link.

***Friday, April 10

Prudential Financial(PBR53) to sell Prudential of Korea to KB Financial Group for $1.9 billion, to close by 12/31/20. $PRU PR link.

3M(PBR98) files lawsuit against New Jersey based Performance Supply LLC, alleging illegal price gouging and deceptive trade practices in the sales of N95 respirators, charging 500-600% over 3M list prices on $45 million in orders from New York. $MMM PR link.

The US Dept of Treasury says the March 2020 US Federal Government Receipts are at $236.8 billion, Outlays $355.9 billion, for a Deficit of $119.1 billion, March 2019 Deficit was at $146.9 billion; 2020 YTD(6 months) Receipts are at $1.604 trillion, YTD Outlays $2.347 trillion, for a YTD Deficit of $743.6 billion, 2019 YTD Deficit was at $691.2 billion. USTreasury PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the Preliminary March 2020 Employee Current Average Earnings Per Hour is at $28.62, Average Hours Worked Per Week at 34.2, for Average Weekly Earnings of $978.80, -0.2% from February 2020, +2.2% from March 2019. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the March 2020 Consumer Price Index Monthly Change is at -0.4%, February 2020 was at +0.1%, January 2020 +0.1%, March 2019 +0.4%, March 2020 Last 12 Months Change is at +1.5%, February 2020 was at +2.3%, January 2020 +2.5%, March 2019 +1.9%. USDOL PR link.

***Thursday, April 9

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 15 ending 04/09/20:
(***Note: US stock exchanges are closed on 04/10/20 in observance of Good Friday.)

DJIA ends Week 15 at 23,719.37, +12.67% from last Friday, +8.22% MTD/QTD, -16.89% YTD, -19.74% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 15 at 8,153.58, +10.59% from last Friday, +5.89% MTD/QTD, -9.13% YTD, -16.95% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends Week 15 at 2,789.82, +12.10% from last Friday, +7.94% MTD/QTD, -13.65 YTD, -17.61% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The Week 15 News Summary: At the start of the shortened week there appeared some encouraging signs globally that the Coronavirus pandemic may be slowing, even though the US has not seen that yet in major hit areas like New York. Social distancing, wearing facemasks, and frequent washing of hands seems to be helping. Scientists working for major pharmaceuticals, research organizations and government labs are working hard and cooperatively to find cures and develop vaccines for Coronavirus. Manufacturers are ramping up to make more face masks, ventilators, and protective gear. Global economic news is still not solid but everyone pretty much agrees that there will be at least a short term major hit with some saying a full recovery might not happen until well into 2021 based on assumptions that could change rapidly and dramatically one way or another. The US economy took another big hit as the week’s initial unemployment jobs claims were over 6.6 million. Companies are still doing layoffs, furloughs, taking out loans, suspending share buyback programs, and senior executives are taking significant salary cuts as strategies for preserving cash at this time. Retailers and restaurants are adapting to and promoting curbside pickup and delivery services. Besides the US $2.2 trillion stimulus bill which is starting to be implemented, the US Fed at the end of the week announced a $2.3 trillion loan package for lenders, primarily to be used by the major banking systems to support businesses. The Saudi Arabia-Russia oil production and prices war continues, but there was some news that negotiations are ongoing and the issues could be resolved soon. The major US stock exchanges reacted positively in Week 15. The Stock Market Bull charged onto the pasture, appearing to be COVID-19 free now, and severely gored The Stock Market Bear, as all exchanges were up over 10% for the week. Nevertheless, The Stock Market Bear still has a significant lead year-to-date. The Markets experts are all over the place on whether to buy stocks now, hold off, or get out altogether. This is Holy Week for many people across the world, and there are many prayers being lifted up for health and minimal economic impact. Let’s hope those prayers continue to be lifted and answered in a positive way in the weeks to come.

The Week 15 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 7 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 7 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

Pfizer(PBR62) to pay an $185 million up front fee to BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) to jointly develop a COVID-19 vaccine, to pay a total of up to $748 million based on milestone achievements. $PFE PR link.

The US Federal Reserve takes additional actions to provide up to $2.3 trillion in loans to support the economy. USFed PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the Preliminary March 2020 Producer Price Index Total Monthly Final Demand is at -0.2%, February 2020 was at -0.6%, January 2020 +0.5%, March 2019 +0.4%, Last 12 Months +0.7%. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the Preliminary February 2020 Wholesale Sales-Durables is at $238.1 billion, Non-Durables $262.5 billion, Total $500.6 billion, -0.8% from January 2020, +1.1% from February 2019. USDOC PR link.

The U of Michigan Preliminary April 2020 Consumer Sentiment Index is at 71.0, March 2020 was at 89.1, February 2020 101.0, April 2019 97.2. “Consumers need to be prepared for a longer and deeper recession rather than the now discredited message that pent-up demand will spark a quick, robust, and sustained economic recovery.” UMichigan PR link.

***Wednesday, April 8

Wells Fargo(PBR26) gets approval from the US Federal Reserve to expand its participation in the Paycheck Protection Program and offer loans to a broader set of its small business and nonprofit customers subject to the terms of the program. $WFC PR link.

Walt Disney(PBR49)’s Disney+ streaming service now has 50+ million subscribers, launched 5 months ago, available in over dozen countries. $DIS PR link.

Medtronic(PBR101) gets US FDA Emergency Use Authorization for its Puritan Bennett™ 560 (PB560) ventilator, expects to manufacture over 25,000 ventilators across all product lines over next 6 months. $MDT PR link.

Spirit AeroSystems(PBR385) receives notice that deliveries to Boeing(PBR40)‘s facilities have been suspended because of coronavirus pandemic, Spirit reducing workforce by 3,200, initiates voluntary retirement program for 850 employees, plus additional cost cutting actions. $SPR PR link.

The Federal Open Market Committee releases the minutes from its 03/15/20 Special Meeting when it lowered the federal funds rate from 1.00-1.25% to 0.00-0.25%. FOMC PR link.

***Tuesday, April 7

Greenbrier(PBR720) has orders for 8,500 railcars valued at $815+ million, has a $3.2 billion backlog, because of coronavirus pandemic has reduced global workforce by 3,500, primarily in Mexico. $GBX PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the Preliminary February 2020 Job Openings-Private is at 6,101,000, Government 782,000, Total Openings 6,883,000, January 2020 was at 7,012,000, February 2019 7,047,000. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says the Preliminary February 2020 Consumer Credit Outstanding-Revolving is at $1.096 trillion, Non-Revolving $3.129 trillion, Total $4.226 trillion, +0.5% from January 2020, +4.6% from February 2019. USFed PR link.

FannieMae says the March 2020 US Home Purchase Sentiment Index is at 80.8, February 2020 was at 92.5, January 2020 93.0, February 2019 84.3. “… the HPSI dropped to its lowest level since December 2016, with Americans reporting greater concern about their job security than at any point in the last six years… ” FannieMae PR link.

The Purdue U/CME Group March 2020 US Ag Economy Barometer is at 121, February 2020 was at 168, January 2020 167, March 2019 133. “The point drop was the largest one-month fall in the life of the index, which dates to October 2015. Declines in agricultural commodity prices and concerns about the coronavirus crisis impact on the U.S. economy and agricultural sector weighed heavily on farmer sentiment in March.” PurdueU/CME Group PR link.

***Monday, April 6

3M(PBR98) and Trump Administration announce a plan to import 166.5 million respirators over the next three months primarily from China to support healthcare workers in the US, will work together to ensure that this plan does not create further humanitarian implications for countries currently fighting the COVID-19 outbreak, and committed to further collaborate to fight price gouging and counterfeiting, also enables 3M to continue US production of 35 million N25 respirators which can be distributed to Canada and Latin America markets. $MMM PR link.

Fifth Third Bancorp(PBR310) is hiring for nearly 1,000 positions in retail banking centers, mortgage and operations, including a significant number in its Cincinnati headquarters market. $FITB PR link.

Tractor Supply(PBR358) plans to immediately fill more than 5,000 full-time and part-time Team Member positions across its nearly 1,900 stores in 49 states and eight distribution centers. $TSCO PR link.

Stericycle(PBR659) completes $462.5 million cash sale of its 2,000 employees Domestic Environmental Solutions business, excluding the healthcare customer and unused consumer pharmaceutical take-back services, to Harsco(PBR943). $SRCL PR link.

Woodward(PBR749) and Hexcel(PBR866) have mutually agreed to terminate their all stock merger of equals agreement, cite business uncertainties as a result of coronavirus pandemic. $WWD PR link.

IBM(PBR38) has new CEO, Arvind Krishna, has interview with CNBC. $IBM PR link.

Calumet Specialty(PBR657) accelerates CEO transition, appoints board member Steve Mawer as CEO, effective immediately. $CLMT PR link.

SeaWorld(PBR971) CEO Serge Rivera resigns as CEO and Board member, CFO/Treasurer Marc Swanson appointed Interim CEO, Chief Accounting Officer Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy appointed Interim CFO/Treasurer, all effective immediately. $SEAS PR link.

***Friday, April 3

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 14 ending 04/03/20:

DJIA ends Week 14 at 21,052.53, -2.70% from last Friday, -3.94% MTD/QTD, -26.23% YTD, -28.76% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 14 at 7,373.08, -1.72% from last Friday, -4.25% MTD/QTD, -17.83% YTD, -24.90% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends Week 14 at 2,488.65, -2.08% from last Friday, -3.71% MTD/QTD, -22.97 YTD, -26.51% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The Week 14 News Summary: With 1.1 million cases and nearly 59,000 deaths worldwide, and growing exponentially, the COVID-19 virus dominates the news. The US now has the most cases with nearly 274,000, deaths are just under 7,100. The effect is now starting to show up in the US economy. Initial unemployment cl.aims have hit nearly 10,000,000 in the past 2 weeks. Jobs reports by ADP and the US government this week started to show considerable work losses as well as companies of all sizes furlough or layoff their employees. The pandemic is expected to grow significantly in April, there are more and more supply chain logistics issues, stores are still having trouble keeping inventories of important items. At the same time Saudi Arabia and Russia are locked in battle over oil prices, which have nosedived. The US is in the middle of the negotiations, and it appears there might be a helpful resolution soon. US stock market exchanges were mixed going into Friday, but The Stock Market Bull was exhausted, confused, and a no-show. The Stock Market Bear takes Week 14 3-0, now leads the weekly tally, is totally dominate year-to-date, and near-term looks like he will continue to do so.

The Week 14 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 6 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 7 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

3M(PBR98) issues statement saying it is in compliance and working with US government to be in compliance with the Defense Production Order Act regarding its manufacturing of N25 respirators during the COVID-19 virus pandemic, says it has secured approval from China to export to the US 10 million N95 respirators manufactured by 3M in China, expresses concerns that its production in the US not be made available to Canadian and Latin American markets is a humanitarian issue, and could result in retaliation. $MMM PR link.

Chico’s FAS(PBR872) adopts a limited duration shareholder rights plan, expires 04/01/21, response to COVID-19 virus pandemic and affect it might have financially. $CHS PR link.

Ocwen Financial(PBR997) provides an update on its financial situation, plans to have shareholders vote on a reverse stock split at 2020 annual meeting, date not yet set. $OCN PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the March 2020 US Total Employed is at 155,772,000, -2,987,000 from February 2020, -976,000 from March 2019; Total Unemployed is at 7,141,000, +1,354,000 from February 2020, +929,000 from March 2019, Unemployment Rate is at 4.4%, February 2020 was at 3.5%, March 2019 3.8%. USDOL PR link.

The Institute for Supply Management says the March 2020 US Non-Manufacturing Index(>50% economy growing) is at 52.5%, February 2020 was at 57.9%, January 2020 55.5%, March 2019 56.1%. ISM PR link.

IHS Markit says the March 2020 US Composite PMI Output Index is at 40.9, February 2020 was at 49.6, January 2020 53.3, March 2019 54.6. “The marked decrease in business activity stemmed mainly from the outbreak of COVID-19 and the impact of measures to contain the virus spread on companies and households across the country.” IHS Markit PR link.

The John Hopkins U CSSE Dept says the Global COVID-19 Virus Cumulative Case Tally on 04/03/20 is at 1.07 million, with 55,761 deaths. JHU CSSE PR link.

***Thursday, April 2

DaVita Healthcare(PBR273) to hire at least 15,000 new employees throughout 2020, available positions range from care giving roles in centers across the US to corporate support roles. $DVA PR link.

Perrigo(PBR539) completes $113 million in cash acquisition in bankruptcy sale of the oral care assets of High Ridge Brands, assets include leading children’s oral care value brand, Firefly®, in addition to the REACH® and Dr. Fresh® brands. $PRGO PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US Initial Unemployment Claims for the Week Ending 03/28/20 is 6,648,000, for 03/21/20 it was 3,307,000, 03/14/20 282,000. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the Preliminary February 2020 US New Orders-Durable Goods is at $249.5 billion, Non-Durable Goods $247.9 billion, Total $497.4 billion, -0.0% from January 2020, +0.1% from February 2019. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the Preliminary February 2020 Exports-Goods is at $137.2 billion, Services $70.3 billion, Total Exports $207.5 billion; Imports-Goods is at $198.4 billion, Services $49.1 billion, Total Services $247.5 billion, Total Deficit $39.9 billion, Total Exports YTD(2 months) is at $415.9 billion, Total Imports YTD $501.3 billion, Total Deficit YTD $85.4 billion, Total February 2019 Deficit YTD was at $105.1 billion. USDOC PR link.

***Wednesday, April 1

T-Mobile US(PBR69) completes $59 billion acquisition of Sprint(PBR90), John Legere hands off CEO role to Mike Sievert. $TMUS PR link.

Altria(PBR116) says it will defend its $12.8 billion minority investment in JUUL after the US Federal Trade Commission files an administrative complaint. $MO PR link.

Genworth Financial(PBR349) sale to China Oceanwide for $5.43/share, $2.7 billion cash close extended from 03/31/20 to 06/30/20, but hopes to close sometime in 05/20, needs Delaware regulatory approval, approval of financing by China regulators. $GNW PR link.

Whiting Petroleum(PBR877) files for Chapter 11 in US Bankruptcy Court, has more than $585 million of cash on its balance sheet and will continue to operate its business in the normal course without material disruption. $WLL PR link.

ADP says the Preliminary March 2020 US Change in Private Sector Employment-Small Sized Businesses(1-49 Employees) is at -90,000, Mid Sized(50-499) +7,000, Large Sized(500 or more) +56,000, Total -27,000, February 2020 was at +179,000, January 2020 +205,000, March 2019 +165,000. ADP PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the Preliminary February 2020 US Construction Spending-Residential is at $571.6 billion, Non-Residential $795.1, Total $1.367 trillion, -1.3% from January 2020, +6.0% from February 2019. USDOC PR link.

The Institute for Supply Management says the Preliminary March 2020 US Manufacturing PMI Index(,50% economy contracting) is at 49.1%, February 2020 was at 50.1%, January 2020 50.9%, March 2019 55.3%. “Comments from the panel were negative regarding the near-term outlook, with sentiment clearly impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and energy market volatility.” ISM PR link.

IHS Markit says the March 2020 US Manufacturing PMI Index is at 48.5, February 2020 was at 50.7, January 2020 51.9, March 2019 52.4. “March data indicated a moderate deterioration in operating conditions across the U.S. manufacturing sector. Driving the overall decline were the sharpest downturns in output and new orders since the financial crisis in 2009 amid weak domestic and foreign demand conditions following the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).” IHS Markit PR link.

***Tuesday, March 31

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for the month of March ending 03/31/20:
DJIA ends March at 21,917.16, +1.30% from last Friday, -13.74% MTD, -23.20% QTD/YTD, -25.83% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends March at 7,700.10, +2.64% from last Friday, -10.12% MTD, -14.18% QTD/YTD, -21.57% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends March at 2,584.59, +1.70% from last Friday, -12.51% MTD, -20.00% QTD/YTD, -23.67% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The March 2020 News Summary: The news of the month was dominated by the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Stock exchanges worldwide have taken a significant dip. World and US economic data, which usually lags 1-3 months, is starting to show some of the impact. Supply chains are becoming disrupted. There is a run at grocery stores on almost all items, essential and non-essential. In the US manufacturing of face masks and much needed ventilators is ramping up. New York City has been especially hard hit, as well as California and the State of Washington. People are being strongly encouraged, and in some states it has been mandated, to stay at home and avoid contact with others as much as possible. A massive national $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill was created, passed and was signed into law quickly and with bipartisan support, another $2 trillion is being suggested for infrastructure issues. In China the rate of new cases has started dropping dramatically, in the US the forecast is that April will be the big month. The Stock Market Bear and his friend COVID-19 had several big feast days during the month. The Stock Market Bull tried to fight back and did have a few significant recovery days, but it was not nearly enough. The Stock Market Bear is undefeated so far in 2020, seems to have the momentum and appears energized to possibly do more of the same in April. Expert opinions vary, many of whom have their own agendas. Stay safe, do your research and due diligence, and wish you all the best in April!

The Month of March 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 0 months
The Stock Market Bear: 2 months
Mixed Results: 1 month

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The PBR1000 March 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

April 3, 2020 by admin

March 2020 The PBR1000: Coronavirus Gets Another Big Win

Coronavirus is now The Stock Market Bear’s best buddy, having erased all major stock exchanges gains for the past year and more.

By Larry C. Paxton

NASDAQ ends March at 7,700.10, +2.64% from last Friday, -10.12% MTD, -14.18% QTD/YTD, -21.57% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends March at 2,584.59, +1.70% from last Friday, -12.51% MTD, -20.00% QTD/YTD, -23.67% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The Month of March 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 0 months
The Stock Market Bear: 2 months
Mixed Results: 1 month

The March 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

Number of Trading Days: 2

Number of Gain(+)/Loss(-) Days: DJIA 10+/12-; NASDAQ 9+/13-; SPX 10+/12-.

Record Days: DJIA 0, NASDAQ 0, SPX 0

Longest Gain Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 3 days(03/24-26/20), NASDAQ 2 days(02/28-03/02/20), and SPX 3 days(03/24-26/20)

Longest Loss Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 3 days(03/05-09/20), NASDAQ 3 days(03/05-09/20), and SPX 3 days(03/05-09/20)

Big Swing Up Days(>1.00%): 9 days, 03/02/20(D +5.09%, N +4.49%, S +4.60%), 03/04/20(D +4.53%, N +3.85%, S +4.22%), 03/13/20(D +9.36%, N +9.35%, S +9.29%), 03/17/20(D +5.20%, N +6.23%, S +6.00%), 03/19/20(N +2.30%), 03/24/20(D +11.37%, N +8.12%, S +9.38%), 03/25/20(D +2.39%, S +1.15%), 03/26/20(D +6.38%, N +5.60%, S +6.24%), 03/30/20(D +3.19%, N +3.62%, S +3.35%)

Big Swing Down Days(<-1.00%): 12 days, 03/03/20(D -2.94, N -2.99%, S -2.81%), 03/05/20(D -3.58%, N -3.10%, S -3.39%), 03/06/20(N -1.87%, S -1.71%), 03/09/20(D -7.79%, N -7.29%, S -7.60%), 03/11/20(D -5.86%, N -4.70%, S -4.89%), 03/12/20(D -9.99%, N -9.43%, S -9.51%), 03/16/20(D -12.93%, N -12.32%, S -11.98%), 03/18/20(D -6.30%, N -4.70%, S -5.18%), 03/20/20(D -4.55%, N -3.79%, S -4.34%), 03/23/20(D -3.04%, S -2.93%), 03/27/20(D -4.06%, N -3.79%, S -3.37%), 03/31/20(D -1.84%, S -1.60%)

The PBR1000 March 2019 Snapshots

The following are Top 5 partial tables excerpts from The PBR1000 March 2020 Snapshots. The price for stocks is for the close of trading on March 31, 2020, 1 Month % Chg is compared to February 28, 2020, 12 Months % Chg is compared to March 29, 2019, and the 24 Months % Chg is compared to March 29, 2018. The PBR Rank is by annual revenues.

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

Table 1 Summary: The range was +42% to -85%. 80 out of 998 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a loss of 17.32%, the median was a loss of 22.08%. The DJIA was -13.74%, NASDAQ -10.12%, SPX -12.51%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 03/31/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
United Natural Foods	147	UNFI	$ 9.18	+42	-31	-79
Citrix	804	CTXS	$ 141.55	+37	+42	+53
Owens & Minor	333	OMI	$ 9.15	+34	+123	-41
A-Mark	550	AMRK	$ 12.28	+33	+3	+0
Core-Mark	191	CORE	$ 28.57	+24	-23	+34

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +123% to -99%. 170 out of 994 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a loss of 17.03%, the median was a loss of 27.16%. The DJIA was -15.47%, NASDAQ -0.38%, SPX -8.81%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 03/31/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Owens & Minor	333	OMI	$ 9.15	+34	+123	-41
Tesla	117	TSLA	$ 524.00	-22	+87	+97
Legg Mason	749	LM	$ 48.85	-2	+78	+20
AMD	434	AMD	$ 45.48	+0	+78	+353
Anixter	348	AXE	$ 87.87	-10	+57	+16

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +353% to -99%. 259 out of 975 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a loss of 12.42%. The median was a loss of 28.45%. The DJIA was -9.07%, NASDAQ +9.01%, SPX -2.13%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 03/31/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
AMD	434	AMD	$ 45.48	+0	+78	+353
Roku	992	ROKU	$ 87.48	-23	+36	+181
FTI Consulting	882	FCN	$ 119.77	+6	+56	+147
Twilio	991	TWLO	$ 89.49	-21	-31	+134
Veeva Systems	993	VEEV	$ 156.37	+10	+23	+114

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

Table 4 Summary: The range was $1,219 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $24.380 billion, median is $5.54 billion, out of 1,000 companies.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Market Cap($B) 02/28/20	Mo % Chg	12/19 % Chg	12/17 % Chg
Microsoft	20	MSFT	$ 1,219 B	+1	+1	+85
Apple	4	AAPL	$ 1,115 B	-7	-13	+28
Amazon	2	AMZN	$ 978 B	+4	+7	+76
Alphabet	11	GOOG	$ 788 B	-13	-15	+8
Facebook	46	FB	$ 473 B	-13	-19	-8
The PBR1000			$ 24,380 B	-13	-19	-6

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company	Price 03/31/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
The PBR1000	73,806.20	-17.3	-17.0	-12.4
DJIA	21,917.16	-13.7	-15.5	-9.1
NASDAQ	7,700.10	-10.1	-0.4	+9.0
S&P500	2,584.59	-12.5	-8.8	-2.1
GOLD	1,591.00	+0.2	+22.7	+19.7
SILVER	14.16	-15.1	-6.3	-13.4
OIL	20.10	-55.6	-66.6	-69.0

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The PBR1000 February 2020 Breaking News Recap

February 29, 2020 by admin

The PBR1000: Sweetheart Deals In February?

The PBR1000 in the Sweetheart Month of February 2020 will continue to test how much investors love their equities investments.

By Larry C. Paxton

The February 2020 breaking news items of interest for The PBR1000 follow with the most current date first.

***Friday, February 28

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 9 and February ending 02/28/20:

DJIA ends Week 9 and February at 25,409.36, -12.36% from last Friday, -10.07 MTD, -10.96% QTD/YTD, -14.02% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 9 and February at 8,567.37, -10.54% from last Friday, -6.38% MTD, -4.52% QTD/YTD, -12.73% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends Week 9 and February at at 2,954.22, -11.49% from last Friday, -8.41 MTD, -8.56% QTD/YTD, -12.76% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The Week 9 and February of 2020 News Summary: The primary focus globally has escalated to be just the novel coronavirus respiratory disease, still mostly in China, but increasing numbers in other countries of the world. Containment is still uncertain, the economic impact still unmeasurable to any degree of accuracy. In the US President Trump gave a speech and took questions at a press conference, and appointed Vice President Pence to lead the effort to continue to contain coronavirus. President Trump also had a state visit to India, the largest democracy in the world, negotiated for a new treaty, and announced India’s purchase of $3 billion of US military goods. In the US economic indices continue to be mostly positive, but most surveys and analyses are based on results prior to the increased news about the coronavirus. The same can be said for US corporate earnings reports, which were mostly positive, but many provided guidance with caveats about future earnings based on, once again, coronavirus. The Stock Market Bull was noticeably absent during the week, The Stock Market Bear, aka SARS CoV-2, prevailed significantly every day to take a big win 3-0 for Week 9 and for February.

The Week 9 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 4 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 4 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

The Month of February 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 0 months
The Stock Market Bear: 1 month
Mixed Results: 1 month

Taylor Morrison Homes(PBR592) authorizes up to $100 million for renewal of its stock repurchase program, expires 12/31/20. $TMHC PR link.

IDEX(PBR819) completes $125 million cash acquisition of privately-held $60 million in annual revenues provider of flow measurement systems in the oil and gas industry Flow Management Devices. $IEX PR link.

W.R. Grace(PBR903) increases its share repurchase authorization to $250 million, includes approximately $83 million remaining under its previously-announced program. $GRA PR link.

Cincinnati Bell(PBR973) amends agreement to be acquired by Brookfield Infrastructure(NYSE: BIP) from $10.50/share to $12.50/share, around $2.745 billion cash, includes debt, to close by 12/31/20. $CBB PR link.

Harley-Davidson(PBR478) President/CEO/Director Matthew Levatich steps down from all his roles after 26 years with the company, Board member Jochen Zeitz appointed as Acting President and CEO, also appointed Chairman and will continue that role when a new CEO is onboard, former Chairman Michael Cave is now Presiding Director. $HOG PR link.

Arch Coal(PBR822) CEO John W. Eaves to retire at annual meeting on 04/30/20, become Executive Chairman, succeeds James N. Chapman who will become Lead Indpendent Director, President/COO Paul A. Lang to become President/CEO, becomes member of the Board. $ARCH PR link.

The US Dept of Treasury says the US Government Natl Debt-Public on 02/27/20 is at $17.388 trillion, Intragovernmental Holdings $6.035 trillion, for Total US Government Debt of $23.423 trillion, +0.9% from 01/31/20, +5.9% from 02/28/19. USTreasury PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/BEA says the Preliminary January 2020 Personal Income Annual Rate is at $18.981 trillion, +0.6% from December 2019, +4.0% from January 2019. USDOC PR link.

The American Automobile Assn says the US Average Price/Gallon of Gas on 02/29/20 is at $2.447, on 01/31/20 it was at $2.485, 12/31/19 $2.583, 02/28/19 $2.413. AAA PR link.

The MNI February 2020 Chicago Business Barometer(<50 is declining) is at 49.0, January 2020 was at 42.9, December 2019 48.9, February 2019 64.7. “The index moved
closer to the 50-no-change-threshold, shifting the
three-month average up to 46.7.” MNI PR link.

The U of Michigan Final February 2020 Consumer Sentiment Index is at 101.0, January 2020 was at 99.8, December 2019 99.3, February 2019 93.8. “… the domestic spread of the (corona)virus could have a significant impact on consumer spending. Importantly, the early indications suggested only a very modest impact as the Sentiment Index among consumers who mentioned the coronavirus was still quite high (just over 90.0).” UMichigan PR link.

***Thursday, February 26

Wells Fargo(PBR29 $WFC) ordered to pay $35 million by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for for failing reasonably to supervise investment advisers and registered representatives who recommended single-inverse ETF investments to retail investors, and for lacking adequate compliance policies and procedures. SEC PR link.

Dell(PBR34) authorizes new up to $1 billion share buyback program, expires in 24 months. $DELL PR link.

Facebook(PBR57) cancels its annual F8 developer conference over coronavirus concerns. -CNet $FB PR link.

PG&E(PBR181 $PCG) gets slapped with increase from $1.7 billion to $2.1 billion fine by California Public Utilities Commission for igniting a series of deadly wildfires. MarketWatch PR link.

Bed Bath & Beyond(PBR250) announces strategic restructuring program to simplify operations and reset cost structure, expects to reduce workforce by around 500. $BBBY PR link.

Zoetis(PBR471) gets US FDA approval for Simparica TrioTM (sarolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel chewable tablets), the first once-monthly, chewable tablet in the US that delivers all-in-one protection from heartworm disease, ticks and fleas, roundworms and hookworms in dogs. $ZTS PR link.

Gardner Denver(PBR788 $GDI) will replace Cimarex Energy(PBR839 $XEC) in the S&P 500, and Cimarex Energy will replace Chesapeake Energy(PBR298 $CHK) in the S&P MidCap 400 effective prior to the open of trading on 03/03/20.

Verso Corp(PBR789) authorizes up to $250 million share repurchase program. $VRS PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/BEA says the 4Q19 2nd Estimate Gross Domestic Product remains at +2.1%, $21.727 trillion, +0.9% from 3Q19, +4.0% from 4Q18. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US 4 Week Moving Average Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims for 02/22/20 is at 209,750, 01/25/20 was at 214,500, 12/21/19 219,750, 02/23/19 229,000. USDOL PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR40) says the US 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Average on 02/27/20 is at 3.45% with 0.7 fees & points, 01/29/20 was at 3.51%, 12/26/19 3.74%, 2/28/19 4.35%. $FMCC PR link.

***Wednesday, February 26

Chesapeake Energy(PBR298 $CHK) in 4Q20 earnings conference call says it will be filing for a reverse stock split in a few weeks. MotleyFool PR link.

Charles Schwab(PBR302) to acquire independent investment manager of fixed income separately managed accounts with $10.5 billion in assets under management Wasmer, Schroeder & Company, LLC in an all cash purchase, terms not disclosed. $SCHW PR link.

Insight(PBR409) authorizes up to $50 million share repurchase program, to retire the repurchased shares. $NSIT PR link.

Blackstone(PBR421 $BX) has purchased 28,000 student beds – along with a further 4,000 in the pipeline – for £4.7 billion ($6.1 billion) from Goldman Sachs(PBR85) in the UK’s largest ever private real estate transaction. MarketWatch PR link.

TreeHouse Foods(PBR473) to restructure from 3 divisions(Baked Goods, Beverages and Meal Solutions), to two divisions, Snacking & Beverages and Meal Preparation. $THS PR link.

Peabody Energy(PBR490) plan to own 66.5% Arch Coal(PBR826 $ARCH) 33.5% in joint venture to combine the companies’ Powder River Basin and Colorado coal assets gets negative split decision by the US Federal Trade Commission, Peabody/Arch will take the case to federal courts. $BTU PR link.

Brink’s(PBR659) to acquire for around $860 million the majority of the cash operations of UK-based $800 million in revenues in 2019 G4S plc (LSE: GFS), a global security and cash management company, acquisition to be accomplished in phases and be completed by 12/31/20. $BCO PR link.

Thermo-Fisher Scientific(PBR118) President/CEO Marc Casper elected to additional role of Chairman, effective immediately, succeeds Jim Manzi who remains on the Board. $TMO PR link.

Huntington Ingalls(PBR364) Chairman retired Adm. Thomas B. Fargo to retire from the board after the next annual meeting of shareholders on 04/28/20, retired Adm. Kirkland H. Donald elected to be successor. $HII PR link.

PPL Corp(PBR381) Chairman/CEO William H Spence to retire as CEO effective 06/01/20, will become Non-Executive Chairman, President/COO Vincent Sorgi to become President/CEO on 06/01/20. $PPL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/HUD says the Preliminary January 2020 New Family Home Sales Annual Rate is at 764,000 units, +7.9% from December 2019, +18.6% from January 2019; Median Price is at $348,200, +7.4% from December 2019, +14.0% from January 2019; New Homes Available are at 324,000; Months Supply is at 5.1. USDOC PR link.

The US Energy Information Administration says the US Crude Oil Stocks on 02/21/20 are at 443.3 million barrels of oil, +2.7% from 01/24/20, -0.6% from 02/22/19. USEIA PR link.

The National Retail Federation says consumers continue to drive economy, forecasts retail sales will grow 3.5 percent to 4.1 percent. NRF PR link.

***Tuesday, February 25

Comcast(PBR32) has acquired the free, live and on-demand streaming entertainment, news, sports and more, organized in a channel guide, and features over 190 different genre-grouped channels XUMO, based in Irvine, CA, terms not disclosed. $CMCSA PR link.

Mondelez(PBR109) to acquire a significant majority interest in $500 million in revenues/2019 Give & Go, a N American provider of fully-finished sweet baked goods and owners of the famous “two-bite”® brand and the “Create-A-Treat”® brand known for cookie and gingerbread house decorating kits, to close in 2Q20. $MDLZ PR link.

Principal Financial(PBR215) authorizes up to $900 million common stock repurchase program, as of 12/31/19, approximately $168 million remained under prior authorization. $PFG PR link.

Walt Disney(PBR45) Chairman/CEO Bob Iger steps down as CEO, becomes Executive Chairman through 12/31/21, will also direct creative endeavors, Chairman/Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Bob Chapek named CEO, both effective immediately. $DIS PR link.

MasterCard(PBR206) President/CEO Ajay Banga to become Executive Chairman on 01/01/21, Chief Product Officer Michael Miebach to become President on 03/01/20, also become CEO and Board member on 01/01/21. $MA PR link.

Arconic(PBR225) CEO John Plant to be Executive Chairman/Co-CEO of spinoff Howmet Aerospace upon separation on 04/01/20 through 03/31/23, President/Arconic Engineered Structures Tolga Oal to be other Co-CEO. $ARNC PR link.

Salesforce(PBR236) Co-CEO Keith Block steps down, remaining as Advisor to the CEO, Marc Benioff now both Chairman and only CEO. $CRM PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond says the February 2020 US 5th District Manufacturing Index(Annualized) is at -2%, January 2020 was at +20%, December 2019 -5%, February 2019 +14%. “… the index for local business conditions remained positive, and manufacturers were optimistic that activity would improve in the coming months.” RichmondFed PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond says the February 2020 US 5th District Service Sector Revenue Index(Annualized) is at +26%, January 2020 was at +10%, December 2019 +17%, February 2019 +16%. “Survey participants were optimistic that activity would be strong in the next six months.” RichmondFed PR link.

The Conference Board Preliminary February 2020 Consumer Confidence Index(1985=100) is at 130.7, January 2020 was at 130.4, December 2019 128.2, February 2019 131.4. “Consumers’ short-term expectations improved, and when coupled with solid employment growth, should be enough to continue to support spending and economic growth in the near term.” TCB PR link.

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller December 2019 US National Composite Home Price Index(01/2000=100) is at 212.59, November 2019 was at 212.42, October 2019 212.20, December 2018 204.90. Case-Shiller PR link.

***Monday, February 24

Intel(PBR43) makes several hardware and software announcements for 5G networks infrastructure, including the launch of the new Intel Atom® P5900, a 10nm system-on-chip (SoC) for wireless base stations. $INTC PR link.

HP(PBR55) increases its total share repurchase authorization to $15 billion, up from the $5 billion share repurchase authorization announced in 10/19, says revised Xerox(PBR308) proposal, announced on 02/10/20, meaningfully undervalues HP, creates significant risk, and compromises HP’s future, HP is reaching out to Xerox to explore if there is a combination that creates value for HP shareholders that is additive to HP’s strategic and financial plan. $HPQ PR link.

Cisco(PBR62) launches SecureX, says it unifies visibility, identifies unknown threats, and automates workflows to strengthen customers’ security across network, endpoint, cloud, and applications, is a ‘radical simplification,’ will be included in every Cisco security product. $CSCO PR link.

Intuit(PBR426) to acquire consumer technology platform with more than 100 million members in the US, Canada and UK and around $1 billion in revenues in 2019 Credit Karma for around $7.1 billion cash and stock, to close in 2H20. $INTU PR link.

Perrigo(PBR538) and partner Catalent Pharma Solutions get US FDA approval for generic albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol, the first AB-rated generic version of Teva Respiratory’s ProAir® HFA, indicated in patients 4 years of age and older for the treatment or prevention of bronchospasm with reversible obstructive airway disease and for the prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm. $PRGO PR link.

Perrigo(PBR538) to acquire the oral care assets of High Ridge Brands for $113 million in cash in bankruptcy sale, assets include leading children’s oral care value brand, Firefly®, in addition to the REACH® and Dr. Fresh® brands, to close in 1Q20. $PRGO PR link.

Avis Budget(PBR329) enters into a new cooperation agreement with largest shareholder SRS Investment Management, will result in SRS providing 3 people for the 9 member Board. $CAR PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago says the Preliminary January 2020 US National Activity Index is at -0.25, December 2019 was at -0.51, November 2019 +0.49, January 2019 -0.07. “Index points to an uptick in economic growth in January.” ChiFed PR link.

***Friday, February 21

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 8 ending 02/21/20:

DJIA ends Week 8 at 28,992.41, -1.38% from last Friday, +2.61 MTD, +1.59% QTD/YTD, -1.89% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 8 at 9,576.59, -1.59% from last Friday, +4.65% MTD, +6.73% QTD/YTD, -2.45% from record 9,817.18 set 02/19/20.

SPX ends Week 8 at at 3,337.75, -1.25% from last Friday, +3.48 MTD, +3.31% QTD/YTD, -1.43% from record 3,386.15 set 02/19/20.

The Week 8 of 2020 News Summary: The major international story continues to be the acute respiratory disease coronavirus, aka COVID-19, which is still primarily in China and has spread to some other countries as well, though still in much smaller numbers. As Chinese and world health organizations grapple with the issue the economies of countries that have major trade with China are starting to be impacted. In the US this is starting to show up in some of the 4Q19 earnings reports and guidance for 2020 comments. However, the US economy still looks very good to this point, US corporate earnings reports were still mostly positive, and business and consumer surveys continued to reflect optimism. In US politics the Democrats had a debate in Nevada, the first to include new candidate multi-billionaire Michael Bloomberg, who was immediately attacked for his trying to buy the nomination. It was a 4 day trading week with US Presidents Day being observed on Monday. The Stock Market Bull had a great day on Wednesday with the NASDAQ and SPX having record days. But The Stock Market Bear gorged himself on Thursday and Friday on the coronavirus news to take Week 8 3-0.

The Week 8 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 4 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 3 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

Wells Fargo(PBR29) in settlement with the US Dept of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to make payments totaling $3 billion for the Company’s historical Community Bank sales practices and related disclosures. $WFC PR link.

Eli Lilly(PBR116) gets US FDA approval for Trulicity® (dulaglutide) for the reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in adults with type 2 diabetes who have established cardiovascular (CV) disease or multiple cardiovascular risk factors. $LLY PR link.

Cleveland-Cliffs(PBR841) $3.36/share $1.1 billion acquisition of producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products AK Steel(PBR424) gets last regulatory approval from the Mexican Competition Commission, scheduled to close on 03/13/20 when shareholders of both companies vote on the deal. $CLF PR link.

AVX(PBR931) to be acquired by 72% shareholder Kyocera Corp through all stock purchase of the 28% of common shares it does not own for $21.75/share, to close by 03/31/20. $AVX PR link.

The Natl Assn or Realtors says the January 2020 US Existing Homes Sales Annual Rate is at 5,460,000, -1.4% from December 2019, +9.6% from January 2019; Median Price is at $266,300, -3.0% from December 2019, +6.8% from January 2019; Median Days on Market is at 43 Days; Available inventory is at 1,420,000, a 3.1 Months Supply. NAR PR link.

***Thursday, February 20

HP(PBR55) adopts a limited duration shareholder rights plan to discourage proposals from companies like Xerox(PBR308) without first negotiating with the Board. $HPQ PR link.

Morgan Stanley(PBR63) to acquire online brokerage E*Trade(PBR753) for $58.74/share, around $13 billion all stock, to close in 4Q20. $MS PR link.

T-Mobile US(PBR70) acquisition of Sprint(PBR90) amended, Softbank to get 11.00 Sprint shares per T-Mobile share, up from 9.75, will result in Deutsche Telekom and SoftBank to hold approximately 43% and 24%, respectively, of the fully diluted New T-Mobile shares, with the remaining approximately 33% held by public shareholders, trying to close deal by 04/01/20. $TMUS PR link.

Eli Lilly(PBR116) completes $18.75/share around $1.1 billion cash acquisition of biopharmaceutical developer of new therapies for chronic skin conditions Dermira. $LLY PR link.

L Brands(PBR237) selling 55% interest in Victoria’s Secret unit to Sycamore Partners for $525 million, will retain 45% minority stake, positions its Bath & Body Works unit as a highly profitable, standalone public company, upon closing Chairman/CEO Leslie Wexner to step down from his roles, remain a member of the Board as Chairman Emeritus, COO of Bath & Body Works Andrew Meslow to become CEO of L Brands. $LB PR link.

Hormel Foods(PBR320) to acquire family-owned pit-smoked meats company based in Henderson, TX witn $140 million in annual revenues Sadler’s Smokehouse for $270 million cash, to close in 03/20. $HRL PR link.

Huntsman(PBR324) completes $350 million cash acquisition of $230 million in annual revenues Icynene-Lapolla, a leading N American manufacturer and distributor of spray polyurethane foam (SPF) insulation systems for residential and commercial applications, from FFL Partners. $HUN PR link.

Wolverine World Wide(PBR858) to receive a payment of $55 million from 3M(PBR93) for Wolverine’s efforts to address PFAS remediation to ensure long-term water quality and continued environmental remediation per US District Court Consent Decree with the State of Michigan, Plainfield Charter Township, and Algoma Township. $WWW PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia says the February 2020 US 3rd District Manufacturing General Activity Indicator is at +36.7, January 2020 was at +17.0, December 2019 +2.4, February 2019 -0.7. “… highest reading since February 2017… future indexes indicate that respondents continue to expect growth in manufacturing activity over the next six months.” PhillyFed PR link.

The Conference Board says the January 2020 US Leading Economic Index(2016=100) is at 112.1, December 2019 was at 111.3, November 2019 111.6, January 2019 111.4. “The strong pickup in the January US LEI was driven by a sharp drop in initial unemployment insurance claims, increasing housing permits, consumers’ outlook on the economy and financial indicators… the COVID-19 outbreak may impact manufacturing supply chains in the US in the coming months.” TCB PR link.

***Wednesday, February 19

Lithia Motors(PBR255) acquires two Lexus stores in Sacramento and Roseville, CA, generate $160 million in annual revenues, terms not disclosed. $LAD PR link.

Fiserv(PBR472) completes $510 million in net after-tax proceeds sale of 60% stake in its Investment Services Business to Motive Partners, Fiserv retains a 40% equity interest in the business. $FISV PR link.

Harley-Davidson(PBR478) authorizes an additional 10 million shares for its repurchase program, which had 8.2 million shares available at the end of 2019. $HOG PR link.

Ascena Retail(PBR492) has completed the wind down of its Dressbarn brand operations, closing over 650 stores, eliminates over $300 million of lease liability. $ASNA PR link.

Scientific Games(PBR680) has developed, and Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved, their first generation of Historical Horse Racing machines, announces 3-way partnership with Churchill Downs and Ainsworth Game Technology. $SGMS PR link.

Endo Intl(PBR739) EVP/CFO Blaise Coleman to become President/CEO and member of the Board effective 03/06/20, succeeds Paul Campanelli who will remain Chairman. $ENDP PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US Preliminary January 2020 Total Monthly Demand Producer Price Index is at +0.5%, December 2019 was at +0.2%, November 2019 -0.1%, January 2019 -0.3%. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Labor says the US Preliminary January 2020 Building Permits Issued-Private Housing is at 1,551,000 annual rate, December 2019 was at 1,420,000, November 2019 1,474,000, January 2019 1,316,000. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Open Market Committee releases the minutes from the 01/28-29/20 meeting, says “Members agreed to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1-1/2 to 1-3/4 percent. Members judged that the current stance of monetary policy was appropriate to support sustained expansion of economic activity, strong labor market conditions, and inflation returning to the Committee’s symmetric 2 percent objective.” FOMC PR link.

***Tuesday, February 18

Check out The PBR1000 Spotlight on salesforce.com, #9 on the current The PBR25! $CRM PR link.

Walmart(PBR1 $WMT) expects to save $60 million annually on shopping bags. MarketWatch PR link.

Dell(PBR34) to sell its risk, security and fraud teams provider RSA to a consortium led by Symphony Technology Group, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and AlpInvest Partners for $2.075 billion cash, to close in 6-9 months. $DELL PR link.

Fluor(PBR160) in 4Q19 report says it has reversed its decision to sell substantially all of its Government business, has gained confidence in its solid liquidity position and its viable options for generating cash flow. $FLR PR link.

Bed Bath & Beyond(PBR250) to sell its PersonalizationMall.com business to 1-800-FLOWERS.COM for $252 million. $BBBY PR link.

Group 1 Automotive(PBR262) increases share repurchase authorization by $52.4 million to $100 million. $GPI PR link.

Baxter(PBR279) completes $350 million cash acquisition of $100 million in annual revenues provider of adhesion prevention products, hemostats and sealants Seprafilm Adhesion Barrier and related assets from Sanofi. $BAX PR link.

Ally Financial(PBR294) to acquire privately held Woodbury, NY based $4.7 billion in assets non-prime credit card and consumer finance lender with a full-spectrum unsecured servicing platform and robust merchant services capability provider CardWorks for $2.65 billion cash and stock, to close in 3Q20. $ALLY PR link.

Anixter(PBR354) shareholders to vote on 04/09/20 on being acquired by WESCO(PBR365) for $100.00/share, $4.5 billion cash & stock. $AXE PR link.

Franklin Resources(PBR476) to acquire $806 billion in assets on 01/31/20 Legg Mason(PBR746) for $50.00/share cash, will also assume about $2 billion of Legg Mason’s outstanding debt, to close in 3Q20. $BEN PR link.

Groupon(PBR798) in 4Q19 report says it is proposing a reverse stock split of common stock at a ratio of between 1-for-10 and 1-for-12, to be voted on at shareholders annual meeting in 06/20. $GRPN PR link.

SL Green Realty(PBR986) to sell its 315 West 33rd Street New York City property and an adjacent undeveloped parcel of land for a gross valuation of $446.5 million, or approximately $906 square foot, to an affiliate of Brookfield Asset Management, to close in 2Q20. $SLG PR link.

DuPont(PBR35) CEO Marc Doyle and CFO Jeanmarie Desmond are leaving the company, Executive Chairman and former CEO Ed Breen adds CEO role, new CFO appointed. $DD PR link.

Dow(PBR52) CEO Jim Fitterling expected to be appointed to additional role of Chairman after annual stockholders meeting on 04/09/20. $DOW PR link.

Facebook(PBR57 $FB) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CFO Sheryl Sandberg should be “removed from control” of Facebook for its policy on political ads according to financier George Soros in a letter to the editor of the Financial Times. MarketWatch PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank of New York says the US February 2020 Empire State Manufacturing General Business Conditions Index is at +12.9, January 2020 was at +4.8, December 2019 +3.3, February 2019 +10.3. “Optimism about the six-month outlook continued to be somewhat subdued, and capital spending plans remained firm.” NYFed PR link.

The Natl Assn of Home Builders Preliminary February 2020 US Housing Market Composite Index(>50=more builders view conditions as good than poor) is at 74, January 2020 was at 75, December 2019 76, February 2019 62. “Steady job growth, rising wages and low interest rates are fueling demand but builders are still grappling with increasing construction and development costs…” NAHB/WF PR link.

***Monday, February 17

***US Federal Holiday.
***US Presidents Day.
***US Stock Exchanges Closed.

Apple(PBR3) revises down 1Q20 revenue forecast, experiencing a slower return to normal conditions in China from coronavirus issues than anticipated, worldwide iPhone supply will be temporarily constrained as China factories reopen, demand for its products within China has been affected by store closures. $AAPL PR link.

General Motors(PBR14) restructuring international operations, to wind down sales, design and engineering operations in Australia and New Zealand and retire the Holden brand by 2021, will focus on the GM specialty vehicle business for that market; to purchase GM’s Rayong vehicle manufacturing facility in Thailand; and to withdraw Chevrolet from the domestic market in Thailand by the end of 2020. $GM PR link.

Dean Foods(PBR383) to sell 44 of its fluid and frozen facilities and the real estate, inventory, equipment, and all other assets necessary to operate such facilities to the Dairy Farmers of America cooperative in a “stalking horse” agreement, needs to be approved by Bankruptcy Court scheduled for 03/12/20, any other bids would be due by 03/31/20. $DFODQ PR link.

Triumph Group(PBR678) combines its Integrated Systems and Product Support business units into one “Triumph Systems & Support” business effective immediately, as part of restructuring. $TGI PR link.

Pier 1 Imports(PBR957) has entered into a Plan Support Agreement with a majority of its term loan lenders and is pursuing a sale of the Company, has commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the US Bankruptcy Court, to complete the previously announced closure of up to 450 store locations, which includes the closure of all its stores in Canada. $PIR PR link.

***Friday, February 14

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 7 ending 02/14/20:

DJIA ends Week 7 at 29,398.08, +1.02% from last Friday, +4.04 MTD, +3.01% QTD/YTD, -0.52% from record 29,551.42 set 02/12/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 7 at record 9,731.18, +2.21% from last Friday, 6.34% MTD, +8.45% QTD/YTD, +0.00% from record 9,731.18 set 02/14/20.

SPX ends Week 7 at record at 3,380.16, +1.58% from last Friday, +4.79 MTD, +9.62% QTD/YTD, +0.00% from record 3,380.16 set 02/14/20.

The Week 7 of 2020 News Summary:
The coronavirus, now also known as COV-19, was the overwhelming top news maker again this week as numbers of people affected and associated deaths continue to climb, but remains largely confined to China, which has calmed the world a little bit as it accepts that the outbreak in mostly isolated. Most economists say there will be an impact globally, and continue to try to measure what the affect has been so far and will be overall. US economic news was a little mixed on the good side. Jobs continue to be available, employee turnover is low, wages are up a little bit, and mortgage rates continue to be very reasonable. US corporate earnings continue to be mostly better than anticipated as 2019 annual reports keep pouring in. US politics was active as the first primary, New Hampshire, was pursued heavily by the Democrat candidates, and resulted in a narrow margin win by Bernie Sanders. Nevada and S Carolina are the next stops as the election cycle accelerates. The US stock exchanges responded positively the whole week. The Stock Market Bear made a brief appearance on Thursday, but The Stock Market Bull easily prevailed the other days and takes a Week 7 3-0 victory romp in the pasture.

The Week 7 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 4 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 2 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

MGM Resorts(PBR257) completes around $4.6 billion sale of MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay real estate assets to new joint venture between MGM Growth Properties and Blackstone(PBR423) Real Estate Income Trust, MGM Resorts has entered into a long-term triple net master lease for both properties, and will continue to manage, operate and be responsible for all aspects of the properties on a day-to-day basis, with the joint venture owning the properties and receiving rent payments. MGM PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US Preliminary January 2020 Monthly Imports Prices are at +0.0, Exports +0.7%; Last 12 Months Imports are at +0.3%, Exports +0.5%. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the US Preliminary December 2019 Total Sales-Manufacturers are at $504.1 billion, Retail $462.6 billion, Wholesalers $494.4 billion, Total Sales $1.461 trillion, -0.1% from November 2019, +1.7% from December 2018. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the US Advance January 2020 Sales-Retail are at $463.3 billion, Food Services & Drinking Places $66.5 billion, Total $529.8 billion, +0.3% from December 2019, +4.4% from January 2019. USDOC PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says the US Preliminary January 2020 Industrial Production Capacity Utilization is at 76.8%, December 2019 was at 77.1%, November 2019 77.5%, January 2019 79.0%. USFed PR link.

The Natl Assn of Home Builders/Wells Fargo says the US Preliminary January 2020 Housing Market Composite Index(>50%=more builders view conditions as good than poor} is at 75%, December 2019 was at 76%, November 2019 71%, January 19 was at 58%. NAHB/WB PR link.

The U of Michigan US Preliminary February 2020 Consumer Sentiment Index is at 100.9, January 2020 was at 99.8, December 2019 99.3, February 2019 93.8. UMichigan PR link.

***Thursday, February 13

Microsoft(PBR19 $MSFT) US federal government $10 billion cloud services JEDI contract gets temporary restraining order by federal judge per lawsuit filed by Amazon(PBR5 $AMZN) who alleged the yearslong evaluation process included “clear deficiencies, errors and unmistakable bias.” MarketWatch PR link.

Boeing(PBR28) reaches a tentative agreement with the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) on a new four-year contract extension that would run through 2026 covering approximately 18,000 engineering and technical employees, nearly all of whom are in Washington and Oregon, SPEEA membership to vote 02/24-03/09/20. $BA PR link.

Tyson(PBR72 $TSN) says pork exports to China soared nearly 600% in first quarter after swine fever outbreak, expects chicken exports to China to double, in restructuring will cut 500 jobs. MarketWatch PR link.

Tesla(PBR144) to offer approximately $2 billion of common stock, to use net proceeds to further strengthen its balance sheet, as well as for general corporate purposes. $TSLA PR link.

Kohl’s(PBR155 $KSS) restructuring program results in 250 job cuts, including regional store leaders and merchant team members, not closing any stores or corporate offices and is continuing to hire in key areas. MarketWatch PR link.

Molson Coors(PBR285 $TAP) is jumping into the hard seltzer category with Vizzy launch in 03/20. MarketWatch PR link.

eBay(PBR286) completes $4.05 billion cash sale of its StubHub unit to worldwide ticket marketplace for live sport, music and entertainment events viagogo. $EBAY PR link.

Newmont Goldcorp(PBR401) says it has gold Mineral Reserves of 100.2 million attributable ounces for 2019 compared to 65.4 million ounces at the end of 2018. $NEM PR link.

Wayfair(PBR428 $W) has cut about 3% of its global workforce, or about 550 jobs, as part of a restructuring, continues to hire for many roles. MarketWatch PR link.

Moody’s(PBR570) completes $700 million acquisition of anti-money laundering and know-your-customer data and due diligence services provider Regulatory DataCorp. $MCO PR link.

Tempur Sealy(PBR786) increases share repurchase program by over $190 million, new balance available is $300 million, expects to purchase at least $50 million of its common stock per quarter in the near term. $TPX PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US January 2020 Consumer Price Index-All Items is at +0.1%, December 2019 was at +0.2%, November 2019 +0.2%, January 2019 +0.0%, The Last 12 Months(Unadjusted) is at +2.5%. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US Preliminary January 2020 Current Average Earnings/Hour is at $28.44, Average Hours Worked/Week is at 34.3, Current Average Weekly Earnings is at $975.49, +0.3% from December 2019, +2.5% from January 2019. USDOL PR link.

***Wednesday, February 12

Here’s the link for a brief summary on global data centers firm Equinix(PBR524), ranked 16th on The PBR25 Top Buy Stocks list on 02/04/20. $EQIX Spotlight link.

Bausch Health(PBR358) to reduce debt by $100 million using cash generated from operations. $BHC PR link.

NVR(PBR404) authorizes $300 million share repurchase program. $NVR PR link.

Worthington Industries(PBR631) to consolidate its oil and gas equipment manufacturing operation in Wooster, OH into its existing facility in Bremen, OH, to be completed by 05/31/20, 122 employees affected have option to transfer. $WOR PR link.

Elanco Animal Health(PBR719) to divest the European Economic Area and UK rights to the de-wormers for dogs and cats Drontal® and Profender® product families from Bayer AG’s (ETR: BAYN) animal health business, to French pharmaceutical company Vetoquinol SA (EURONEXT: VETO), for $140 million cash, further advances Elanco’s efforts to gain European Commission clearance for the acquisition of Bayer AG’s global animal health business. $ELAN PR link.

C.H. Robinson(PBR184) Executive Chairman John Wiehoff to retire at the 05/07/20 annual meeting, successor to be named at a later date. $CHRW PR link.

MGM Resorts(PBR257) Chairman/CEO Jim Murren to step down from both roles before the end of his contract, will stay on until successor appointed, CEO search committee formed. $MGM PR link.

HNI Corp(PBR857) President/CEO Jeff Lorenger elected to also be Chairman, effective immediately, succeeds Larry Porcellato who has been appointed Lead Director. $HNI PR link.

The US Dept of Treasury says the US January 2020 Federal Government Receipts were $372.3 billion, Outlays $404.9 billion, for Deficit of $32.6 billion; January 2019 Surplus was $8.7 billion; January 2020 YTD(4 months) Total Deficit is at $389.2 billion, January 2019 YTD Total Deficit was $310.3 billion. USTreasury PR link.

***Tuesday, February 11

Home Depot(PBR27) to hire 80,000 associates for spring. $HD PR link.

Johnson & Johnson(PBR36)’s Janssen unit to collaborate with the US Dept of Health & Human Services to accelerate development of a potential novel coronavirus vaccine. $JNJ PR link.

T-Mobile US(PBR70) $59 billion all stock acquisition of Sprint(PBR90) gets favorable decision in Federal Court in New York, remains subject to possible additional court proceedings, could close as early as 04/01/20. $TMUS PR link.

Cleveland-Cliffs(PBR843) $3.36/share $1.1 billion acquisition of producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products AK Steel(PBR424) is now scheduled to close on 03/13/20. $CLF PR link.

SeaWorld(PBR974) agrees to pay $65.0 million settlement for claims alleging violations of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, does not include an admission of fault, court must still approve. $SEAS PR link.

Beacon Roofing(PBR408) Chairman Robert R. Buck retires from the position, remains a director on the Board, Philip W. Knisely appointed as new Chairman. $BECN PR link.

The US Federal Trade Commission issues Special Orders to Alphabet(PBR17)(including Google), Amazon(PBR5), Apple(PBR3), Facebook(PBR57), and Microsoft(PBR19) to provide information and documents on the terms, scope, structure, and purpose of transactions that each company consummated between 01/01/10 and 12/31/19. USFTC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US Preliminary December 2019 Job Openings-Private are at 5,739,000, Government 684,000, Total 6,423,000, -5.4% from November 2019, -14.1% from December 2018. USDOL PR link.

CoreLogic says the US November 2019 Housing Mortgages 30 Days or More Delinquent are at 3.9%, October 2019 was at 3.7%, September 2019 3.8%, November 2018 4.1%. “Overall delinquency rates remain at 20-year lows spurred on by tight underwriting standards following the onset of the Great Recession, a robust and accelerating economic cycle the past five years and the increasing underlying health of the housing economy… ” CoreLogic PR link.

***Monday, February 10

UPS(PBR41) and the Independent Pilots Association, which represents the company’s 2,959 flight crewmembers, reach a tentative agreement on a two-year contract extension, will go into effect 09/01/21, become amendable 09/01/23, if ratified. $UPS PR link.

ViacomCBS(PBR214)’s CBS Sports unit and sports book operator William Hill form a strategic partnership that makes William Hill the Official Sports Book and Wagering Data Provider across all CBS Sports platforms, will tip off with initial integrations in 03/20 on CBS Sports digital platforms, with a full rollout planned for the fantasy football season. $VIAC PR link.

Xerox(PBR308) to launch a tender offer on or around 03/02/20 for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of HP(PBR55) for $24.00/share, $18.40 in cash and 0.149 Xerox shares for each HP share. $XRX PR link.

Simon Property(PBR484) to acquire 80% of owners, managers and/or leasors of 26 super-regional shopping centers in the US and Asia Taubman Centers(NYSE: TCO) for $52.50/share cash, around $3.6 billion, Taubman family retains 20% ownership, to close mid-2020. $SPG PR link.

Equifax(PBR670) CEO Mark W. Begor issues a statement of thanks to the FBI for the US Dept of Justice’s indictment of four individual members of the People’s Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China, in connection with the theft of consumer data in 2017. $EFX PR link.

Verso Corp(PBR790) has completed the $400 million sale of its Androscoggin Mill, located in Jay, ME, and its Stevens Point Mill, located in Stevens Point, WI, to Pixelle Specialty Solutions. $VRS PR link.

Genesco(PBR865) to move its current Nashville, TN, corporate headquarters into a new 310,000 sf facility in Nashville in early 2021. $GCO PR link.

Edgewell Personal Care(PBR873) terminates $1.37 billion cash/stock acquisition of New York, NY-based 900 employees razor products provider Harry’s because of recent US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit. $EPC PR link.

GATX(PBR976) to sell its American Steamship Company business, the operator of the largest fleet of US-flagged vessels on the Great Lakes, to Rand Logistics for $260 million. $GATX PR link.

Avis Budget(PBR329) appoints Bernardo Hees to the Board and as Independent Chairman, effective immediately, succeeds Leonard Coleman who remains a Board director. $CAR PR link.

***Friday, February 7

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 6 ending 02/07/20:

DJIA ends Week 6 at 29,102.51, +3.00% from last Friday/MTD, +1.98% QTD/YTD, -0.94% from record 29,379.77 set 02/06/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 6 at 9,520.51, +4.04% from last Friday/MTD, +6.11% QTD/YTD, -0.54% from record 9,572.15 set 02/07/20.

SPX ends Week 6 at 3,327.71, +3.17% from last Friday/MTD, +3.00% QTD/YTD, -0.54% from record 3,345.78 set 02/06/20.

The Week 6 of 2020 News Summary:
The major international news story continues to be the continuing increase of cases of and deaths from the coronavirus in China and concern for its spread throughout the world. In China many businesses have been shut down, including most multinational companies. Airlines have cut or reduced flights as well. Arrival destinations from China and some cruise ships are quarantined as well. Medical science is trying to catch up with vaccines and tests, but it will take some time for those to catch up. In other news, China is going to cut tariffs by 50% on $75 billion of US goods. The US economy continues to show strength, with a surprising robust set of jobs reports to end the week. 4Q19 corporate earnings reports are better than expected as well. 1Q20 should, however, be affected by the coronavirus threat. In US politics the US Senate impeachment trial came to an end and, as expected, President Trump was acquitted of the two charges leveled against him by the US House, with the vote along political party lines. Tuesday night President Trump gave the annual State of the Union address to rave reviews or disgust, once again along party lines. The 2020 presidential election started in earnest with caucuses in Iowa, but technology glitches prevented it from proclaiming a winner on a timely basis, but preliminary results for the Democratic party being a bit of surprise. Candidate Michael Bloomberg was not a part of this initial test for candidates, but is spending big time in the Super Tuesday states. The Stock Market Bear seemed to have come down with something like the coronavirus and disappeared for the first 4 days of Week 6, but came charging back on Friday. The Stock Market Bull easily prevailed for the week, however, with new closing highs recorded on all 3 major US exchanges on Thursday. Next week is up for grabs.

The Week 6 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 3 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 2 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

Fidelity Natl Financial(PBR388) to acquire annuity and life insurance products provider FGL Holdings (NYSE: FG) for $12.50/share, around $2.7 billion, to close by end of 3Q20. $FNF PR link.

HanesBrands(PBR424) authorizes new up to 40 million shares repurchase program, no expiration date, replaces previous authorization approved in 04/16. $HBI PR link.

Penn Natl Gaming(PBR650) gets its first pro league agreement with multi-year partnership to become the first authorized gaming operator of NASCAR in the US, also extends Kansas Speedway race title sponsorship through 2026. $PENN PR link.

Stericycle(PBR661) to sell its 2,000 employees Domestic Environmental Solutions business, excluding the healthcare customer and unused consumer pharmaceutical take-back services, to Harsco(PBR943) for $462.5 million in cash, to close in 1Q20. $SRCL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US January 2020 Employed is at 158,714,000, -89,000 from December 2019, +2,087,000 from January 2019; Unemployed is at 5,892,000, +139,000 from December 2019, -623,000 from January 2019; Unemployment Rate is at 3.6%, December 2019 was at 3.5%, January 2019 4.0%. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Reserve says the US Preliminary December 2019 Consumer Credit Outstanding-Revolving is at $1.098 trillion, Non-Revolving $3.099 trillion, Total $4.197 trillion, +0.5% from November 2019, +4.7% from December 2018. USFed PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the US Preliminary December 2019 Wholesale Sales-Durable Goods are at $232.7 billion, Non-Durable Goods $261.6 billion, Total $494.3 billion. USDOC PR link.

The FannieMae(PBR22) US January 2020 Home Purchase Sentiment Index is at 93.0, December 2019 was at 91.7, November 2019 91.5, January 2019 84.7. “Low rates continue to be a key driver of consumer optimism about both current homebuying and home-selling conditions. Favorable views on job security and personal financial expectations reflect the strength of the labor market, which we believe will continue to bolster housing demand.” $FNMA PR link.

***Thursday, February 6

The PBR25 Buy Stocks By Analyst Recommendations as of 01/31/20 has been released. Check out the summary!

Amazon(PBR5) to open first fulfillment center in Iowa, to be located in Bondurant, 645,000 sf facility, to create 1,000 new full-time jobs, to launch in late 2020. $AMZN PR link.

Johnson & Johnson(PBR36 $JNJ) ordered to pay $750 million in punitive damages to four people who said their use of the company’s talcum powders caused a rare cancer, New Jersey judge plans to reduce amount to around $187 million, JNJ plans to appeal. MarketWatch PR link.

Nike(PBR81) transitioning its Nike Brand business in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay to strategic distributor partnerships, will recognize a one-time, non-recurring charge related to foreign exchange of approximately $425 million. $NKE PR link.

Lear Corp(PBR148) authorizes increase in share repurchase authorization to $1.5 billion, had $1.2 billion balance at end of 2019, extends expiration date to 12/31/22. $LEA PR link.

Arconic(PBR226) Board approves completion of separation into two independent, publicly traded companies, existing company will be renamed Howmet Aerospace Inc, to change ticker from ARNC to HWM, Arconic Rolled Products Corporation to be named Arconic Corporation with ticker ARNC, to be effective on 04/01/20. $ARNC PR link.

JCPenney(PBR261) announces a new assortment of jeans with a complete reimagination of its women oriented a.n.a brand, focused on denim customers, includes size-inclusive selection for all body shapes and sizes. $JCP PR link.

Intercontinental Exchange(PBR454) says following its earnings call it has decided to cease exploring strategic opportunities with eBay(PBR286). $ICE PR link.

Agilent Technologies(PBR517) to receive $22.5 million from Twist Bioscience in intellectual property litigation settlement. $A PR link.

Taylor Morrison Homes(PBR593) completes $21.45/share, $2.5 billion cash & stock acquisition of William Lyon Homes (NYSE: WLH), creates 5th largest US homebuilder. $TMHC PR link.

Brink’s(PBR660) authorizes a $250 million shares repurchase program, expires 12/31/21, replaces previous authorization. $BCO PR link.

Twitter(PBR726) in 4Q19 report says average monetizable daily active usage reached 152 million, +21% year-over-year, has first $1+billion in revenues quarter. $TWTR PR link.

UNISYS(PBR764) to sell its 1,900 employees $689 million in revenues for year ending 09/30/29 US Federal business to SAIC(PBR545) for $1.2 billion, to close in 1H20. $UIS PR link.

The New York Times(PBR938) in 4Q19 says it now has 5,251,000 digital subscribers, gained 1+ million subscribers in 2019. $NYT PR link.

The US Dept of Labor says the US Preliminary 4Q19 Labor Productivity Output/Hour Annual Rate-Business Sector is at +1.1%, 3Q19 was at -0.2%, 2Q19 +2.8%, 4Q18 +0.0%. USDOL PR link.

***Wednesday, February 5

Merck(PBR73) to spin-off products from its Women’s Health, trusted Legacy Brands, and Biosimilars businesses into a new, yet-to-be-named, independent, publicly traded company with 10,000+ employees, to close in 1H21. $MRK PR link.

YUM China(PBR353) launches the “Restaurant Management Team (RMT) Family Care Fund” to provide additional health protection for family members of restaurant management employee, will start in 07/20 and cover an estimated 86,000 parents, spouses and children of more than 31,000 RMT employees. $YUMC PR link.

Ametek(PBR535) acquires Orange, CA based $40 million in annual sales high-reliability, ruggedized uninterruptible power systems provider IntelliPower for around $115 million. $AME PR link.

Barnes Group(PBR963) completes divestiture of its $60 million in annual revenues developer and producer of retaining rings, fasteners, snap rings Seeger-Orbis to the Kajo Neukirchen Group. $B PR link.

Peabody Energy(PBR487) and largest shareholder Elliott Management names 3 members of Elliott to the Board, as well as 1 to be mutually agreed upon in the future, to be effective at the 05/20 annual meeting. $BTU PR link.

Albermarle(PBR676) Chairman/CEO Luke Kissam to retire from his roles, effective 06/20, for health reasons. $ALB PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the US Preliminary December 2019 Exports-Goods are at $137.7 billion, Services $71.9 billion, Total Exports $209.6 billion; Imports-Goods are at $207.5 billion, Services $51.1 billion, Total Imports $258.6 billion; Deficit-Goods is at $69.8 billion, Surplus-Services $20.8 billion, Total Deficit $49.0 billion, December 2018 Total Deficit was $60.8 billion; Total 2019 Exports were $2.500 trillion, Imports $3.117 trillion, Total Deficit $616.9 billion, 2018 Total Deficit was $627.3 billion. USDOC PR link.

ADP(PBR220) says the US January 2020 Change In Employment is at +291,000, +94,000 from Small Businesses, +128,000 Mid-Sized Businesses, +69,000 Large Businesses; +54,000 came from the Goods Producing Sector, +237,000 from the Services Sector. $ADP PR link.

The Institute for Supply Management says the US January 2020 Non-Manufacturing Index(>50%=Economy Expanding) is at 55.5%, December 2019 was at 55.0%, November 2019 53.9%, January 2019 56.7%. “The respondents remain mostly positive about business conditions and the overall economy. Respondents continue to have difficulty with labor resources.” ISM PR link.

The IHS Markit US January 2020 Manufacturing & Services Composite PMI Output Index is at 53.3, December 2019 was at 52.7, November 2019 52.0, January 2019 54.4. “Business activity rose at the fastest pace since last March in January amid a sharper expansion in service sector output.” IHS Markit PR link.

***Tuesday, February 4

The January 2020 PBR US Economic Indices Snapshot has been released. USI info.

Amazon(PBR5) opens new 48,000 square foot office for Alexa tech teams located in downtown Santa Barbara, CA, plans to create 150 new tech jobs. $AMZN PR link.

Walt Disney(PBR45) announces new Disney+ streaming service has signed up 28.6 million subscribers since its start on 11/12/19. $DIS PR link.

Macy’s(PBR115) announces 3 year Polaris strategy, includes launch of next phase of successful Macy’s Star Rewards loyalty program, plans to build four $1 billion power private brands, closing approximately 125 stores in lower tier malls within three years, and exploring new off-mall formats, establishes single corporate headquarters and relocates digital business to New York City. $M PR link.

eBay(PBR286 $EBAY) gets letter from activist investor Starboard Value saying the Classifieds unit must be sold off and a more aggressive operating plan put in place. Starboard Value PR link.

eBay(PBR286) responds to Starboard Value letter, says it will review the letter, reviews actions taken in recent years. $EBAY PR link.

Leidos(PBR299) to acquire the L3Harris Technologies(PBR459) Security Detection and Automation businesses, have 1,200 employees, for $1 billion cash, to close by end of 2Q20. $LDOS PR link.

Huntington Ingalls(PBR371) to acquire Kongsberg Maritime’s wholly owned indirect subsidiary Pocasset, MA based advanced marine robotics technology provider Hydroid for $350 million, to close in 2Q20. $HII PR link.

Scientific Games(PBR681) confirms it has expanded its partnership with Flutter Entertainment to cover online and mobile sports betting and iGaming content offering with FanDuel in the US. $SGMS PR link.

Prologis(PBR768) completes $12.6 billion all stock acquisition of US logistics REIT Liberty Property Trust (NYSE: LPT). $PLD PR link.

Wendy’s(PBR954) introduces new breakfast menu, options include fresh, hand-cracked eggs on every sandwich, and savory Applewood smoked bacon, starts 03/02/20. $WEN PR link.

Oshkosh(PBR357) director Stephen D. Newlin appointed independent Chairman, succeeds Craig P. Omtvedt who remains on the Board. $OSK PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the US Preliminary December 2019 Manufacturers New Orders-Durable Goods is at $245.6 billion, Non-Durable Goods $253.8 billion, Total $499.4 billion, +1.8% from November 2019, -0.1% from December 2018. USDOC PR link.

The PurdueU/CME Group US January 2020 Ag Economy Composite Index is at 167, December 2019 was at 150, November 2019 153, December 2018 127. “Virtually all of the rise in this month’s barometer was attributable to a sharp rise in optimism about future conditions in agriculture… coincided with President Trump’s signing of the Phase One Trade Agreement between the U.S. and China on January 15th.” PurdueU/CME Group PR link.

***Monday, February 3

AECOM(PBR156) completes $2.405 billion sale of its Management Services business to affiliates of American Securities LLC and Lindsay Goldberg LLC, AECOM to focus on its higher-returning and lower-risk Professional Services business. $ACM PR link.

Alcoa(PBR235) completes $250 million sale of its 1,300-acre hazardous waste treatment business in Gum Springs, AR, to Veolia ES Technical Solutions. $AA PR link.

Brookdale Senior Living(PBR522) completes 3 transactions with Healthpeak Properties(PBR915), including sale of 14 community venture, acquisition of 18 previously leased communities, and restructure of remaining 24-community lease. $BKD PR link.

Edgewell Personal Care(PBR873) $1.37 billion cash/stock acquisition of New York, NY-based 900 employees razor products provider Harry’s is challenged by the US Federal Trade Commission, Edgewell says it will respond in due course. $EPC PR link.

Regis Corp(PBR998) will sell its 55% interest in Empire Education Group, an operator of accredited cosmetology schools, in exchange for de minimis cash compensation, an exclusive private label supply agreement, and an employer of choice arrangement. $RGS PR link.

Sonoco Products(PBR502) President/CEO/Director Robert C. Tiede retires from all roles, SVP Paper/Industrial Converted Products Howard Coker elected President/CEO/Director, effective immediately. $SON PR link.

Intuitive Surgical(PBR636) Chairman Lonnie M. Smith to retire at annual meeting in 04/20, independent lead director Dr. Craig H. Barratt to be successor. $ISRG PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce/Census says the US Preliminary December 2019 Construction Spending Annual Rate-Residential is at $548.0 billion, Non-Residential $779.6, Total $1,327.7 billion, -0.2% from November 2019, +5.0% from December 2018. USDOC PR link.

The Institute for Supply Management says the US Preliminary January 2020 Manufacturing PMI Index(>50%=Economy Expanding) is at 50.9%, December 2019 was at 47.2%, November 2019 48.1%, January 2019 56.6%. “The PMI® returned to expansion territory for the first time since July 2019… Overall, sentiment this month is moderately positive regarding near-term growth..,” ISM PR link.

The IHS Markit US January 2020 Manufacturing PMI Index is at 51.9, December 2019 was at 52.4, November 2019 52.6, January 2019 54.9. “U.S. manufacturing firms indicated a slower overall improvement in operating conditions in January, in part stemming from a renewed drop in export orders.” IHS Markit PR link.

***Sunday, February 2

Super Bowl LIV: The Kansas City Chiefs come from behind to win over the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. Highlights.

***Friday, January 31

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for Week 5 ending 01/31/20:

DJIA ends Week 5 at 28,256.03, -2.53% from last Friday, -0.99% MTD/QTD/YTD, -3.72% from record 29,348.10 set 01/17/20.

NASDAQ ends Week 5 at 9,150.94, -1.76% from last Friday, +1.99% MTD/QTD/YTD, -2.68% from record 9,402.48 set 01/23/20.

SPX ends Week 5 at 3,225.52, -2.12% from last Friday, -0.16% MTD/QTD/YTD, -3.13% from record 3,329.62 set 01/17/20.

The Week 5 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 2 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 2 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

The Month 1 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 0 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 0 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

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The PBR1000 January 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

February 4, 2020 by admin

January 2020 The PBR1000:
A Mixed Start for the New Year

January closed out in mixed territory, hit by the China coronavirus scare, an impeachment trial of the US president, but a good US economy for an interesting start to 2020.

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBRMarketTools US Stock Exchanges Recap for January 2020 ending 01/31/20:

DJIA ends January at 28,256.03, -2.53% from last Friday, -0.99% MTD/QTD/YTD, -3.72% from record 29,348.10 set 01/17/20.

NASDAQ ends January at 9,150.94, -1.76% from last Friday, +1.99% MTD/QTD/YTD, -2.68% from record 9,402.48 set 01/23/20.

SPX ends January at 3,225.52, -2.12% from last Friday, -0.16% MTD/QTD/YTD, -3.13% from record 3,329.62 set 01/17/20.

The Week 5 and Month 1 of 2020 News Summary: The first 3 weeks of January were a carry forward from the end of 2019 with business as usual. But then the world was hit with the news about the coronavirus originating in China and being spread globally, with a warning of catastrophic consequences if left uncontained. Globally governments and businesses are wrestling with what to do, are attempting to be proactive, a state of emergency has been issued by the World Health Organization, and by many nations, including the US. The other major news item is the US Senate impeachment trial of President Trump. After 3 day opening arguments by the US House Managers and then 3 days by Counsel for the President, a 2 day Q&A period, the US Senate voted to not allow witnesses by a 49-51 tally. It appears highly likely that President Trump will be acquitted. The Democrat presidential candidates, 4 of whom are senators involved in the impeachment trial, get their first test in Iowa in the opening week of February. On the international stage the UK will officially accomplish Brexit, with results uncertain for the UK and Europe. President Trump signed the US/Mexico/Canada(USMCA) trade agreement to replace NAFTA, with promises that it will be fairer and bring manufacturing jobs back to the US. During the month the US/China Phase 1 trade agreement was signed by leaders of the countries. Overall, the US economy continued to show moderate growth, the Federal Open Market Committee kept short term federal interest rates at the 1.50-1.75%, and consumer and business surveys continued to indicate optimism for the next 6 months. In the early weeks of the month The Stock Market Bull ruled the pasture and new record highs were established. But The Stock Market Bear came out of hibernation, had a voracious appetite, and spurred on by the coronavirus scare, savagely attacked The Stock Market Bull, chased him out of the pasture and started feasting on the herd. The Stock Market Bear easily won Week 5 3-0, but the NASDAQ prevented him from also claiming the month, which ended with a 2-1 mixed result.

The Week 5 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 2 weeks
The Stock Market Bear: 2 weeks
Mixed Results: 1 week

The Month 1 of 2020 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 0 months
The Stock Market Bear: 0 months
Mixed Results: 1 month

The January 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

Number of Trading Days: 21

Number of Gain(+)/Loss(-) Days: DJIA 12+/9-; NASDAQ 13+/8-; SPX 12+/9-.

Record Days: DJIA 5, NASDAQ 7, SPX 6

Longest Gain Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 4 days(01/13-17/20), NASDAQ 3 days(01/15-17/20, 01/28-30/20), and SPX 3 days(01/15-17/20)

Longest Loss Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 5 days(01/21-27/20), NASDAQ 2 days(01/24-27/20), and SPX 2 days(01/24-27/20)

Big Swing Up Days(>1.00%): 4 days, 01/02/20(D +1.16%, N +1.33%), 01/13/20(N +1.04%), 01/16/20(N +1.06%), 01/28/20(N +1.43%, S +1.01%)

Big Swing Down Days(<-1.00%): 2 days, 01/27/20(D -1.57%, N -1.89%, S -1.57%), 01/31/20(D -2.09%, N -1.59%, S -1.77%)

The PBR1000 January 2020 Snapshots

The following are Top 5 partial tables excerpts from The PBR1000 January 2020 Snapshots. The price for stocks is for the close of trading on January 31, 2020, Month % Chg is compared to December 31, 2019, 12 Months % Chg is compared to January 31, 2019, and the 24 Months % Chg is compared to January 31, 2018. The PBR Rank is by annual revenues.

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

Table 1 Summary: The range was +56% to -89%. 354 out of 1,000 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a loss of 1.58%, the median was a loss of 3.31%. The DJIA was -0.99%, NASDAQ +1.99%, SPX -0.16%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 01/31/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Tesla	146	TSLA	$ 650.57	+56	+112	+84
Community Health	220	CYH	$ 4.29	+48	+9	-24
PG&E	181	PCG	$ 15.21	+40	+17	-64
Clearwater Paper	942	CLW	$ 28.20	+32	-16	-40
Cincinnati Bell	973	CBB	$ 13.71	+31	+64	-21

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +175% to -99%. 607 out of 993 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a gain of 14.72%, the median was a gain of 8.82%. The DJIA was +13.03%, NASDAQ +25.67%, SPX +19.28%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 01/31/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Snap	989	SNAP	$ 18.37	+12	+175	+36
Diebold Nixdorf	552	DBD	$ 11.51	+9	+171	-38
Tesla	146	TSLA	$ 650.57	+56	+112	+84
Sonic Auto	306	SAH	$ 31.63	+2	+107	+47
AMD	441	AMD	$ 47.00	+2	+93	+242

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +242% to -99%. 470 out of 978 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a gain of 9.39%. The median was a loss of 1.75%. The DJIA was +8.06%, NASDAQ +23.47%, SPX +14.23%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 01/31/20	Mo % Chg	YTD % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
AMD	955	AMD	$ 47.00	+2	+93	+242
Crocs	442	CROX	$ 37.91	-10	+32	+181
FTI Consulting	996	FCN	$ 120.06	+8	+76	+176
Rent-A-Center	534	RCII	$ 29.13	+1	+66	+169
Chipotle	796	CMG	$ 866.76	+4	+64	+167

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

Table 4 Summary: The range was $1,417 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $30.844 billion, median is $8.30 billion, out of 1,000 companies.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Market Cap($B) 01/31/20	Mo % Chg	12/17 % Chg	12/14 % Chg
Apple	3	AAPL	$ 1,417 B	+10	+62	+119
Microsoft	19	MSFT	$ 1,314 B	+9	+99	+243
Alphabet	17	GOOG	$ 1,004 B	+9	+37	+181
Amazon	5	AMZN	$ 927 B	+1	+67	+545
Facebook	57	FB	$ 598 B	+3	+17	+175
The PBR1000			$ 30,844 B	+2	+19	+55

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company	Price 01/31/20	Mo % Chg	12 Mos % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
The PBR1000	97,446.97	-1.6	+14.2	+9.4
DJIA	28,256.03	-1.0	+13.0	+8.1
NASDAQ	9,150.94	+2.0	+25.7	+23.5
S&P500	3,225.52	-0.2	+19.3	+14.2
GOLD	1,593.40	+4.8	+20.4	+18.6
SILVER	18.03	+0.7	+12.8	+4.6
OIL	51.63	-15.7	-4.1	-20.2

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The PBR1000 December 2019 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

January 3, 2020 by admin

December 2019 The PBR1000:

A Month and Year for The Stock Market Bull

The Stock Market Bull totally dominates The Stock Market Bear in 2019, and makes it look easy. Can it continue in 2020?

By Larry C. Paxton

The December 2019 News Summary: On the international news front, after over a year of negotiations, President Trump announced on the last day of the year that a US/China Phase 1 trade deal would be signed on 01/15/20. During the month the US Congress passed the US/Mexico/Canada trade agreement that will replace NAFTA. In the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his conservative party won the general election by a landslide and he has proclaimed the UK withdrawal from the EU, known as Brexit, on 01/31/20, trade deal or not. In Israel Benjamin Netanyahu won his Likud party nomination, the general election is scheduled for March, 2020, in the hopes that a coalition government can be formed. N Korea threatened a “Christmas Present” for the US, nothing happened, but N Korea continues to do some sword rattling. US economic news was mostly positive with modest/moderate growth forecast, and a much lower probability of a recession in 2020 by most economists. To help, Congress passed a $1.4 trillion spending bill that will go through September 2020. US politics was the big issue for the month as the US House held its hearings and then on political party lines voted to impeach President Trump. In some political wrangling apparently the needed documentation for the Senate to have a trial is being delayed, but the trial should take place in early 2020. As for the US stock exchanges, record highs fell throughout the month, a complete reversal from December 2018’s meltdown. The Stock Market Bear had no chance against a charged up The Stock Market Bull who easily took both the month and the year, one of the best ever.

The December 2019 tally YTD is:
The Stock Market Bull: 10 months
The Stock Market Bear: 2 months
Mixed Results: 0 months

The December 2019 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

Number of Trading Days: 21

Number of Gain(+)/Loss(-) Days: DJIA 14+/7-; NASDAQ 15+/6-; SPX 14+/7-.

Record Days: DJIA 7, NASDAQ 10, SPX 9

Longest Gain Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 5 days(12/11-17/19), NASDAQ 11 days(12/11-26/19), and SPX 5 days(12/11-17/19)

Longest Loss Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 3 days(11/29/19-12/03/19), NASDAQ 3 days(11/29/19-12/03/19), and SPX 3 days(11/29/19-12/03/19)

Big Swing Up Days(>1.00%): 1 day, 12/06/19(D +1.22%, N +1.00%)

Big Swing Down Days(<-1.00%): 2 days, 12/02/19(N -1.12%), 12/03/19(D -1.01%)

The PBR1000 December 2019 Snapshots

The following are Top 5 partial tables excerpts from The PBR1000 December 2019 Snapshots. The price for stocks is for the close of trading on December 31, 2019, Month % Chg is compared to November 29, 2019, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2018, and the 24 Months % Chg is compared to December 29, 2017. The PBR Rank is by annual revenues.

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

Table 1 Summary: The range was +76% to -52%. 698 out of 1,000 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a gain of 2.41%, the median was a gain of 2.44%. The DJIA was +1.74%, NASDAQ +3.54%, SPX +2.86%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 12/31/19	Mo % Chg	YTD % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Superior Energy	876	SPN	$ 5.01	+76	-85	-95
Eastman Kodak	980	KODK	$ 4.65	+71	+82	+50
Rite Aid	142	RAD	$ 15.47	+71	+9	-61
Stage Stores	955	SSI	$ 8.12	+69	+997	+383
TravelCenters	457	TA	$ 17.15	+69	-9	-16

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

Table 2 Summary: The range was +997% to -98%. 799 out of 993 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a gain of 27.56%, the median was a gain of 23.03%. The DJIA was +22.34%, NASDAQ +35.23%, SPX +28.88%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 12/31/19	Mo % Chg	YTD % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Stage Stores	955	SSI	$ 8.12	+69	+997	+383
Diebold Nixdorf	553	DBD	$ 10.56	+45	+324	-35
Snap	989	SNAP	$ 16.33	+7	+196	+12
FannieMae	22	FNMA	$ 3.12	+13	+194	+18
FreddieMac	40	FMCC	$ 3.00	+18	+186	+19

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +383% to -99%. 554 out of 991 stocks were up 0% or more. The average was a gain of 13.99%. The median was a gain of 5.33%. The DJIA was +15.45%, NASDAQ +29.97%, SPX +20.84%.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Price 12/31/19	Mo % Chg	YTD % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Stage Stores	955	SSI	$ 8.12	+69	+997	+383
AMD	442	AMD	$ 45.86	+17	+148	+346
Crocs	996	CROX	$ 41.89	+20	+61	+231
Chipotle	534	CMG	$ 837.11	+3	+94	+190
Rent-A-Center	796	RCII	$ 28.84	+11	+78	+160

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

Table 4 Summary: The range was $1,288 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $30.273 billion, median is $8.52 billion, out of 1,000 companies.

Company	PBR Rank	Symbol	Market Cap($B) 12/31/19	Mo % Chg	YTD % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
Apple	3	AAPL	$ 1,288 B	+8	+61	+36
Microsoft	19	MSFT	$ 1,202 B	+3	+51	+76
Alphabet	17	GOOG	$ 923 B	+2	+26	+24
Amazon	5	AMZN	$ 916 B	+2	+25	+62
Facebook	57	FB	$ 583 B	+1	+50	+12
The PBR1000			$ 30,273 B	+2	+28	+17

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company	Price 12/31/19	Mo % Chg	YTD % Chg	24 Mos % Chg
The PBR1000	99,273.68	+2.4	+27.6	+14.0
DJIA	28,538.44	+1.7	+22.3	+15.5
NASDAQ	8,972.60	+2.9	+35.2	+30.0
S&P500	3,230.78	+3.4	+28.9	+20.8
GOLD	1,520.00	+3.2	+18.3	+16.5
SILVER	17.90	+4.6	+15.0	+5.4
OIL	61.21	+11.0	+33.6	+1.9

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The PBR1000 March 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

March 2020 The PBR1000: Coronavirus Gets Another Big Win

The March 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

The PBR1000 March 2019 Snapshots

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

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

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

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

The PBR1000 February 2020 Breaking News Recap

The PBR1000: Sweetheart Deals In February?

The PBR1000 January 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

January 2020 The PBR1000:
A Mixed Start for the New Year

The January 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

The PBR1000 January 2020 Snapshots

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

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

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

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

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The PBR1000 April 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

April 2020 The PBR1000: The Stock Market Bull Starts a Comeback

The April 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

The PBR1000 April 2019 Snapshots

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

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

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

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

The PBR1000 April 2020 Breaking News Recap

The PBR1000: April is All About Social Distancing

The PBR1000 March 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

March 2020 The PBR1000: Coronavirus Gets Another Big Win

The March 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

The PBR1000 March 2019 Snapshots

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

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

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

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

The PBR1000 February 2020 Breaking News Recap

The PBR1000: Sweetheart Deals In February?

The PBR1000 January 2020 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

January 2020 The PBR1000: A Mixed Start for the New Year

The January 2020 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

The PBR1000 January 2020 Snapshots

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

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 12 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

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

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

The PBR1000 December 2019 Stocks & Commodities Snapshots

December 2019 The PBR1000:

A Month and Year for The Stock Market Bull

The December 2019 US Major Stock Market Exchanges Summary

The PBR1000 December 2019 Snapshots

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

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

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 24 Months Stock Price % Gainers

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

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Primary US Stock Exchanges/Commodities

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January 2020 The PBR1000:
A Mixed Start for the New Year