I’ve Got World Cup-Mania!

I’m going to get an early start to the weekend, so I won’t be posting much today. But don’t feel lonely, the folks on my blogroll will keep you company.
Here are a few quick items to note. Only three stocks from the Buy List will be reporting earnings in June. These are the weird stocks that end the quarter in May. The three stocks are FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) and Biomet (BMET). FactSet will report on June 20, BBBY on June 21 and Biomet on June 28. Also, Expeditors (EXPD) will split 2-for-1 later this month, so don’t freak when you see the lower share price.
The big economic news next week will be the CPI and PPI. Steve Leisman is already working on his flip charts. I can feel the excitement. Also, much of Wall Street itself reports earnings; Lehman (LEH) on Monday, Goldman (GS) on Tuesday and Bear Stearns (BSC) on Thursday.
Speaking of Goldman, you can see their rating on any stock here. Assuming they cover it.
The New York Times covers Hedge Stock (don’t ask).
Carl Bialik, the Numbers Guy, looks at the Ethanol debate.
The long-end of the yield curve has become almost completely flat. The yield on the 30-year is close to falling below 5% for the first time in two months. The hard assets stocks have been getting creamed lately. Alcoa (AA), a Dow component (why), is down 17% in the last month.
The World Cup gets started today. Germany plays Costa Rica and Ecuador takes on Poland. America’s first game is on Monday against the Czech Republic, which is probably somewhere in Europe.
Have a fabo weekend, everyone! L8RZ!

Posted by on June 9th, 2006 at 9:09 am


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