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Tonight’s Agenda • Market Summary • Earnings Last Week • Earnings Next Week • Glencore
Econ Data Overview • Industrial Production – rose higher than expected • A jump in automobile manufacturing was largest factor • Industrial production is expected to remain robust through April • Jobless Claims – rose slightly higher than expected • The four week average is still trending downward • Consumer Price Index (CPI) – rose 0.5% • This is a measure of inflation • Largest factors for the hike is Food and Energy Prices
Its all about the 3 E’s… Earning’s Energy Employment
Alcoa • Mixed Signals • Claims to be more profitable in all aspects of business • Also claims to be facing more expenses • Fourth consecutive quarter of profits… yet 2011 Q1 is weaker than last earnings release
Financial Picture • JPM beat expectations, however still suffered huge loses relating to mortgages. • Large increase in foreclosure servicing costs • Offset losses through excellent commodity trading • BAC Missed earnings due to losses relating to mortgages. (-$2.36 Billion) • Had to buy back more “bad mortgages” than expected • Both BAC and JPM had poor loan growth
Thu 14 Apr 11 | 05:20 PM ET Bank of America
Earnings next week could bring about greater amounts of volatility… Volatility could be off-set with positive economic data…
Fri 15 Apr 11 | 06:00 PM ET Next Week’s Profit Parade
Glencore IPO: Biggest company you never heard of is about to go public
Glencore • World’s largest commodity trader • 50% of business is commodity trading (Metals, Energy & Agriculture) • 50% mining: copper, coal, zinc, aluminum etc • One of the world’s largest private companies • Very secretive company, employee owned • 2010 Revenue: $145 billion • Xstrata’s largest shareholder, 35% stake • talk of a Xstrata-Glencore merger in the past, possibly only with Glencore’s mining units
Glencore IPO • Dual listing in London & Hong Kong • U.S. retail investors can buy Glencore on Pink Sheets ADRs • Largest IPO in 2011 • Mid-May likely • Company could be valued from $50-$80 billion • Many view Glencore in the “must own category” • Will help company raise capital for projects & acquisitions
Bloomberg Video Airtime: Thurs. April. 14 2011 Glencore’s IPO Plan
China Tightening • Just raised its bank’s required reserves for 4th time this year • Other government inflation- fighting tactics are likely around the corner. • Hurts demand for commodities.