Apple Inc (AAPL) is releasing its closing quarter financial performance on 19th July 2011. Q2 was a stellar performing quarter for Apple Inc. Moving forward, Apple has a series of new products which will once again add on to its revenue base – iCloud, iPhone 4G/5, iPad 3 HD, Mac Air refresh etc. Investors have anticipated good upcoming results and…
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Straits Times Index poised for a good consolidation breakout | STI & Component Stocks | Singapore Stock Market
On Wednesday the Greek parliament approved austerity measures to avoid default. Lawmakers in Athens on Thursday approved implementation of the plan insisted upon by European officials. With this economic backdrop, the general market sentiments have improved across the world. The recent US economic figures have also shown stability and slight improvements. These have encouraged the sideliners to be back into…
Strong Singapore GDP growth clouded by Greece bailout risks | Fundamental Analysis | Singapore Stock Market and STI
On Wednesday 22nd June 2011, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou’s government survived a confidence vote in parliament. This piece of news has injected the needed confidence among the investors who underwent financial market turmoils for the past few weeks. European leaders breathed a sigh of relief but kept up the pressure on Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, who faces a vote…
Google’s foray into the online to derive better revenues and share capital returns | GOOG.NYSE Technical Analysis | US Stock Market
On 14th April 2011, the company has just reported $8.58 billion in gross revenue for the first quarter of 2011, which represents a 27% increase over the first quarter of last year, but lower than analysts’ expectations. The key product – Google Search is still strong with good retained user base while the new innovations – Google Android & Chrome…
Marine / Rig / Shipping stocks underperform against STI? | Stock Prices Technical Analysis | Singapore Stock Market
It is the last day of a dreaded month of May for 2011. Historically, this month is avoided by retail investors as it is a month of volatility and consolidation. Not aided by the undesirable impact of series of downgrades in various faltering European countries e.g. Spain and a slowdown in greater China market and Singapore latest GDP results do…
Hewlett-Packard Co H-P (HPQ) – financial forecast driven weakness or a good buying opportunity? | Technical Analysis Stock Prices | US Stock Market
On Tues 17th May 2011, Hewlett-Packard Co. reported a small increase in Q1 profit after a leak of a memo from the company’s CEO warning management of “another tough quarter.” The results for the quarter ended April 30 came in slightly above Wall Street’s expectations despite weakness in the company’s PC business and a slowdown in services. The shares had…
Straits Times Index after Singapore Elections 2011 | Technical Analysis | Stock Market
It was a very interesting outcome for the Singapore Elections 2011. As anticipated, the ruling party PAP still hold the winning majority of the parliament seats. But what creates uncertainty among the Singapore population is the decreasing winning proportion of the valid votes casted. It has declined from 2006 (66%) to 2011 (60.1%). The opposition party, WP, managed to seize…
Osama Bin Laden is dead – How will Silver, Gold and Oil prices react? | Financial Review | Stocks & Commodities
On 2nd May 2011, one day after Singapore Labor Day, US President Obama officially announced that Osama Bin Laden was killed in a joint raid overnight Sunday in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Abbottabad, some 40 miles from Islamabad. The town also is home to a Pakistani military academy. Two American helicopters took part in the operation, the official said. One Pakistani…
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (BS6) reports good quarterly results but the prices are not as promising | Technical Analysis | Singapore Stock Market
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (BS6) reported a 14% YoY rise in revenue to RMB3.05b and a 63% increase in net profit to RMB954.9m in 1Q11.The boost in net profit was mainly contributed by an increase in gross profit margin (27% in 1Q11 vs 23% in 1Q10) and higher other gains comprising mainly foreign exchange gains. 17 vessels were delivered in 1Q11, while…
Keppel Corporation (KepCorp) – Rising star to weaken? | Technical Analysis | Singapore Stock Market
KepCorp has always been a blue chip darling since Oct where its stock price has been in uptrend since then from a value of $8.50 to as high as $12.90, representing a return of more than 50% within 6 months. Stock price are well supported by the moving averages and PSAR. Upward channel is still intact. However, when it still…