Monday, August 18, 2014

MONDAY 8/18/14; Global Relief Rally; Shiller Warning; COMPQ Prints Above 4500 at 14-1/2 Year Record High; URBN

The dollar/yen is sideways at 102.47 so the NIKK trades flat. Ukraine fears are subsiding with Asia shrugging off geopolitics. India is on fire with the Nifty Index up +1.1%. Swiss pharma company Roche plans to buy the remaining shares of Japanese pharma Chugai but the company says it is not interested in becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Roche. Chugai Pharma catapults +21% higher with Roche trading up +1%. Japan M&A activity is increasing. Japan retailers trade lower.

Thailand’s GDP is +0.9% avoiding 




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rikes, is a big success and avoided a human catastrophe if the dam was destroyed. The president congratulates himself on his efforts in Iraq and says “a major step forward” is occurring.

After the closing bell, URBN earnings beat expectations but the stock trades lower in AH trading. ARO bounces +10% after CEO Thomas Johnson steps down. Activist investor Blue Harbor owns an approximate 7% stake in RAX and the news sends shares higher. Online cosmetic company JMEI drops -3.5% despite posting strong earnings.

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