MONDAY 5/4/15; Global PMI’s; CMCSA; DO; TSN; Factory Orders; APC; CAR; KS; THC; VNO

Japan, Thailand and Malaysia markets are closed. At 7:05 PM EST Sunday evening in the States (8:05 AM Tokyo time), S&P -1. Dow -3. Nasdaq -2. Euro 1.1187. Dollar/yen 120.19. Pound 1.5157. Aussie dollar 0.7831. WTIC oil 59.15. Brent oil 66.46. Natural gas is down -0.7% to 2.76. Gold 1178. Silver 16.17. Copper is down -0.7% to 2.9070.

US Treasury yields are; 2-year 0.59%, 5-year 1.50%, 10-yer 2.11%, 30-year 2.83%.

The SPASX200 is up +0.2%. Australia’s second largest lending company Westpac drops -3% after reporting disappointing results so other banks trade lower in sympathy. Worley Parsons, that provides 

















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APC drops -1% missing on the top and bottom lines. CAR beats on EPS but misses on the top line. TXRH bounces +5% on strong earnings; steaks for all. XEC misses on the top and bottom lines. EOG beats on EPS but misses on the top line; its oil hedges are helping the energy company. RAIL derails after missing on earnings.

KS misses on top and bottom lines a troubling harbinger for the economy. If paper and packaging products are not in demand the economy is not doing well. RGR shoots higher in the afterhours after beating on earnings. THC gains +3% after beating on earnings. VNO misses on the top and bottom lines which may create concern in the REIT space. PIMCO Total Return fund is no longer the largest bond fund due to Bill Gross’s departure.