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Will Golar's Fleet of LNG Transport Ships Fill Japan's New Energy Needs?

Posted Mar 17th 2011 9:30AM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Products and Services, Insiders, Japan, Commodities

natural gas (LNG) tankerJapan has closed 11 nuclear plants. They will need a different energy source to replace their nuclear losses. Natural gas is one such energy source. Natural gas must be liquefied for transport. Much of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply could come from Europe.

One company, Golar (GLNG), has a fleet of transport ships that can carry LNG. Their ships have the capacity to dock at a port and transfer their LNG supply to an onshore receiving unit. Their ships have special units that can do the transfer operation. The fleet is capable of carrying 1.7 cubic meters of LNG.

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U.S. Treasuries Hold Firm Against the Backdrop of the Japanese Crisis

Posted Mar 15th 2011 10:00AM by Connie Madon (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Japan, Headline News

Watch the tape. Ignore the chatter. Those two are old truisms. The U.S. treasury market held firm Monday, with the 10-year June futures contract closing at 120-06, up 16 ticks.

There was some chatter from naysayers that China or Japan, the biggest foreign holders of U.S. debt, might decide to sell. That piece of news can be discarded. Why would they sell and take huge losses?

Stocks markets, however, across the globe were down, prompting a scramble for safety. Which safety? Why, the U.S. treasury market.

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Traders Exit Insurance Stocks to Avoid Earthquake Exposure

Posted Mar 14th 2011 2:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Bad News, Amer Intl Group (AIG), Japan, Options, Technical Analysis, MetLife Inc. (MET), Prudential Financial (PRU)

MET logoMetLife (MET - option chain) stock is trading lower today along with most other insurance companies this morning after the cost to insurers related to Friday's earthquake in Japan was estimated to be between $15 to $35 billion. Prudential Financial (PRU) and AIG (AIG) are also down so far in today's trading. Even if these insurance companies are actually on solid footing financially with regard to their expected claims, I expect investors could be frightened for several months to come, which could keep share prices depressed. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on MET.

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Stock Futures Lower Following Japan's Quake

Posted Mar 11th 2011 8:54AM by Jason Raznick (RSS feed)
Filed under: Before the Bell, International Markets, Market Matters, Chevron Corp (CVX), Japan, Hibbet Sports Inc. (HIBB)

U.S. stock futures are lower this morning, after a strong earthquake in the northeastern part of the Japan. Tsunami warnings were also issued for Hawaii, parts of the West Coast of the US and 19 other countries. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 50 points to 11,870.00 and futures on the S&P 500 index fell 4.40 points to 1,285.10. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 10.25 points to 2,270.50.

Negative sentiment ruled the European markets today. While STOXX Europe 600 Index has dropped 0.83%, London's FTSE 100 Index moved down 0.48%.

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Sony Soars on Q3 Earnings

Posted Feb 3rd 2011 2:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Major Movement, Earnings Reports, Good news, Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Japan, Options, Technical Analysis

SNE logoSony (SNE - option chain) is rising today after the company reported earnings this morning, posting a fiscal-Q3 profit of 72.33 billion yen. Excluding one-time items, SNE earned 72.07 yen per share on revenue of 2.21 trillion yen. Analysts had forecast a profit of 62.52 yen per share on revenue of 2.24 trillion yen. Without adverse currency action, profits would have been even higher. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on SNE.

SNE opened this morning at $35.00. So far today the stock has hit a low of $35.00 and a high of $36.29. As of 12:10, SNE is trading at $36.26 up $1.47 (4.2%). The chart for SNE looks bearish and S&P gives SNE a negative 2 STARS (out of 5) sell ranking.

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Top Picks 2011: ProShares UltraShort Yen (YCS)

Posted Jan 4th 2011 10:40AM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Newsletters, ETF Investing, Japan, Currency, Best Stocks for 2011

yenThis post is one in a series in which more than 60 newsletter advisors share their Top Stock Picks for 2011. This special report is courtesy of TheStockAdvisors.com.

"Bloomberg recently reported that China has recorded two straight months of reducing its holdings of Japanese debt; t.his suggests that the Japanese yen has reached the point where it's become too 'strong' for its own good -- or at least for China's taste," says global stock specialist Keith Fitz-Gerald.

The editor of The New China Trader explains, "Considering China has become the world's de facto financier, we'd be wise to pay attention.

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Top Picks 2011: Aflac (AFL)

Posted Jan 1st 2011 1:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Newsletters, AFLAC Inc (AFL), Japan, Stocks to Buy, Best Stocks for 2011

Aflac (AFL) logoThis post is one in a series in which more than 60 newsletter advisors share their Top Stock Picks for 2011. This special report is courtesy of TheStockAdvisors.com.

"Aflac (AFL) represents a top year-ahead pick based on its solid operating momentum and modest valuation," says Richard Moroney.

The editor of Dow Theory Forecasts explains, "In our proprietary ranking system (known as Quadrix), the stock earns an Overall score of 99.

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Alcoa Hurt by Aluminum Oversupply Concerns

Posted Nov 23rd 2010 3:00PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Bad News, Alcoa Inc (AA), Japan, Options, Technical Analysis

Alcoa (AA) logoAlcoa (AA - option chain) stock is trading lower with other aluminum stocks this morning on reports that premiums for aluminum shipments to Japan will likely fall during the first quarter of 2011. A report stated that analysts believe aluminum premiums are already in a downtrend and could dip as much as 10%. If you think this stock won't be rising too far in the coming months, then it could be a good time to look at a bearish hedged play on AA.

This morning, AA opened at $13.10. So far today the stock has hit a high of $13.14 and a low of $12.96. As of 12:30, AA is trading at $12.99, down $0.30 (-2.3%). The chart for AA looks bullish and S&P gives AA a positive 4 STARS (out of 5) buy ranking.

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Global Experts' Favorite Japanese Stocks

Posted Nov 11th 2010 3:10PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Newsletters, Japan, Stocks to Buy

Makita (MKTAY) logo"Japanese stocks are the elephant in the room as President Obama visits the Asian democratic countries, among them Japan," says international stock expert Vivian Lewis.

The editor of Global Investing highlights two favorite Japanese stocks for investors comfortable buying individual shares: Hoya (HOCPF) and Makita Corp. (MKTAY).

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Market Timer Says It's Time to Buy Japan

Posted Nov 11th 2010 1:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Newsletters, ETF Investing, Japan, Stocks to Buy

"There are a number of fundamental and technical reasons behind recommending that intermediate-term investors now look at Japan," says market timing specialist Sy Harding.

The editor of Street Smart Report explains, "Japan‟s central bank that it will implement another round of comprehensive monetary easing to try to get its stumbling economic recovery going again. The Bank of Japan said it will lower its policy interest rate to zero.

"Like the U.S. Fed Funds Rate, which is currently set at a range of 0 to 0.25%, the Japanese interest rate is already at 0.1%, about as close to zero as it could get without actually being there.

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Sector Guru Focuses on India and Japan

Posted Nov 10th 2010 5:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: India, ETF Investing, Japan

"Global markets, as measured by the MSCI EAFE Index, have risen nearly 27% since August, outpacing the 18% gain in the S&P 500," notes sector specialist Jim Farrish.

The editor of SectorExchange.com suggests, "It is reasonable to assume there is still room for growth in the global markets.

"However, the risk of putting new money to work has risen along with prices. It is important to be patient and develop a realistic strategy for adding these assets to your portfolio. Two markets in particular worth looking at are India and Japan.

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Japan: The World's Cheapest Market?

Posted Nov 10th 2010 4:00PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, Newsletters, ETF Investing, Japan, Stocks to Buy

"Japan's Nikkei 225 Index is the worst-performing index this year among the world's 40 largest stock markets; however, Japan may now be the world's cheapest stock market. ," notes Dr. Steve Sjuggerud.

The editor of Daily Wealth adds, "Indeed, I consider it a low-risk speculation with significant upside potential."

The strength in the yen -- which recently hit a 15-year high -- has made stocks in Japan ridiculously cheap. With the exception of the late 2008/early 2009 stock market bust, Japanese stocks are cheaper than they've ever been on a price-to-book basis, going back decades.

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Special Report: Investing in Obama's Asia Trip

Posted Nov 10th 2010 3:10PM by Steven Halpern (RSS feed)
Filed under: International Markets, India, China, ETF Investing, Japan, Stocks to Buy

President Obama's trip to Asia has turned global attention towards opportunities in India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. Should investors be following in his footsteps?

We polled several of the top international investing experts to find out what their favorite ideas were in these markets. And, indeed, many see strong upside potential for long-term investors.

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Doom & Gloom Economy or Rich America?

Posted Oct 6th 2010 10:40AM by Kevin Kersten (RSS feed)
Filed under: India, China, Russia, Rich in America, Mexico, Japan, Economic Data

At times, it can be really hard to remember just how good we have it as Americans. In all the doom and gloom talk of the economy, such as Goldman Sachs saying it will be "fairly bad" at best over the coming six to nine months, I think this is we need to be reminded of this sometimes.

We are one of the richest and freest countries in the world. We have freedom of speech, press and religion. Economically, we are very well off. While with the weak U.S. dollar we may not be the richest country in the world anymore, we are far from poor.

To put things in perspective, here is a select list of some of the countries in the world and their 2009 gross domestic product based on purchasing-power-parity per capita, according to IMF data:

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Prudential Likely to Acquire Japanese AIG Life Insurers

Posted Sep 29th 2010 1:30PM by Brent Archer (RSS feed)
Filed under: Deals, Good news, Amer Intl Group (AIG), Japan, Options, Technical Analysis, Prudential Financial (PRU)

PRU logoPrudential Financial (PRU - option chain) shares are rising on reports that the company will announce a deal later this week to buy AIG's (AIG) two Japanese life-insurance units for a combined $4.8 billion. If you think that the stock won't fall by too much in the coming months, then now could be a good time to look at a bullish hedged trade on PRU.

PRU opened this morning at $57.58. So far today the stock has hit a low of $56.69 and a high of $57.58. As of 12:20, PRU is trading at $57.02 up $1.22 (2.2%). The chart for PRU looks neutral and S&P gives PRU a very bullish 5 STARS (out of 5) strong buy ranking.

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