Deere & Co. (DE)

Here are two extremes. Eli Lilly down nearly $12, or more than 15%, in pre-market trading on the failure of Solanezumab to meet its primary endpoint. And Deere up $9, or more than 10%, in the pre-market on a giant earnings beat.

"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig." -- Blondie in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." I did very little today.   Markets were higher from the get-go and seemed "stuck" nea...

"Consider Berkshire's investment portfolio, which consists of large holdings in (see page 17 of CEO Warren Buffett's latest annual letter to shareholders for more details): Coca-Cola  . Old economy. IBM  . Old economy. American Express  . Losing its...

I met with three companies this morning; alas, all uninteresting from a research standpoint. Fubar! Apple was a star. I am short and got shorter today. The momentum chasers who hated the shares at $103 now love them at $113 despite the technical res...

Phew! One can't apply rational analysis to the daily price action any more. As I wrote yesterday and this morning, the only certainty to me is the likely increased volatility ahead. At least based on the last two days, I apparently was a master of u...

If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working? -- Tuco the Ugly, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Today is another day of modest price changes (with a few exceptions). Let's run down the good, the bad and the ugly in today's market so far...

"Two hundred thousand dollars is a lot of money. We're gonna have to earn it." --Blondie, "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" Let's look at the good, the bad and the ugly (my new daily feature) so far in today's trading session: The Good Biotech is dan...

Another strange day, with old relationships -- stocks (especially European bank stocks), bonds, precious metals, currencies and so forth -- breaking down and inconsequential in intraday or full-day action. To be honest, it's as if there is a "higher...

The division, partisanship and animus in Washington, D.C., will likely result in more volatility and two-way action in the months leading up to the election.  I am considering buying VIX calls. Beware of CEOs bearing gifts because they often lie lik...

My fellow Americans and Real Money Pro subscribers: Politics will weigh on the markets during the months leading up to the election.  What, me, worry? Bank of America reports there is more than $13 trillion in negative-yielding sovereign debt now. T...

The 1% drop that we're seeing this morning in Caterpillar could be weighing on Deere , as well as agricultural and possibly fertilizer stocks as well.

The 10-year U.S. note yield hit 1.35% this morning, the lowest level since 1953. Raise your hand if you think this is a bullish signpost for the global economy. (I don't see many hands being raised!) With the U.S. dollar strengthening and corporate ...

My month was made by Double D's comments, and I mean it.  At my core I am a softie, and D's sweet words tugged at my heart. I shared them with my family. Bottom line to me on the markets: This week's events reset global economic and profits growth l...

Perhaps more than ever, the market has no memory from day. Stocks closed up by 35 handles and ended at the day's high. What were the odds of this occurring at yesterday's close? Enough said. I got lucky and got slightly net long and covered a lot of...

This could be the start of something big.

Since we last met, I wrote an analysis of Signet Jewelers (SIG) that asked questions about the firm's credit portfolio -- and the stock subsequently cratered. I've also felt similarly bearish about other consumer-discretionary names like Buffalo Wil...