Liveblog Archief dinsdag 8 december 2020

TOP NEWS
• In COVID-19 milestone for West, Britain starts mass vaccination
A 90-year-old grandmother became the world's first person to receive a fully-tested COVID-19 shot, as Britain began mass-vaccinating its people in a global drive that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history.

• Citi, Deutsche Bank, ANZ committed for trial in Australian criminal cartel case
Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and six of the firms' former staff were committed to stand trial in Australia after pleading not guilty to colluding during a share issue.

• U.S. sanctions 14 Chinese officials over HK; Beijing says it will retaliate
The United States imposed financial sanctions and a travel ban on 14 Chinese officials over their alleged role in Beijing's disqualification last month of elected opposition legislators in Hong Kong, prompting China to say it will retaliate.

• Britain's competition regulator sets out new regime for tech giants
Britain's competition watchdog outlined a new regime for regulating tech giants such as Google and Facebook, saying it needed new powers to harness the full potential of digital markets and drive competition and innovation.

• Ssslow down! Sleeping snakes stall Tesla's German gigafactory
Hibernating snakes are complicating Elon Musk's plans for a gigafactory near Berlin. A German court has told the U.S. billionaire's electric vehicle company Tesla to suspend clearing of a forest at the site of the proposed factory after environmentalists said that cutting down more trees could endanger hibernating snakes.


BEFORE THE BELL
U.S. stock futures fell as investors focused on surging coronavirus cases that spurred talks of stricter curbs hampering economic revival. European equities were lower as hopes of a Brexit deal faded amid a last-ditch attempt to find a solution. Most Asian shares ended down amid renewed U.S.-China tensions. The dollar edged up due to its safe-haven appeal, while gold was little changed. Oil prices slipped as new lockdowns raised concerns about future demand.


STOCKS TO WATCH

Deals Of The Day
• Northrop Grumman Corp (NOC). The weapons manufacturer is selling its federal IT and mission support services business to private-equity firm Veritas Capital for $3.4 billion in cash, the company said on Monday. Northrop Grumman said it expects to use the cash for share buybacks and to pay off debt. The company had net long-term debt of $14.26 billion at the end of September. The business, which is expected to generate $2.3 billion in revenue in 2020, will be combined with Peraton - a company owned by Veritas. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2021.

• Uber Technologies Inc (UBER). The company is selling its autonomous driving unit, Uber Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), to self-driving car startup Aurora, the companies said on Monday, in a move that would accelerate the ride-sharing company's goal to achieve profitability. The equity deal valued the ATG at $4 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. Following the sale announced on Monday, Uber is also investing $400 million in Aurora, which values Aurora at $10 billion, the people added. Uber will hold about 26% ownership interest in Aurora on a fully diluted basis, the company said in a filing. The sale will accelerate Uber's goal to achieve profitability on an adjusted basis by the end of 2021, Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi told Reuters in an interview. "This essentially advances our path to profitability," he said.

In Other News
• Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) & Facebook Inc (FB). Britain's competition watchdog outlined a new regime for regulating tech giants such as Google and Facebook, saying it needed new powers to harness the full potential of digital markets and drive competition and innovation. The new regime, which will require government legislation, will be part of a wider regulatory framework for digital markets, including new rules for harmful online content and data protection, the CMA said. CMA Chief Executive Andrea Coscelli said consumers and businesses who relied on tech giants like Google and Facebook should be treated fairly, and competitors should face a level playing field.

• Amazon.com Inc (AMZN). BMW has developed a data hub with Amazon's cloud computing division, in a sign of how companies are increasingly using "big data" to try to boost efficiency. "We want to switch from gut-driven decisions to data-driven decisions," said Kai Demtroder, vice president of data transformation at BMW. "We have a few hundred data scientists at BMW, but the aim is to make the data accessible to everyone." Demtroder said BMW's "cloud data hub" proved its value as the COVID-19 pandemic began to affect auto production in the spring, as data from Amazon Web Services (AWS) enabled the German carmaker to see which supplier plants had problems.

• Boeing Co (BA). Brazil's Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes said on Monday it would resume flying Boeing’s 737 MAX planes on commercial routes in its domestic network from Dec. 9. Gol also said it expects all of the seven 737 MAX aircraft in its current fleet to be cleared to return fully to operation by the end of December. Gol said the first flights of the jet would be on routes to and from the company's hub in Sao Paulo.

• Carrier Global Corp (CARR). The air conditioner maker said it would sell its remaining stake in Swedish wholesaler Beijer Ref to private equity group EQT for about $1.1 billion. EQT said the deal to buy 29.6% of shares and 26.4% of votes would make it the largest shareholder in Beijer Ref. The deal would give Carrier cash to cut its debt and fund growth initiatives, the company said in a statement late on Monday.

• Citigroup Inc (C) & Deutsche Bank AG (DB). Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, Australia and New Zealand Banking Group and six of the firms' former staff were committed to stand trial in Australia after pleading not guilty to colluding during a share issue. In the country's biggest white collar criminal case, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought charges against the financial giants, their client and their former executives, accusing them of colluding to keep stock they were trying to sell to stop the price falling. Now, with the formal pleas of not guilty, the matter will go to trial in the Federal Court, more than two years since the charges were brought and five years since the A$2.5 billion stock issue for ANZ took place. A trial date has not yet been set.

• Energizer Holdings Inc (ENR). The makers of Energizer and Duracell batteries have ended two lawsuits accusing each other of advertising false claims to consumers about battery life. According to filings on Friday in Manhattan federal court, Energizer and Duracell, the battery unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, agreed to voluntarily dismiss competing lawsuits filed there.

• Facebook Inc (FB) & Alphabet Inc (GOOGL). Australia finalized plans to make Facebook and Google pay its media outlets for news content, a world-first move aimed at protecting independent journalism that has been strongly opposed by the internet giants. Under laws to go to parliament this week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the Big Tech firms must negotiate with local publishers and broadcasters how much they pay for content that appears on their platforms. If they can't strike a deal, a government-appointed arbitrator will decide for them. Facebook Australia managing director Will Easton said the company would review the legislation and "engage through the upcoming parliamentary process with the goal of landing on a workable framework to support Australia's news ecosystem".

• Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS). The bank has signed a pact to buy out its China joint venture partner to make it the most advanced foreign bank to take full ownership of a mainland securities business. The process to boost its stake in the Goldman Sachs Gao Hua (GSGH) venture from 51% to 100% has also been initiated with regulators, according to an internal memo issued to staff of the Wall Street bank. The terms of the Goldman Sachs deal have not yet been made public.

• Palantir Technologies Inc (PLTR). The data analytics company was awarded a $44.4 million contract by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a Palantir spokeswoman said. The three-year contract covers data and analytics services to the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) to speed its review of potential new medicines. It is one of dozens that Palantir has with the U.S. government. The contract also provides services to the FDA's Oncology Center of Excellence, which helps with the development and review of cancer products.

• Pfizer Inc (PFE) & BioNTech SE (BNTX). Britain began the mass-vaccination of its population against COVID-19, becoming the first Western nation to do so in a global endeavour that poses one of the biggest logistical challenges in peacetime history. On a day dubbed "V-Day", health workers started inoculating people with a shot developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, with the country a test case for the world as it contends with distributing a compound that must be stored at -70C. Margaret Keenan, a grandmother who turns 91 in a week, became the first person in the world to receive the vaccine outside of a trial when she received the shot at her local hospital in Coventry, central England. Separately, Brazil's government is in advanced talks with Pfizer to buy 70 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine and a Memorandum of Intent should be signed this week, the Health Ministry said on Monday.

• Tesla Inc (TSLA). A German court has told the electric vehicle company to suspend clearing of a forest at the site of the proposed factory in Gruenheide after environmentalists said that cutting down more trees could endanger hibernating snakes. "The Landesumweltamt (state environmental authority) and Tesla will now be consulted, they need to make submissions by this afternoon and then we assess the situation," a spokesman for the administrative court in Frankfurt an der Oder in eastern Germany said. Separately, Tesla unveiled a $5 billion capital raise, its second such move in three months as the electric-car maker cashes in on a meteoric rally in its shares this year.

• TripAdvisor Inc (TRIP). China has removed 105 apps including that of the travel firm from app stores in the country, under a new campaign to cleanse stores of apps it deems spread content related to pornography, prostitution, gambling and violence. The Cyberspace Administration of China said in a statement on its website that the apps violated one or more of three cyber laws, without providing details for each app. The authority said it started the campaign on Nov. 5 in response to strong reaction from the general public to content deemed offensive. It said it would continue to regulate apps and remove those in violation of the law in a timely manner.


ANALYSIS
Exchange operators embrace sustainable investing, with an eye on Biden
With money pouring in to assets linked to sustainable investing, exchange operators have increased their focus on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) business opportunities, which could get a boost from the policies of President-elect Joe Biden.


ANALYSTS' RECOMMENDATION
• Intuit Inc (INTU). Jefferies raises price target to $430 from $420, after the company announced the successful closing of its Credit Karma acquisition for $8.1 billion.

• Smartsheet Inc (SMAR). Jefferies raises price target to $75 from $55, saying subscription revenue growth stays over 50% in the near term, reflecting continued robust new business growth.

• Stitch Fix Inc (SFIX). RBC raises price target to $64 from $50, citing the company's strong first-quarter earnings.

• Sumo Logic Inc (SUMO). JPMorgan raises price target to $26 from $24, after the company reported its debut quarter as a public company with modest to moderate upside on revenue and billings.

• United Therapeutics Corp (UTHR). Jefferies raises price target to $175 from $155, assuming potential FDA approval of Tyvaso in PH-ILD in April 2021.


ECONOMIC EVENTS (All timings in U.S. Eastern Time)
0830 (approx.) Labor costs revised for Q3: Expected -8.9%; Prior -8.9%
0830 (approx.) Productivity revised for Q3: Expected 4.9%; Prior 4.9%


COMPANIES REPORTING RESULTS
Brown-Forman Corp (BFb). Expected Q2 earnings of 51 cents per share


CORPORATE EVENTS (All timings in U.S. Eastern Time)
0830 Cantel Medical Corp (CMD). Q1 earnings conference call
0830 Caseys General Stores Inc (CASY). Q2 earnings conference call
0830 G-III Apparel Group Ltd (GIII). Q3 earnings conference call
1000 Autozone Inc (AZO). Q1 earnings conference call
1000 Brown-Forman Corp (BFb). Q2 earnings conference call
1000 John Wiley & Sons Inc (JWa). Q2 earnings conference call
1100 Toll Brothers Inc (TOL). Q4 earnings conference call
1300 WD-40 Co (WDFC). Annual Shareholders Meeting
1630 AeroVironment Inc (AVAV). Q2 earnings conference call
1700 Chewy Inc (CHWY). Q3 earnings conference call
1700 GameStop Corp (GME). Q3 earnings conference call
1700 Guidewire Software Inc (GWRE). Q1 earnings conference call
1700 MongoDB Inc (MDB). Q3 earnings conference call


EXDIVIDENDS
Ameren Corp (AEE). Amount $0.51
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE). Amount $0.12
HP Inc (HPQ). Amount $0.19
Kimco Realty Corp (KIM). Amount $0.16
Lam Research Corp (LRCX). Amount $1.30

De beide Nasdaq indices zetten weer een nieuw record neer maandag, de Dow Jones verloor 150 punten terwijl de SP 500 ruim 7 punten lager de eerste sessie van de week afsluit. Op Wall Street blijft men wachten op het steunpakket en hier in Europa zit men nog met de BREXIT in de maag. De AEX trok zich weinig aan van dit alles en won 0,5 punt vooral door dat ASML weer fors hoger wist te geraken, nu al bijna €390 op de borden. De DAX moest iets inleveren gisteren.

Vanmorgen zien we dat Japan net als gisteren iets lager sluit, de Hang Seng en de Shanghai index verliezen ook wat. De futures staan over het algemeen wat lager vanmorgen met de Dow future net onder de 30.000 punten.

Wat opviel is dat Tesla opnieuw fors hoger sluit, het aandeel won 7% met een recordslot op 641,76 dollar omdat bekend werd gemaakt dat Tesla in zijn geheel in de SP 500 wordt opgenomen. Sinds de bekendmaking dat Tesla in de SP 500 komt staat het aandeel al zo'n 60% hoger, veel gekker moet het denk ik niet worden. De beurswaarde klimt nu al tot 610 miljard dollar.

Binnen de AEX zien we over het algemeen winstnemingen op 1 uitzondering na, het aandeel ASML trok de index omhoog tot er een klein plusje stond op slotbasis. ASML won €8,5 gisteren wat goed is voor ongeveer 4 AEX punten. De rest deed het veel minder goed, Shell moest wat terug terwijl de financiële waarden rond de 2% lager de sessie afsluiten. Wat er vandaag zal gebeuren is moeilijk te zeggen want de AEX is zeer afhankelijk van het aandeel ASML dat al dicht bij de 20% weging uitkomt nu.

Posities en strategie:
We hebben posities open staan bij de signaaldiensten, die kunt u nog opnemen door lid te worden. We bouwen dus posities op voor als de markt grote draai er komt en ik verwacht dat we mogelijk voor een tijdje kunnen blijven zitten. Wat betreft 2021 dan zie ik zeker genoeg mooie kansen om er wat betreft het handelen een mooi jaar van te maken ...

U kunt mij en dus @USMarkets uiteraard ook volgen via onze Twitter account, ga naar ... https://twitter.com/USMarkets waar ik tussentijds wat charts over de markt en sentiment plaats, ook opvallende beursfeiten komen er vaak langs !

Euro, olie en goud:
De euro zien we nu rond de 1.212 dollar, de prijs van een vat Brent olie zien we op 48,4 dollar terwijl een troy ounce goud nu op 1875 dollar staat.

Maak nu gebruik van de aanbieding op US Markets Trading:
Zoals ik al aangaf sta hoe dan ook klaar om me te herpakken in 2021 wat mijn jaar zal worden wat betreft Trading, lid worden is dus belangrijk om alles optimaal te volgen.

Doe nu mee via de proef aanbieding voor €39 tot 1 FEBRUARI. Dan pakt u december mee en de start van 2021 meteen ook. Polleke Trading is dan €49 ... Schrijf u vandaag nog in via de link https://www.usmarkets.nl/tradershop en dan staat u meteen op de lijst, en ontvangt u de updates en signalen meteen !!

Met vriendelijke groet,
Guy Boscart

GLOBAL TOP NEWS
Britain will start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, the first Western country to start vaccinating its general population in what was hailed as a decisive watershed in defeating the coronavirus.

British and EU leaders will meet face-to-face to try to seal a post-Brexit trade deal after failing again to narrow their differences on Monday, increasing the chance of a disorderly parting of ways at the end of the month.

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defense secretary, two people familiar with the decision said on Monday.

EUROPEAN COMPANY NEWS
Australia's competition regulator said Citigroup and Deutsche Bank have been committed to the Australian Federal Court for trial on criminal cartel charges in the country's biggest white collar criminal case.

Airbus delivered 64 aircraft in November, bringing the total so far this year to 477, down 34% from the first 11 months of 2019 as COVID-19 curbs demand, the planemaker said on Monday.

Airline group IAG is confident of meeting all EU regulations relating to its ownership British Airways, it said on Monday after the CEO of rival Ryanair suggested it may have to jettison the UK flag carrier after Brexit.​


TODAY'S COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ashtead Group PLC Q2 2021 Earnings Release
Bastide le Confort Medical SA Annual Shareholders Meeting
Biovica International AB Q2 2021 Earnings Call
Greatland Gold PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
Haydale Graphene Industries PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
Henderson International Income Trust PLC Annual Shareholders Meeting
KROMI Logistik AG Annual Shareholders Meeting
Redde Northgate PLC HY 2021 Earnings Release
Studio Retail Group PLC HY 2020 Earnings Release
Worsley Investors Ltd Annual Shareholders Meeting​


ECONOMIC EVENTS (All times GMT)
0530 Netherlands CPI yy NSA for Nov: Prior 1.2%
0530 (approx.) Netherlands CPI mm NSA for Nov: Prior 0.5%
0530 (approx.) Netherlands CPI NSA for Nov: Prior 108.5
0630 France Non-Farm Payrolls Rev for Q3: Prior 1.8%
0645 Switzerland Unemployment Rate Unadjusted for Nov: Expected 3.3%; Prior 3.2%
0645 Switzerland Unemployment Rate Adjusted for Nov: Expected 3.4%; Prior 3.3%
0745 France Current Account for Oct: Prior -5.7 bln EUR
0745 (approx.) France Current Account - Balance NSA for Oct: Prior -5.64 bln EUR
0745 France Trade Balance SA for Oct: Prior -5.75 bln EUR
0745 France Imports for Oct: Prior 43.31 bln EUR
0745 France Exports for Oct: Prior 37.560 bln EUR
1000 Germany ZEW Economic Sentiment for Dec: Expected 45.5; Prior 39.0
1000 Germany ZEW Current Conditions for Dec: Expected -66.0; Prior -64.3
1000 (approx.) Euro Zone Employment Overall Final for Q3: Prior 157,346,000
1000 Euro Zone Employment Final yy for Q3: Expected -2.0%; Prior -2.0%
1000 Euro Zone Employment Final qq for Q3: Expected 0.9%; Prior 0.9%
1000 Euro Zone GDP Revised qq for Q3: Expected 12.6%; Prior 12.6%
1000 Euro Zone GDP Revised yy for Q3: Expected -4.4%; Prior -4.4%
1000 (approx.) Euro Zone ZEW Survey Expectations for Dec: Prior 32.8​