Press Mention Archive

2010-2011

Dec 27th – PBS' Nightly Business Report – Director of Research Kimberly DuBord gives insight the 2012 outlook for the commodities market saying she thinks gold prices could still increase over fears the U.S. Economy will lose its footing and there could be a default in Europe. 
Watch the episode now.

Dec 19th – Kitco News – Briefing.com economist Jeffrey Rosen speaks about the 2012 outlook saying, "...it will be important to the U.S. economy to get the unemployment extension bill and payroll tax cut passed. If those two items are not approved by the U.S. Congress it could have as much as a 0.4% to 1% hit on gross domestic product." Click here to read the full article.

Dec 15th – Kitco News – Jeffrey Rosen gives insight on inflation, "I don't see it [inflation] getting much faster. When you have such high unemployment, businesses have the ability to keep wages down. Businesses can't raise prices. There's nothing on the horizon that suggests inflation will be rising." Click here to read the full article.

Dec 6th – SFO Magazine – Chief Market Analyst, Pat O'Hare provides insight in SFO Daily regarding Europe’s negative credit watch saying, “There is a lot of hope built into recent equity gains ever since last week’s coordinated central bank move to make it easier for European banks to access dollars, which leaves the market vulnerable to a break.”
Click here to read the full article.

Dec 5th – AFP – Pat O’Hare spoke about the importance of the upcoming European Union summit, "Given what is at stake at the EU summit, this week is being billed as a 'make or break' week.” Click here to read the full article.

Sept 17th – Barrons.com – Briefing.com is named one of three "excellent Websites that can help you tell when your portfolio picks are pooped, or still have pop." Briefing.com can help you make informed guesstimates and publishes ratings changes from approximately 90 participating brokerage firms. Briefing.com provides context for the recommendations with free macroeconomic background, earnings reports and more details. Click here to read the full article.

Aug 13th – Herald Sun – Kimberly DuBord comments on the global markets saying, "The pure exhaustion that was this week's market has left participants strained as volatility reigned supreme. The prevailing thought on Wall Street...'thank goodness it's Friday.'"
Click here to read the full article.

Aug 8th – NPR – Patrick J. O'Hare speaks about the over 600 point drop in the market. "...what we see unfolding today, really, is a trade of despair....there is a loss of hope in the outlook right now because there's a lack of faith in our political leaders here in the U.S. and abroad."
Click here to read the transcripts or listen to the full interview.

Aug 8th – Kitco News – Patrick J. O'Hare speaks about his expectations for the FOMC meeting saying, "The Fed outcome could be termed the '$3 trillion question,' which is the amount of global stock-market capitalization that has been wiped out in the last few weeks."
Read the full article here.

Aug 4th – NPR's Morning Edition – Jeff Rosen provides insight on economic consensus numbers and expections and talks about the proprietary Briefing Research “Surprise” index. Listen here.

August – Active Trader Magazine – Don’t miss the August edition of Active Trader Magazine as Patrick J. O'Hare is interviewed in the feature story “Gauging the Stock Market In the Second Half.” He provides his take on and his expectations for the markets for the second half of 2011, specifically what sectors he believes will outperform given where we are in the economic recovery cycle, in addition to key fundamental drivers for stock market action. He provides his year-end targets. The August edition of the magazine is available now!

July 1st – Fox News Radio KNEW 910 AM – Robert V. Green discussed expectations for the summer and the rest of 2011 as well as attractive asset classes and sectors for the next 12-24 months.

May 15th – AFP – In response to the impact of any of the government reaching its debt ceiling,  Scott Atkinson says, "As far as (US bond) yields are concerned, they are much lower than they were a month ago. So, the market is acting as if there's no problem."

Apr 24th – NPR – Jeff Rosen gives his expectations for the GDP release this coming week saying, "The number itself is going to be scary looking. And there will be a lot of political banter about how the economy is not moving ahead and everything is slowing down."
Read the full article or listen to the interview here.

Apr 11th – MarketWatch – Jeff Rosen is interviewed after being named the top forecaster for the month of March, "The U.S. economy will bounce back from a temporary soft patch in the first quarter, but lingering weakness will constrain growth," he says.
Read Rosen's entire Forecaster of the Month article here.

Mar 3rd – CNBC.com – Briefing.com "expects initial claims to rise to 400,000 in the latest report."

Feb 11th – PBS' Nightly Business Report – Senior Analyst Brett Manning appears on the show to discuss commodity ETFs, specifically how single grain ETFs can be risky if the futures price for the underlying commodity keeps rising. Watch the segment here.

Feb 1st – PBS' Nightly Business Report – Kimberly N. DuBord comments on the global surge in food prices. Listen to the podcast here.

Jan 13th – National Public Radio – Jeff Rosen comments on the highest jobless claims since October. Listen to the podcast here.

Jan 12th – CNBC.com – "According to Briefing.com, the Treasury's December budget will be released with the federal deficit expected to show a decrease of $80 billion."

Jan 4th – CNN Money – "Briefing.com expects auto sales for December to drop to 3.7 million, from 3.8 million the previous month."

Dec 8th, 2010 – Tech Trader Daily – Briefing.com quotes Netflix's CFO Barry McCarthy as saying that he’s leaving Netflix in good shape, and that he’s “not sure you’d want to be short this quarter.”

Nov 24th, 2010 – Central Queensland News – Patrick J. O’Hare says, "Geopolitics have thrown the market for a loop this morning, courtesy of a provocative action by North Korea."

Nov 3rd, 2010 – Vancouver Sun – Pat O'Hare says, "The mid-term election played out as the market expected it would. For the stock market, the Republican victories are a harbinger of gridlock in Washington for the next few years and that sense of things is sitting well for the time being."

Nov 2nd, 2010 – Minyanville.com – Dick Green says, "The notion that lower oil prices are bad for the equity market is 'rubbish'... the decline in commodity prices is bullish for stocks."

Oct 25th, 2010 – AOL Housing Watch – Briefing.com analysts say they expect home sales to jump 4.25 percent.

Oct 21st, 2010 – iAfrica.com – Pat O’Hare comments on the markets being down mid-day and says, “Things have quieted down some this morning, but we wouldn't exactly say things have settled down. The question on everyone's mind is, will the market get back in high gear right away or will it spend some time spinning its wheels as it turns its attention back to the macro uncertainty that still exists?"

Oct 12th, 2010 – TheStreet.com – Briefing.com analysts say they anticipate a profit of 50 cents a share when Intel reports third-quarter earnings after the close today.

Oct 6th, 2010 – AFP – Briefing.com analysts are after Japan's central bank announced it would lower its key interest saying, "The Bank of Japan's policy decision in particular is forging a belief that the Federal Reserve will soon follow a similar path of implementing additional quantitative easing measures."

Oct 5th, 2010 – CNBC – Briefing.com notes that the September Institute of Supply Management’s non-manufacturing index, which measures the pace of growth in the services sector, is set to rise to 51.8 from 51.5 in August.

Oct 5th, 2010 – Barron's Blog – Briefing.com reports that shares of STEC are trading higher after rumors were reported that the company would be acquired by ScanDisk.

Oct 4th, 2010 – CNBC – Briefing.com analysts expect Pending Home Sales to rise 1% in August after the 5.2% climb in July.

Oct 1st, 2010 – FOXBusiness – Briefing.com provides insight on the upcoming jobs report and notes that the unemployment rate is expected to rise to 9.7% from 9.6% in August.

Sep 9th, 2010 – Barron's Blog – Briefing.com is sited with "key takeaways" from the Texas Instruments conference call, "TI management said the quarter is going along about as expected back in July and that it expects growth quarter to quarter in all lines of business. The company said its lead times are getting shorter but are not as short as the company would like. TI expects growth across the U.S., Europe and Asia."

Sep 3rd, 2010 – AFP – Briefing.com analysts were quoted regarding the ease in growth of the US services sector, "Despite the deceleration in growth, business activities and new orders remained entrenched in an expansion cycle."

Aug 27th, 2010 – DisciplinedInvestor.com – Briefing.com provides analysis on the Baltic Index.

Aug 27th, 2010 – The Wall Street Journal – Briefing.com analysts expect reports on personal income and spending will climb slightly in July after reporting flat numbers in June.

Aug 24th, 2010 – Bloomberg TV – Jeffrey Rosen appears as a guest to provide insight on the most recent housing numbers.

Aug 2nd, 2010 – Disciplined Investor Radio – Robert V. Green is a guest on the Disciplined Investor radio show to provide insight on the impact of the recently signed financial reform & regulation bill and how it may affect hedge funds and the entire financial aspect of companies in general. Download the podcast here.

July 29, 2010 – PBS' Nightly Business Report – Kimberly DuBord provides insight on the rise of the Midwestern natural gas industry, particularly shale gas and its potential to affect the economy.  This segment starts at the 15:05 mark. 

July 12, 2010 – PBS' Nightly Business Report – Kimberly DuBord appears on the show to provide insight on basic materials. This segment starts at the 1:27 mark.

June 24, 2010 – Bloomberg TV – Jeffrey Rosen appears on “In the Loop with Becky Liu” and discusses the outlook for the U.S. housing market and its implications for the broader economy. Watch the clip now.

June 17, 2010 – AOL Housing Watch – Jeffrey Rosen says rock-bottom mortgage rates may not be helping much in protecting the U.S. economy from a double-dip recession.

June 14, 2010—Washington Post - In the Week Ahead column, Briefing.com provides much insight on what to expect for this week’s heavy economic release schedule.

May 1, 2010—SFO Magazine - This month’s edition features valuable insight from Patrick J. O'Hare on how much further stocks can run and which stocks and sectors investors should be watching now. Read pages 93-101.

Apr 6, 2010—International Business Times - Pat O’Hare provides insight on how the signs of a stabilizing economy may lead the Fed to increase interest rates soon and whether that will end the recent stock market rally.

Mar 23, 2010—San Diego Union Tribune - Briefing.com provides earnings insight on San Diego’s Acadia Pharmaceuticals fourth quarter conference call saying, “the company’s performance was worse than expected. Acadia reported a loss of 23 cents a share after restructuring charges compared to the 19 cent loss expected by First Call.” Full article available here.

Mar 17, 2010—International Business Times - Jeffrey Rosen discusses 3/16/10 FOMC statement. Read the full article here.

Mar 16, 2010—Asia One News – Briefing.com provides analysis on Senate banking committee chairman Christopher Dodd’s plans to regulate the massive US banking sector, saying “that stocks dipped a bit as Dodd offered a summary of his proposal for financial reform. The proposal called for stringent policies to limit risk imposed on the financial system by major institutions."

Mar 10, 2010—ABC News 13 – Briefing.com’s report on a rumor that Netlist Inc.'s (NYSE: NLST) technology was incorporated into Cisco Systems' (CSCO) new CRS-3 router is attributed to both stock surges today.

Mar 5, 2010—TheStreet.com - Briefing.com’s economic analysis of U.S. Jobs data quoted in an article saying, “many analysts believe about 63,000 jobs were shed from nonfarm payrolls in February. The unemployment rate probably edged higher to 9.8%.” Read the full story here.

Mar 1, 2010—Barron’s Blogs: Stocks To Watch Today – Briefing.com’s analysis of Societe Generale’s Emmanuele Cales’ notes on its recent upgrade of AIG is quoted. See full blog post.

Feb 21, 2010—The Disciplined Investor - Damon Southward is a guest on Andrew Horowitz’s The Disciplined Investor podcast to provide insight on the poisonous impact of ineffective stimulus. Listen to the podcast here.

Feb 4, 2010—SFO Magazine - Kimberly N. Dubord discusses the unwinding of risk trades and the affect on the stock market noting, "Commodities are getting crushed. People are re-positioning themselves more defensively ahead of Friday's number." Click here to read the full story.

Feb 2, 2010—Fidelity.com - Brett Manning provides technical insight on gold saying, "This could be the final stage of the bull market," Manning says, noting that "bull markets in gold tend to last 10 years, so it is reasonable to assume this one is nearing the end. The duration of the bull market in gold suggests a top is near." Read the full article here.

Feb 2, 2010—SFO Magazine - Pat O’Hare gives insight on regional manufacturing reports, "While they were overlooked in the past, these reports have taken on an increased level of importance to trading action on the days they are released, because they are an early read on the national ISM." Click here to read the full story.

Jan 28, 2010—Investors Business Daily - Pat O’Hare provides insight on the Dollar’s rally, saying the strengthening was due to investors fleeing risk and seeking safety after China said it’s taking measure to slow its growth. Read the full article here.

Jan 21, 2010—Market Wrap with Moe Ansari Radio Show - Pat O’Hare discusses the market and provided insight on what to look for during the current earnings season. Listen to the podcast here.

Jan 13, 2010—KNEW Radio - Damon Southward is a guest on the Rob Black show on KNEW radio, www.910KNEW.com.

Jan 1, 2010—SFO Magazine - Kimberly N. Dubord provides in-depth insight on the outlook for Commodities in 2010, noting that “the oil market will be very vulnerable to a correction if the dollar shifts.” Click here to read the full story.