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Did You Take This Trade?
I wish I did. Here's the background: Sears and KMart finalized their merger on Thursday, and as of Monday the new symbol for the combined company--Sears Holdings--will be SHLD. Sears will be de-listed from the NYSE and SHLD will be traded on the Nasdaq. To top it all off, SHLD was added to the S&P 500 Thursday after the close, which of course means index funds must own it. Here's what KMRT looked like just before the close on Thursday:
The next time I see something like this, I'll watch it like a hawk and probably will take it.
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Big Cap Earnings Announcements for the Week of March 28
| Company | Symbol | Estimate | Date |
| Walgreen | WAG | 0.48 | Monday, Mar 28 |
| Apollo Group | APOL | 0.46 | Tuesday, Mar 29 |
| Best Buy | BBY | 1.55 | Wednesday, Mar 30 |
| Circuit City | CC | 0.56 | Wednesday, Mar 30 |
| Carmax | KMX | 0.28 | Wednesday, Mar 30 |
Scheduled Stock Splits for the Week of March
28
| Company | Symbol | Ratio | Payable | Ex-Date |
| R&B Inc. | RBIN | 2-1 | Mar 28 | Mar 29 |
| Deswell Industries | DSWL | 3-2 | Mar 29 | Mar 30 |
| Harris Corp | HRS | 2-1 | Mar 30 | Mar 31 |
| Monarch Casino | MCRI | 2-1 | Mar 30 | Mar 31 |
| Peabody Energy | BTU | 2-1 | Mar 30 | Mar 31 |
| ABC Bancorp | ABCB | 6-5 | Mar 31 | Apr 1 |
| Brookfield Props | BPO | 3-2 | Mar 31 | Apr 1 |
| Cabot Oil &Gas | COG | 3-2 | Mar 31 | Apr 1 |
| Chicago Bridge | CBI | 2-1 | Mar 31 | Apr 1 |
| Option Care | OPTN | 3-2 | Mar 31 | Apr 1 |
| St. Mary Land | SM | 2-1 | Mar 31 | Apr 1 |
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Upcoming Economic Events for the Week of March 28
| Date | ET | Release | For | Consensus | Prior |
| March 29 | 10:00 am | Consumer Confidence | Mar | 103.4 | 104 |
| Mar 30 | 8:30 am | GDP-Final | 3/26 | 4% | 3.8% |
| Mar 31 | 8:30 am | Initial Claims | |||
| Mar 23 | 8:30 am | Personal Income | Feb | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| Mar 31 | 10:00 am | Chicago PMI | Mar | 60.5 | 62.7 |
| Mar 31 | 10:00 am | Factory Orders | Feb | 0.8% | 0.2% |
| April 1 | 8:30 am | Nonfarm Payrolls | Mar | 225K | 262K |
| April 1 | 8:30 am | Unemployment Rate | 03/19 | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| April 1 | 10:00 am | Construction Spending | Feb | 0.6% | 0.7% |
| April 1 | 10:00 am | ISM Index | Mar | 55.0 | 55.3 |
Have a great weekend and Happy Easter!
Brice
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