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Service Change – CSRA, Inc. dropped, C&J Energy Services added
CSRA, Inc. [CSRA] is no longer included in analysis because the company completed the merger with General Dynamics [GD], C&J Energy Services [CJ] has been added to the service
Stock Consideration Change Report: U.S.
General Mills, PPL and SM Energy move into Buy consideration.
Economic Factor Influence – Now Available on ISN Portal
Since Investment Strategy Network started in the mid-1980’s, research on the influence that economic factors have on stock markets has been an integral part of individual stock, sector, industry group, and global market valuations. As part of the expanding ISN service we now provided through the ISN Portal information about the degree of influence specific economic factors have on individual stocks.
ESP: Explaining Equal Weighted Indices
S&P Global (Hamish Preston) has written an interesting piece about performance in equal weighted indices versus market weighted indices.You can reach this article on S&P Global’s website at: http://www.indexologyblog.com/2018/01/18/explaining-equal-weight-indices/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SPDJI-IndexologyBlog+(S%26P+DJI+Indexology+Blog)
Update USA Employment 1st Time Claims
Employment jobless claims for 1st time requests continues to fall. Recent jobless claims were down another 12,000 for the week. The rate is now at 260,000 which is well below the 300,000 unofficial benchmark. Additionally, the 4-week average moved downward by 9,500 to 268,250. Continuing claims remained below $1.9 million.