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Tuesday 23 June 2015
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Pre- Market News Review: Starwood Property Trust, (NYSE:STWD), Markwest Energy Partners (NYSE:MWE), Amazon.com, (NASDAQ:AMZN), Lululemon Athletica(NASDAQ:LULU)

On Monday, Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE:STWD)’s shares declined -0.75% to $22.62.

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. (STWD) declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a $200 million enhance and one-year extension to the Company’s share repurchase program. The Company is now authorized to purchase up to $450 million of its outstanding common shares and convertible notes over a period of one year ending on June 22, 2016. The repurchase program will be funded through the Company’s existing cash.

Starwood Property Trust, Inc. originates, acquires, finances, and manages commercial mortgage loans, other commercial real estate debt investments, commercial mortgage-backed securities, and other commercial real estate-related debt investments in the United States and Europe.

Markwest Energy Partners LP (NYSE:MWE)’s shares gained 1.49% to $61.83.

Rex Energy Corporation (REXX) (“the company”) recently declared initial production test results from the company’s first two wells in the Moraine East Area, the Renick 2H (Marcellus) and the Renick 3H (Upper Devonian Burkett).

As formerly declared, the company finished completion operations on the four-well Renick pad, compriseing of three Marcellus wells and one Upper Devonian Burkett well. The Renick 2H was drilled to a lateral length of about 6,000 feet and accomplished in 40 stages with sand concentrations of 2,300 pounds per foot. The Renick 2H produced at a 24-hour test rate, assuming full ethane recovery, of about 6.6 MMcfe/d, comprising of 3.0 MMcf/d of natural gas, 566 bbls/d of NGLs and 47 bbls/d of condensate. At the time the Renick 2H was shut in, the well was still cleaning up and ongoing to experience an enhance in the production rate. Based on composition analysis, the gas being produced is about 1,309 BTU.

The Renick 3H was drilled to a lateral length of about 5,700 feet and accomplished in 38 stages with sand concentrations of 2,300 pounds per foot. The Renick 3H produced at a 24-hour rate, assuming full ethane recovery, of about 8.2 MMcfe/d, comprising of 3.5 MMcfe/d of natural gas, 675 bbls/d of NGLs and 101 bbls/d of condensate. Of particular note is the raised condensate production from the Renick 3H, which represents the highest condensate production rate to date in the Butler Operated Area. Based on composition analysis, the gas being produced is about 1,302 BTU.

The four-well Renick pad is predictable to be placed into sales at the end of 2015 in conjunction with MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. (MWE) commissioning the Bluestone III processing facility and the completion of the Moraine East gathering system. The company does not plan to test the remaining two wells on the Renick pad.

MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P. engages in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas. The company is also involved in the gathering, transportation, fractionation, storage, and marketing of natural gas liquids; and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. It has presence in various natural gas resource plays, counting the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, Huron/Berea Shale, Haynesville Shale, Woodford Shale, and Granite Wash formation.

At the end of Mondays trade, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)‘s shares surged 0.31% to $436.29.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) confirmed its plans for a nearly 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn. Amazon will create more than 1,000 full-time jobs at the site when the fulfillment center opens.

At the facility, Amazon employees will pick, pack and ship small items to customers such as books, electronics and consumer goods. Associates will work alongside innovative technologies, counting Amazon Robotics, which will be used on a daily basis to fulfill customer orders.

Amazon.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, North America and International. The company serves consumers through retail Websites, such as amazon.com and amazon.ca, which primarily comprise merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers.

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) is overhauling the way it pays royalties to self-published authors on its e-book platform, by rewarding them based on the number of pages of their book that have been read.

The e-commerce giant’s move applies to books published via the Kindle Direct Publishing service –which allows authors to set prices and make changes to their work at any time – and follows the pay-per-track model of music streaming services like Spotify.

Formerly, self-published authors would be paid by the number of times their book was borrowed from Amazon’s e-book store. Amazon’s latest change to its policies applies to e-books read by people signed up to the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library or Kindle Unlimited service and will come into force from July 1.

Amazon.com, Inc. operates as an online retailer in North America and internationally. It operates in two segments, North America and International. The company serves consumers through retail Websites, such as amazon.com and amazon.ca, which primarily comprise merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers.

Lululemon Athletica inc (NASDAQ:LULU), ended its Monday’s trading session with 0.53% gain, and closed at $66.34.

Lululemon Athletica inc. (LULU) has seen revenue (TTM) rise to all-time highs for nearly 30 successive quarters and now stands at over $1.7 billion. Researchers created the term “enclothed cognition” to describe the mental changes we undergo when we wear certain clothing. LULU has taken full advantage of that reality, selling premium priced under garments and Yoga pants in what have been coined “Wunder Unders.” The firm has single handedly made wearing Yoga pants for daily activities not only normal, but hip. According to a study done by the NPD group, the activewear market grew 7% over the past year while general apparel grew only 1%.

LULU has caught some heat for its “see-through fabric debacle” in which the Taiwanese supplier claimed it was simply following instructions from LULU. Even further, LULU’s founder, Chip Wilson, was quoted as saying “quite frankly some women’s bodies just actually don’t work for [their clothes].” Well, there you go. The stock has found a very rough patch over the last two-years as have earnings, but the stock is up nearly 200% from May 2010 - May 2015.

lululemon athletica inc., together with its auxiliaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes athletic apparel and accessories for women, men, and female youth. It operates through two segments, Corporate-Owned Stores and Direct To Consumer. The company offers pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle activities and athletic pursuits, such as yoga, running, and general fitness; and dance-inspired apparel for female youth. It also provides fitness-related accessories, counting bags, socks, underwear, yoga mats, and water bottles.

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