2018 did bring a lot of controversy to Facebook, with many people being concerned the company may be going the wrong way financially. No one is wondering this today. An old investing adage tells us to buy on the rumors and sell on the news. This advice isn’t all that great, although it is still […]
Apple’s after-market earnings call did not paint a very rosy picture, and more disappointment is expected. How could its stock rise by 5% in after-market trading then? Apple’s shrinking revenues are no secret, both among analysts and even among many individual investors, who generally do not watch such things very closely. They may be aware […]
When Caterpillar misses its earnings projections by as much as they did today, hearing $2.55 per share and expecting $2.98 per share, investors are going to be concerned. Disappointing earnings announcements from Dow component Caterpillar helped drive the DJIA lower on Monday, although markets did recover a fair bit before the end of trading. Caterpillar […]
With the March 29 deadline looming, and he U.K. and the European Union far from reaching an agreement, the unthinkable no-deal might actually happen. The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union on March 29, 2019, which is now only 60 days out. While this has been seen by many as a step […]
With the next Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting set to begin on Tuesday, investors anxiously wait, not for a hike or not, but for more information. Few people expect that the Fed will raise interest rates during the upcoming two-day Open Market Committee meeting scheduled to begin this Tuesday, but this one isn’t really […]
The longest U.S. government shutdown in history is finally over, for now anyway. Stock markets weren’t particularly bothered by this either way though as it turned out. Donald Trump no doubt has distinguished himself among U.S. presidents for several things, but the one thing that really stands out is his resolve, or as some people […]
The majority of fund managers fail to beat the market, but some consistently do. Bill Miller is among them, and he shares with us his top 4 stock picks for the coming year. It’s not anywhere as easy to beat the market with a fund as people imagine, as stocks tend to move together and […]
Shares of semiconductor companies have been struggling lately amidst concerns of declining demand. Three of them reported positive quarterly results today though. Three major chip manufacturers released their quarterly earnings Wednesday, with all providing encouraging results. Texas Instruments, Lam Research, and Xilinx saw their earnings announcements beat expectations, and with a sector that is seen […]
While IBM reported a second consecutive quarter with drops in revenue, it’s really all about beating expectations, and IBM clearly did that, pushing its stock further up. IBM released its 2018 Q4 numbers after the market closed on Tuesday, and while revenue decreased by 3.5% during the quarter, the overall message was a better one […]
While many now fear that a major economic slowdown or even a recession may be on the horizon, the way to decide this is to actually look at the key economic data. Whenever we see a move in the markets like we did in the final quarter of 2018, many people sense that real trouble […]