Written by: Angela Akers Second quarter earnings season began last Friday in typical fashion with JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and Wells Fargo releasing earnings first. The good news, all beat expectations on both the top and bottom lines. The bad news, net interest income, a measure of lending profits, fell for both Citigroup and Wells [...]
Monday: The week started on a high note with anticipation of potential interest rate cuts this year, leading to gains across major indices. The Dow rose by 0.5%, the S&P 500 by 0.3%, and the Nasdaq by 0.4%. Tuesday: Sentiment was further boosted by strong earnings from Morgan Stanley and UnitedHealth, with the Dow [...]
CrowdStrike (CRWD) is known as one of the leading cybersecurity companies in the world, tasked with safeguarding the likes of Microsoft Systems and many other massive businesses. Last night, though, the firm released an update that sent systems down around the world, leading to many flights being grounded. Windows PCs were stuck with the [...]
Domino’s Pizza inc. (DPZ) reported second-quarter earnings early Thursday morning. While the company’s profits surpassed analyst expectations, the focus was on a disappointing revenue miss. As a result, the stock is down more than 12% so far today. Here are the results: EPS: $4.03 per share compared to the $3.68 consensus Revenue: $1.098 billion [...]
ASML (ASML) reported second-quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations on both the top and bottom lines and yet, the market responded by sending shares 10% lower. The Dutch semiconductor manufacturer saw a surge in demand for the quarter, beating its original forecast and culminating in the following results: Sales: $6.79 billion vs $6.53 [...]
At the time of writing, the crude oil market - like many other markets around it - is highly volatile thanks to the uncertain economic backdrop within which we currently live. At the moment, the world is characterized by a number of short term influences that are impacting the prices of many asset classes [...]
Shares of the Tinder parent company, Match Group Inc. (MTCH) are up after hedge fund Starboard Value took a massive stake in the company, over 6.5% to be exact. The stock climbed 9% in extended trading yesterday and picked up where it left off this morning, resulting in a 14% gain on the week [...]
Goldman Sachs (GS) reported its second-quarter earnings Monday morning, sending shares higher on the heels of earnings and revenue beats. The company benefited from an increase to fixed income trading along with lower loan loss provisions than originally anticipated. Here are the Q2 results along with the analyst estimates: Earnings: $8.62/share vs $8.34/share expected. [...]
Monday: The trading week began on a cautious note with mixed market performance as investors braced for Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's upcoming testimony to Congress. The Dow slightly declined by 0.1%, while the S&P 500 edged up by 0.1%, and the Nasdaq saw a modest increase of 0.3%. Tuesday: Markets continued to display [...]
Shares of Nvidia (NVDA) fell as much as 5.6% Thursday after a strong rally sent it on its way to setting a new record high. The stock had climbed more than 6% before all those gains washed away yesterday. The fall-off could be attributed to the latest inflation figures weighing the stock down - [...]
