VITAL TO YOUR SUCCESS
Written by: Angela Akers The Federal Reserve ended their July meeting Wednesday with an announcement that interest rates would remain at current levels. While this move was expected, what investors really wanted to know was when/if and how many cuts we could see this year and the Fed delivered. In the news conference following the meeting, Fed Chairman Jerome [...]
Weekly Market Recap: Tech Tumbles and Fed Hopes Define Volatile Week
Monday: The trading week kicked off with mixed results across major U.S. indexes as investors took a cautious stance ahead of key earnings reports and the Federal Reserve meeting. The Dow slightly declined by 0.1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each edged up by 0.1%. Tuesday: Despite broader gains that boosted the Dow by 0.5%, a sharp downturn [...]
Exxon Inches Further Away From Competitors in Q2, But it May Not Be Time to Buy XOM Yet
Exxon Mobil (XOM) reported its second-quarter earnings results that easily surpassed analyst expectations thanks to unprecedented production in the Permian Basin and Guyana. The $9.2 billion in earnings worked out to $2.14 per share for Exxon, a 17% improvement year over year. This was well ahead of the $2.02 analysts were expecting. The performance in Q2 shows that the [...]
Meta’s Q2 Results and Outlook Send Shares Higher: 3 Other Reasons It’s Time to Buy This Stock
The Facebook parent company Meta (META) reported second-quarter earnings results that came in well above analyst expectations, sending shares climbing 5% higher so far Thursday morning. Here’s how the company fared: Earnings: $5.16 per share compared to $4.80 consensus Revenue: $39 billion compared to $38.3 billion consensus This worked out to a 73% and 22% improvement in earnings and [...]
AMD Climbs 5% After Beating Expectations in Q2, Sharing Optimistic Outlook: Time to Buy AMD?
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are up around 5% so far Wednesday morning after the chipmaker reported second-quarter results that narrowly outperformed the analyst expectations. The company’s upbeat outlook for the current quarter played a part as well. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $0.69/share, just ahead of the $0.68/share estimate on Wall Street. The revenue figure [...]
Market Reactions to the Latest PCE Data Release
Last week, the US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price index edged up to 0.1% month-over-month for June 2024. It follows a flat reading in May, with the June increase in line with forecasts. Within June’s rise, prices for services increased 0.2%, while the cost of goods decreased 0.2%. When food and energy prices are stripped out entirely (giving the [...]
