Deere & Co Falls 6% After Sharing Disappointing Outlook, But It’s Not Time to Sell DE Stock Just Yet
Shares of Deere & Co (DE) are trading more than 6% lower Wednesday morning after the company reported fiscal 4th quarter results accompanied by a weak full-year outlook for 2024. The manufacturer of agricultural, construction, and turf equipment did perform well to finish off fiscal 2023, though. Sales may have fallen nearly 1% but the $15.41 billion reported was [...]
Kohl’s is the Latest Retailer to Get Hit by Slowing Sales: Time to Sell KSS After it Falls 9%?
It’s been a tough third quarter for retailers, who have all felt the effects of slowing consumer spending. We’ve seen similar sentiments in earnings from Target, Walmart, and now today, Kohl’s (KSS). The company reported earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, and yet, dwindling sales have sent the stock more than 9% lower in Tuesday morning’s trading session. Kohl’s was [...]
Can You Make a Living Swing Trading?
The dream of making a living through swing trading captivates many, but how attainable is this goal in reality? Can you make a living swing trading, or is this just another case of “too good to be true”? This trading style is positioned between day trading and long-term investment and demands a strategic approach and a solid understanding of market [...]
Microsoft Climbs as AI Visionary Sam Altman Joins the Team: Is the Hire Reason Enough to Buy MSFT?
It’s been a crazy weekend in the AI world after OpenAI fired co-founder and CEO Sam Altman without warning late Friday. There was reason to believe he would be returning to the company just 48 hours later before OpenAI’s board of directors squashed that rumor, rejecting Altman’s offer. Then, tech-giant Microsoft (MSFT) capitalized on the opportunity to bring Altman [...]
Stride Inc. Hits All-Time High This Past Wednesday, But Can It Keep Going?
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Stride Inc. (NYSE:LRN), a technology-based education services company was incorporated in 2000 in Reston, Va. where it is currently headquartered. The company was formerly known as K12 Inc., but changed its name to Stride, Inc. in December 2020. It has $1.89 billion in annual sales and a market capitalization of $2.46 billion. The Company [...]
ETF Momentum Investing – Part 1 Background
by Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Investors and traders are always on the lookout for an edge that can provide market beating returns over specific 3- to 12- month periods, the most common length of market momentum, before the trend reverses. That has always been and will always be a challenge that is difficult to achieve on a consistent basis, [...]