With iPhone revenue up year over year, Apple reports record earnings quarter, on Thursday, even with just a week or so of iPhone 15 sales factored into the numbers. However, all of the company’s other hardware divisions were down, and overall sales were down for the fourth consecutive quarter. The …
Read More »US Dollar declines ahead of October’s NFP
The Dollar Index fell for the day to 106.15, a decrease of 0.50%. In line with the current risk-on trend, US government bond yields are also falling while Wall Street indexes are rising.Market participants are now concentrating on Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls report for October. Following Wednesday’s decision and Chair Powell’s …
Read More »Shopify stock surge 20% as earnings beat
Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company, reported strong Q3 results that beat expectations and provided upbeat guidance for the remainder of the year. The company’s earnings per share were 24 cents adjusted compared to 14 cents expected, and revenue was $1.71 billion compared to $1.67 billion expected. Shopify expects 2023 revenue …
Read More »Wall Street closes higher on momentous earnings
With company earnings, economic data, and the Federal Reserve’s two-day monetary policy meeting this week, Wall Street rebounded on Monday.The S&P 500 gained 1.2%, the Nasdaq gained almost the same amount, and the Dow increased by almost 1.6%. Microsoft and Amazon outperformed the market as a whole, and Megacap stocks …
Read More »McDonald’s earnings higher than market expectations
McDonald’s achieved profits that surpassed market expectations after achieving significant growth in its international sales in the quarter ending last September.McDonald’s profits rose to $3.19 per share in the third quarter of 2023, versus expectations of $3.00 per share.The company’s revenues also rose to $6.69 billion in the quarter ending …
Read More »Do private equities constitute a risk for US economy?
With a focus on short-term profits from highly leveraged transactions with little regulatory or public scrutiny, private equity has grown to be a multitrillion dollar industry. Because of this secrecy, companies can behave carelessly and are harder to prosecute. For example, the amount of private equity invested in nursing homes …
Read More »Dallas Fed Survey: Business Conditions Worsened in October
The general business activity index in the Dallas Fed’s Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey (TMOS) decreased by 1.1 points in October, marking the second consecutive month of declines. However, the production index showed growth in Texas factory activity after four months in negative territory. The capacity utilization index also showed a …
Read More »Amazon gains 6% after a ‘strong’ Q3 print
Amazon exceeded Wall Street expectations in its third-quarter results, with notable growth in its cloud business and a substantial increase in advertising revenue. Following the report, Amazon’s stock rose 6% in pre-market trading. In Q3, Amazon reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.94 on revenue totaling $143.1 billion, outperforming estimates …
Read More »Tesla’s price impacts Q3 earnings of Hertz
Hertz, a rental company that began using Tesla automobiles in 2021, faced difficulties as a result of the electric automaker’s price reductions during the third quarter. Hertz’s Q3 earnings report was hampered by price fluctuations because profit projections were not met.As it learns to control expenses, Hertz will reduce the …
Read More »Global Markets – Stocks struggle on mixed earnings, high Treasury yields
Global stock markets saw a decline on Thursday as US Treasury yields remained close to 5%, the country’s economy grew faster than anticipated, and corporate earnings were mixed.According to data, the third quarter saw the fastest rate of growth in the US economy in almost two years. This was despite …
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