Market Update

Alphabet reported on Tuesday second-quarter earnings that missed analysts’ forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations. Alphabet A announced earnings per share of $1.21 on revenue of $69.69B. Alphabet A shares are down 27% from the beginning of the year, still down 30.70% from its 52 week high of …

Visa reported third-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts and revenue that topped expectations on Tuesday. Visa A announced earnings per share of $1.98 on revenue of $7.28B. Analysts anticipated EPS of $1.74 on revenue of $7.06B. Visa A shares are down 25% from the beginning of the year, still down …

a large amount of speculative interest was paying attention to US bond yields. The yield curve is the most inverted since 2000. 2-year Treasuries are yielding 3.03%, while the 10-year note yields 2.76%. An inverted curve is usually a sign of an upcoming recession. Economic Data Home purchases, in the …

WTI crude oil lost about 0.83% on Tuesday. The market’s sentiment shifted sour, augmenting appetite for safe-haven assets to the detriment of commodity prices as the US crude oil slides for the first time in this week. WTI traded at $95.51 per barrel following the report after settling down $1.72 …

The Gold Index is displaying back and forth moves in a narrow range of $1,713.92-1,721.97 as investors are awaiting the announcement of the fourth consecutive interest rate decision by the Fed. The precious metal has displayed a complete volatility contraction, which indicates that now the monetary policy announcement is the …

The short-lived crypto rally, according to some analysts, might have been a clever trap to tempt traders in. Bitcoin price is now redirected to the negative territory.Bitcoin price has broken the ascending trend channel, prompting a 25% profit rally since July 13. A breaking news coverage was issued on July …

Microsoft shares fell 1% in extended trading on Tuesday after the software maker reported fiscal fourth-quarter results that failed to reach Wall Street consensus.Microsoft’s revenue and income fell short, as did the company’s revenue from Azure and other cloud services. Changing exchange rates and challenges in advertising and the PC …

Shares of Alphabet were higher in late trading Tuesday after the Google parent reported earnings that were only slightly worse than expectations and Alphabet shares have lost about a quarter of their value this year.Advertising revenue increased just 12% to $56.3 billion, as marketers reeled in their spending to manage …

US stocks were sharply lower on Tuesday afternoon, with Nasdaq down more than 2%, as a profit warning by Walmart dragged down retail shares and fueled fears about consumer spending.Walmart shares had fallen 8% after the retailer cut its full-year profit forecast late on Monday. Walmart blamed surging prices for …

The European Central Bank’s Pablo Hernández de Cos said that there are risks to the Eurozone inflation outlook that remain on the upside and have intensified, ‘particularly in short term’.de Cos has stated that the risks include lasting deterioration of the economy in the Eurozone, and persistently high energy and …