Microsoft shares fell 1% in extended trading on Tuesday even though the software maker issued fiscal third-quarter earnings that exceeded analysts’ expectations.Microsoft beat expectations on the top and bottom lines. The company announced plans in the quarter to buy Activision Blizzard for almost $69 billion. Microsoft also beat EPS and …
Read More »Alphabet results miss on earnings and revenues
Alphabet reported weaker-than-expected earnings and revenue for the first quarter on Tuesday. The stock slid more than 5% in extended trading. The company reported $54.66 billion in advertising revenue for the quarter.The results refer to earnings of $24.62 per share, versus $25.91 expected. Revenue reading is $68.01 billion, versus $68.11 …
Read More »US Equities Retreat As Investors Fret On Several Concerns
China lockdowns, Russo-Ukraine war/Russo-Western tensions, growth concerns and expectations for central bank tightening have all been cited as hurting sentiment.Aside from strength in energy stocks amid a rebound in oil prices, US equity markets were a sea of red on Tuesday, with the major indices led lower most notably by …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 25 April
US equities were able to impressively recover in the latter hours of US session. The dominant force in currency markets on Monday remained risk-off, with traders citing China lockdown concerns as the major driver. Amid a sharp pullback in global bond yields as traders reassessed global growth prospects amid the …
Read More »Nasdaq Futures Slightly Lower Ahead Of Big Tech Earnings
Nasdaq 100 futures fell slightly Monday evening after stocks bounced in the afternoon and ahead of Big Tech earnings. Futures tied to the tech focused index fell 0.1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures and S&P 500 futures were little changed.In regular trading Monday, the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.3%. The Dow …
Read More »Tesla’s Revenues Surge 81% From 2021
Tesla has just reported Q1 results, 2022, and beaten analysts’ expectations on top and bottom lines. For the period ending March 31, 2022 Tesla reported $3.22 earnings per share, and revenue of $18.76 billion.Automotive revenue reached $16.86 billion, up 87% from the same period last year. Automotive gross margins jumped …
Read More »Wall Street higher on earnings hopes
An optimistic earnings outlook helped push Wall Street higher on Tuesday, while concerns over global economic growth and expectations on recession heavily weighed on oil and boosted bond yields.The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the way for gains in U.S. markets, shaking off lower trading in Europe. With many corporations beginning to …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 15 April
US stock markets were closed for Good Friday and other holidays, while Asian indexes fell. US indexes finished the trading week with declines as investors worried about persistent inflation, prospects of economic slowdown. In addition to US stock markets, bond and commodities markets were also closed Friday. Economic DataFriday witnessed …
Read More »Bank Earnings Signal Dark Clouds Ahead
Wall Street’s biggest players have had a rough start to the year. All the biggest US banks saw negative profits in the first three months of 2022, ending a pandemic-era boom.Citi, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo all announced large year-over-year profit declines in their first-quarter earnings reports Thursday, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 14 April
The US dollar holds firmly up, giving up some of its recent gains ahead of the close as speculative interest booked some profits ahead of the Good Friday holiday.Economic Data The US Commerce Department on Thursday said that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in March from a month …
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