IBM shares jumped 7% in after-hours trading on Monday, January 24, after the software and services company said revenue jumped 6% in the fourth quarter, beating expectations. Revenue came in at $16.7 billion, versus analyst expectations of $15.96 billion, according to Refinitiv. The company showed the fastest revenue growth since …
Read More »US Equities Drop As Investors Startled By Poor Netflix Guidance
US equity markets continued to sell off on Friday, as downbeat earnings from tech giant Netflix weighed on sentiment and its competitors. NFLX shares dropped over 20% on Friday after the company on Thursday issued significantly worse than expected guidance for subscriber growth in Q1 2022. That weighed on other …
Read More »Why Tesla Stock Dropped Before Earnings
On Wednesday, 26 January, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) will report its Q4 earnings for fiscal year 2021, so the fact that Tesla stock is falling today does not foreshadow particularly well. Tesla stock is trading down 2.5%, about five times worse than the decline on the broader Nasdaq index.Why Tesla stock is …
Read More »US Shares In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb
Dow Jones futures fell slightly overnight, while S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures lost some ground. For the second straight in a row, the major indexes tried to rebound but were pulled lower with sharp losses, extending the stock market correction.The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% in Thursday’s stock …
Read More »US Shares Lower Despite Positive Earnings
US equities dipped again on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 failing to reclaim 4600 and down over 4.0% in 2022. The Nasdaq 100 dipped 0.2% and the Dow fell 0.3%.US equity markets have been under selloff pressure on Wednesday, with markets under fears about Fed tightening and higher interest rates, …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Expects The Price of Oil to Reach $ 100 in The Second Half
Goldman Sachs expects oil to reach $100 a barrel in the second half of this year, citing less-than-expected demand damage from the Omicron variable, as well as increased supply disruptions. According to Reuters, the US bank expected, in a note dated Monday, that Brent crude prices would reach $90 a …
Read More »Semiconductors: Shortages, Earnings Tell The Whole Story
Taiwan Semiconductor shares surged on Thursday, as the semiconductor manufacturer said fourth-quarter earnings topped Wall Street estimates and it would boost spending for 2022 well above last year’s levels.Taiwan Semiconductor shares closed at $139.19, gaining more than 5% and just off their 52-week high of $145. More than 51 million …
Read More »Wall Street Slightly Higher On Wednesday
US stocks traded higher on Wednesday after the inflation report comprising the awaited CPI data was released but in the afternoon trade gains were cut. The inflation figures in the US eased concerns that the Fed will need to tighten faster than early announced. The S&P 500 added roughly 0.28% …
Read More »What Surprises Could US Stocks Encounter Next Week?
Inflation, rising rates and the Federal Reserve could lash US stocks next week. After a sharp jump in bond yields with the new year, rising rates could again impose a different tone on the stocks next week. Powell and Brainard’s TestimonyBig events, for newt week, include testimony by Federal Reserve …
Read More »Tesla Stock Closer To Fresh Record On Earnings
Tesla stock traded above $1,200 a share early Tuesday, putting it close to its all-time high of $1,243.49. As the stock rises, it soared by double digits on Monday, expect more debate about how to value shares of the EV leader.Wall Street, for its part, appears to believe the stock …
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