This morning, Advanced Auto Parts (AAP) released first-quarter earnings that came in way under expectations. Along with a dismal earnings report, the company weakened its outlook and slashed its quarterly dividend. Safe to say things are tumultuous right now for the North Carolina-based company. While analysts were expecting an EPS of $2.57/share, the company [...]
The theme for the past year or so has been that Elon Musks’ focus on Twitter has resulted in the downfall of Tesla (TSLA). But, a recent trip to China to visit Tesla production plants has investors excited that the eccentric CEO is refocused on his automobile company. The Shanghai Gigafactory plant is still [...]
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA General Electric Company (GE: NYSE), the historic American multinational conglomerate, based in Boston and incorporated in 1892, once stood proudly as the sole survivor among the original thirty companies listed on the well-known Dow Jones Industrial Average. However, its reign came to an end on June 19, 2018, when [...]
Written by: Angela Akers The Fed’s preferred measure of inflation was released today, the Personal Consumptions Expenditures Index. The numbers came in higher than the previous month and higher than expected. The minutes of the Federal Reserve’s May meeting were released earlier this week showing Fed officials were split over a pause in rate [...]
Yesterday, Palantir (PLTR) and the Ukrainian government announced that the two parties have struck a deal. Palantir’s technology will be a crucial part of Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts going forward. The software company empowered its users to make key decisions based on machined-assisted and human-driven data analysis. The use case in Ukraine is to catalog [...]
Nvidia (NVDA) stole the show in Thursday morning’s trading session, after a 1st quarter earnings report that shook the financial world up. The stock is currently up 27% as of Noon. Today’s performance is poised to be the biggest single-day rise in market value at over $200 billion. For the first quarter, the [...]
Target (TGT) has been battling serious backlash in recent weeks after shoppers took offense to their “tuck-friendly” swimsuits and a “the Devil Respects Pronouns” shirt. These products were designed for the transgender community and were part of a larger Pride line that hit shelves not too long ago. Critics claimed that these products shouldn’t [...]
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Two of the most significant events in the investment world over the past century, which have had a positive impact on everyday investors, were the introduction of the first mutual fund, MFS Massachusetts Investors Fund, in 1924, and the launch of the first exchange-traded fund (ETF), SPDR S&P 500 [...]
This morning, Apple (AAPL) and Broadcom (AVGO) announced a multibillion-dollar deal between the two companies. Apple will rely on Broadcom to produce its 5G radio frequency components right here in the US. In 2021, Apple announced its intention to invest $430 billion in the U.S. economy, amidst backlash of overseas production. CEO Tim Cook [...]
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (BRKB: NYSE), based in Omaha, NE, and incorporated in 1998 is presided over by the world-renowned stock sage Warren Buffet (94), also known as the “Oracle of Omaha” and his young 99-year-old sidekick Charlie Munger. The company held its 2023 Annual Meeting on May [...]
