By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA On January 22, 1993, a groundbreaking development unfolded on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX): the first U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) made its debut. This financial innovation, introduced by the State Street Global Advisors, bore the name SPDR® S&P 500 ETF with the ticker symbol SPY. It boasted a unique [...]
Lululemon (LULU) decided to end the week with a bang as it reported fiscal first-quarter earnings Thursday evening, resulting in a trading frenzy Friday morning. The athleticwear company beat analyst estimates for both earnings and sales figures. EPS of $2.28 topped the expected $1.98, while revenue of $2 billion outperformed the estimated $1.93 billion [...]
After the market closed yesterday, C3.ai (AI) reported fiscal 4th quarter earnings. The company exceeded analyst estimates for revenue and profit alike - and yet, the stock fell off a cliff. Revenue of $72.4 million came in well above the $71 million estimation from Wall Street. And while the company still reported a negative [...]
By Leslie N. Masonson, MBA The Industrial Revolution from 1760 to 1840 unleashed a sea-change of dramatic and unheard-of shifts in the industrial growth and dominance of the United States. There are of course two more recent impactful events that have changed our way of interacting, working, and shopping. The first, of course, is [...]
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 [...]
