Selling Meituan and Naspers to cut China exposure
Last Wednesday, July 28, Chinese financial regulators told big investors–banks and investment groups heavily exposed to China’s stock market–not to worry. China’s financial markets were sound and despite the fears engendered by the...
A tried and true earnings game boosts Microsoft another 1.23% today
After picking up; 1.3% yesterday, shares of Microsoft added 1.23% today, Friday, July 23, as Wall Street analysts raised earnings estimates ahead of the company’s July 27 earnings report. It’s a tried and true earnings season game: No analyst wants to be...
Nvidia finally trades at post-split price and gains 4.29% today
Nvidia (NVDA) finally began trading at a price adjusted for the stock’s announced 4 for 1 split. At the close the shares traded at $194.10, a gain of $7.98 a share (or a pre-split $31.92 gain), up 4.29% on the day. The solid move higher bodes well for...
Taiwan Semiconductor earnings on Thursday upended chip stocks–here’s why
On Thursday, July 15, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), the world’s leading chip foundry, reported earnings of 93 cents a share for the second quarter, up 18% year over year. That was inline with analyst estimates. Sales rose 28%. The company raised its...
China GDP growth misses but not by as much as feared
China’s economy grew by 7.9% in the second quarter of 2021 from the second quarter of 2020. That was a huge slowdown from the 18.3% year over year growth in the first quarter. No one had expected that growth surge from the end of pandemic lockdowns to be...
Watch my new YouTube video: 3 Picks for the Earnings Blowout
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The thirtieth YouTube video “3 Picks for the Earnings Blowout” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it...
News that White House and Senator group have struck a deal on infrastructure sends the usual suspects higher today
The White House has announced that it has struck an infrastructure deal with a bipartisan group of 10 Senators. There are almost no details on the deal and it’s not at all clear that President Biden will be able to convince the progressive wing of his own party...
Take that Ford: GM will boost spending on electric and autonomous vehicles by 30% through 2025
General Motors (GM) will boost global spending on electric and autonomous vehicles to $35 billion through 2025. That’s a 30% jump over its last spending plan, Reuters reported today. The No. 1 U.S. automaker will build two additional U.S. battery plants and...
Buying Cyber Security stock CrowdStrike in my Jubak Picks and Millennial portfolios
I posted Friday, June 11, that investors looking for a theme to buy in an expensive market had turned to Cyber Security stocks. Makes sense, I noted, with ransomware attacks running at a fast pace and forecast pointing to even more attacks on corporate and government...
Adding Ford to my Jubak Picks Portfolio
Today I made Ford (F) my fifth pick for a falling market in my Special Report: Five Picks and Five Hedges for a Falling Market on my JubakAM.com subscription site. Some of the logic of that pick is laid in n more detail in the Special Report. With momentum stocks...
Selling VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF out of my Jubak Picks Portfolio on June 3
Back when I bought the VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF (SMOG) for my Jubak Picks Portfolio on January 7, 2021, it looked like this ETF’s overweighting in shares of Tesla (TSLA) would be an advantage. After all, the shares of the maker of the world’s...
I’m selling Kinder Morgan out of my Dividend Portfolio
Like many (most? all?) oil-related stocks Kinder Morgan (KMI), the operator of 70,000 miles of natural gas pipelines, has moved up strongly during the recent rally in the price of oil. The stock, a member of my Dividend Portfolio since February 24, 2016, has gained...
Sell Equinor after oil recovery and dividend date
Oil prices have bounced back big time and with them the prices on oil stocks. I still think the long-term trend is against oil producers as efforts to combat global warming lead to lower consumption of fossil fuels. Equinor (EQNR), Norway’s state oil company,...
Splits still work? Nvidia gains 4.1% on news of 4 for 1 split
Nvidia’s (NVDA) board has declared a 4 for 1 stock split effective after the close on July 19. Assuming that share holders approve at the company’s June 3 annual meeting. (Gee, you think shareholders would vote against a split?) The stock is up 4.1% today,...
Disney drop in after-hours session after streaming subscriber number misses
Disney (DIS) shares tumbled by 3.64% in after-hours trading after the company reported fiscal second quarter numbers that beat Wall Street estimates on earnings but missed projections on revenue and on subscribers to the company’s Disney+ streaming service....
Watch my new YouTube video: 5 Stocks for an Inflation Scare
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The twenty-third YouTube video “Five Stocks for an Inflation Scare” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it...
Two stock picks that are both growth and value to add to the Millennial Portfolio for long-term investors
Sure looks like a market struggling with rotations between growth and value stocks. One day the growth stocks sell off on fears of higher interest rates and rising inflation or something–and because after such a strong rally in the style growth stocks are very...
Call it the Apple problem although it isn’t limited to Apple: Skyworks post-earnings tumble is example of the market’s huge expectations worry
After the close yesterday, April 29, Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), a key Apple supplier and a maker of radio frequency chips for smartphones and WiFi networking equipment, reported earnings of $2.37 a share on sales of $1.17 billion for quarter that closed on April 2...
Watch my new YouTube video: “3 Ad Picks But Not Google or Facebook”
I’m starting up my videos again–this time using YouTube as a platform. The twenty-first YouTube video “3 Ad Picks But Not Google or Facebook” went up today. Please watch and subscribe to my YouTube channel. And like my video. You can see it...
Selling Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold out of Jubak Picks on valuation
Copper has rallied–again–to a new 10-year high and that has taken Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold to $39.53 today, April 28, as of 3:50 p.m.. That’s above my target price in my Jubak Picks Portfolio of $34. So today I’m selling this position....
Selling Intuitive Surgical out of Jubak Picks as it holds above target price
A couple of posts ago, I said that I’d be looking to sell Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) out of my Jubak Picks Portfolio. The stock, added to this portfolio on February 15, 2021, had hit and then moved beyond my $860 a share target price after a stronger than...
Microsoft’s earnings report: When great isn’t good enough
Reporting after-hours today, April 27, Microsoft (MSFT) beat analyst expectations on revenue (reporting $41.7 billion versus a Wall Street forecast of $41.05 billion) and earnings per share (reporting $2.03 a share versus $1.78 a share.) And still shares fell by 2.62%...
Intuitive Surgical earnings surprise as recovery from pandemic faster than expected
Yesterday, April 20, after the market close Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reported first quarter GAAP earnings of $3.51 a share, $1.47 a share above Wall Street estimates. Non-GAAP earnings of $3.52 were 89 cents a share above analyst expectations. Revenue for the quarter...
Taiwan Semiconductor says the auto chip shortage will be done by the end of the third quarter
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), the globes biggest independent chip foundry, said last week that it expects the chip shortage that has left automakers scrambling for silicon and cutting back production will be over by the end of the third quarter. Whether...
Apple event tomorrow expected to build on pandemic sales gains for iPad and (maybe) AirPod
At its “Spring Loaded” event tomorrow, April 20, Apple (AAPL) is expected to announce changes to its 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models. Analysts expect that both models will include Apple’s new A14X chip and that the high-end iPad will come with a...
Market response to blow-out bank earning shows somebody is still paying attention to the fundamentals
JPMorgan Chase, (JPM), Bank of America (BAC), Citigroup (C), and Wells Fargo (WFC) all blew away Wall Street earnings estimates when they reported first quarter results on Wednesday and Thursday this week. But with the exception of Wells Fargo, bank shares fell or...
Microsoft buys Nuance to strengthen AI position
Microsoft (MSFT) will buy speech-recognition pioneer Nuance Communications (NUAN) for $19.6 billion in cash. The move will speed Microsoft’s ambitions in the healthcare digital record keeping market. Microsofts goal is to use voice recognition technology to...
Nvidia jumps 5.62% today on upgrade to revenue forecast and news of its first microprocessor for servers
Nvidia (NVDA) announced its first microprocessor for the server market today, April 12. Right now Intel (INTC) owns around 90% of the market for server processors, where its chip works in tandem with a graphics chip from Nvidia to handle highly complex computing jobs...
Thinking of buying VW on its push into electric cars? But which class of VW shares? Here’s the one I’m buying tomorrow for my 50 Stocks Portfolio
You could buy VWAGY, trading today, April 5, at $37.00, up 4.27% or you could buy VWAPY at $29.27, up 2.92%. (A search for VW ticker will discover another 21 symbols on various European exchanges but for U.S investors these two ADRs are the major choices. Both are...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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