Microsoft’s growth disappoints Wall Street in yesterday’s earnings report
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) were down 4.35% as of the close today in spite of the company’s strong beat of Wall Street projections for the company’s fiscal fourth quarter that ended on June 30. The company reported earnings of $1.46 a share, versus Wall...
Today it’s Amazon’s market
This morning shares of Amazon (AMZN) burst higher out of the box, gaining 5.98% as of noon New York time. The catalyst, it appears, was a new target price from Goldman Sachs of $3800 a share, up from the previous target of $3000. The shares had closed at $2961.97 on...
Inflection point for stocks approaches
Today what I’m calling “re-opening dependent” stock fell again. At least in the early going. Toward the end of session–like yesterday–these stocks and stocks in general rallied. Which in and of itself tells us something important about...
Stock patterns today show deep uncertainty about market direction in today’s buying and selling
It wasn’t a day for big moves in U.S. stocks. The Standard & Poor’s 500 closed ahead 0.06% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished off 0.15%, for example. Nobody wants to get every far ahead of the trend–whichever direction it’s...
Has the market broken it’s upward trend? I’m watching the big tech stocks as indicators
As of 12:30 p.m. New York time today, U.S. stocks had continued their downward move of yesterday. The Standard & Poor’s 500 was lower by 2.23% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average had tumbled 2.35%. The NASDAQ Composite was off 2.44% and the Russell 2000...
They shoot momentum stocks don’t they?
The last two days of a plunging stock market on fears that the outbreak of coronavirus will last longer and spread farther than previously imagined have taken a huge chunk out of some momentum stocks. Just today shares of Nvidia (NVDA) fell another 4.11%, Twilio...
Today earnings and coronavirus news battled to a draw in the U.S. stock market; tomorrow?
The Standard & Poor’s 500 finished the day down a scant 0.09%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.04%. The NASDAQ Composite was ahead 006$% and the Russell 2000 small cap index dropped 0.55%. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF ended the day higher...
A summary of the changes to my Dividend Portfolio as a result of my Special Report 3 Ways to Higher Income in a Low Yield Desert
Back at the beginning of November I published a Special Report on my subscription JubakAM.com site that revised the Dividend Portfolio I track on all my sites. The changes in the portfolio were an attempt to respond to a changed environment for yield–what I...
Microsoft’s earnings beat last night sets up Amazon and Apple earnings to come
Last night, October 23, after the market close, Â Microsoft (MSFT) reported earnings and revenue beats for its fiscal first quarter. Revenue climbed 14% year over year, beating Wall Street forecasts by $860 million. Earnings of $1.38 a share exceeded Wall Street...
Warfare in the cloud as Microsoft and Amazon report earnings this week
This week brings an earnings “showdown” between Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) in the cloud space as the two companies report earnings only a day apart (on Wednesday October 23 for Microsoft and Thursday October 24 for Amazon.) Microsoft’s cloud...
The tech ETF is actually Apple and Microsoft and a bunch of little guys
The Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK) may indeed follow the technology sector of the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index. But don’t expect much in the way of diversification from the ETF. The latest figures on Yahoo Finance show that 19.55% of the...
Market rally today expands on last week’s “Microsoft rally”
Technology stocks drove the market higher today in an expansion of last week’s subdued but important “Microsoft rally” on that company’s earnings. With earnings from Facebook (FB), Alphabet (GOOG), and Amazon (AMZN) on tap on Wednesday and...
Raising target price on Microsoft in Jubak Picks Portfolio after earnings
Going into yesterday’s earnings report from Microsoft, I felt torn. On the one hand, the stock had hit an all time record high on the strong guidance for the June quarter back in April. How much higher could the stock go? Would guidance for the September quarter...
Next earnings season test after Netflix? Microsoft
The Netflix (NFLX) drop yesterday (14.27%) and today (5.24%, which actually showed a recovery from the after-hours tumble) on the company’s disappointing guidance for the third quarter says that we’re still on track for a test of the earnings rally. But...
Adding Microsoft to my Jubak Picks portfolio–hoping for a July “miss” like that in April
As I wrote in Part 3 of my Special Report “Investing in a Late Cycle Market,” (available to subscribers to my paid JubakAM.com site), I’m adding Microsoft to my Jubak Picks portfolio. The April third quarter earnings “miss” sets Microsoft...
Did Intel and Amazon finally break the sell on earnings beat pattern today?
Amazon (AMZN), Intel (INTC), and Microsoft (MSFT) all reported earnings after the close today. All three beat earnings estimates–but this market hasn’t been very generous in rewarding earnings surprises (after Netflix (NFLX)) that is. Â The key tests here...
Tech giants crush earnings after close today: AMZN, GOOG, MSFT, INTC
Just the bare facts. And on the bare facts of earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Intel it’s hard to see the market doing anything but climbing tomorrow. Â Alphabet (GOOG) beats by $1.17 a share on earnings. Revenue climbed 23.7% yer over year to...
Market reaction to Microsoft isn’t making me jump up and down ahead of Facebook, Amazon earnings next week
In my Saturday Night Quarterback post last weekend on my subscription site JubakAm.com, I said that I was looking for Microsoft’s (MSFT) earnings, reported after the close yesterday, July 20, for clues on how the U.S. stock market would react to earnings reports...
Will these beats by Microsoft, Intel, Alphabet and Amazon be enough for the market tomorrow?
Today was a big earnings day and four of the bellwether stocks reporting beat Wall Street expectations on earnings for the first quarter. Will those beats be enough for the market tomorrow or will we get a sell on the good news reaction? Here are the results, the...
Looking at the Microsoft earnings beat that wasn’t
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) closed up 5.31% today after the company announced earnings that beat Wall Street projections. It’s always worth taking a look at what “beating Wall Street projections” actually means in any specific case. Lowering...
U.S. stocks pause ahead of earnings
Not terribly surprising that U.S. stocks are meandering in slightly negative territory today after busting out to new all-time highs. (The Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index was off 0.09% at the close in New York.) We’re about to head into the meat of...Update Microsoft (MSFT)
Microsoft (MSFT) reported fiscal second quarter earnings on January 28. The really good news for investors was what wasn’t in the blowout numbers. And what’s happened to the company’s business since then. The second quarter results were good enough on their own....Google's earnings are good news–let me count the ways
Google’s (GOOG) good earnings news is an indicator of something, but just what? On October 15, after the market close,  Google reported earnings of $5.89 a share, 47 cents a share above the consensus estimate of $5.42. Revenue, after traffic acquisition costs,...Update Microsoft (MSFT)
Everybody seems to agree that Windows 7 will boost sales at Microsoft (MSFT). The disagreements are over by how much and when? The software, a favorably reviewed replacement for Microsoft’s widely reviled Vista operating system, goes on sale on October 22. The...Apple and Google go head to head in China's mobile phone market
Ladies and gentlemen. In this corner, wearing the Macintosh red trunks, Apple (AAPL) and its partner China Unicom(CHU) In the other corner, wearing the Chrome trunks, Google (GOOG) and its partner China Mobile (CHL). That’s the lineup that’s about to cross...Same old bear or brand new bull? I'm afraid the answer is "Yes"
Has the stock market rally that has seen the Standard & Poor’s 500 index climb 44% off the March 9, 2009 low ended the bear market that began in October 2007? Or is the bear still fully in charge and the recent rally merely a typical bear market rally? Deciding...Buy Microsoft MSFT: This is as bad as it gets
Nothing like shooting yourself in the foot while the global economy is pushing you toward a cliff. That’s the pretty picture that Microsoft (MSFT) painted when it reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings on July 23. And that’s exactly why I’m buying shares of Microsoft...What to look for today July 24: The traditional Friday selling after a rally
Thank God it’s Friday. After moving up so strongly–aother 4% gain on the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index from Monday to Thursday–the stock market is almost certain to retreat tomorrow. But because it’s a Friday–and the market...Jim’s Daily Email Alerts:
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