The Boeing Company (BA) released its latest quarterly earnings report before opening bell this morning, posting adjusted earnings of $1.62 per share on revenue of $24.5 billion, an 11% year over year increase. Analysts had been expecting earnings of $1.37 per share and $24.31 billion in revenue. Key metrics from Boeing’s earning report Reported earnings were…
Twenty years ago, few investors would have considered emerging market sovereign debt as a viable investment option. Political instability, social unrest, and economic turmoil were status quo for many emerging market countries. With upgraded infrastructure, stronger property rights laws, and increased political and economic stability, emerging market countries have grown tremendously over the last two…
Apple Inc. (AAPL) shares slipped more than -7% in pre-market trading to $122.93 after the technology giant posted third quarter earnings. Although Apple beat estimates in both revenue and earnings per share, the company fell short of expected iPhone sales. Analysts expected Apple to sell more than 49 million units and the company reported selling 47.5…
Soft pricing in raw materials will likely delay a Fed rate hike for the US, opines Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets UK. “Given that weak commodity prices are likely to prompt a ripple-out disinflationary effect, it is hard to see how the Fed would even consider hiking rates against such a weak…
Coca-Cola (KO) and Abbott Laboratories (ABT) released their latest earnings reports before opening bell this morning. Coca-Cola posted adjusted earnings of 63 cents per share and revenue of $12.2 billion, a decline from last year’s $12.6 billion. Analysts had been expecting earnings of 60 cents per share and $12.1 billion in revenue. Abbott Laboratories posted earnings…
57% of Americans see the US economy “getting worse,” according to Gallup’s latest survey, sending ‘hope’ to its lowest since September. Overall economic confidence slipped once again, despite the Greek deal, now at its lowest since October. It appears rising gas prices trump the rising stock prices when it comes to the average “Joe” in America. Americans More Negative…
The value of any investment is the sum of its future cash flows discounted to present value. The key criteria in valuing an investment are: Price-to-cash-flows (is it a good value?) Growth of cash flows (is it growing?) Appropriate discount rate (is it risky?) Total number of future cash flows (will it last?) Value investing…
Apple Inc. (AAPL) announced its fiscal 2015 third quarter earnings report after market close yesterday. While the company beat expectations for revenue and earnings, iPhone sales were softer than expected, leading the stock to fall over 7% in after-hours trading. The Cupertino based company reported quarterly revenue of $49.6 billion and quarterly net profit of $10.7…
When you’re first starting out as a forex trader, it can be tempting to start trading real money right away, however, this may be a recipe for disaster. If you trade real money without understanding how forex trading really works, then the chances are you’re going to make more bad decisions than good ones. Fortunately,…
Ouch. That’s how I felt in 2008 when my portfolio was down 28.6%. The S&P was down 37% that year but I certainly didn’t care about having beaten the market. I’m supposed to be indifferent to how the market is doing and to take a long term focus. After all, that’s what I tell people…
