The third-quarter earnings season kicks off in the coming week, and it is likely to expose how much the trade war has cost companies’ bottom lines. First out of the gate are major banks and financial companies, with J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Wells Fargo, BlackRock and Goldman Sachs reporting Tuesday. But by the end of the
Month: October 2019
These days, I have hardly any brick-and-mortar retailers in my portfolio. The big money comes when you invest early, and those days are long gone for the “big box” stores. Sales are moving online, around the world, at an exponential pace. Five years ago, e-commerce was a $1.3 trillion market; by next year, it’ll be
Absent broader context, consumer technology giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) appears like a no-lose proposition. Despite some bearish calls that the Apple stock price is stretched – including my own two cents – shares have continued to defy gravity and the critics. On a year-to-date basis, AAPL is up over 50%. Source: Shutterstock Again, by any other
Investors soaked up even more gains on Friday, adding to the rally from Thursday. Investors are hopped up on optimism in the stock market today, as the U.S. and China look to reach a partial trade agreement. According to Bloomberg, the deal has been reached, although there was also meeting between President Donald Trump and
To put it bluntly, uncertainty. Uncertainty in 2 areas: strength of the US (and world) economy, and the US-China trade war. This week the trade war is in focus so let’s look at that. Investors are uncertain about the outcome of the US-China trade war, and they would love to position their portfolios to best
US President Donald Trump shows a letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping as he announces and initial deal with China while meeting the special Envoy and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China Liu He Special Envoy and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China Liu He at the Oval Office of the
President Donald Trump speaks after announcing and initial deal with China while meeting the special Envoy and Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China Liu He at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on October 11, 2019. Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images After a partial trade deal, what’s
A video sign displays the logo for Roku Inc, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, in Times Square after the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York, U.S., September 28, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: United Technologies, Raytheon — Shares of United Technologies rose 1.7%, while
The trade war between the U.S. and China has dragged on for more than a year and has claimed plenty of victims as traders succeed — and often fail — in trying to time the markets. Indeed, some investors in Alibaba (NYSE:BABA) stock have lost capital by selling their shares whenever the tariff-war tension ramps
For the most part, I envy JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon. In my cynical view, he’s the real “leader” of the free world. Yet it’s times like these where I’m glad I’m just the average Joe. With a critical third quarter of 2019 earnings report coming up early next week, all eyes are on
Once again, the big news for the Dow Jones today was all about the U.S.-China trade get together. The result was excellent news for stocks as the major domestic equity benchmarks surged to end the week on news that the world’s two largest economies reached a partial trade accord. Source: Venturelli Luca / Shutterstock.com As
Yesterday Hexo Corp.’s (HEXO) stock plummeted 24% — bringing much of the cannabis sector down with it — in the company’s worst-ever, single-day percentage loss. Hexo shares tumbled as the market reacted to a peak inside the companies less-than-stellar fiscal Q4 projections. Early yesterday morning, the Quebec-based cannabis producer issued preliminary guidance for its fiscal
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Kevin Matras goes over a unique way to show why buying more time on options is usually the better value.
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and US President Donald Trump attend their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 29, 2019. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump has the upper hand in the China trade war because tariffs are hurting the Chinese economy way more
Stocks have had some violent swings in both directions this year, but they keep coming back to the same place —and that may be setting up for longer term gains. At roughly 2,935-2,940, the S&P 500 is revisiting a chart point it’s been at a number of times this year, and also going back to
As best I can, I’m going to try and sum up the bull thesis on global media giant Disney (NYSE:DIS) stock in one paragraph. Source: ilikeyellow / Shutterstock.com In one month, Disney will launch its highly anticipated Disney+ streaming service. This will be a watershed moment for Disney stock. Disney will go from antiquated media
Shares of tobacco giant Altria (NYSE:MO) have taken a pounding in 2019 amid escalating headwinds in the e-cigarette market. Year-to-date, Altria stock is down 12%. Source: Kristi Blokhin / Shutterstock.com Recent weakness simply adds to what has been a secular decline in Altria stock, which dates back to mid-2017. The driver of this secular decline?
U.S. stock futures are traveling northbound this morning. Heading into the open, futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average are popping just under 0.97%, and S&P 500 futures are higher by 0.95%. Nasdaq-100 futures have added 1.05%. Source: Shutterstock In the options pits, call trading led the way Thursday while overall volume settled near average
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