Earnings Season Update - Capitalism Rears Its Bruised, Pretty Head (GS, JPM, INTC, UFPI)
I have to say that I’m pleasantly surprised by many of the results we’re seeing in week 2 of this vital earnings season. So far 67% of the 43 companies in the S&P 500 that have reported have beaten estimates.
As I have been spending some time collating earnings results to get a feel for the [...]
The Week Ahead, July 13th Edition; Thoughts, Rants, & Expectations (GS)
While earnings season is officially underway, investors have been bypassing the earnings appetizers and awaiting the main course, which begins serving this week.
Alcoa is the standard torch-bearer, but it’s not a bellwether for much more than aluminum prices these days. (you can read my earlier notes on Alcoa at the end of this post on [...]
Micron Technology - Earnings Report and Investing Thesis (MU)
This post is a follow up on my earlier promise to provide a thesis for adding a small Micron position to the Secular Trends Portfolio. With Fiscal Q3 earnings out today as well, I’ll also prep for that and give a modest report after hearing the conference call.
Many readers have been wondering, quite bluntly, “Why [...]
NVIDIA Standing Tall in Semiconductor Purgatory (NVDA)
There’s been no shortage of news and activity surrounding NVDA lately. On one hand, the graphics chipmaker has been getting some love in the form of CNBC plugs and the occasional “hey check these guys out” mention. The increased name-dropping is warranted considering that shares have staged a rather sustained (by today’s terms) and impressive [...]
Stock Market Does a Mid-Day 180 For No Good Reason (and Why That’s Great)
And that’s precisely the “symptom” of recovery that we need to see from this market. We’ve spent so much time pricing in all the fear, tail risk, and earnings declines. We have battened down the hatches, as major indexes were down over 40% YTD entering the day. We’ve looked at the fundamentals, thought they were [...]
Intel Reduces Sales Guidance, Market Tanks - Who is Still Surprised? (INTC)
Can you smell the fear out there? The past two days of market action have been tremendously weak, with major indexes at or below the previous lows from October. Trading volumes were notably weak today, as buyers simply refuse to step up to the table. We most certainly are living in an uncertain world, trying [...]
NVIDIA Beats Expectations, Cautiously Optimistic for 2009
Graphics chip producer NVIDIA reported earnings after the bell Thursday, and the company exceeded reduced estimates thanks to a recent design win from Apple (AAPL) and cost-cutting efforts. NVDA shares responded well in the after-hours session (up 7%) after giving up 10% in the regular trading session. Because the quarter included most of October (through [...]
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