Alphabet recently told investors that demand for advertising was beginning to slow, and in the wake of the announcement, the company lost $70 billion and the Nasdaq 100 dropped 2.3%.…
Tag: Earnings
Generating Alpha From Hidden Earnings Data
A new research paper co-authored by professors at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Harvard Business School purports that even the most expert analysts overlook a number of off-the-income-statement…
Sonders: Earnings Season Starts off Strong
Although it is still early in the first quarter earnings reporting season, “so far so very good,” according to a recent article by Charles Schwab Senior Vice President and Chief Investment…
Most Stocks Lifted by Earnings Tides
Investors’ willingness to overlook earnings misses– and bid up shares of businesses that exceed earning expectations—is lifting the overall market. This according to a recent article in The Wall Street…
Investors Punishing Earnings Misses the Most Since 2016
An article in Bloomberg reports that investors are penalizing earnings misses more than surprises by the widest margin in almost 2 years. Data gathered by Bank of America Corp. showed…
Earnings Are Booming But Stocks Are Not
A recent article in The New York Times says, “Investors are not rewarding American corporations for the best profits they’ve reported in years,” noting that 87 percent of companies reported…
Stocks Aren't Reflecting Improving Earnings
An article in Bloomberg addresses the question as to why “impressive corporate earnings results nor the synchronized pickup in global growth nor record levels of stock buybacks by companies has…
Stock Swings and Earnings
A recent article by Bloomberg columnist Nir Kaissar discusses the market’s increased volatility within the context of earnings. “More than a century of data,” he writes, “show that declines in…
Buffett Says Tax Cut is Bullish for Stocks
The new tax legislation, which lowered the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent, is “significantly altering how investors value equities and the market,” according to a recent…
High-Yield Bond Prices' May Forecast Equity Price Movements
Stock market participants “seeking an informational edge should keep their eyes on junk-bond prices on the heels of earnings reports,” according to a recent Bloomberg article. In a paper from…
