As 2015 comes to a close, we take a look back at the biggest earnings surprises of the year. Amazon (AMZN) Consumer Discretionary – Internet & Catalog Retail | Reports FQ4 2015 results January 28 It’s no secret that over the past couple of years Amazon has had a spending problem related to poor investments,…
It doesn’t work as the math is surprisingly simple. That is why “sweeping” changes and reform have to be considered at each point of escalation. Taking account of what has occurred only damages further the credibility and faith that is supposed to be the keystone for everything that happens. Instead, the only way to solve…
Capitalism in inherently deflationary. It’s primary goal is to produce more, better products at lower prices. THAT is deflationary. It is government spending which seeks none of the above that is inflationary. As spending wanes, inflation should remain low. “Davidson” submits: US GDP data was updated this morning. Everyday reveals new data with which to…
A paper recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research found that a large percentage of the increase in college tuition can be explained by increases in the amount of available financial aid. Peter Schiff was saying this as far back as 2012. That summer, Peter appeared on CNBC and debated an economist with…
Earnings and cashflow volatility put payouts at risk. The market’s now digested the news of the Fed rate hike. Perhaps not so well. There’s still a lot of hiccups and burps heard in trading rooms. One thing’s certain, though: a quarter-point boost in the Fed Fund target rate ain’t making anybody rich. Not if they’re…
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) bear Heather Bellini of Goldman Sachs has finally done a mea culpa and upgraded Microsoft stock to Neutral after staying on the sidelines and keeping the stock at Sell even as Microsoft stock went on a three-year rally. Miss Bellini has remained an adamant Microsoft bear even as the stock more than doubled over the past…
Written by Doug Short and Steven Hansen The third estimate of second quarter 2014 Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was revised marginally downward to 2.0 %. This “decline” was mainly due to private inventories decreasing more than previously estimated. The market expected: Seasonally Adjusted Quarter-over-Quarter Change at annual rate Consensus Range Consensus Advance Actual 2nd Estimate Actual 3rd…
ConAgra Foods, Inc. (CAG – Analyst Report) has carved a name for itself in the processed & packaging food industry with superior processed food items for household and commercial clients. The product portfolio of this Omaha, NE-headquartered firm includes leading consumer brands that are found in 99% of America’s households. However, this largest packaged food business of…
Martin Shkreli, the former hedge-fund manager turned pharmaceutical CEO who was arrested last week, has been described as a sociopath and worse. In reality, he’s a brasher and larger version of what others in finance and corporate suites do all the time. Federal prosecutors are charging him with conning wealthy investors. Lying to investors is…
In their third (and “final”) estimate of the US GDP for the third quarter of 2015, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported that the economy was growing at a +1.99% annualized rate, down -0.08% from their previous estimate — and down nearly 2% (-1.93%) from the second quarter. Almost all of the revisions in this report…
