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3 Highlights Of Berkshire’s Form 10-Q For The Second Quarter Of 2024

3 Highlights Of Berkshire’s Form 10-Q For The Second Quarter Of 2024

Image Source: PexelsBerkshire Hathaway recently released its Form 10-Q report for the second quarter. Here are some brief highlights from the release. Berkshire sold about half of its stake in Apple (AAPL) during Q2 and increased its cash by $88 billion from $189 billion to $277 billion. Since Buffett focuses on cash levels excluding cash at […]
Masters In Trading – Saturday, Aug. 3

Masters In Trading – Saturday, Aug. 3

Image Source: PexelsIn this video, I review some recent trades from the past week. I also discuss how to navigate the market when risks are elevated.00:16:22More By This Author:Masters In Trading – Saturday, July 27My Portfolio Option Trades This WeekMasters In Trading – Sunday, June 30
Forex And Cryptocurrency Forecast For Aug. 5-9

Forex And Cryptocurrency Forecast For Aug. 5-9

Image Source: Pixabay EUR/USD: What the ECB and Fed Will Do There was a significant amount of news last week, so we will highlight and analyze only the most important ones.Germany set the tone for European statistics, with consumer inflation rising instead of falling. According to the initial estimate, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased year-over-year […]
Navigating Earnings Season: From Pricing With Margin

Navigating Earnings Season: From Pricing With Margin

Image Source: Pexels Key Takeaways Earnings are coming in. Pricing is holding up, and volumes are making a comeback. This combination is driving improved margins: price and margin. The partnership of price and margin has been producing better earnings, and that dynamic is sticky and powerful. In this series, I dive into the world of earnings reports from major companies, spanning […]
Buy & Hold Forever: Genuine Parts Co.

Buy & Hold Forever: Genuine Parts Co.

Image source: PixabayIn a series of articles, Bob Ciura counts down his current five top “Buy & Hold Forever” dividend stocks. The editor of Sure Dividend begins with his review of Genuine Parts Co. (GPC).We believe income investors should focus on quality dividend stocks. Dividend growth stocks have shown the ability to generate superior returns over the long-run. For this reason, we […]
Week In Review: ImmuneOnco Out-Licenses Two Antibodies In $2 Billion Deal

Week In Review: ImmuneOnco Out-Licenses Two Antibodies In $2 Billion Deal

TM Editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence.Image Source: Pixabay Deals and Financings Shanghai ImmuneOnco Biopharma out-licensed global rites (ex-China) for two of its antibodies to Instil Bio (TIL) of Dallas, Texas (see story). ImmuneOnco will receive an upfront and near-term payments of […]
Wall Street’s Top 10 Stock Calls This Week – Saturday, Aug. 3

Wall Street’s Top 10 Stock Calls This Week – Saturday, Aug. 3

Image Source: PixabayWhat has Wall Street been buzzing about this week? Here are the top 5 buy calls and the top 5 sell calls made by Wall Street’s best analysts during the trading week of July 29 through Aug. 2. First, here are the top 5 buy calls of the week. 1. Alphabet Upgraded to Buy from […]
Cloud Stocks: Microsoft Trying Hard To Keep Up With AI Demand

Cloud Stocks: Microsoft Trying Hard To Keep Up With AI Demand

Photo Credit: Tawanda Razika from PixabayThis week, Microsoft (MSFT) announced its fourth quarter results that surpassed market expectations. However, its Azure growth missed analyst estimates, the first time in two years, primarily due to supply constraints in meeting the Azure AI demand. Microsoft’s Financials Microsoft’s fourth quarter revenues grew 15% to $64.7 billion, beating analyst estimates of $64.39 […]
August 2024 Monthly

August 2024 Monthly

Image Source: UnsplashWe suspect the long-anticipated turn of the US dollar is at hand. The mix of tight monetary policy and loose fiscal policy is coming to an end. The moderation of price pressures for the past three months has boosted the confidence of Federal Reserve officials that inflation is headed back toward its 2% target.At the […]
I Bet You’ve Never Thought Of McDonald’s Like This Before

I Bet You’ve Never Thought Of McDonald’s Like This Before

Image Source: PixabayI don’t know if you noticed, but McDonald’s reported poor Q2 2024 results recently. I’m talking about really poor results across the board: Revenue was $6.49 billion instead of the expected $6.63 billion. Adjusted earnings per share were $2.97 instead of $3.07. Same-store sales retracted 0.7% versus the 1.04% predicted growth. Global same-store sales […]