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News Corp. Reports Q1 Adjusted EPS 17c, Consensus 4c
NewsCorp (NWSA, NWS) reports Q1 revenue $2.52B, consensus $2.54B. Commenting on the results, Chief Executive Robert Thomson said: “In the first quarter, our growth in revenue and earnings reaffirmed our strategy to focus on digital development, and to put particular emphasis on subscriptions as the advertising market continues to evolve. Reported revenues grew 23% to […]
Weekly Heating Oil Prices – Wednesday, Nov. 7
We’ve used data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA), which publishes price data weekly on home heating oil in 38 states by dollar-per-gallon before taxes. Unlike natural gas and electricity, home heating oil is provided by independent retailers. The latest price of home heating oil nationwide is $3.35, down two cents from last week and up 6 […]
Will This Rally Hold?
Stocks explode higher now that the election uncertainty is over. What’s next? Watch this video newsletter update to find out about the tremendous opportunities setting up right now throughout the market. Video Length: 00:13:57
Demographic Trends For The 50-And-Older Workforce – Wednesday, Nov. 7
Note: This commentary has been updated with the latest numbers from Friday’s Employment Report. Our earlier update on demographic trends in employment included a chart illustrating the growth (or shrinkage) in six age cohorts since the turn of the century. In this commentary, we’ll zoom in on the age 50 and older Labor Force Participation Rate (LFPR). But […]
U.S. Workforce Recovery – Wednesday, Nov. 7
We’ve updated our monthly workforce analysis to include Friday’s Employment Report for October. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7%, and the number of new nonfarm jobs (a relatively volatile number subject to extensive revisions) came in at 250K. The Unemployment Rate The closely watched headline unemployment rate is a calculation of the percentage of the Civilian Labor […]
NZD/USD Correction To Face Dovish RBNZ Forward-Guidance
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) interest rate decision may curb the recent advance in NZD/USD as the central bank is widely expected to keep the official cash rate (OCR) at the record-low of 1.75% in November. It seems as though the RBNZ will stick to the current script at its last meeting for 2018 as […]
