Baidu Beats Q1 Earnings And Revenue Estimates
Baidu, Inc. (BIDU – Free Report) released its financial results for the first quarter of 2017, posting earnings of $0.66 earnings per share and revenues of $2.3 billion. Currently, Baidu is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) and is up 0.64% to $187.86 per share in trading shortly after its earnings report was released. Beat earnings estimates. The […]
The “Japanisation” Of European Banks: A Lethal Danger
The “Japanisation” of banks is the new illness of contemporary finance. Stemming from Japan, it is expanding progressively, especially in Europe. How does this disorder translate? Well, banks are drifting away from their core business – lending to companies – because companies have lower credit needs in a no-growth environment and, furthermore, companies tend, more […]
Gold Prices May Rise As Soft US GDP Cools Fed Rate Hike Bets
Gold prices are adrift in familiar territory, mirroring consolidation in the US Dollar and the priced-in 2017 rate hike path implied in Fed Funds futures. The spotlight now turns to first-quarter US GDP figures. Consensus forecasts point to an annualized gain of 1 percent, a steep slowdown from the 2.1 percent recorded in the three months through December 2016. A […]
Don’t Worry: “It’s Only 1997” Besides “It’s Different This Time”
Two articles in the last two days, one on Bloomberg, the other on the Wall Street Journal, provided key reasons we should not worry about stock market bubbles. It’s only 1997 (P/E valuations have not exceeded the dot-com bubble in 2000 yet) It’s different this time (always a classic argument) It’s Only 1997 Bloomberg explains In Dot-Com Bubble […]
Directing Traffic Flow During Earnings Season
I have a fascination with traffic cops. They keep track of which cars to hold up and which ones to let move forward. They watch pedestrians crossing the street. They blow whistles. They often entertain, moving their arms and legs like dancers. Anything that distracts them from doing their job can result in all-around havoc. […]
After-Hours Earnings – Changing Of The Guard
The markets today were patiently waiting for the big earnings announcements after the close. GOOGL and AMZN have both moved higher right to their expected moves that we have been watching. In tonight’s video let’s look at what to expect over the next few weeks… Video Length – 00:07:21
E Global Earnings Update
Latin Report *Cemex reported a nifty rise in Q1 profits thanks to lower financial costs. CX net came in at $336 mn, nearly 10x prior year level of $35 mn! Sales were up 1% to $3.1 bn but up 6% in constant currency. Cement sales were flat but aggregates, a much larger business and ready-mix […]
Are Airlines The New Railroads?
There is a joke that has circulated for some time that goes something like this: How do you become a millionaire? Be a billionaire and start an airline. For decades, the airline industry was incapable of producing strong profitability. In the few periods when they did earn positive amounts of net income, a looming recession […]
Semiconductors Tick Along
It was another quiet day for indices but the Semiconductor index was able to add over 1% on the day. This also helped post gains to the Nasdaq 100, although there was a relative gain for the Semiconductor Index against the latter index. The Nasdaq 100 registered an accumulation day despite its underperformance against Small […]
