The earnings apocalypse has not yet materialized
Bob PisaniCNBCOctober 17,2022 The first crop of earnings reports was a disappointment, but most of the early bank reports on Friday were decent, and Bank of America also reported earnings above expectations Monday morning. Thirty- five companies have reported third-quarter earnings so far. Of that group, 68.5% have beaten estimates, lower than the prior four-quarter […]
The Fed’s Next Crisis Is Brewing in US Treasuries
Robert BurgessBloombergOctober 14,2022 (Bloomberg Opinion) –Markets have been whipsawed in recent weeks, first by talk that a cooling labor market would allow the Federal Reserve to “pivot” away from its aggressive interest-rate hiking campaign, and then by comments from central bankers that any such move would be premature — as Thursday’s hot consumer price index […]
US Immigration Rebounds But Remains Far From Plugging Labor Gaps
Jonelle Marte and Augusta SaraivaBloombergOctober 5,2022 Pandemic, visa-processing slowdown spurred new-worker dropoff – Lack of labor triggered wage increases, adding to inflation(Bloomberg) –Immigration to the US is rebounding after a sharp two-year slowdown, but the pickup is unlikely to plug the pandemic-induced gap in new arrivals amid persistent employee shortages in industries reliant on foreigners.Nearly […]
Looking for a Low: Capitulation Update Read Research Report: Stock-Market Checklist Shows Patient Is Flagging
Gina MartinBloombergOctober 17,2022 S&P 500 Capitulation Signals Have Emerged, Hinting at BottomContributing Analysts Gillian Wolff (Strategy)(Bloomberg Intelligence) — A short-term sentiment washout occurred with the recent rout in stocks, as breadth and momentum signals are joined by correlation and options positioning to build a body of evidence that a longer-term low may be in the […]
Oracle’s Stock Looks Cheap Again. ‘We’ve Got a Plan,’ CEO Says.
Eric J Savitz Barron’s October 14,2022 Safra Catz is feeling feisty, and for good reason. Over the past few years, the Oracle CEO has engineered an impressive turnaround at the enterprise software giant, which has bet the future of the company on cloud computing. As we outlined in a Barron’s cover story in February 2021, Oracle (ticker: ORCL) […]
After two years of shipping snarls, things are starting to turn around
Su-Lin Tan CNBC October 16,2022 After two years of port congestions and container shortages, disruptions are now easing as Chinese exports slow in light of waning demand from Western economies and softer global economic conditions, logistics data shows. “The retailers and the bigger buyers or shippers are more cautious about the outlook on demand and […]
Meta and Qualcomm strike deal to make custom virtual reality chips for metaverse applications
Arjun Kharpal CNBC October 16,2022 Meta and Qualcomm are teaming up to develop custom chipsets for virtual reality products. The two U.S. technology giants have signed a multi-year agreement “to collaborate on a new era of spatial computing,” powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon extended reality (XR) platforms. Since its rebrand in 2021, the Facebook parent has […]
Customers shop at the Apple Fifth Avenue store for the release of the Apple iPhone 14 in New York City
Andrew Kelly Reuters September 16, 2022 Apple would fare better than other technology companies in the event of a economic downswing, according to Morgan Stanley.Analyst Erik Woodring said the broader market will feel the impacts of a weakening economy and companies’ earnings per share will see double-digit slides for the rest of the year as […]
The Time to Buy the Dip Is Fast Approaching — for One Country
Edward Harrison Bloomberg October 16, 2022 (Bloomberg)– Investors are looking beyond a looming global recession and they see one country – and its financial markets – emerging strongest on the other side. US stocks and bonds will lead the way out of the current wave of market turmoil, according to respondents in the latest MLIV Pulse survey. Meanwhile they reckon it’s […]
Signs emerge that the big drivers behind this hot inflation reading are starting to cool
Ron Insana CNBC October 14, 2022 Whether the financial markets have correctly priced in “peak inflation” and a potential Federal Reserve pivot is a topic for another day. But there is ample evidence that the inputs that drove inflation higher, especially in the goods sector, are heading back to Earth. A disinflation checklist may be […]