By Klavs Valters @klavsvalters It has been an eventful week over in the United States this week. Some of the major companies, including Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, and Tesla announced their latest earnings. The Federal Reserve kept their interest rates unchanged at 0.25%. We also saw the US GDP expand by 4% in Q4 of 2020. However, these were not...
Read MoreFTSE100 – Point & Figure The FTSE 100 looked to ride the tailwinds of positive sentiment sweeping through US markets today but instead failed to maintain a reasonable start, ending the session down and 7 points in the red. However, the longer-term picture looks brighter for the Index as we study the latest point & figure chart shown ...
Read MoreBy Klavs Valters @klavsvalters 2020 was a good year for electric car space. We have seen shares of most electric car makers surge considerably and take steps to take the industry to the next level, most notably Tesla and NIO. Top 5 automakers by market cap* Tesla at $790.53 billion Toyota at $209.83 billion NIO at $97.21 billion BYD at...
Read MorePfizer (PFE)- Daily PFIZER - Before Christmas, the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer drew much speculation in the market once it became the first company to develop an approved Covid-19 vaccination. We see this reflected in the bullish activity leading up to December. Now that additional vaccines are available elsewhere, it seems to have had a detrime...
Read MoreBy Klavs Valters @klavsvalters Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate. Uber, Facebook, and Alibaba have all gone public, bu...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The Australian economy experienced its first recession in almost three decades having contracted for two consecutive quarters. Back in June, the economy slumped by 7% and encountered the worst fall on record. As other global economies, Australia was heavily impacted by an unprecedented raging pandemic. The fall i...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets An election-driven month With just a few days to month's end, the dynamics driving markets have changed compared to a few weeks ago. Risk sentiment was sliding under the influence of politics, mostly by the uncertainty around the US Presidential Election. More recently investors have breathed a sigh of relief on ...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The Australian share market erased 2020 losses today following a strong performance on Wall Street on Tuesday which caused the blue-chip gauge to top 30,000 for the first time. Amid a series of recent positive vaccine updates, the US share market was buoyed by hopes that there is a less chance of a contested elec...
Read MoreASX200 - Point & Figure ASX200 - Talk of a potentially aggressive stimulus package has helped boost the ASX200 as it looks to extend its recovery from the March lows. Using the point and figure method, we'll be looking to highlight potential pockets of supply and demand levels to monitor during the upcoming sessions. What initially ...
Read MoreAMZN - Daily Amazon.com (AMZN) - As a retail conglomerate, it doesn't get much bigger than Amazon listed on the US Nasdaq exchange. Despite all the pandemic problems, AMZN found itself uniquely positioned to be one of the few companies able to maintain the status quo and even thrive amongst an already weakened retail sector. At the be...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The Grand Reopening Given the unprecedented nature of the Great Lockdown, the gradual reopening of economies are now being viewed as an experiment. World leaders are faced with tough decisions trying to manage unparalleled health and economic crisis and the differences of opinions over how, when and which busine...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarket The Australian share market struggled to edge higher despite overnight gains on Wall Street. The S&P/ASX200 dropped on the open after a two-day advance as all three US equity benchmarks had pared gains in the final hours of trading dragged by dovish Fed comments. In the afternoon, the index was down 37 point...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarket Tyson Foods & Skyworks Earnings Reports Tyson Foods and Skyworks are among the two major earnings results released on Monday. The meat processor reported its quarterly results before the open while Skyworks Solutions issued its reports after market close. Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) Tyson Foods is one of t...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets During the week, several leading companies within the Media, Entertainment and Food industry are expected to release their quarterly earnings together with their guidance on navigating a pandemic-induced business environment. Monday Tyson Foods Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is one of the largest processors and m...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarket Apple Inc. and Amazon.com, Inc The last two of the five most prominent technology companies, Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), which form part of the FAANG group, have reported interesting quarterly earnings and highlighted their actions during this unprecedented uncertainty. Apple Inc. The company missed on ...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Global Lockdown In an abrupt and unprecedented manner, the world witnessed a mass halt to global activities due to the pandemic. Governments and central banks rushed in to intervene and support the global economy with unconventional measures to cushion the impact of the coronavirus on their economies and ease ma...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets A Summary of Major US Earnings Reports This Week It will be one of the busiest weeks of the earnings season with some of the most valuable companies reporting their quarterly earnings. The remaining of the FAANG group will also release their corporate results with guidance across the week. Amid major companies wi...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets A Summary of Major US Earnings Reports IBM, Netflix Inc, Snap AT&T, and Intel Corp were among the major large-cap corporations reporting earnings.Even though the pandemic is expected to portrait a dire outlook, earnings results are much awaited to gauge if large companies can muddle through the crisis and how...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The first quarter of 2020 was marred by unpredicted events that rattled the financial markets: Tensions between US and Iran; The extreme weather conditions across the globe as a result of climate change; The novel coronavirus; and An oil price war between Saudi Arabia, the oil kingdom, and Russia. A T...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets It might be difficult to stay optimistic in such plunging markets. Global equities are in a bear market and investors are moving away from riskier assets. Amid the mayhem, there may still be some buying opportunities if investors are selective about certain stocks. We are facing a global pandemic that is slowly...
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