Accenture (ACN) delivered fiscal Q3 results Thursday morning right before the market opened, and despite a miss on the top and bottom lines, the company’s forecast for the road ahead was enough to send shares nearly 7% higher. Revenue for the third quarter was disappointing at just $16.47 billion, narrowly below the $16.53 billion [...]
Just last month Dell Technologies (DELL) reported first-quarter earnings that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, taking the stock down from its all-time high of $179/share. It fell more than 30% in just a few days, eroding market cap and scaring investors out of their positions. The issue was that despite AI growth fueling [...]
U.S. Retail sales figures were released this week and revealed yet another sign that consumer sentiment is cooling. While sales did grow, up 0.1% month-over-month in May 2024, it was still below forecasts of 0.2%. Importantly, the figure also follows April’s figures, which showed a decline in sales. Taken together, this would indicate that [...]
Shares of La-Z-Boy (LZB) are up nearly 18% so far Tuesday morning on the heels of its fiscal fourth-quarter results and preliminary first-quarter guidance. The furniture company’s results for the quarter ending April 27th surpassed analyst expectations on both the top and bottom lines. Adjusted earnings came in at $0.95 per share ahead of [...]
Autodesk (ADSK) investors have been anxiously awaiting an update since April 1 of this year after the company became aware of potential discrepancies in its free cash flow and non-GAAP operating margin practices. This led to the delay of its 10-K for fiscal year 2023 pending a full investigation into the issue, resulting in [...]
Written by: Angela Akers Dr. DiLiddo introduced us to the Investment Matrix decades ago in his classic little green book, “Stocks, Strategies & Common Sense.” “Without knowing it, each of us has an investment style which is distinctly our own.” – Dr. Bart DiLiddo The four basic investment styles are categorized by using [...]
Shares of Adobe (ADBE) got a 15% boost yesterday after the company reported Q2 earnings that surpassed expectations on both the top and bottom lines, fueled by AI growth. The stock is up another 15% in pre-market trading Friday morning. Revenue of $5.31 billion was narrowly above the Wall Street estimate of $5.29 billion. [...]
While all eyes are on stocks like NVDA, META, GOOG, and other companies staking their claims in the AI race, not enough emphasis has been placed on Broadcom (AVGO). The semiconductor and infrastructure manufacturer is well positioned to profit from this emerging technology. In fact, the company delivered second-quarter results yesterday and reported $3.1 [...]
Yesterday, Apple (AAPL) gained more than 5% to take shares to as high as $207, crossing the $200 threshold for the first time ever. They’ve picked up where they left off today, up another 5% for more than 11% on the week. The stock is currently sitting at $217/share. All this comes after the [...]
When it comes to investing, one of the most crucial metrics you need to understand is the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. With the upcoming CPI release this week, it's important to grasp what this data is, how it impacts the market, and why it matters to your investment strategy. Let's explore CPI in [...]
