The merger and acquisition market in the media space is red hot at the moment, and recent reports suggest that it could soon get even hotter. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is reportedly considering an effort to outbid Walt Disney Co. (DIS) for the movie studio and cable TV assets of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA), a move that…
Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA, UAA) investors are looking for any signs of life from the company when it reports fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 13. The company’s third-quarter earnings report was a disaster, and analysts doubt that recent positive trends in footwear sales will be enough to turn the tide.
Soda giant PepsiCo, Inc. (Nasdaq: PEP) is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 13. Pepsi and Coca-Cola Co. (KO) both had a rough go of it in 2017 in a difficult and highly competitive U.S. beverage market, a trend which is unlikely to change in 2018.
The big earnings beat from Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) on Thursday sent the stock soaring more than 6.5 percent. But perhaps more importantly than the short-term gain, Nvidia once again proved to skeptics that long-term investors can rely on the company’s secular growth trends even during one of the shakiest weeks the market has had in years.
Even after Broadcom Ltd. (Nasdaq: AVGO) raised its buyout bid for Qualcomm, Inc.(QCOM) from $70 per share to $82 per share this week, it looks like the deal’s completion may still be a long shot. On Thursday, the Qualcomm board once again expressed major concerns about the deal and says it sees “no next step” to getting…
Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO) investors are hoping to get some love from Cisco this Valentine’s Day if the company can repeat last quarter’s impressive earnings beat on Feb. 14.
After initially trading higher following its earnings report this week, Tesla Inc (Nasdaq: TSLA) stock began falling again when investors and analysts raised questions about key financial numbers and the reliability of CEO Elon Musk’s predictions.
The 40 percent sell-off in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies to start the year has once again sparked concerns among investors that a bubble in cryptocurrency prices may be bursting. Unfortunately for investors, Goldman Sachs analysts now say they see plenty of evidence that the cryptocurrency market is experiencing a textbook financial market bubble.
CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS) stock jumped more than 2 percent on Thursday morning after the company topped fourth-quarter earnings expectations and announced it would be raising pay for its employees.
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock is down 8.7 percent in the past month after the iPhone X “supercycle” turned out not to be as super as investors had hoped. While there may still be long-term value in Apple stock, Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall says investors shouldn’t be in a hurry to buy.