Good MorningEquity markets continue to tread water beneath significant resistance points as investors weigh the onslaught of earnings reports. While most reports are better than expected, the news is often mixed regarding analysts' expectations, and guidance is more in line with the consensus than not. In the eyes of a market that needs improvements, the news is ok but not enough to spur a sustainable rally.
Next week will be a challenge for the market. Not only does the Q1 reporting season kick into high gear, but the PCE Price Index is due out on Friday. Given the state of inflation and interest rates, this reading may be more important than ever. A hot report, or even one that is only slightly cooler than before, may not be enough to excite investors. With high inflation, the market needs to expect interest rates to remain high and that general demand will continue to decline. Featured: Elon Musk about to bankrupt Amazon, Microsoft & Google? (Ad) 
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Technology | |
IBM’s (NYSE: IBM) share price is struggling to hold gains inspired by the Q1 earnings report, and they may move lower but don’t take this as a signal to sell. The results failed to sustain a rally, but they aren’t bad. The results are mixed; IBM isn’t growing fast, but who ... Read the Full Story |
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Shares of Philip Morris International, Inc. (NYSE: PM) are trying to stage a recovery after falling 5% in pre-market trading on April 20. This came after the company reported mixed results in its first quarter earnings. However, prior to the sell-off, PM stock was beating the S&P 500 index ove... Read the Full Story |
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As good as D.R. Horton’s (NYSE: DHI) Q2 results and outlook are, the home building industry is rushing toward a cliff that points to slowing sales over the long term. Supply/demand imbalances aside, the rise of inflation and interest rates is hurting the market; the quarterly strength is due... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer spending usually follows close behind when the economic cycle swings from expansion to contraction. As discretionary and corporate spending increases, American Express (NYSE: AXP) is able to report a total 16% network growth rate annually in its first quarter earnings results, driven by a... Read the Full Story |
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There was always a chance it was going to happen, but not many on Wall Street were expecting such a beat from Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). The New York-headquartered financial giant reported their Q1 numbers yesterday, which really could have gone anywhere because, as quarters go, it was a rough one... Read the Full Story |
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The United States Capacity Utilization readings have been on a bouncing rally since a drastic slip in the fourth quarter of 2022. Currently, the nation is reading 79.8% capacity utilization, a still-elevated level risking ongoing inflation, which may not satisfy FED targets and could bring on furt... Read the Full Story |
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Healthcare | |
The day after Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) beat on earnings, ISRG stock is off to the races. On a day when the broader market is slumping, shares of Intuitive Surgical are up more than 11% in late-session trading. This puts the stock up 26% for the month. But with a forward price-to-ear... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
The decline of COVID and easing travel restrictions drive a robust recovery for leisure stocks like Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS). That rebound took on a new tone with the company's Q1 report, characterized by words like robust and acceleration. The takeaway is that Las Vegas Sands and competitors l... Read the Full Story |
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Consumer Discretionary | |
In what will have been one of the most anticipated earnings reports of the season, electric vehicle giant Tesla Inc’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) released their latest numbers after yesterday’s session. In terms of the resulting fanfare, surprise and commentary, it didn’t disappoint.
Compar... Read the Full Story |
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