The futures are trading lower Thursday after the first look at second-quarter gross domestic product came in at -0.9%, spoiling the massive risk-on party that was held yesterday. All of the major indices closed…
Meta Platforms, the oddly named parent of Facebook, posted its worst earnings in memory. Its shares now trade at $162, down from a 52-week high of $384.33. Its current market cap is $450 billion,…
Some research about the consumer satisfaction of people who consume news online does not distinguish between whether news sites are liberal or conservative. The new “ACSI E-Business Study 2021-2022” was just released and is…
Electronics retailer Best Buy has already been on the ropes because of recent earnings disappointments and deep concerns about future quarters. It turns out that concerns were well founded. Best Buy announced it would…
Ford Motor Company posted much better-than-expected numbers for its most recent quarter. And, it explained why its future is bright. Investors cheered the results. Based on comments about expenses, many of Ford’s employees did…
For years analysts and portfolio managers have anticipated the return of value stocks as the market has moved higher, and for years they have continued to underperform growth stocks. However, that appears to be…
The futures are trading higher after a very weak trading session yesterday where all of the major indices and the transports closed lower. Some big blue-chip earnings warnings combined with the worst consumer confidence…
Each year, the American Customer Satisfaction Index looks at consumer reactions to hundreds of brands across dozens of industries that range from food to cars to clothing. Its most recent study is called the…
The Wall Street Journal reports that both The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Ford have started to investigate whether its new and highly popular Bronco has an engine failure problem at high speed.…
Needless to say, 2022 has been a bad year for stock investors, and with a likely big interest rate hike coming this week, inflation still soaring at 40-year highs and a risk-sapping malaise hanging…
Unlike many large-cap stocks, McDonald’s shares have not sold off in the market slide. As a matter of fact, they have done much better than any of the three major indexes. McDonald’s continues to…