Thursday, December 26, 2024
Shares of Nike Inc. (NKE) exploded more than 12%, or $14.30 earlier this week. All after crushing earnings expectations. EPS of 95 cents easily beat expectations for 47 cents. Revenue of $10.59 billion was also far better than estimates for $9.15 billion. According to CNBC, “The company has used the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to accelerate […]
Is brick-and-mortar retail dead? I’m not so sure. My research points to a different paradigm for retail sales. I believe you will see more coordination and integration between traditional brick-and-mortar retail outlets and the large online sellers. Instead of competing for market share, the smart retailers from both sides of the digital divide will combine […]
Oracle (ORCL) has been in the news quite a bit lately with its potential partnership with Tik Tok, a popular teen video streaming app. The US wants China’s ByteDance to sell Tik Tok to a US company due to national security concerns. Several companies have been in the bidding, but ORCL seems to have won […]
Chaos has resumed. There’s still no vaccine for the coronavirus. Lawmakers remain deadlocked over another round of stimulus, and now with weeks to go before the U.S. elections the U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away, creating a fiery war of words between both parties over who will fill her seat and when. All […]
The coronavirus pandemic has put a tremendous strain on the healthcare sector. At times, emergency rooms have been overrun. Simultaneously, the healthcare industry has committed many resources to fighting the virus, meaning individuals with other illnesses and afflictions may not be getting the care they need. The healthcare industry accounts for 17% of the U.S. […]
I gave myself a wake-up call. Our recent article “Thinking About Retiring? Better Think It Through!” was a jolt for sure. For decades the mantra was save money and grow your wealth. We banked on the “rule of 72”. When the accumulated interest equals 72, you would double your money. Earn 6%, in 12 years you will […]
One of the more interesting situations in the investing world over the last couple of months concerns the fate of TikTok, the video streaming app that is hugely popular among teens. This is a target market that most companies are dying to have access to. TikTok is owned by a Chinese company called ByteDance, which […]
Masayoshi’s Son’s Softbank (SFTBY) is in the news again…this time with a $40 billion cash-and-stock deal to sell its chip design architecture firm, ArmHoldings, to Nvidia (NVDA). SFTBY will receive $21.5 billion in NVDA shares and $12 billion in cash, only a little more than the $32 billion that it paid for Arm in 2016. […]
Shares of Tesla Inc. (TSLA) are moving higher, as the company nears Battery Day on Sept. 22. Anticipation is high the company will unveil a new battery that could last for up to a million miles before it gives out on that day. “The million-mile battery could profoundly change the business model of electric vehicle […]
In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of companies slashed common stock dividends. Many saw business operations significantly affected and did not have the cash to pay the previous dividend rate. Others chose to cut dividends as a defense against a suddenly uncertain future. In both cases, income-focused investors were devastated as share […]
