IBM is scheduled to report earnings after Tuesday's close. IBM's stock hit a record high of $215.90/share in 2013 and is trading near $169/share. The stock is prone to big moves after reporting earnings and can easily gap up if the numbers are strong. Conversely, if the numbers disappoint, the stock can easily gap down. more...
Did Old Man Winter scare away hiring in March? New employment data revealed that the U.S. added significantly fewer jobs in March than most economists expected, though a drop in the total number of unemployed did lead to a decline in the top-line unemployment rate. more...
Reports suggest that Facebook’s is in talks with Major League Baseball to live stream one game per week on its platform. Both Facebook and Twitter are looking at live sports as a key catalyst to drive user engagement, growth and eventually revenues. more...
In Q4 2016, NVIDIA earned $0.99 per share on revenue of $2.2 billion. The Street's estimate was $0.83 per share on revenue of $2.1 billion. The Whisper number was $0.87/share. This leading stock continues to enjoy healthy earnings and is a leader in its space. more...
Over the last two weeks, since the World Economic Forum in Davos, China has been heralded as the world's savior of globalization. The country's leader, Xi Jinping, was the first Chinese president to ever attend the Forum, where he was cheered for touting the wonders of open markets. To many investors, he was a refreshing reminder of the reliable rules of global capitalism at a time when Brexit and Donald Trump are busy rewriting those rules. Yet, according to a number of investors with money at ...