Episodes
Lock-Out Day 1: My Preview Of Q-4 2021.
Nov. 1, 2021
A special quarter. In that, this is always the time when corporations come together to strive to reach their overall goals, and then to tell the world about their accomplishments.
America‘s Biggest Lock-Out.
Nov. 1, 2021
What we're discussing here are the economic ramifications of all this. And the fact, that these ramifications are likely to be felt beginning this week.
When Workers Are Locked Out.
Oct. 31, 2021
And the first that we'll really see about it, will be in further diminished goods and services. The noted Supply Chain, for instance, will likely become much worse. As delivery of items you want, may be delayed either from t…
When “Absenteeism” Becomes Normal.
Oct. 31, 2021
In a world in which businesses are desperately understaffed, having even more workers left at home, will dramatically slow the economy.
A Weekend To Sort Things Out.
Oct. 30, 2021
The first thing to know about today is that last night many of the Street's basic assumptions were laid to rest. The idea we have a fairly good economy was destroyed by a preliminary GDP report which said we're only growing …
Lot‘s Of Churn, But No Direction.
Oct. 29, 2021
It was one of those days, with lots of churns, but no real directions. As market averages flat, but behind all of that was a lot of angst and a few choice words among analysts. The first thing to know about today is that las…
Apple And Amazon Both Down. The Mirror Image of Yesterday.
Oct. 29, 2021
Well. As Wall Street breaks for Lunch, there are two stocks that are conspicuous for their decline. The same two were higher all day yesterday when markets were also mixed. Today Amazon and Apple are both down nearly 3% at …
Reality Strikes With A Vengeance: GDP, Apple, And Amazon Report.
Oct. 29, 2021
There are many who will miss the historic impact of yesterday. In the history of modern finance, this was as large a disconnect between reality and the market's behavior as we'll ever see. In the span of a day, we went from …
Red Flags Up: Apple And Amazon Both Miss On Earnings.
Oct. 29, 2021
On to Apple: Apple comes through with very good results, again I read the Press Release, with revenue up by 29%. But quarterly earnings per share show only $1.24 per share which is 6 cents below the quarter before. So I'm no…
Apple And Amazon Report Mixed Results
Oct. 28, 2021
On to Apple: Apple comes through with very good results, again I read the Press Release, with revenue up by 29%. But quarterly earnings per share show only $1.24 per share which is 6 cents below the quarter before. So I'm no…
GDP Reflects Poor Consumer Spending
Oct. 28, 2021
And for traders up and down the street they would rather focus on the good news from these two market titans, than the dismal news coming from the GDP report. But buried within the pages of the current report is something th…
GDP: The Ultimate Checksum.
Oct. 28, 2021
This morning we'll receive our first look at the Third Quarter's Gross Domestic Product. The ultimate MACRO Number, the sum total of the economy's goods and services. It's also the final checksum, making sure that what we've…
The Market Heads For A New Episode.
Oct. 28, 2021
I see the market operating as one of those old Zane Grey Novels. A series of episodes unfolding before us. Each with one theme and one characteristic. Last year was the episode of LockDown, with that terrible crash in March…
Market‘s Look Forward To Tomorrow‘s GDP Report.
Oct. 27, 2021
But you can already sense that most of the Street are looking ahead to 8:30 tomorrow morning, when the latest numbers on the nation's overall economy, the Gross National Product will be announced. And frankly, it's a real pu…
Are We Entering A New Episode For The Stock Market?
Oct. 27, 2021
Well, It's on days like today that you realize just how concentrated our financial markets have become. Three stocks are up right now Microsoft, Alphabet Google, both of which had earnings last night, and Tesla which reporte…
Ten Critical Days For The Markets.
Oct. 27, 2021
I think that these 10 days we're in now are critical in that they could set the stage for yet another new Episode in the market. The reason for this is that this is when we will get the largest collection of corporate and e…
Microsoft And Alphabet Reported Earnings This Evening. Here‘s Our Take.
Oct. 27, 2021
Alphabet and Microsoft are following the old Wall Street Tradition of announcing earnings outside of market hours. This is done so that the results do not disrupt the market action of the stock.
Earnings Results From Alphabet/Google And Microsoft.
Oct. 26, 2021
Alphabet and Microsoft are following the old Wall Street Tradition of announcing earnings outside of market hours. This is done so that the results do not disrupt the market action of the stock.
CB Reports Consumer Confidence Higher, I‘m Not So Sure...
Oct. 26, 2021
For me, the most surprising report of the day so far has been the Conference Board's survey of Consumer Confidence. Frankly, I was looking for a much lower report here, and instead, the report came in 4 points higher than la…
Just The Facts, Ma‘am.
Oct. 26, 2021
Opinions on Wall Street are a dime a dozen. Turn on any of the financial channels and you can hear a different opinion 24/7. But hard data, now that's a different matter. By law and regulation, much of this kind of data is c…
Facebook Gets Hammered On Taxes, Tesla Joins The $1T Club.
Oct. 26, 2021
For Facebook a very solid report with Operating Income up a very impressive 30%. But to give you some idea of what the new Biden Corporate taxes will mean if passed, Facebook just set aside another 800 million dollars for c…
Facebook Earnings: Solid Top Line, But Higher Taxes Drop Profits.
Oct. 25, 2021
For Facebook a very solid report with Operating Income up a very impressive 30%. But to give you some idea of what the new Biden Corporate taxes will mean if passed, Facebook just set aside another 800 million dollars for co…
Tesla Charges Ahead Of Facebook. FB Reports Earning Latter.
Oct. 25, 2021
Our first observation: Tesla, which reported record earnings just 5 days ago is on an absolute tear this morning. Up over 6%, propelling the stock to the fifth most valuable in the market. And edging out Facebook for those …
These Ten Decisive Days.
Oct. 25, 2021
These next ten days are likely to be decisive, setting both the tone and direction for the next phase in the market. During this week and a half, we're going to get the big Macro numbers that tell us how the economy overall …