The idea that a softening of U.S. inflation pressures is far more structural than cyclical is gaining traction. Last week, Fed Chair Yellen cryptically acknowledged that this was possible. The recent soft inflation readings has diminished the ability … [Read more...]
Alphabet Inc Bets On Facebook Inc Ape For Future Growth
Alphabet Inc , has been the largest web company for over a decade, but the firm is still worried that its rivals could catch up to it. As with so much in the tech world recently, the optimal strategy appears to be defensive. Instead of always … [Read more...]
Tesla Inc (TSLA) Triumph: 4 Crazed Ideas About Musk’s Master Plans
Tesla Inc is going to launch the Model 3, its first mass market EV, on July 28th. Right now investors are worried about whether or not that project is going to go smoothly, but there's something else they should have on their minds. After the Model … [Read more...]
Time Warner Inc (TWX) HBO Hit ‘Game of Thrones’ Profits from Pirates
Winter is coming, or is already here. Regardless, the Time Warner HBO hit Game of Thrones is off to a roaring start. The epic fantasy returned for its seventh season this week. For fanatics worldwide, the return of such great HBO content could not … [Read more...]
Amazon.com, Inc. Not-So-Fresh? Bezos Boasts Blue Apron Beater
Amazon.com, Inc. , which wants to become everything store, is planning to disrupt the food retailing world. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant last month struck a deal to acquire Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFM) to penetrate deeper into the … [Read more...]
Microsoft Corporation Partners With Baidu Inc on Self-Driving Cars
Microsoft Corporation is one of the few major tech companies not really involved in self-driving cars in any way. On Tuesday morning that seemed to be changing. The firm announced a partnership with Baidu Inc (ADR) to make the self-driving car a … [Read more...]
Netflix, Inc. Comfortable Just Publishing Content Secrets
On Monday, Netflix, Inc. reported impressive results for the second quarter, adding 5.2 million new subscribers versus 3.2 million expected by Wall Street analysts. Netflix’s shares rose more than 10% in after-hours trading on Monday, reaching an … [Read more...]
Making Sense: Trump Economic Growth Target Increasingly Unlikely
June Retail Sales marks the second-consecutive month of poor data. Headline Retail Sales fell 0.2% versus a prior revised -0.1% (up from -0.3%). The Retail Sales Control Group (Ex food, energy and building materials), which is used in the GDP … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Hubris Is Ruining The iPhone 8 “Supercycle”
Apple Inc. was treated like a sales genius in 2017 despite losing customers last year. The reason? The iPhone 8 "Supercycle" of course! Tim Cook didn't flub the iPhone 7 release. Instead the firm was cultivating mass demand for a premium, higher … [Read more...]
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Thumped On Vicious Barclays, BMO Reports [Updated]
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Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. stock appeared to be headed for a very bad day on Tuesday after the firm got an important downgrade from Barclays. At time of writing shares had fallen by more than 3 percent in low volume pre-market action. Barclays' … [Read more...]
Tesla Inc (TSLA) Savages Model 3 “Logjam” Report
Tesla Inc is working around the clock to get its Model 3 EV ready for mass production, but the firm can't control every aspect of the process. One small mistake on the other side of the world could set production back weeks. That, according to … [Read more...]
Netflix, Inc. Earnings: Here Comes The 8 Percent Bounce
Netflix, Inc. will deliver its earnings for the three months through June 2017 on Monday afternoon, and Wall Street is ready. The video streaming firm is going to be something of a bellwether for the tech world this time around. Though its growth … [Read more...]
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Xbox One X vs PS4 Pro: Analysts Are Wrong On The Console War
Microsoft Corporation and Sony Corporation have been battling it out in the video game industry for longer than some of the company's customers have been alive. Both produce exciting games, and both have them running on excellent hardware, the PS4 … [Read more...]
Twitter Inc (TWTR) Trails Yahoo Spirit In Sports Spending
Twitter Inc is still something of a mystery to Wall Street despite some signs that the firm is cleaning up its act. Much like Yahoo, Inc. however, every time the firm makes a move it seems to raise more questions than it answers. Twitter boss Jack … [Read more...]
Tesla Inc (TSLA) Model 3 Is Killing This 1990’s Solar Dream
Tesla Inc is killing the integrated solar car concept. The firm's CEO Elon Musk told the gathered governors of the United States over the weekend that despite putting engineers to work on the task, a solar powered EV just isn't going to make it to … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. iPhone 8 vs iPhone 7S: What’s the Difference?
Apple Inc. is rumored to release its highly-anticipated smartphone, dubbed the iPhone 8, in September. The 10th-anniversery premium handset is expected to be accompanied by two iPhone 7s models. The iPhone 8 is said to feature an edge-to-edge … [Read more...]
Tesla Inc Model 3 Fends Off “Better” Electric Cars
Tesla Inc Model 3 rivals are crawling out of the woodwork. Well, accusing them of going after the affordable Tesla might be a tad presumptuous. However, over the next year more than 400,000 people will find themselves behind the wheel of the Model … [Read more...]
Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) Real Talk: Is This A Monopoly?
Amazon.com, Inc. may be in trouble, and the force fighting it is dangerous. On Friday a Democratic lawmaker called for Congress to investigate the firm's purchase of Whole Foods Market, Inc . The insinuation is that Jeff Bezos' firm is in a dominant … [Read more...]
Tesla Inc (TSLA) Model S “Killers” Died Building This Monopoly
Tesla Inc is a monopolist. That's the opinion of Alexander Haissl, a German auto industry analyst. In his view there is no other company that will match Elon Musk's investments in EVs over the medium term. That will give the firm an almost entirely … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. iPhone 8 Release Date Dramatic Rumors Explained
Apple Inc. may not be able to get the iPhone 8 built this year after all. That's according to a new rumor that's been going around both Wall Street and the tech world for several days. The device will be delayed for weeks, or months, if the stories … [Read more...]