By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Impressive sales but inconsistent profits have been the story of AMZN earnings the last few years.
Today's (Thursday) Q4 report is no different…
Amazon.com Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AMZN) sales increased 15% compared to last quarter, but profit dropped again from the same period a year ago – just not as much as expected.
Here's the key to Amazon's lack of net income - and how investors can play AMZN stock right now...
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
GOOG earnings were released post-market today (Thursday)…
Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, GOOGL) reported fourth quarter earnings per share (EPS) of $6.88 – $0.20 under projections. Revenue came in at $14.5 billion (16.9% growth year over year), also under expectations by $110 million.
Our advice: ignore the bottom line miss. Ignore chatter about how Google's advertising has lost steam (the average price of Google's digital advertisements fell 3%).
This was one of the most remarkable Q4's in company history - and we'll show you why...
By Keith Fitz-Gerald, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report - • Print | Email
Many investors expect "Super" Mario Draghi's recently announced 1.2 trillion euro stimulus program to produce big market gains just like the Fed's QE did here in the United States.
What they're missing is that not all companies are going to benefit. In fact, the vast majority won't.
How do you know if the one you want to buy is one of 'em?
…because it's tied into one or more of the six unstoppable trends we're following.
That's what we're going to talk about today...
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
The Alibaba earnings report was released this morning (Thursday) and investors are panicking. In fact, Alibaba stock dipped as much as 11% this morning.
You see, the main culprit today is a slight revenue miss.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) reported revenue of $4.2 billion for its fiscal third quarter ending December 2014. Analysts had predicted revenue of $4.45 billion.
By Tara Clarke, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke - • Print | Email
Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) beat top and bottom line estimates today (Thursday).
Full year 2014 FB earnings revealed a 58% increase in revenue year over year ($12.47 billion). Monthly active users (MAUs) – FB's lifeblood – grew to 1.39 billion for an increase of 13% in 2014. And mobile MAUs grew 26% in the same period.
The company overcame a disastrous 2012 IPO. Now, Facebook stock is up more than 38% in the last 12 months, and nearly 150% in the last two years.
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
Alibaba stock is down 3.8% in 2015, but there could be one catalyst tomorrow (Thursday) that could send the Alibaba stock price soaring.
That's because tomorrow before market open, Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) will release its second earnings report since going public. Analysts expect earnings per share (EPS) of $0.75 for the quarter ending December 2014. Revenue of $4.45 billion is expected..
By Michael A. Robinson, Defense + Tech Specialist, Money Morning • @Robinson_STI - • Print | Email
A few tech stocks are poised to earn big profits from the auto industry boom. Some analysts attribute this boom to an improving economy and falling gas prices.
But there's another important catalyst they're not considering – and it makes Silicon Valley the real capital of the auto sales boom.
Here's how we can profit from this trend...
By Shah Gilani, Chief Investment Strategist, Money Morning • @ShahGilani_TW - • Print | Email
ECB QE and EU LTRO for Dummies: As soon as you read this explanation, comprehensible to even the dumbest of the dumb, you'll be set to trade initials.
We made 382% gains trading these initials. And there's more: Once we closed out, we re-entered.. and now we're up 180%.
Here's how to make real, easy money from the world's biggest economic experiment...
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
With virtually no warning save a teaser tweet the day before, the Coinbase Bitcoin Exchange went live yesterday (Monday).
As the first licensed U.S-based Bitcoin exchange, it will help legitimize the digital currency in the eyes of the public as well as the broader financial community. But just as importantly, the Coinbase Bitcoin exchange finally will give U.S. investors a safe, secure, and seamless option for trading Bitcoin.
Coinbase went to extraordinary lengths to ensure the safety of its customers' money...
By David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
The Q1 AAPL earnings beat Wall Street expectations by a huge margin, thanks to monster iPhone sales over the holidays.
Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) reported its December quarter earnings after the market close today (Tuesday).
Apple reported earnings per share (EPS) of $3.06, blowing past the consensus forecast for $2.59. Revenue was $74.6 billion, also much higher than the $$67.5 billion analysts had expected. Both are all-time record highs for the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant.
Here's an in-depth look at the Q1 Apple earnings and what they mean...
