By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
Superstitious investors will be rooting for the Seattle Seahawks to defeat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, Feb.1.
That's because the "Super Bowl Indicator" tells us a Seahawks victory will propel the markets higher in 2015.
This might sound absurd, but the Super Bowl Indicator is strangely accurate… In fact, it's been right more than 80% of the time.
Here's a closer look at the trend...
By Kyle Anderson, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @KyleAndersonMM - • Print | Email
Pundits continue to emphasize global supply as a major problem for oil prices, but a look at this oil chart shows those concerns over supply are overstated.
There's no denying global oil supply is on the rise. In 2014, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported oil inventories increased 0.8 million barrels a day (bpd). In 2015, that could grow to 0.9 million bpd if production remains the same.
Talking heads say that's a sign oil prices will continue to slip. But they're missing the point.
Here's the proof that oil supply talk has been overstated...
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 David Zeiler, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @DavidGZeiler - • Print | Email
President Barack Obama has promised a Keystone pipeline veto. Soon he'll get his chance to do it.
Today (Thursday) the Senate voted 62-35 to complete work on the Keystone pipeline bill. That sets up a final vote that should result in the bill landing on President Obama's desk.
Some companies are actually rooting for a Keystone pipeline veto from President Obama. A veto would delay Keystone indefinitely, forcing Canadian oil producers to use alternatives like rail and barges to move the oil.
A Keystone pipeline veto will give these companies a lot more business...
By Dr. Kent Moors, Global Energy Strategist, Oil & Energy Investor • @KentMoors_OEI - • Print | Email
Crude oil prices continue to drop in the wake of Saudi Arabia's shift in leadership. U.S. policymakers will have a tougher time with new King Salman than they've had in some time.
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 Michael E. Lewitt, Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt - • Print | Email
On January 26, software giant Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) announced a disappointing quarter that sent Microsoft stock reeling by 10% on three times its normal trading volume.
It was the second major technology "miss" Wall Street had to digest in the last week's time, coming after a disastrous earnings release by IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM).
In view of both Microsoft and IBM's earnings difficulties, questions arose about whether the "Big Tech" sector is in trouble…
… And just as importantly, is "Mr. Softy" the victim of the tech sector's difficulties, or is it simply muddling through some tough times?
The answer is actually quite simple if you know how to read the most important signs in the two tech giants' earnings reports and invest accordingly.
Indeed, making the wrong move on Microsoft stock could cost you big long-term profits in the end...
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.
