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Big Names Struggle But New Leaders Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

Big Names Struggle But New Leaders Keep Popping Up: Earnings This Week

Prominent stocks have struggled after announcing results, but some new leaders may be stepping up. Tesla (TSLA) and Boeing (BA) got slammed after missing estimates. Facebook (FB) surpassed consensus, only to drift aimlessly. Meanwhile, less-followed companies like...

This Social Media Stock Just Had a Monster Volume Day

This Social Media Stock Just Had a Monster Volume Day

Suddenly, it seems a new tech stock has arrived. Social media upstart Snap (SNAP), the mobile-centric parent of Snapchat, just proved it's a real player with stunning user growth. That fueled a monster rally on Wednesday to the stock's highest level in over a year....

FANG Stocks Are About to Lead a Wave of Big Tech Earnings

FANG Stocks Are About to Lead a Wave of Big Tech Earnings

We're about the enter the busiest part of earnings season for the most important technology stocks. Three of the four members of the elite "FANG" group report this week: Amazon.com (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB). The trio also rank as the second, fourth...

Netflix Hammered But 5G Hopes Boost Chips: Earnings This Week

Netflix Hammered But 5G Hopes Boost Chips: Earnings This Week

Earnings season has some positive stories so far, even as several major companies take a beating. First and foremost, Netflix (NFLX). The streaming-video giant cratered again after domestic viewers dropped and global subscriber growth missed estimates by a mile. It...

Coty vs. Mylan: Here Are Winners and Losers After Quarterly Results

Coty vs. Mylan: Here Are Winners and Losers After Quarterly Results

First-quarter earnings season is pretty much over, so it's a good time to review some big movers in the S&P 500. First, the losers between the first big report on April 12 and yesterday: Mylan (MYL) fell the most during the period, down 34 percent. Market Insights...

Deere, Lowe’s Deliver a Bearish End to Earnings Season

Deere, Lowe’s Deliver a Bearish End to Earnings Season

Earnings season ended on a weak note as major companies like Deere (DE) and Lowe's (LOW) suffered historic drops. LOW struggled with higher costs and managerial confusion. Traditional merchandise faced weak pricing at the same time new executives tried to reinvent...

Glass Seems Half Full in Big Tech: Earnings this Week

Glass Seems Half Full in Big Tech: Earnings this Week

Investors stayed bullish on big technology stocks in the last week, even when their results missed estimates. Cisco Systems (CSCO), Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) and Booking (BKNG), and JD.com (JD) all rallied after reporting quarterly numbers. Some beat...

Good News Shrugged Off: Earnings This Week

Good News Shrugged Off: Earnings This Week

Investors are looking past good quarterly results and punishing stocks that missed estimates. In the last week, companies like Walt Disney (DIS), Allergan (AGN), Electronic Arts (EA) and KLA Tencor (KLAC) beat estimates, only to drift or fall. The tepid response comes...

Bears Still Proliferating, and Not Just Because of Tariffs on China

Bears Still Proliferating, and Not Just Because of Tariffs on China

Sentiment has swung sharply bearish this week. President Trump's tariffs on China are a big part of the story, but health care's another major culprit. The biggest decliner in the S&P 500 today, for instance, was Mylan (MYL). Disappointing results, manufacturing...