On Aug. 5, we awoke to a market upside-down. Japanese stocks, so strong this year, had crashed, literally crashed, down 12%, a hideous decline, worst since 1987. Oddly, there was nothing wrong. The yen had strengthened, forcing investors who had borrowed yen to buy our stocks and others around...
Coterra Energy missed Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the second quarter. However, production volumes and more importantly cash generation both came in ahead of expectations. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 increased 7% year over year to $1.27 billion but came up short versus...
Meta Platforms on Wednesday reported better than expected quarterly results, delivering revenue at the high end of guidance thanks to a roughly 22% increase in advertising dollars. While there are still concerns about the company's aggressive AI spending, we believe these investments will pay off in the long run....
When I was a cub reporter in Los Angeles, covering crime for the now-deceased Los Angeles Herald Examiner, we used to joke that we should never let the facts get in the way of a good story. It was a horrendous paper — don't ask me what I was...
Dover on Thursday delivered better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year guidance — an all-around strong report that validates our decision to take a stake in the industrial name two months ago. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 totaled $2.18 billion, topping the consensus of $2.15 billion,...
Another earnings report, another sell-off in extended trading for Palo Alto Networks . But like the two releases preceding Monday night's results, we're looking at the decline as buying opportunity for long-term investors. Revenue during the cybersecurity company's fiscal 2024 third quarter increased 15% year over year to $1.985...
Bausch Health Companies on Tuesday morning reported first-quarter top- and bottom-line misses — putting embattled shares under pressure. Revenue for the three months ended in March increased 11% (about 8% organically) to $2.15 billion, a hair short of the Street estimate of $2.16 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted EBITDA...
Microsoft delivered picture-perfect earnings after the bell Thursday, calming the market's brief fears about runaway spending on AI infrastructure without the cloud revenues to show for it. Revenue increased about 17% year over year, to $61.86 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $60.8 billion, according to data from...