Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk past a Microsoft Technology Center in New York, on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg via Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Microsoft — Shares of Microsoft dropped 2% in after hours after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings beat estimates. The technology company reported earnings
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McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) is a very stable quick-service restaurant company with good earnings upside. MCD stock is worth 18-to-20% more than today’s price and has good value and growth characteristics. Source: 8th.creator / Shutterstock.com For example, its dividend yield of 2.5% is well covered by this year’s expected earnings of $5.76 per share. Moreover, 35 analysts
The clean energy revolution has arrived, and investors are gobbling up clean energy stocks left and right, often times without regard for valuation. This emerging dynamic has left many obscure, clean energy stocks – who have gotten caught up in the hype – trading in severely overvalued territory. One such overvalued, over-hyped clean energy stock is
Earnings season is getting ready to ramp up, with some big-name companies set to report. Here’s what to watch for with our top stock trades. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) shares have been churning higher over the last few months, continually hitting its head on
It goes without saying that the novel coronavirus has been a huge negative for retail stocks. Across the world, malls and physical retail stores were forced to close throughout March, April and May. Where they have reopened, traffic volumes remain depressed relative to the norm. Sure, many of these retailers have seen a surge in
In the cloud investors are always chasing the next shiny object. A niche that seems earth-shaking when it opens will, once it’s mined, seem prosaic and staid. That’s the story of Workday (NASDAQ:WDAY) and WDAY stock. Source: Sundry Photography / Shutterstock.com The company has proven the value of its niche, human resource databases in the
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Much has been said about delaying Social Security benefits. Taking benefits at age 62 versus waiting until full retirement age makes a significant difference, and so does waiting until age 70 to start claiming. Should you delay? As in most financial planning, it depends. Do You Have an Immediate Need for the Money? Waiting until
The Robinhood investment app is see on a smartphone in this photo illustration on June 24, 2020 in Washington,DC. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Robinhood has postponed the launch of its popular stock-trading app in the U.K. indefinitely. The Menlo Park, California-based fintech firm told people signed up to its U.K. waitlist Tuesday that
Coca-Cola President and CEO James Quincey attends a press conference with International Olympic Committee (IOC) president and China Mengniu Dairy CEO and Executive Director, as part of the 134th Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, on June 24, 2019. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images With
A bottle of Diet Coke is pulled for a quality control test at a Coco-Cola bottling plant in Salt Lake City, Utah. George Frey | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Coca-Cola — Coca-Cola gained 2.5% after the beverage giant gave an optimistic view about its future. The company said it expects
The transportation sector is critical for GDP growth and global supply chain. The broad sector includes airline, shipping, railroad, trucking and logistics. Amidst the novel coronavirus pandemic, many transportation stocks have witnessed headwinds. However, there are several names in the space with robust fundamentals, high dividend payouts and are trading at attractive valuations. We’ll discuss
With so many terrible events that have happened this year, I don’t want to throw around the word tragedy lightly. Yet, that’s the only descriptor I have when I think about General Electric (NYSE:GE). A dumpster fire if there ever was one, GE stock was on a comeback trial in 2019. Of course, the novel
Market enjoyed another steady day of gains on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 grinding higher despite tech stocks struggling. With that in mind, here’s a look at a few top stock trades. Top Stock Trades for Tomorrow No. 1: Coca-Cola Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) shares are reacting modestly higher to earnings, ending the day Tuesday up 2.3%.
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday the stock market could go higher if more people in the U.S. wore face masks to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The current strength in equities is concentrated in technology-related stocks and not sectors tied to state economic reopening plans, Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.” “Let’s give the
Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Snap — The social media company’s stock fell 5% in extended trading after itreleased its second-quarter financial results. The company reported a loss of 9 cents per share, in line with Refinitiv analysts’ estimate, and revenues of $454 million, compared to analysts’
Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) stock is very attractive given its high dividend yield and other value markers. For example, at today’s price, $42.50, the annual dividend represents a dividend yield of nearly 8%. Source: Jonathan Weiss / Shutterstock.com I pointed out in prior articles that Exxon Mobil’s management said maintaining the dividend is a priority. I
I’ve been very bearish on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock for a very long time. And, judging by the company’s stock price, my predictions about Apple could not have been more wrong. But, as I’ve pointed out in the past, from a fundamental standpoint, I’ve been more right than wrong. Source: View Apart / Shutterstock.com In line
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Accrued Expenses vs. Provisions: An Overview In accounting, accrued expenses and provisions are separated by their respective degrees of certainty. All accrued expenses have already been incurred but are not yet paid. By contrast, provisions are allocated toward probable, but not certain, future obligations. They act like a rainy-day fund, based on educated guesses about