Walmart Posted Better than Expected Results, but the Bar Was Low
The retail giant did largely better than it expected, based on it recently lowered projections, amidst high inflation and costs
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The retail giant did largely better than it expected, based on it recently lowered projections, amidst high inflation and costs
There was a flurry of corporate activity and news during the week of August 8-12, with Disney, Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize, EV start-up Rivian and other companies attracting our attention
The Walt Disney Company released strong quarterly results on Wednesday, with its streaming services reporting total subscribers that were higher than those of rival Netflix
The first week of August remained a busy one, as we had a large number of high profile corporations releasing their financial results, such as chip-maker AMD, British energy giant BP, ride-hailing firm Uber and others
The last week of July was dominated by the Big Tech earnings, but the auto industry, plane makers and retailers were also in the spotlight
The earning season heated up this week (July 18-22), as Tesla, Netflix and Snap released their results, while more news stood out, such as Ford’s EV update and more
The king of the Electric Vehicle market reported overall solid results for Q2, but comparisons with the previous quarter are not flattering
Netflix stock rises in today’s pre-market, after reporting a smaller than expected loss of subscribers, while offering updates on its plans for ad-supported tier and password sharing
The latest earning season got underway, with the banking sector and Delta Airlines in the spotlight, while more developments such as Amazon’s Prime Day, drew our attention this week
The US airliner continues its recovery from the Covid-19 lockdowns that devastated the industry, returning to profits in the second quarter of the year
Banks look to borrow nearer the short-end of the curve and want to make their loans at higher rates. Given that the spread is narrowing, their profit incentive is declining, which implies stricter conditions for loans and headwinds to margins.
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