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Costco tops EPS but falls short on revenue

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) wasn’t the only company releasing the latest earnings report on Thursday. World’s second largest supermarket chain Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) also announced their results after the closing bell on Wall Street. Costco reported revenue of $57.33 billion vs. $59.111 billion expected. Revenue rose...

March 8, 2024
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Broadcom beats Wall Street expectations

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced its latest financial results after the US market closed on Thursday. The US tech giant achieved revenue of $11.961 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2024 (up by 34% year-over-year) vs. $11.759 billion estimate. Earnings per share was reported at $10.99 (up by 6.38% year-over-year) vs. $10.368 p...

March 8, 2024
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JD.com earnings announced – the stock is up

It hasn’t been the best start to 2024 for JD.com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD) with the stock down by over 14%. On Wednesday, the Chinese e-commerce company announced the latest financial results, which sent the stock higher. Beijing based company achieved revenue of $43.111 billion vs. $42.216 billion expected. Revenue increased by 3.6% year-over-year...

March 7, 2024
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FX Analysis – Risk-off sees Gold soar to all time highs, Yen outperforms after hot CPI

Risk off returned to the markets in Tuesdays session with US equity markets pulling back sharply led by tech stocks with the NASDAQ being the biggest loser, shedding 1.65%. The big headline for the day in FX was gold touching on all-time highs, rallying for a fifth straight session, buoyed by haven flows and a drop in US treasury yields. XAUUSD ...

March 6, 2024
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NIO Q4 2023 and full-year results are here

Last week, Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) released its latest delivery numbers for February. On Tuesday, it was time for the company to announce Q4 2023 and full-year financial results. Let’s take a closer look at how the company performed. NIO achieved revenue of $2.409 billion for the last three months of 2023, wh...

March 6, 2024
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Target stock rallies as earnings exceed expectations

American supermarket chain Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) announced the latest earnings results before the opening bell on Wall Street on Tuesday. Target reported revenue of $31.919 billion for the previous quarter vs. $31.827 billion expected. Earnings per share (EPS) also topped estimates at $2.98 vs. $2.416 per share expected. Revenue a...

March 6, 2024
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FX analysis – Gold hits new closing high, USDJPY holds above 150, DXY flat despite rising yields

Gold surged again in Monday’s session despite a rise in US Treasury yields and setting a new closing high. There was little fundamental news to drive the rally though a comparable surge in the Crypto markets has seemingly given the other “alternative” currency a tailwind. This is four up sessions for gold and with momentum behind it is eyeing...

March 5, 2024
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NIO deliveries fall year-over-year

NIO Inc. (NYSE: NIO) has had a terrible start to 2024 with the stock plummeting by over 35% year-to-date. On 23/2/24, JP Morgan Chase & Co. downgraded its price target for NIO from $8.50 to $5 a share, citing "weakness to the company's slow sales in January and investor concern on the company's sales and earnings momentum in 2024." On Fri...

March 4, 2024
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Hewlett Packard stock dips after mixed quarterly results

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE: HPE) released earnings results for Q1 of fiscal 2024 after the US market closed on Thursday. The American information technology company reported revenue of $6.8 billion for the three months ending on 31/1/24 vs. $7.089 billion estimate. Revenue was down by 14% year-over-year. Earnings per share (EPS)...

March 1, 2024
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Salesforce financial results announced – the stock is falling

American customer relationship management company Salesforce Inc. (NYSE: CRM) released the latest financial results after the closing bell on Wall Street on Wednedsay. Salesforce achieved revenue of $9.287 billio for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 vs. $9.223 billion expected. Revenue increased by 11% from the same period the year before. E...

February 29, 2024
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AutoZone stock hits an all-time high after earnings beat

AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO) announced Q2 fiscal 2024 results before the US opening bell on Tuesday. The largest US retailer of aftermarket automotive parts and accessories achieved revenue of $3.859 billion in the quarter, which topped analyst estimate of $3.846 billion. Earnings per share (EPS) reached $28.89 vs. $26.296 per share expected. ...

February 28, 2024
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FX Analysis – USD dips, USDJPY holds above 150, EURUSD rallies

USD sold off on Monday with DXY failing to hold above 104 after finding some resistance at the 100 DAY SMA and dipping from a high of 104.20 to a low of 103.70 where the 200 Day SMA held as support. The move lower in USD came despite higher UST yields, which would normally support the USD. EURUSD was supported by the weaker USD with EURUSD r...

February 27, 2024
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Zoom beats expectations – shares rally in the after-hours

Zoom Video Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: ZM) reported the latest financial results after the closing bell on Wall Street on Monday. American communications technology company reported revenue of $1.146 billion for the previous quarter vs. $1.129 billion expected. Revenue grew by 2.2% vs. the same period the year before. Earnings per share (EPS...

February 27, 2024
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Li Auto stock surges as earnings arrive above estimates

Chinese electric vehicle company Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) announced Q4 and 2023 fully-year results before the US market opened on Monday to kick off a new trading week. Li Auto achieved revenue of $5.878 billion (up by 136.4% from Q4 2022) vs. $5.599 billion expected. EPS was reported at $0.594 per share in Q4, above estimate of $0.446 per s...

February 27, 2024
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The week ahead – RBNZ rate decision, USD, AUD and JPY inflation data

FX markets enter the new week with market sentiment firmly risk-on with all-time highs seen in US and Japanese indexes after a blowout earnings report from AI darling Nvidia (NVDA) sent stocks surging. Ahead this week we have key inflation data out of the US, Australia and Japan along with a RBNZ rate decision which is certainly in play. The ...

February 26, 2024
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