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Gold hits a record: Now what?
Spot gold hit an all-time high today to close at $1991.40 an ounce. In July gold rose 11%, the most since 2012. And now even investors and traders who never own gold are looking at the metal and say, "Should I buy? Will it rally some more?" In my opinion it's late to...
Albemarle is my sixth pick for my Special Report: 10 Global Warming Stocks
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Can Amazon earnings on July 30 turn the tide in this market?
Amazon (AMZN) reports second quarter earnings after the close of trading on July 30 next week. (I got the reporting date wrong  by a week in an earlier version of this post.) Wall Street is expecting impressive growth in online sales revenue. But after yesterdays...
Microsoft’s growth disappoints Wall Street in yesterday’s earnings report
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) were down 4.35%at the close today in spite of the company's strong beat of Wall Street projections for the company's fiscal fourth quarter that ended on June 30. The company reported earnings of $1.46 a share, versus Wall Street projections...
Here’s my pick for getting in on the coronavirus vaccine race
In case you needed a reminder that there's a coronavirus vaccine race going on, today Pfizer (PFE) and its partner BioNTech (BNTX) announced that they had signed a $2 billion deal with the U.S. government to provide 100 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine...
SolarEdge is my fifth pick for my Special Report: 10 Global Warming Stock Picks
I'd call solar energy a prime example of the difference between a trend and an investment pick. Solar--that's photovoltaics--accounted for 40% of all new electricity generating capacity added in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2020, according to the Solar Energy...
Nidec is my fourth pick for my Special Report: 10 Global Warming Stock Picks
I can't imagine the world avoiding a global warming catastrophe without a sizable contribution from reduced carbon emissions as we replace vehicles powered by fossil fuels with electric vehicles. (Yes, this is to some extent a solution that merely pushes the problem...
Charles Schwab misses on revenue and earnings drop 21% over year–but long-term metrics stay on track
On Thursday, after the close of trading in New York, brokerage Charles Schwab (SCHW) reported net revenue of $2.4 billion for the second quarter, a 9% drop year over year and short of the $2.47 billion projected by Wall Street analysts. Non-GAAP adjusted earnings fell...
Netflix falls 9% after earnings release; disappointing guidance
After the close of trading in New York today, July 16, Netflix (NFLX) reported second quarter earnings of $1.59 a share, below the analyst consensus of $1.81. Revenue climbed 25% to $6.1 billion. The company did add 10.1 million customers to its streaming service in...
Beijing takes one more swipe at overheated Chinese stocks today
The Chinese economy returned to growth in the second quarter with gross domestic product climbing 3.2% in the quarter from the June quarter of 2019. That was a recovery from the 6.8% drop in GDP in the first quarter and the results beat projections for 2.4% growth....
10 Global Warming Stock Picks: Xylem is my third pick
Xylem is my third pick for my Special Report: 10 Global Warming Stock Picks. Under current trends, demand for water will exceed supply by 40% in 2030, according to the United Nations. A good part of that gap is a result of increasing global population and the...Jim’s Stock Alerts
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