IBM beats–Will BIG TECH earnings stabilize stocks? Next to watch Microsoft today

IBM beats–Will BIG TECH earnings stabilize stocks? Next to watch Microsoft today

Last night after the close of trading, IBM (IBM) reported earnings (excluding one-time items) of $3.35 a share for the December quarter. Analysts were looking for $3.23. Gross margin was 56.9%, beating the 56.1% analysts expected. Which leads to the important question of whether BIG TECH earnings and revenue reports, due in the next week, will stabilize stock prices/

A summary of the changes to my Dividend Portfolio in my Special Report 3 Ways to Higher Income in a Low Yield Desert

Just to put all the changes in my Dividend Portfolio in one list after my Special Report 3 Ways to Higher Income in a Low Yield Desert Here are the sells: Bank of America (BAC) as of November 1 ING Group (ING) as of November 1 Tapestry (TPR) as of November 1 Westpac...
Notes You Need for July 19: AMZN, ABT, IBM, AA, CSCO, QCOM deal, initial claims, Japan trade, President on dollar and Fed, Russia GDP, White House Fed walk back

Notes You Need for May 4: Apple and Buffett, Argentina again, more from Musk and Tesla, Buffett and IBM, earnings growth exceeds expectations, U.S. rig count, return of FAANG

In my daily trawling through the market I come upon lots of tidbits of knowledge that I think are important to investors but that don’t justify a full post. I’ve decided to start compiling these notes here each day in a kind of running mini blog that I’m calling Notes You Need. A representative item resembles this from today: “11:40 a.m.: Warren Buffett says Berkshire Hathaway has completely sold all its shares of IBM. At the end of the fourth quarter, Berkshire Hathaway held 2.05 million shares of IBM.”

IBM’s “almost” revenue growth powers Dow

IBM’s “almost” revenue growth powers Dow

Who says “Almost” only counts in horseshoes? IBM (IBM) announced a 0.4% year over year decline in third-quarter revenue –making it 22 straight quarters of declining revenue–but the 0.4% drop is the closest that IBM has come to revenue growth in more than five years. And the company projected that revenue would actually grow year over year in the fourth quarter