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Trade from an informed place. We cover news, political events and market analysis plus product updates.

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Trade from an informed place. We cover news, political events and market analysis plus product updates.

Bitcoin and Crypto Outlook

November 2021, cryptos are regularly making all-time highs amid a mania like euphoria that increased institutional uptake and a newly launched ETF that crypto traders believed would  drive prices even higher towards some of the uber bulls loftier 2021 targets. Two months is a long time in the crypto world and they have lived up to their volatile r...

January 25, 2022
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IBM beats Wall Street expectations in Q4

It is set to be a busy week over in the US with major companies, including General Electric, Johnson & Johnson, Microsoft, Tesla, Apple and McDonald's set to release their earnings figures for the previous quarter. International Business Machines Co. (IBM) released their latest figures after the closing bell on Monday. The US technology gian...

January 25, 2022
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Netflix & Q4 earnings

Netflix released its Q4 2021 financial results after the US market close on Thursday. The online streaming service company reported total revenue of $7.709 billion in the quarter, slightly falling short of analyst forecast of $7.71 billion. Earnings per share at $1.33 a share, above analyst estimate of $0.88 a share. ''We achieved several ...

January 24, 2022
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Procter & Gamble Co. tops expectations

Procter & Gamble Co. reported its second quarter fiscal year 2022 earnings before the opening bell on Wednesday. The US consumer goods company reported total revenue of $20.953 billion, above analyst forecast of $20.335 billion. Earnings per share at $1.66 per share vs. $1.65 a share expected by the analysts on Wall Street. Jon Moeller...

January 20, 2022
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Bank of America Q4 numbers are in

Bank of America announced its 2021 Q4 financial results before the opening bell on Wall Street on Wednesday. World’s 2nd largest bank reported total revenue of $22.06 billion, falling short of analyst estimate of $22.18 billion. Earnings per share at $0.82 a share in the previous quarter, above analyst forecast of $0.77 a share. Chairman...

January 20, 2022
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Goldman Sachs Q4 results announced

Goldman Sachs reported its latest financial results for the previous quarter before the US market open on Tuesday. Let’s take a closer look at the key numbers. The company reported higher than expected revenue for Q4 2021 of $12.639 billion vs. $12.044 billion estimate. Earnings per share (EPS) at $10.81 per share in Q4 2021, below Wall Str...

January 20, 2022
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Wells Fargo tops expectations for Q4

Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) reported its latest financial results for the previous quarter before the opening bell on Friday. The company beat both revenue and earnings per share expectations. Total revenue at $20.856 billion in Q4 of 2021 vs. $18.791 billion expected. Earnings per share at $1.38 per share vs. $1.11 a share expected. Company ...

January 17, 2022
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JPMorgan Q4 results are in

The world’s largest financial services company, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) reported its 2021 Q4 financial results before the opening bell on Wall Street on Friday. The company reported total revenue of $29.257 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021, missing analyst forecast of $29.782 billion. Earnings per share reported at $3.33 a share, a...

January 17, 2022
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Citigroup reports Q4 results

Citigroup Inc. (C) reported its 2021 Q4 earnings before the opening bell on Friday. The world’s 15th largest financial services company topped Wall Street analyst expectations. The company reported total revenue of $17 billion in Q4 vs. analyst forecast of $16.84 billion. Earnings per share reported at $1.46 per share vs. forecast of $1.39 per...

January 17, 2022
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Nike latest numbers are in

Nike Inc. (NKE) reported its fiscal 2022 financial results for its second quarter ended November 30, 2021. Let’s take a closer look at the numbers. The US sporting goods company reported revenue of $11.36 billion in the quarter (up by 1% from the same period last year) vs. $11.25 billion expected. Earnings per share was at $0.83 a share (up...

December 21, 2021
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Up next: the Bank of Canada rate decision

One of the must-watch economic events this week will be the Bank of Canada interest rate decision. The rate decision is due to be announced at 15:00 pm London time on Wednesday. Why is the announcement important? A bank interest rate is a rate at which a country’s central bank lends money to local banks. The interest rate is charged by the ...

December 8, 2021
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NIO sets a new record

NIO Inc. (NIO) reported its latest delivery numbers for November on Wednesday, setting a new monthly following disappointing results in October. The Chinese electric vehicle company delivered 10,878 cars last month – an increase of 105.6% year-over-year. The deliveries in November consisted of: 2,683 ES8s – the company’s six-seater...

December 2, 2021
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NIO and Shell announce an agreement

Last week, NIO announced that they have entered into a strategic agreement with Shell, the largest gasoline retailer in the world. The latest move is a boost for NIO to further establish themselves in the electric vehicle industry. The agreement includes plans to construct and operate battery charging and swapping facilities in China and Europe....

December 1, 2021
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Zoom beats estimates

Zoom Video Communications Inc. (ZM) reported its latest financial results after the closing bell on Monday. The US based company, which offers a cloud-based video conferencing service topped analyst expectations for the third fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2021. Total revenue reported at $1.051 billion (up 35% year-over-year) in the quarter...

November 24, 2021
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JD.com Q3 numbers exceed expectations

JD.com Inc. (JD) announced its third-quarter earnings numbers on Thursday, beating analyst estimates. The Chinese e-commerce company reported revenue of $33.91 billion in the third-quarter (up by 25.5% from the same period last year) vs. forecast of $33.345 billion. Earnings per share at $0.49 a share vs. $0.31 a share expected. Lei Xu, Pr...

November 19, 2021
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