Zoom reported revenue growth of 169% from the previous year in its first-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, and nearly doubled its revenue guidance for the full year, as the coronavirus pandemic drove millions of new customers to the video calling service and turned it into a household name. However, shares rose less than 2% after hours, as investors had already sent the stock up more than 200%...
Continue reading >>Keep an eye on Carnival (CCL). The stock has been battered by the coronavirus story. However, it’s down too far, too fast, and could soon recover, even though it could see an EPS loss of 55 to 65 cents a share if operations in Asia are suspended through April 2020. “While that has not come to pass and may be averted, the cruise line said there will be a material impact on...
Continue reading >>The market settled higher despite the protests, riots and looting that continued for the 7th-straight day here in the United States. Despite the economic damage and the possible rise in coronavirus cases, the major indexes continue to push the tops of last week’s trading ranges.The Russell 2000 traded to an afternoon high of 1,419 while closing at 1,405 (+0.8%). Fresh resistance at 1,425 was...
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Continue reading >>The market closed mostly lower on Tuesday as dismal economic news weighed on sentiment. Specifically, Consumer Confidence tanked another -31.9 points to 86.9 in April following March's -13.8 point plunge to 118.8. Forecasts were for a print of 90.As far as 1Q earnings, five of the six companies with the largest market caps in the S&P - Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Facebook (FB), Apple...
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