Harley-Davidson downgraded to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs

Harley-Davidson downgraded to sell from neutral at Goldman Sachs

Harley-Davidson, a well-known manufacturer of extremely heavy motorcycles, announced that declining demand, higher US tariffs for raw materials and European motorcycle taxes have hit his revenue. How did Harley-Davidson compare to what Wall Street expected: Adjusted earnings: 98 cents per...
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Boeing Reports 21% Drop in Earnings and Suspension of Share Buybacks

Boeing Reports 21% Drop in Earnings and Suspension of Share Buybacks

Investors were expecting a disastrous quarter from Boeing and they were not disappointed. Boeing, the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, net profit fell 21% in the first quarter. The worsening of economic results is largely due to the crisis around t...
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Verizon Raises Profit Forecast, Loses More Wireless Phone Customers

Verizon Raises Profit Forecast, Loses More Wireless Phone Customers

Verizon Communications Inc today raised its 2019 profit forecast and beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit as it focuses on cost cuts and manage monstrous debt, but the U.S. based wireless carrier lost more phone subscribers than analysts had...
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Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Beat Analysts’ Expectations

Lockheed Martin, United Technologies Beat Analysts’ Expectations

The aerospace giant Lockheed Martin shares have improved by 6% after quarterly results have been released, surpassing analysts’ expectations. Lockheed Martin posted first quarter earnings of $5.99 per share, up 49% y/y. Lockheed Martin also updates the 2...
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Halliburton Beat Analysts’ Expectations, Future Doomed Because New Tech

Halliburton Beat Analysts’ Expectations, Future Doomed Because New Tech

Halliburton Co. (ticker:  HAL) showed a year-on-year increase in net profit for the first quarter, but adjusted earnings fell as expected. Net income rose to $152 million, or 17 cents a share, from $46 million, or 5 cents a share,...
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EV Hype Escalates Into an Absurd Price Bubble

EV Hype Escalates Into an Absurd Price Bubble

Electric rebuild of Ford Bronco revealed with shocking price. Not built just by Ford, which has an all-new version on the production line next year, but assembled by Zero Labs, a startup niche builder based in Los Angeles that’s turned the...
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IPO Mania Sent Uber and Lyft Fares Skyrocketing, While Driver Pay Plummets

IPO Mania Sent Uber and Lyft Fares Skyrocketing, While Driver Pay Plummets

As Uber and Lyft look to IPOs to let their investors, who have been subsidizing 40-50% of every ride, redeem their shares through sales to the public capital markets, the companies are desperate for ways to reduce their unprofitability and...
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The National Enquirer sold for $100 million to James Cohen

The National Enquirer sold for $100 million to James Cohen

American Media Inc. sold the National Enquirer for $100 million to James Cohen, CEO of Hudson News. The notorious tabloid, along with two sister periodics, has a new owner – the head of the travel retailer known for its airport newsstands....
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New York Auto Show: Hyundai New Sonata and Venue Debuting Today

New York Auto Show: Hyundai New Sonata and Venue Debuting Today

2020 Hyundai Sonata marks another selling hit for the Korean automaker. It’s a striking design that stands out as one of the most attractive in its segment. It’s one of the best looking mainstream sedans to reach production since the...
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Markets Have Deteriorated Rapidly as Box Demand Tumbled 3%

Markets Have Deteriorated Rapidly as Box Demand Tumbled 3%

For high-end analysts, cardboard demand is one of secret indicator. The cardboard industry is an oligopoly, with a few producers making most of the boxes and International Paper is the leading producer of containerboard globally. A limited number of competito...
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Panasonic Suspends Investments in Both Gigafactory 1 and Shanghai EV Plant

Panasonic Suspends Investments in Both Gigafactory 1 and Shanghai EV Plant

Tesla shares fall almost 5% on the stunning news that its relationship with Panasonic could be on the rocks. Panasonic is freezing plans to expand the capacity of Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 at the very same time that demand questions are starting...
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Chevron Buys Anadarko Petroleum for $33 Billion in Cash and Shares

Chevron Buys Anadarko Petroleum for $33 Billion in Cash and Shares

Oil giant Chevron buys a major company in the oil and gas exploration and drilling sector Anadarko Petroleum for $33 billion. Chevron pays a combination of cash and shares. The acquisition valued Anadarko Petroleum at $65 for one share. Chevron’s...
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U.S. Charges Indivior With Organizing Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

U.S. Charges Indivior With Organizing Multibillion-Dollar Fraud

Indivior PLC shares are down 77% to a new record low after US investigators have accused the company of fraud against the opioid drug addicts with their own drug Suboxone Film. The total amount of all fraud is estimated at...
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Rumor: Facebook Is Looking for VC to Launch Its Own Stablecoin

Rumor: Facebook Is Looking for VC to Launch Its Own Stablecoin

According to Nathaniel Popper, editor of the New York Times, Facebook addresses VC (venture capital) investors as it seeks $1 billion as underlying collateral for its own stablecoin. Popper has posted this rumor on his Twitter account yesterday. News on...
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New Car Sales in the US: 3.1% Decline in March, Down 2% for the 1Q

New Car Sales in the US: 3.1% Decline in March, Down 2% for the 1Q

The automotive industry has launched a key spring sales period in the US with 3.1% decline in March and a 2% decline in the first quarter. From major producers, only Honda, Hyundai, KIA, Subaru and the Volkswagen Group have improved....
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