Bloomberg Gadfly

President-elect Donald Trump created a bit of a feud with Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve, which now creates a bit of an awkward situation. So now what? According to Gadfly's Marcus Ashworth, it may be business as usual at the Federal Reserve. Ashworth noted that the two-year Treasury is...

Voting for the U.S. presidential election is underway and one group of investors couldn't be more relieved that the end is in sight. As noted by Gadfly's Max Nisen, the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (ETF) (NASDAQ: IBB) has fallen 23 percent year-to-date while the Bloomberg...

General Electric Company (NYSE: GE) proposed in early September to acquire two suppliers of additive manufacturing equipment, Arcam AB and SLM Solutions Group for $1.4 billion. Elliott Management, an activist investor and SLM Solutions shareholder initially opposed the deal, arguing the proposed...

The list of industrial companies that shocked and disappointed the Street is quite notable. Honeywell International Inc. (NYSE: HON) provided a downbeat forecast in early October, Dover Corp (NYSE: DOV) similarly guided its earnings to fall short of estimates. General Electric Company (NYSE: GE...

Many investors love AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T)'s stock, not because of its business model or growth strategy, but rather because it offers an attractive 5 percent dividend yield, a history of increasing its dividends and little volatility in its stock price. Gadfly's Michael Regan further...

AT&T Inc.'s (NYSE: T) core business is bleeding market share as rivals T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ: TMUS) and Sprint Corp (NYSE: S) are offering superior unlimited data packages to clients. Meanwhile, AT&T is succeeding in bringing in video customers through its DirecTV segment, which...

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) reported on Friday third-quarter results, which sufficiently satisfied investors' appetite to the point where shares gained more than 2 percent. According to Gadfly's Shelly Banjo, investors are treating McDonald's stock like filet mignon as opposed to what it...

Are you ready for some beer-stock related puns? According to Gadfly's Tara Lachapelle, Boston Beer Company Inc (NYSE: SAM), the parent company behind the Sam Adams brand of beer, reported its third-quarter earnings results on Thursday, which were "brewtal" as its revenue is "falling flat." The...

Gadfly's Shelly Banjo is very blunt in her take on the restaurant sector. Investors should expect to see continued pain as the group continues to report its third-quarter earnings. According to Banjo, sales growth at North American restaurants during the second quarter happened to be the slowest...

Saudi Arabia sold $17.5 billion worth of bonds to international investors, marking the largest debt offering ever by an emerging market economy. According to Gadfly's Marcus Ashworth, Saudi Arabia earned high scores in its first ever debt raise and set an appropriate tone not only for future debt...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) must have done everything right in its third quarter for the stock to soar nearly 20 percent, right? According to Gadfly's Shira Ovide, the answer is a clear no; there is a lot that is very wrong with Netflix's earnings report. For starters, Netflix added fewer than 500...

Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE: WFC) needed to do something drastic to its management roster to put behind its fake-account opening style. According to Gadfly's Michael Regan, it was "obvious" that the bank's CEO John Stumpf couldn't contain the backlash if he continues to serve as the company's...

The relationship between the United States and Russia appears to have taken a turn for the worse as of late, and one American company, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) is likely to find itself in a difficult position. According to Gadfly's Liam Denning, Exxon's current CEO Rex Tillerson spent...