JJ Kinahan

And so begins the month of August. The dog days of summer. Beaches, mountains, and lazy afternoons.If you follow the financial markets, that thinking might be jumping the gun, as there’s still plenty of action ahead. Although last week was arguably the height of earnings season, with releases...

Welcome to a week that might offer something for everyone.  The next few days include earnings from four of the five “FAANG” companies and one-third of the S&P 500 overall. There’s also a Fed meeting, and Congress could be making progress on an infrastructure bill. Get...

It may sound a bit harsh, but it feels like Boeing (NYSE: BA) just can’t get out of its own way. After resuming 737-MAX flights in the U.S. in late 2020 following a nearly two-year grounding, BA continues to have issues with its 787 planes. The 737-MAX return wasn’t perfect,...

An old phrase on Wall Street goes, “The trend is your friend.” If that’s true, analysts are mostly counting on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) delivering another quarter of double-digit earnings growth when the Technology giant reports fiscal Q3 results next week. For those keeping...

Last Friday was when the bottom began to fall out. A week later, things feel very different as earnings continue to hold the day. We’re on pace for the S&P 500 Index (SPX) to be up 1% for the week if things don’t head lower today, which is pretty amazing when you consider...

Investors have continued to friend Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), though its status is complicated. FB’s stock has been on a steady climb, increasing 30% in Q2 alone. When the social media giant unveils its Q2 earnings on July 28, expectations are for its phenomenal run of ad revenue to...

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) arguably hit it out of the park last quarter when it reported earnings that left analysts’ estimates in the dust. Overall revenue came in strong at $55.3 billion, up 34% year over year, with each business segment topping expectations by a wide margin except for...

Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced record-breaking electronic vehicle (EV) deliveries in Q2 and has continued to outproduce competitors in the midst of a global microchip shortage. But it’s been a bit of a rough ride for the pioneering EV’s share price as competitors rev their engines...

For the third straight morning, it’s earnings to the rescue.  After Monday’s nosedive, stocks seem poised to rise again this morning based on pre-market gains as investors watch major companies exceed Wall Street’s expectations. AT&T (NYSE: T) became the latest...

The earnings parade continues, with a steady flow of solid corporate results helping Wall Street recover from Monday’s huge plunge. In fact, the major indices are basically back where they were Friday after two crazy days, making it look like Monday and Tuesday never happened.  The...

On the day Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos launches himself into space, most investors would probably be happy just to see the major indices pick themselves off the carpet after yesterday’s meltdown. Early on, it looks like they might get their wish. Major indices rebounded...

Once again, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is playing the numbers game—past, present, and future. When Q2 results are announced tomorrow, Wall Street expects gangbuster earnings and revenue results, but many investors are likely to focus on how many new members joined the online streaming...

A ramp-up in new Covid cases is bringing fear that we may take a step backward here, weighing on stocks to start the week. Wall Street continues to show signs of tracking the bond market, and bond yields posted fresh five-month lows this morning. Daily cases have tripled from a month ago in the U.S...

The first week of earnings season wraps up with major indices closely tracking the bond market in Wall Street’s version of “follow the leader.” Earnings absolutely matter, but right now the Fed’s policies are maybe a bigger influence. In the short-term the Fed is still the...

Big banks continue to hold up their end of the bargain, but the rest of the market doesn’t seem too impressed this morning. Major indices declined overnight amid worries about the Chinese economy, while slipping U.S. bond yields put a little pressure on things, too.  Morgan Stanley...