Walt Disney (DIS) stock fell in after-hours trading yesterday, while quarterly results were hammered by a decline in theme-park attendance, spend on new streaming services, declines in viewership at its networks, in addition to an unsuccessful movie, which was inherited as part of the $71 billion acquisition of Fox assets.
Overnight, financial markets all around the world fell due to increasing pressure and concern surrounding the US-China trade dispute.
While iPhone sales dipped, the company managed to generate most of its revenue through its wearables businesses and offered a better-than-expected outlook for the next quarter.
The strength of online advertising is proving once again its power in driving profits through the roof at Alphabet, the parent company of Google, which demonstrated better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter of the year.
Things are looking a little bit iffy for Vodafone (VOD), right now. It’s not been the best of Julys for the telecom big-boy. Share price has hit a little bit of a slump of late and, as a result, its top executives have agreed to slash their (probably eye-watering) share bonuses by a fifth, are under pressure and facing a potential investor revolt.
Investors and buyers of Netflix stock will be biting their nails this morning, while sellers of the same stocks will be punching the air, as the streaming giant says subscribers will fall 8% in Q2, citing rising competition and higher content costs.
Back in the murky depths of the late 20th Century, a sleeping giant was awakened. (Okay, that opening was way…
The film could be worth as much as 23 cents in earnings per share for Disney. BIG returns!
Tuesday was a big day for Tesla and it certainly had its share of ups and downs, from a member of the PETA animal rights group asking a question about vegan steering wheels (!) to a slightly more relevant and lengthy discussion about demand levels for the Model 3.
If you’re just getting your feet wet as a trader, you might want to give both markets a spin. But first, we want you to understand the most important differences between Forex and stock trading before you jump into the deep end.
