Earnings Reports Prospect for Facebook, Apple and Tesla Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA) This week we will be able to find out how the stocks of some of the best performing companies of the past year performed at the end of the year. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL) and Tesla (TSLA) plan to report quarterly earnings results after the market close on Wednesday. FACEBOOK Facebook's core advertising revenue increased 22 percent in the third quarter compared to the same period the previous year. Assuming that advertisements trigger results as part of the Christmas shopping season, it is expected to see...

When Will Earnings Reports Be Released?   This week will be one of the busy weeks when some of the heavily loaded companies in the S&P 500 are ready to report fourth quarter earnings results. According to an analysis by FactSet, the results reported as of Friday are that 86 percent of the S&P 500 companies posted a surprisingly positive fourth quarter earnings report. We assume that the vast majority of S&P 500 companies meet this percentage, although actual results still need to be included in this table. The positive gain in the period since FactSet began tracking the index in...

American FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) Meeting Prospects   Investors are preparing for a week full of notable events this week, with the Federal Open Market Committee's January policy meeting, announcements of earnings reports from several key institutions, and economic data releases. January FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) meeting The conclusion that can be drawn from their recent public statements is that Federal Reserve officials will continue to support the crisis period monetary policy. Fed officials signaled that interest rates will remain close to the current level at least until 2023, and that the aggressive asset purchase program will continue at...

Financial Outlook of the Companies After the Earnings Reports -2 Earnings Reports   Netflix - With the earnings report announced by the company surpassing Wall Street's expectations and with more than 200 million subscribers, the shares of the broadcasting giant rose by 14 percent. Netflix said it will also consider stock buybacks and expects a cash flow breakout in 2021. Netflix further increased its market sentiment with support from Wells Fargo and UBS. Penn National Gaming - Credit Suisse has covered the sports betting company with a better rating, causing the shares to gain 5 percent. Wall Street explained that the...

Financial Outlook of the Companies After the Earnings Reports -1 IBM - Shares of IBM fell more than 6 percent in the session all day long after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings below analysts expected levels. According to the statistics, IBM has been down for the fourth consecutive quarter after this last drop. Ford - Shares of the American automaker fell 2.2 percent after the company announced to the government that it would collect its vehicles from 2006 to 2012 to replace the Takata airbags in some vehicles. The company said it expects the action to affect about 2.7 million vehicles...