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APPLE: Stock Bites

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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The NASDAQ fell for the fourth-straight session as Apple stock—its biggest component—comes under major pressure.

Apple has lost ~$200 billion in market value over the past two days since Bloomberg reported the Chinese government was going to widen its ban on using iPhones. Any threat to Apple’s business in China is going to worry investors—it’s the company’s biggest international market and a production hub.

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DAILY UPDATE: Stocks Rise Amid Apple Hype

Posted on August 31, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Markets: Investors are still in the Upside Down, where bad economic news is good news (and vice versa) thanks to the Fed, so stocks rose yesterday as the market digested data showing the labor market is cooling and there are fewer open jobs. Apple’s hype machine sent its stock climbing as excitement builds for its upcoming iPhone event.

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Here is where the major benchmarks ended:

The S&P 500 Index was up 17.24 points (0.4%) at 4,514.87; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 37.57 points (0.1%) at 34,890.24; the NASDAQ Composite was up 75.55 points (0.5%) at 14, 019.31.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) was little changed at 4.118% after dropping below 4.09% earlier.
CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX) was down 0.57 at 13.88.

Energy companies were among the strongest performers Wednesday as crude oil futures extended a rally, rising to their highest level in more than two weeks. Retail and transportation shares were also higher. Treasury yields, which have bedeviled the stock market after surging at the start of this month, fell to near three-week lows.

The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) weakened to a two-week low, thanks to hopes that interest rates may not need to stay so high for so long.

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DAILY UPDATE: The Markets, Retail Earnings and US Steel

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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.Markets: The market’s rally during the first half of the year has fizzled out this summer despite a greater share of companies beating earnings projections than usual, the WSJ reports. For example, UPS, Apple, and PayPal all topped Wall Street expectations…only to watch shares fall after their reports. Investors suggest it’s a “snap back to reality” moment after market euphoria in H1.

Retailers take the earnings stage. Walmart, Home Depot, and Target will give us a peek into consumer spending, which drives two-thirds of the US economy. Americans filling up their shopping carts (despite interest rates rising to a 22-year high) is one of the main reasons those recession predictions haven’t materialized yet.
US Steel, a symbol of American industrial might in the early 20th century, is considering selling itself.

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DAILY UPDATE: Apple Sales, Unemployment and the Markets are Down but Gas Prices are Up

Posted on August 5, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Hiring roughly held steady in July as employers added 187,000 jobs despite high interest rates and inflation. The unemployment rate, which is calculated from a separate survey of households, dipped from 3.6% to 3.5%, the Labor Department said Friday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated that 200,000 jobs were added last month.

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The geopolitics: Major oil producer Saudi Arabia said yesterday it would extend its output cuts into September and could even deepen those cuts after that, according to state media. By curbing supply, Saudi Arabia hopes to prop up the price of oil—which gives it critical revenue to spend on futuristic cities. But the cuts are angering the White House because they could lead to an uptick in US inflation.

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Apple’s sales are slumping. The iPhone-maker reported its third straight quarter of revenue declines as fewer people join the blue-text mafia. But while Apple is struggling to sell iPhones, it’s doing a great job monetizing its existing customers. The services unit—home to the App Store, Apple TV+, Apple Music, and more—hit a record $21 billion in sales. Amazon was the other Big Tech company to report earnings yesterday: Its glowing financials knocked Wall Street’s socks off.

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Here is where the major benchmarks ended for the day and week:

The S&P 500 Index ended 24 points lower (0.53%) at 4,478.03 and was down 2.27% for the week; the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 150 points lower (0.43%) at 35,065.62 and was down 1.11% for the week; the NASDAQ Composite ended 50 points lower (0.36%) at 13,909.24 and was down nearly 3% for the week.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) pulled back 12 points to 4.055%.
CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX) rose 1 point to 17.33.

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DAILY UPDATE: Tech Earnings Report with Likely FOMC Rate Hike?

Posted on July 25, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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The good news continued for the Dow, which notched its 11th straight day of gains yesterday—its best streak since February 2017. But there is much coming that could impact the markets this week, from Big Tech earnings (Microsoft and Alphabet report today) to a likely rate hike from the Fed tomorrow.
Stocks spotlight: Mattel, IMAX, and AMC (boosted from a recent ruling blocking a planned stock conversion) were all up.

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Here is where the major benchmarks ended yesterday:

The S&P 500 Index was up 18 points (0.4%) at 4,554.64; the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 184 points (0.5%) at 35,411.24; the NASDAQ Composite was up 26 points (0.2%) at 14,058.87.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) was up about 3 basis points at 3.870%.
CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX) was up 0.29 at 13.89.

Energy was the strongest sector as crude oil futures added to their recent rally with another 2.3% rise to end near $79 per barrel. Financials were also higher, while utilities and health care lagged.

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NASDAQ 100: Re-Balanced Index

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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The NASDAQ 100 is Getting Re-Balanced

Before the market opening today, NASDAQ shuffled the weighting of its NASDAQ 100 Index so that the biggest tech companies have less sway.

The issue is that the market caps of tech giants like Microsoft, Apple, and Nvidia have gotten so big recently that when we refer to “the NASDAQ,” we’re actually just talking about a few companies that hold outsized influence (even after the changes, Apple and Microsoft will account for 22% of the index’s weighting).

The re-balancing isn’t expected to have a meaningful impact on stock prices.

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APPLE: What is its Corporate Value

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

AS INVESTORS – HOW DO WE EVALUATE FINANCIAL RISK?

By Vitaliy Katsenelson CFA

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DAILY UPDATE: Apple and the Markets Zoom!

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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When markets closed Friday, Apple’s market capitalization was over $3 trillion, making it the most valuable company — ever. It’s a massive milestone for the tech giant, which warned investors in May that its current quarter revenue was expected to decline. But Friday’s stock price increasing by just over 2 percent to close at $193.97 per share suggests that investors are still confident in the company, a bright spot in an industry that has otherwise been rocked by layoffs over the past year.

Curiously, Goldman Sachs is considering exiting its partnership with Apple, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The iPhone-maker and Goldman Sachs started rolling out a virtual credit card in 2019. The bank is in talks with American Express to take over its Apple credit card and other ventures with the tech giant, the report added.

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Here is where the major benchmarks ended:

The S&P 500 Index was up 53.94 points (1.2%) at 4,450.38, a gain of 16% for the first half of 2023. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 283.18 points (0.8%) at 34,407.60, up 3.8% in the first half. The NASDAQ Composite was up 196.59 points (1.5%) at 13,787.92 for a first-half gain of 32%.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) was down about 2 basis points at 3.837%.
CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX) was down 0.15 at 13.39.

Oilfield services companies and others in energy led sector gainers Friday, after crude oil futures rose 1% (though oil prices are down 12% so far this year).

Technology and Consumer Discretionary stocks were also strong performers, while regional banks were among the laggards. The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) eased slightly. It is down about 0.5% for the first half.

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AWAKE or ASLEEP: NASDAQ Stock Market?

Posted on June 20, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Markets were closed for Juneteenth yesterday, but the NASDAQ is coming into the short trading week hot: The tech-heavy index had its eighth consecutive week of gains last week, the best it’s done since March 2019.

But, Investors are divided over whether the rally driven by mega-stocks like Nvidia, Apple, and Tesla is a bubble poised to pop or the start to an AI revolution that not even Jerome Powell can dissuade.

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NASDAQ: Index Falls

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

Markets: With investors keeping their fingers crossed that the Fed will pause its rate hikes when it meets tomorrow, the S&P 500 climbed to its highest in over a year yesterday, buoyed in part by Apple closing at a record high for the first time since January 2022.

Stock spotlight: The NASDAQ index has been on fire lately, but NASDAQ’s own stock fell after it announced plans to buy financial software-maker Adenza for $10.5 billion—its biggest purchase ever—as the company works to diversify its business beyond stock exchanges.

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DAILY UPDATE: Proposed Tax Breaks and the Closing [Technology] Markets

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives just unveiled a series of new tax breaks aimed at businesses and families while proposing to reverse some of President Joe Biden’s legislative victories, including credits to spur the sale of clean-burning electric vehicles.

Under the proposed legislation, married couples filing jointly would receive a $4,000 “deduction bonus” for two years that the committee said would potentially help up to 107 million families who take the standard deduction.

The legislation also would significantly increase the way businesses could claim depreciation deductions, raising the threshold to a permanent $2.5 million from the current $1 million that was contained in the Republicans’ broad 2017 tax cut package.

Other provisions include an expansion of tax benefits for small start-up enterprises to “S Corporations,” while eliminating some “red tape” that small businesses experience related to contract workers.

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The Closing Friday Markets

Markets: Stocks celebrated the summer Friday by jumping up yesterday, giving the S&P 500, which recently reentered bull market territory, its fourth positive week in a row. And, Tesla enjoyed its eleventh consecutive trading day in the green, matching its longest hot streak.

The S&P 500 Index was up 4.93 points (0.11%) at 4,298.86; the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was up 43.17 points (0.13%) at 33,876.78; the NASDAQ Composite (COMPX) was up 20.62 points (0.16%) at 13,259.14.
The 10-year Treasury note yield (TNX) was little changed at 3.740%.
CBOE’s Volatility Index (VIX) was up 10 points at 13.75.

The Technology, Consumer Discretionary, and Communication Services sectors—home to market heavyweights such as Alphabet (GOOGL), Apple (AAPL), Meta (META), Microsoft (MSFT), NVIDIA (NVDA), and Tesla (TSLA)—were the strongest performers Friday. Energy was among the weaker sectors, as crude oil futures fell 1.5% to just above $70. The small-company-focused Russell 2000 (RUT) lagged, falling about 0.9%.

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DAILY UPDATE: The Markets, Buffett and COVID

Posted on May 8, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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The S&P 500 and the Dow are coming off their worst weeks since March. And even with the Fed signaling the end of interest rate hikes, analysts don’t expect the market to perk up all of a sudden. Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley predict the S&P will end the year lower than its current level. US oil prices, meanwhile, have fallen for three consecutive weeks over economic concerns.

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We mentioned the annual “Woodstock for Capitalists” meeting last week on this ME-P. Here are the highlights.

On the regional banking crisis: W. Buffett bashed leaders at the banks that failed this spring (First Republic, SVB, etc.), saying they “should suffer” and face “punishment.” But he also blamed the “totally crazy” bank regulations that incentivize bad behavior and “very poor” messaging around the debacle from politicians and the media. Buffett thinks the government was right to intervene to protect SVB depositors, claiming, “It would have been catastrophic” otherwise.

On the status of the dollar: “We are the reserve currency. I see no option for any other currency to be the reserve currency,” Buffett said. He called the notion of bitcoin or other tokens dethroning the dollar a “joke.”

On Berkshire’s investment in Apple: The value of Berkshire’s stake in Apple has ballooned to $151 billion, amounting to nearly half the value of its entire stock portfolio. “It just happens to be a better business than any we own,” Buffett said.

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US ends Covid-19 public health emergency: Like Title 42, the US public health emergency for Covid-19 will end on this Thursday. That may limit access to testing for millions of Americans, but it won’t affect the availability of treatments and vaccines.

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DAILY UPDATE: Some Banks Dive but Apple Savings Account Launches

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Moody’s research released on Friday suggests that the industry is experiencing greater instability from several bank failures and high inflation, calling “into question whether some banks’ assumed high stability of deposits and their operational nature, should be reevaluated,”

The Wall Street Journal reported. Six U.S. banks were placed on Moody’s review list in March, per Reuters. All six banks put for review failed and were downgraded with the new study, including Comerica Inc., First Republic Bank, Intrust Financial Corporation, UMB Financial Corp, Western Alliance Bancorp and Zions Bancorporation.

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Apple’s latest product launch, in partnership with Goldman Sachs, is a savings account that will yield a meaty 4.15% in annual interest just for parking your money in it. The details:

You can open the savings account via the Wallet app on your iPhone, but you’ll need an Apple Card (Apple’s credit card) to be eligible.
No minimum deposit is required, the max balance is $250,000, and all of your funds are FDIC-insured.

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DAILY UPDATE: Treasury Yields Up, Markets Down as Elon Wins

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Treasury yields jumped after a much stronger-than-expected U.S. January jobs report clouded investor expectations for the Federal Reserve to end its interest rate hiking cycle in coming months. Treasury Yields and debt prices move opposite each other:

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The yield on the 2-year Treasury note rose 14.9 basis points to 4.233%.
The 10-year Treasury note yield jumped 9.9 basis points to 3.498%.
The 30-year Treasury bond yield was up 6.9 basis points at 3.626%.

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U.S. equities declined in a choppy trading session following a stronger-than-expected January labor report, and some uninspiring earnings results from mega-cap stocks. Non farm payroll additions beat estimates by a large amount, and the unemployment rate declined, solidifying the notion of a tight job market.

Meanwhile, a read on domestic services sector activity moved back into expansion territory. Mega-cap stocks were in focus today, as Dow member Apple missed estimates and posted its first quarterly decline in revenues since 2019, and Alphabet also posted discouraging quarterly results, while Qualcomm bested EPS estimates by a penny, but fell short on the revenue side.

Notably, the retail giant Amazon is finally starting to feel the economic pinch. The e-commerce company, which most people thought was unstoppable, has reportedly had its first unprofitable year since 2014. The company released this week that it has lost over $2 billion in 2022, despite holiday-season sales increasing by 9%.

Asian and European stocks finished mixed, as the markets continued to process the week’s monetary policy decisions, as well as some services sector data across the globe.

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Elon Musk was found not liable for investors’ losses in a securities fraud trial over his 2018 tweet that he had “funding secured” to take Tesla private at $420 per share, continuing the tech mogul’s streak of favorable verdicts over his erratic behavior. Plaintiff Glen Littleton and fellow members of the class action sued Musk and Tesla, including its board of directors, over the tweet and Musk’s subsequent statements, alleging the notion that financing was in place had been false. They said shareholders suffered steep financial harms because of panicked sales in the 10 days following the tweet, as Tesla and Musk engaged in damage control.

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Meta, Apple, TSA Deflation and Mastodon

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Meta will reportedly begin to lay off thousands of employees this week in what could amount to the company’s most significant job cuts since it was founded in 2004.
Apple said that iPhone 14 production has been hamstrung by Covid restrictions at its huge assembly plant in China.
PreCheck deflation: TSA is lowering the price for its PreCheck program ahead of the holiday travel season.
Mastodon, a Twitter-esque social media site, has seen a spike in users since Musk’s takeover of the bird app.

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APPLE: Health Insurance?

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Bertalan Meskó, MD PhD

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Ben Wood, chief analyst at European CCS Insights predicts that Apple will enter the US health insurance market in partnership with a major insurer in 2024 – Forbes reported.

The company already collects heaps of health data, such as blood pressure, blood oxygen levels, ECG readings and body temperature from the Watch, and through phone apps that help people regulate their medication or manage chronic conditions like diabetes.

I hope you find the report useful!

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UPDATE: Apple, Bitcoin & Ether

Posted on July 31, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Apple just announced its most recent quarterly results. Compared to the rest of the tech industry, the numbers were pretty good. Apple’s profits were down 11 percent from the same period last year but the company beat estimates and still managed to set a record for third-quarter revenue. Considering the challenges facing the entire economy, those numbers are pretty remarkable. The tech industry has been hit especially hard over the past few months due to things like a shortage of computer processors, inflation, and weakening demand; etc.

Bitcoin and Ether, the world’s two largest digital tokens, are headed toward their best month since 2021 amid a revival of risk appetite in global markets and optimism about an Ethereum network upgrade. Bitcoin is up 28% in July and Ether 70%, though their rallies paused Friday. Both were little changed, with Bitcoin at about $23,950 as of 5 p.m. in New York and Ether hovering around $1,730.

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UPDATE: Mortgage Meltdown, Jobless Claims, the Markets and Gasoline Prices

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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US mortgage applications are in “meltdown” and the threat to house prices is growing. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of applications tumbled again last week and has fallen dramatically since January. Pantheon Macroeconomics said the chances of a “short period of clear declines” in home prices is growing.
Jobless claims for the week hit 229,000, the highest since January. The number of jobless claims increased by 27,000 from the last period, and it greatly surpassed the Dow Jones estimate of 210,000, according to this report.
Markets: Investors are nervous before this morning’s crucial inflation report—which will show if inflation has peaked or not. Big Tech stocks such as Meta, Amazon, and Apple dragged the market lower. The 10-year T-bond was 3.046?
Finally, average US gas prices topped $5 per gallon according to GasBuddy. Many experts predict we’re headed toward $6 and beyond.

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UPDATE: The Markets and Energy

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Markets: The NASDAQ stayed flat at its lowest level this year. Spotify shares sank to a record low. Facebook is having a rough go, but it’s not the only one. Netflix stock plunged nearly 70% this year after hitting a ceiling on subscriber growth. At one point, it was worth more than Disney; now, it’s not even half as valuable. Even Google is googling “ways to make more money.” Its parent company, Alphabet, reported a slowdown in growth last quarter because, like Facebook, YouTube’s also being been dinged by TikTok and Apple’s privacy changes: The video platform’s revenue came in more than $500 million below expectations.

Energy: Russia’s halted oil shipments to Poland and Bulgaria yesterday.

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UPDATE: The Markets, Apple and FOMC

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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STOCKS: The Dow and S&P have put together a four-day win streak as the first quarter comes to a close. And, Robinhood stock soared after the company said it would extend trading hours.

APPLE: Gained for 11 straight trading days, its longest streak since 2003 (before it released the iPhone). Now, it is just $3/share shy of its record closing high and is staring down a $3 trillion market cap.

FOMC: Embarked on the high-stakes campaign of hiking interest rates while not inducing a recession. Chairman Jerome Powell said he’s not worried about a downturn in the near future.

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UPDATE: The “Billionaire Tax” and Technology Stocks

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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BILLIONAIRE TAX: President Biden is introducing a “Billionaire Minimum Income Tax” as part of his 2023 budget. It’s the first time Biden has directly called for a wealth tax. The proposal would require US households worth more than $100 million to pay at least 20% in tax on their income. Controversially, this covers both traditional income and unrealized gains on investments—which are how billionaires manage to minimize their tax obligations in the first place. In the current system, you only pay capital gains tax once an asset is sold.

TECHNOLOGY STOCK UPDATES:

Waymo said it’s ready to go driverless in San Francisco, but didn’t say if it has the proper permits yet.

Softbank is seeking a $60 billion valuation for Arm’s IPO, after Nvidia’s deal to buy the company for $40 billion was opposed by competition authorities in the US and UK.

Apple is working on a subscription service for hardware, including the iPhone.

The EU agreed to a comprehensive set of antitrust regulations called the Digital Markets Act. The rules, which have not yet passed, are aimed at reining in Big Tech.

The UK wants to build 300,000 EV charging stations by 2030.

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UPDATE: Okta, Snowflake, Intel, Stocks Indexes, Buy-Backs and Bonds

Posted on March 4, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Stocks fell and oil prices eased back after another bumpy day of trading on Wall Street as markets remained anxious about the broader impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Okta shares were down 8.06% while Snowflake plummeted 15.37%.

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INTEL: Intel stock (NASDAQ: INTC) fell 2.5% after Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Securities cut their targets to $47, according to StreetInsider. The stock fell to a low of $47.62, not far from its 52-week low of $43.63. Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) analyst Joseph Moore also downgraded the stock to underweight from equal weight while BofA’s Vivek Arya maintained his under perform rating.

INDEXES: Major indexes veered up and down for much of the day before a late-day slide pushed them into the red. The S&P 500 shed a 0.7% gain to close 0.5% lower, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%. The NASDAQ composite fell 1.6%, weighed down by technology stocks, which accounted for a big share of the market’s decline.

The Dow is down 0.9% for the week, on track for its fourth negative week in a row. The S&P 500 is down about 0.5% for the week, while the NASDAQ Composite is down more than 1%.

BUYBACKS: In the third quarter of 2021, Apple, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) led all S&P 500 companies with $20.4 billion in buybacks. Alphabet, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) was a distant second with $15 billion in buybacks, followed by Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) with $12.6 billion.

Over the last decade, no company has come close to Apple in the buyback department. Apple has bought back $487.6 billion in stock since 2012. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is a very distant second with $147.1 billion in buybacks, followed by JPMorgan Chase & Co (NYSE: JPM) with $146.2 billion.

Why Buybacks Matter: It should come as no surprise to investors that all three of the stocks that have been most aggressive in buying back shares over the last 10 years have outperformed the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE: SPY) total return by a wide margin in that period.

BONDS: Bond yields were mostly steady. The yield on the 10-year Treasury slipped to 1.85% from 1.86% late Wednesday.

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UPDATE: The Markets, Economy, Bitcoin and Apple

Posted on February 9, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Markets: Solid corporate earnings boosted Wall Street and all the major indexes are now higher for the week. Pfizer dipped after posting lower-than-expected Q4 revenue but it did bring in $36.8 billion in sales in 2021.
Economy: The US trade deficit rose to a record $859 billion in 2021 (up 27% from the year prior) due to a surge in imports and higher prices for those imports.
Bitcoin: Authorities arrested a husband and wife accused of attempting to launder 119,754 stolen bitcoin—valued at $4.5 billion. Along with the arrest of the couple, Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan, the Justice Department announced that it had seized more than 94,000 of the allegedly stolen bitcoin, valued at $3.6 billion—the largest financial seizure in the agency’s history.
Apple: Announces Tap to Pay. In a bid to encourage more smartphone intimacy, the company is releasing a feature that allows customers to spend money by simply tapping an iPhone against a merchant’s iPhone—effectively turning the device into a checkout register.
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ALPHABET GOOGLE: Stock Splitting!

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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DEFINITION: A stock split or stock divide increases the number of shares in a company. For example, after a 2-for-1 split, each investor will own double the number of shares, and each share will be worth half as much. A stock split causes a decrease of market price of individual shares, but does not change the total market capitalization of the company: stock dilution does not occur.

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EXAMPLE:

Google parent company Alphabet said it would split its stock 20–1. That means in July 2022, Alphabet shareholders will receive 19 more shares for every one that they own. It doesn’t mean they’ll be 20x richer—the price of the stock they hold will drop a proportional amount. If the stock split were to happen now, Alphabet’s share price would fall from $2,865 to $143.

Why does it matter?

In many ways, it doesn’t. A stock split does not change the value of the company. It’s simply a way to increase the number of shares outstanding.

Think of it like slicing a pizza. At a share price of almost $3,000, Alphabet’s slices were a wide a monstrosity. With the stock split, it’s cutting company ownership into smaller portions. But, in the end, the pizza isn’t growing—there are just more slices to be shared.

So why do it? By making the slices of its company smaller, it hopes that more people will look at them and say, “Well I guess one couldn’t hurt.” Alphabet said the goal of the stock split is to attract more small-time investors who might have been intimidated by buying in at such a steep share price.

Only 27 other stocks in the S&P 500 have share prices above $500 besides Alphabet.

And, there’s evidence this bit of corporate inception can be effective. To see why, let’s look at what happened when two other tech giants, Tesla and Apple, split their stock recently.

When Apple split its stock 4–1 in July 2020, retail investors upped their purchases from $150 million per week to nearly $1 billion, according to Vanda Research.
When Tesla split its stock 5–1 in August 2020, retail investing jumped from $30–$40 million/week to $700 million.

There may be another play for Alphabet here—and that is to pad its resume for inclusion in the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average. Because the Dow is weighted by share price (an antiquated system, to be sure), Alphabet at its current price would overwhelm all of the companies. It would become the Alphabet Industrial Average. At $247, it becomes a much more attractive candidate for the Dow.

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UPDATE Stock Market and Politics

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

By Staff Reporters

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Markets: The major indexes went from red to solidly green after the Fed announced steps to wind down its Covid-era stimulus policies and curb surging inflation. After another strong day, Apple is staring down a $3 trillion market cap.
Politics: Democrats’ hopes are dimming that they’ll be able to pass President Biden’s $2 trillion social spending bill, known as Build Back Better, before the end of the year as they originally planned, NBC News reports. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), a key vote, doesn’t support it in its current form.
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Stock MARKET Update

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

ALL TIME HIGHS?

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Markets: The S&P begins the week after closing at an all-time high last Friday. The index has closed at a record more times this year (67) than in any other year since 1995. It needs 10 more to tie the mark.
More S&P fun facts: Microsoft, Alphabet, Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla alone account for over a third of the S&P’s gains this year.
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NOTE: 35,630.18market open‎-340.81 (‎-0.95%)as of 12/13/2021, 11:31 AM EST

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Why Aren’t Google and Apple Saving Healthcare?

Posted on July 23, 2017 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Why Aren’t Google and Apple Saving Healthcare?

By Bertalan Meskó, MD PhD

The introduction of artificial intelligence, robotics, social media, various sensors and wearables in medicine could save millions of lives and reduce costs at the same time.

There is one question, however, which needs to be answered. Who can and should provide these new technologies for the advancement of humanity?

Tech companies could change healthcare with their knowledge about disruption and could lead the way to medical innovation.

Why isn’t that happening already?

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Why Aren’t Google And Apple Saving Healthcare?

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VIDEO: Cool New HIT Gadget for Physicians?

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

3D Head-Tracking Interface

By Ann Miller; RN, MHA

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According to SoftwareAdvice.com, Apple is the hottest topic in the tech blogosphere these days. Even if you ignore all news of the “iSlate,” and the new tablet PC, dozens of rumors abound.

Head Tracking Technology

One interesting idea is a patent for 3-Dimensional head-tracking. Instead of using a mouse and keyboard, Mac users simply move their head or body to control an image on screen. Some think this technology would perfect for healthcare.

Video Presentation

Here’s a short video from Houston Neal to help you visualize the device:

http://www.softwareadvice.com/articles/medical/apple-3d-head-tracking-for-doctors-1011410/

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Apple Tablet PC Poll for Medical Professionals

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

About Ambulatory Gadgets in Medicine

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Hello Dr. Marcinko and all Medical Executive-Post readers. I hope you’re doing well.

The Big-Breaking News from Apple

You’ve probably heard the news that Apple is set to release a new tablet PC today. That got us thinking here at Medical Software Advice about whether or not this new device will be the first tablet PC to break through in the healthcare industry.

A Short Survey

So, we’ve created a short survey (8 multiple choice questions) about what tablet PC features are important to healthcare professionals. I’ll use the results from the survey to determine which tablet PC is best positioned to rule the halls of healthcare. Even if you’ve never used a tablet PC, we’d love to get your opinion on what features are important.

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