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  • 1 week ago | moneyandmarkets.com | Matthew Clark

    Traditionally, when a company issued strong earnings, its stock would push higher. Conversely, if earnings were down, the stock would follow suit. However, something changed at the turn of the century. In the 1970s, the Securities and Exchange Commission promoted the idea of companies releasing their financial forecasts during quarterly reports. The practice didn’t actually take hold until the 2000s.

  • 1 week ago | moneyandmarkets.com | Matthew Clark

    It’s the end of an era in the airline industry…For more than 50 years, Southwest Airlines Co. (LUV) allowed travelers to check their first two bags for free, a policy that set the U.S. carrier apart from its competitors. However, all of that changes today as Southwest ends its free checked bag policy and charges $35 for the first bag, and $45 for the second. It got me to thinking… why?

  • 2 weeks ago | moneyandmarkets.com | Matthew Clark

    Matt here. Welcome to the Earnings Friday edition of What My System Says Today. I’ll get into bullish and bearish earnings in a bit, but I wanted to start today with the one word Wall Street hates. It’s a word that sends investors scrambling and stocks down almost every time it creeps up in headlines. The word is “uncertainty.”When there is uncertainty around a company’s performance, future guidance or even the impacts of government policy, investors get twitchy.

  • 2 weeks ago | moneyandmarkets.com | Matthew Clark

    In 2024, the United States ran up a $295.4 billion trade deficit with China — the largest deficit with any single trading partner in the world. So, it stands to reason why trade with China has been in the crosshairs of the Trump administration. The deficit was the motivating factor behind President Trump’s triple-digit reciprocal tariff issued in April (since paused). While we won’t know the true impact of these trade levies for months, we can glean some insights from certain data points.

  • 3 weeks ago | moneyandmarkets.com | Matthew Clark

    Editor’s Note: On Fridays going forward, Chief Research Analyst Matt Clark is taking the reins in What My System Says Today. Read on to see what crossed our earnings radar for next week!Hey everyone, it’s Matt here with the Earnings Friday edition of What My System Says Today. Currently, about 90% of companies in the S&P 500 have reported first quarter earnings.

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Matthew Clark
Matthew Clark @InvestWithMattC
26 Jul 23

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Matthew Clark
Matthew Clark @InvestWithMattC
26 Jul 23

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Matthew Clark
Matthew Clark @InvestWithMattC
26 Jul 23

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