$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$  vehicle production declined around 1.7% from a year earlier and 12.5% sequentially for Tesla, not nearly as steeply as the 8.5% annual drop in deliveries. Tesla Inc. faced a significant setback in the first quarter, with vehicle deliveries falling short of Wall Street analysts' expectations by a record margin. They reported deliveries of just 386,810 vehicles, falling 14% short of the average estimate and marking its most substantial miss in seven years.  This news sent Tesla's shares tumbling by ~5%, contributing to a 33% decline in 2024, making it one of the S&P 500's weakest performers. Several factors contributed to this downturn:  1. High interest rates affecting consumer affordability, even after

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Since the start of 2024, Microsoft has maintained its growth from the previous year, becoming the second company to reach a $3 trillion market cap after Apple. The market will put Microsoft to the test when it releases its new earnings report after hours on January 30th, which may impact whether its market value remains above the $3 trillion mark. As we now turn our attention to Microsoft's earnings report, it is important to identify the indicators that could potentially drive its stock price. By looking at the company's growth trajectory, we can pinpoint some key indicators. There are two main indicators that companies look towards to drive growth: an increase in revenue and higher profit margins. At a glance, it seems Microsoft has been successful in achieving both. From FY2018 to FY202

The giant retailer just reported fiscal third-quarter results that beat Wall Street's expectations. The past few months haven't been particularly favorable to big-box retailers. Waning customer demand in the face of high inflation, coupled with a looming recession, is pressuring revenue growth. Heightened promotional activity to get rid of rising inventory stockpiles also hurts profitability. This is all happening as the important holiday shopping season gets under way. $Home Depot(HD)$  ‌ (HD 0.56%), whose business is actually performing quite well, hasn't been spared from the market's pessimism. With the stock off 25% from its peak (as of this writing), which was set in Dec. 2021, investors should take a closer look at buying Home Depot today

$Visa(V)$  ‌ Boosted Its Dividend: Is the Blue Chip Stock Now a Buy? The payments processing giant recently announced a generous hike to its quarterly dividend. When a company hikes its dividend, this typically means the board of directors and management team have confidence that the company's future is bright. This is especially true when the dividend is lifted by a double-digit percentage, which occurred last month with Visa's (V -0.09%) 20% jump in its quarterly dividend per share to $0.45.  Management is clearly optimistic regarding the company's prospects. Why is this the case? And is the stock a buy for dividend growth investors? Let's take a deeper look at Visa's fundamentals and valuation and try to address these questions. Reve

Rivian has enough capital to take it through 2025, but it seems GM will have plenty of money for its growth investments by that time. What happened $Rivian Automotive, Inc.(RIVN)$  ‌ (RIVN -5.39%) shares broke below the $30 barrier today for only the third time in the past several months. As of 3:20 p.m. ET, the stock was trading slightly off the lows of the day, down 6%.  So what The stock dropped below $30 two prior times recently, when investors were worried the company might once again drop its 2022 production estimates. But when Rivian reported its third-quarter results last week, it had mostly good news for shareholders. Today's dip had more to do with the competition than Rivian's business itself, which could turn out to be even

Investors are worried the aerospace start-up will need more cash. What happened Shares of aerospace start-up Lilium (LILM) fell as much as 13% for the week, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after a rival warned that regulatory approval for its so-called "flying car" aircraft would take longer than it had hoped. This is a brand-new industry, and no company is likely to get a free pass, causing concerns about Lilium's somewhat fragile balance sheet. So what Lilium is one of several companies working to design and roll out electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. These planes would not replace the jumbo jets that take us across the oceans today, but rather would fill jobs currently performed by helicopters and automobiles transportin

$Amazon.com(AMZN)$  ‌(AMZN -2.92%) has long been a stock market darling, but 2022 has been a rough year for the tech giant. Its share price is down 40% year to date, and it just became the first publicly traded company ever to lose $1 trillion in value, a reflection of just how far the company and its FAANG stock peers have fallen. While its recent performance has no doubt been frustrating for shareholders, there are still plenty of good reasons to buy Amazon today. Here are the top 10. 1. The e-commerce business will bounce back E-commerce stocks were crushed this year, and Amazon was no exception. Through the first three quarters, the company's e-commerce segments lost more than $8 billion, and management expects its growth slowdown to c

Has the tech giant formerly known as Facebook bottomed out? Facebook rebranded itself as $Meta Platforms, Inc.(META)$  ‌(META 1.46%) on Oct. 28, 2021. Since that fateful day, Meta's stock declined more than 60% as it repeatedly disappointed its investors with its sluggish growth, feverish spending, and opaque plans for the future. Rising interest rates and other macro headwinds exacerbated that painful sell-off. That crash stunned many investors who considered Meta to be reliable blue-chip tech stock. Let's compare the main reasons to buy, sell, and hold Meta to see if this out-of-favor tech giant will finally bounce back in 2023. The main reasons to sell Meta Before we discuss Meta's turnaround potential, we should review why its stock

How Does Palantir Make Money And Should I Invest In It? Palantir is among us and there’s nowhere to hide if you’re a terrorist or money launderer, but how does it make money and should you invest?  $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$  ‌ (NYSE: PLTR), co-founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel of PayPal fame, went public on September 30, 2020, to much fanfare. Following a wildly successful couple of years, the stock has now plummeted to figures close to its initial IPO price. The company, aside from being highly controversial and in business for over 17 years, still remains relatively unprofitable, so let’s examine how Palantir makes money. What is Palantir? Palantir is named after the magical crystal ‘seeing stones from J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord

These two healthcare giants are among the safest stocks investors can buy right now. If you're a risk-averse investor looking for stocks to buy, it's hard to go wrong with stalwarts in the healthcare industry such as  ‌$Abbott Laboratories(ABT)$  ‌(ABT 3.61%) and $Johnson & Johnson(JNJ)$  ‌ (JNJ 0.83%). These two businesses have strong track records for profitability, pay dividends, and generally aren't risky investments to be hold. While they both could make for stable long-term investments, which stock looks to be the best buy right now? The case for Johnson & Johnson One of the most attractive reasons to buy Johnson & Johnson right now is the company's pivot more toward growth.

Macro jitters weighed on the stock. What happened $Amazon.com(AMZN)$  ‌ (AMZN -4.27%) took another step down today, even though there was no company-specific news about the tech giant. Instead, a broader sell-off seems to be weighing on the stock for two reasons. First, fears of a recession are likely growing after Meta Platforms said it was laying off 13% of its staff. And second, a rout in the cryptocurrency market continued after FTX, one of the biggest exchanges, was on the verge of collapse after Binance backed out of a rescue deal. Amazon stock finished the day down 4.3%, while the Nasdaq lost 2.5%. So what While Amazon doesn't have direct exposure to the layoffs at the Facebook parent or the collapse in the crypto market, it arguab

Intel got a shot in the arm despite a terrible set of results. It is surprising to see that $Intel(INTC)$  ‌(INTC -2.55%) have rallied of late -- gaining 8% since hitting a 52-week low on Oct. 13 -- despite the spate of headwinds that have wrecked the semiconductor giant's top and bottom lines lately. From a shrinking personal computer (PC) market to a loss of share to Advanced Micro Devices in the client and server processor markets, the odds are stacked against a turnaround at Intel. Still, investors seem to be in an upbeat mood following the company's third-quarter results released on Oct. 27. But will their happiness be short-lived? Or is Intel's latest plan to turn its business around going to work and help the stock sustain its rally

These robust businesses will be around well beyond the next 10 years. The healthcare industry is constantly growing, changing, and evolving, which will continue in the coming years. However, certain services within the sector will remain in high demand. For instance, medical facilities won't become obsolete even with the rise of telemedicine, and the need for lifesaving drugs should only increase. Among the leaders in these segments of the industry are HCA Healthcare (HCA -0.55%) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ 0.37%). These two healthcare giants could be excellent long-term investment opportunities for the next decade.  1. $HCA Holdings Inc(HCA)$‌ HCA Healthcare is a leading hospital chain company with operations throughout the U.S. Altho

Markets were poised to move lower early Monday. Despite posting solid advances on Friday, stock markets were down last week, and all the same worries investors have had are still largely present. Midterm elections on Tuesday will draw attention, but the focus seems to remain on the Federal Reserve and broader macroeconomic pressures. In premarket trading, futures contracts on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.39%), S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.22%), and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.14%) were slightly higher, as investors seem to hope that things will turn out favorably. Making news over the weekend was Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A 0.92%) (BRK.B 0.69%) reported its third-quarter financial results on Saturday morning. As was widely expected, the Oracle of Omaha did prove vu

There are some great opportunities in big tech. FAANG stocks ruled the market for a decade. The group that includes Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook), Amazon (AMZN 1.88%), Apple, Netflix, and Alphabet (GOOGL 3.78%) (GOOG 3.85%) (formerly Google) delivered monster returns for years, but most of these stocks have crumbled over the last year. Four of the five are down by more than 40% from their peaks last year. Rising interest rates, recession fears, and other macro headwinds have pressured these stocks, bringing the most popular bet on Wall Street to an end. However, in the fallout, there's opportunity, and two FAANG stocks look primed to reward investors over the coming years. FAANG stock No. 1 to buy: $Amazon.com(AMZN)$‌ Amazon stock is

Shares of the online travel agency rose on a strong earnings report. What happened $Expedia(EXPE)$‌ (EXPE 5.71%) finished higher today after the online travel agency beat revenue estimates in its third-quarter earnings report and gave positive commentary on trends going forward. The stock gained 5.7% on the news. So what Expedia, which owns travel brands including Orbtiz, VRBO, and Travelocity, posted record revenue and room bookings in the quarter, showing it's recovered from the pandemic. Booked room nights rose 25% to 81.6 million, driving gross bookings up 28% to $24 billion. Revenue, meanwhile, increased 22% to $3.62 billion, which was slightly better than the consensus at $3.6 billion. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, deprec

The underdog chipmaker remains a polarizing investment. $AMD(AMD)$‌(AMD 5.88%) stock price rose 4% in after-hours trading on Tuesday, Nov. 1, following its third-quarter earnings report. The chipmaker's revenue increased 29% year over year to $5.57 billion, which missed analysts' estimates by $80 million. Its adjusted net income grew 23% to $1.10 billion, or $0.67 per share, which was just shy of the consensus forecast by $0.03. AMD's earnings miss wasn't surprising, since it already partly revealed those growth rates in its preliminary earnings report on Oct. 6. Let's weigh the bear and bull cases for AMD to see if this semiconductor stock is still worth buying. What the bears saw in AMD's Q3 report The bears will point out that AMD's year-over-

Buffett has admitted he missed the boat on Amazon. But the e-commerce king is now a Buffett stock. $Amazon.com(AMZN)$‌(AMZN -4.83%) third-quarter report sent its stock tumbling on Thursday, October 27, after the company posted weak fourth-quarter guidance. The quarter itself was not too bad. Revenue increased 15% year over year, a strong showing in this economy, and smack in the middle of its guidance for 13% to 17%. Operating income of $2.5 billion came in on the high side of expectations, which were $0 to $3.5 billion. Amazon Web Services' (AWS) growth began to decelerate after many quarters of steady growth, which is a natural outgrowth of clients decreasing spending. Management is guiding for revenue to increase by 2% to 8% in the fourth qu

Earnings momentum seemed to give the stock a lift again. What happened $Shopify(SHOP)$‌ (SHOP 0.12%) were bucking the broad-market trend today and gaining two trading days after it posted better-than-expected third-quarter results and a day after rival Amazon missed the mark badly in its fourth-quarter guidance. Though there was no company-specific news out on Shopify today, investors seemed to be growing optimistic that the worst has passed for the e-commerce software stock. As of 10:54 a.m. ET, Shopify stock was up 3.8% while the Nasdaq had lost 1.4%. So what Shopify's gains today appear to be an extension of its momentum from its earnings report last Thursday when the stock jumped 17%, and investors may be taking a closer look at the stoc