Hey Snackers,
Still breaking in that sweater, socks, and probably-bought-at-an-airport book you didn’t ask for?
Stocks kept the Santa Rally alive on word Fitbit and Amazon Echo sales dominated stockings this Christmas.
If two Carnival ships collide in a Mexican port... the stock still jumps 9% because Carnival reported strong earnings literally as that accident was unfolding. It's been a rough year for the cruiseliner — Case(s) in point:
Does this mean the buffet is still open?... While Carnival didn't have 2019 under (cruise) control, the stock inched up 3% this year. Plus, just this week in time for the holidays, analysts optimistically raised their price targets for 2020, thinking Carnival shares can cruise higher.
Show me the money... At the end of the day, a company's present and future profitability matter most. Carnival didn't have much control over the issues it faced this year (except for that fender bender). While Carnival's global sales have lagged, its critical North American revenues have risen consistently without life vests (and the numbers below make up about over 50% of Carnival's sales):
Congrats on the arbitrary milestone... One of America's 3 big stock indexes, the Nasdaq, just hit the round number of 9,000 points. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both aim to represent a broad industry range of US stocks — but Nasdaq is more of a tech index. And it's unique:
The times, they are a-changing... The NYSE was founded way back in 1792, when brokers got together under a tree on Wall Street. The Nasdaq exchange was founded in 1971, claiming to be more efficient than NYSE because it used computers to trade, not huge dudes who had retired from college football/lacrosse.
There's hardly any difference between NYSE & Nasdaq anymore... Both exchanges give the same key benefits: Companies can sell stock to public investors, then public investors can buy that stock. That's why some tech companies list on the NYSE (like Uber) and some non-tech companies go Nasdaq (Lululemon surged 91% on Nasdaq this year). Here are today's main differences:
Disclosure: Authors of this Snacks own shares of Amazon, Uber, and Lululemon
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