Text size The second-quarter earnings season speeds up this week, with 78 S&P 500 companies on deck to report. Halliburton and IBM publish their results first on Monday, followed by Coca-Cola, Lockheed Martin, Texas Instruments and United Airlines on Tuesday. Tesla, Microsoft and Chipotle Mexican Grill are the best moments …
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Text size Peter Foley / Bloomberg Bigger banks have reported profits, and investors can be forgiven if they are unsure where the opportunities are now. The answer may lie in how much uncertainty they are willing to accept. Analysts warned that the quarter would be “sloppy” and “confusing,” and banks …
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Text size The two airlines plan to code share flights and integrate some of their networks. Bloomberg (2) JetBlue Airways and American Airlines Group are forming an alliance in which they plan to share flight codes and integrate some of their networks. It could be a sign of industry consolidation …
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Text size The Tesla showroom and service center in Amsterdam. (Photo by JOHN THYS / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images This conversation with Baillie Gifford’s partner and global equity chief James Anderson about Tesla’s shares is excerpted from Barron’s recent mid-year Roundtable, released on July 10. To …
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Text size Next week is light on both corporate earnings and economic data, but there are some economic numbers to watch. On Monday, IHS Markit releases its July Service Procurement Manager Index for July and its Composite Global PMI, while the Institute for Supply Management releases its non-manufacturing PMI. On …
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