Apple’s Earnings: Setting the Stage for a Buyback Bonanza
Apple Inc. Faces Unusual Low Expectations Ahead of Second-Quarter Results
Apple Inc. is gearing up to report its second-quarter results after the close, and surprisingly, it is facing low expectations. The tech giant, known for its ability to outperform in all market conditions, has fallen behind its peers this year in terms of growth, AI narrative, and price competitiveness. This shift has set the stage for potentially less disappointment with a lowered bar, especially with a significant buyback announcement on the horizon.
Analysts' Insights and Expectations
According to Matt Stucky, chief portfolio manager at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, the current quarter doesn't carry high expectations. However, a positive outlook coupled with advancements in AI could lead to a significant expansion in valuation. Apple is considered a high-quality defensive stock with strong shareholder returns and cash flow, making it an attractive investment option.
Analysts anticipate Apple to allocate an additional $90 billion to its repurchase program, following the footsteps of other tech giants like Alphabet Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. The company has already spent over $650 billion on stock buybacks since 2012, aiming to support its earnings amidst a
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Entering a New Era, the Construction Industry is Predicted to Grow Dynamically in 2024
Megabuild Indonesia & Keramika Indonesia press conference with the theme Sustainable Future: Connection, Collaboration, and Innovation, Megabuild & Keramika Indonesia 2024. FOTO/dok.SINDOnews
JAKARTA – The construction industry is experiencing dynamic growth with an estimated growth of 4.5% in 2024. With significant annual growth in the third quarter of 2023 and its contribution to GDP, a new era can be seen for the construction industry.
“With significant annual growth in the third quarter of 2023 and its contribution to GDP, we see a new era for the construction industry,” said Royanto Handaya, President Director of Panorama Media, Thursday (2/5/2024).
So, to continue to enco
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Tesla Cybertruck: here’s where to see it in Italy
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VA IN TOUR – Il Tesla Cybertruck he left for a European tour that will visit 100 destinations. In Italia will be exhibited for the first time at Modena as part of the Modena Motor Valley, which will take place from 3 to 5 May. The sixth and final stage will be Milano from 21st to 25th May (10am-7pm). During the visit, customers will have the opportunity to take a test drive with Model S, Model 3, Model X or Model Y, after registering on the event website Cybertruck Odyssey.
Below are the Italian stages
- Modena (Motor Valley Fest): 3-5 M
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End clap for the Livestock Fair
| The last day of Fepa saw a considerable number of visitors. |
Once upon a fair… The curtain falls on the 16th edition of the Livestock and Animal Production Fair (Fepa). It was held, like every year, in Nanisana among Malagasy livestock professionals. Nearly twenty-two thousand visitors visited the site during the four days during which this meeting of stakeholders in the livestock sector was held. For many of them, holding this event allowed them to discover a booming industry. Some, already attracted by professional breeding, are already planning to
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Agrishow has credit towards small producers, women and those who have lost their crops
Batistela visited the Sicredi stand to learn about the advantages of the cooperative for women’s wallets and is thinking of investing in a new tractor: “I am analyzing all the possibilities and coincidentally next month I will be ready to purchase,” she said the manufacturer.
Of the over 700,000 agricultural members of Sicredi, 95% are small and medium-sized rural producers. The cooperative also highlights that the credit portfolio for women’s agriculture has seen significant growth and, in 2023, they received R$ 22.9 million, an increase of 27% compared to the previous year.
“Participation in Agrishow is a unique opportunity to maintain proximity to agribusiness and present solutions for producers, such as consortia, insurance, credit lines, among others. At the fair, we have the opportunity to listen to the requests of the sector and offer alternatives accordingly to everyone’s needs”, underlined the Business Development Manager of Central Sicredi PR/SP/RJ, Gilson Farias.
Galapagos Capital also took advantage of the exhibition space to discuss and attract Brazilian farmers and ranchers, who make up 20% of the country’s rural properties, to the capital market. For the partner and manager of the financial company, Marco Bologna, there is a lot of space to explore in the management of these properties with the capital
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Agrishow has credit towards small producers, women and those who have lost their crops
New York Stock Market Sees Rise in Major Indexes on May 2
Xinhua News Agency, New York, May 2 (Xinhua) The three major stock indexes in the New York stock market rose on the 2nd.
At the end of the day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 322.37 points from the previous trading day to close at 38225.66 points, an increase of 0.85%; The S&P 500 Stock Index rose 45.81 points to close at 5064.2 points, an increase of 0.85%; 0.91%;
In terms of sectors, nine of the eleven major S&P 500 sectors rose and two fell. The technology and consumer discretionary sectors led the gains with gains of 1.64% and 1.58% respectively, while the materials and medical sectors declined by 0.51% and 0.11% respectively.
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South Sudan: new calls against taxes on humanitarian operations
by: Céline Dominique Nadler | May 2, 2024
South Sudan’s humanitarian partners again urged the government in Juba earlier this week to urgently remove various taxes and levies recently imposed on donor countries, UN agencies and NGOs. “We call on the Government of South Sudan to respect all agreements with humanitarian workers, including those with our NGO partners, and to immediately remove new taxes and tariffs so we can continue to support people in need,” he said in a statement UN Humanitarian Coordinator for South
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South Sudan: new calls against taxes on humanitarian operations
Itas, Luciano Rova is the new president: «Mutua as a choice of field» – Economy
TRENTO. Luciano Rova is the new president of ITAS Mutua. He was appointed this morning by the Board of Directors, which met in the first session after the election on 26 April. Alessandro Molinari was confirmed as CEO.
Alberto Pacher he is deputy vice president, Franco Dalla Sega e Gottfried Tappeiner vice presidents.
Rova, 70 years old, former direct
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Itas, Luciano Rova is the new president: «Mutua as a choice of field» – Economy
“I’ll probably never recover from this,” Ada, 16, messaged – Five weeks later she was dead Home29.4. 9:58 am
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“I’ll probably never recover from this,” Ada, 16, messaged – Five weeks later she was dead Home29.4. 9:58 am
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Electricity tariffs: What is the price of green in May?
2024-05-02 23:09:28
Here are the supplier prices:
-PPC’s green tariff is 10.656 cents per kilowatt hour (from 10.861) for consumption up to 500 kilowatt hours per month and 11.736 cents for excess consumption, (from 11.881). The overnight also eased to 7.866 cents from 8.037.
-ELINOIL 9.5 cents per kilowatt hour from 9.06
-Volterra 9.9 cents per kilowatt hour, unchanged.
-Volton 10.168 cents per kilowatt hour from 10.54.
-Solar Energy 10.085 cents per kilowatt hour from 10.559
-Natural Gas Hellenic Energy Company 10.954 cents per kilowatt hour from 10.604.
-NRG 10.961 cents per kilowatt hour from 10.784
-Elpedison 9.968 cents per kilowatt hour for the first 100 kilowatt hours from 11.005 and 10.568 from 11.705 for the rest.
-Zenith 10.267 cents per kilowatt hour from 11.438.
-Heron 10.118 cents per kilowatt hour from 11.555.
– Protergia 10.601 cents per
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Electricity tariffs: What is the price of green in May? 2024-05-02 23:09:28