Sentences with phrase «to surprise investors»

Even the best managers or indices (many ETFs follow specific indices) fall on hard times and surprise investors with poor performance.

A fund that is 60 - 40 in one year can change the following year, surprising investors in the process.

Some municipalities have a lot higher taxes than others, surprising investors if they buy a place without checking the taxes.

The fact that there was no corporate credit risk premium at a time that there was no equity risk premium really should not surprise investors because corporate bonds are really hybrid securities (a mix of stocks and Treasury bonds) that don't have all that much unique risk in them.

AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson surprised investors last week when he said during trial testimony that the company would introduce a new video service called AT&T Watch, a package of TV channels without sports, for $ 15 per month.

That leaves Merck largely free of competitors in the near - term in its quest to become a go - to, first - line option for lung cancer patients in combination with chemotherapy (Merck recently surprised investors with an early FDA filing for that combination).

LendingClub and OnDeck Capital surprised investors on Monday with strong growth forecasts that sent the online lenders» stocks soaring, but analysts said the sector's health was still a concern.

However, BG, which also provided a short trading update on Wednesday ahead of its own shareholder meeting on the takeover deal next week, positively surprised investors by beating its 2015 production target.

Fed chief Janet Yellen's confidence as her team raised interest rates for the third time in six months last week surprised investors who had expected more caution about the economy.

While the macro signs are there, a triple taper could still surprise investors.

The announcement surprised investors and sent Starbucks's stock tumbling.

Apple continues to pleasantly surprise investors and consumers with the availability of iPhone X. Its latest flagship handset was previously expected to suffer from severe supply constraints.

Information technology stocks were down 0.7 per cent as Research In Motion (TSX: BB) lost 7.8 per cent, or 86 cents, to $ 10.22 after surprising investors with a first - quarter loss on Friday.

Fortescue Metals Group surprised investors earlier today with a better - than - expected December quarter production report, but that should not stop speculation that it could be a key player in Western Australia's deal of the decade.

«I'm personally very surprised investors have not taken Russian government bonds at that high yields and that interest rates,» Fetisov added.

Oil prices also lulled us into a value trap for 2015, sinking ever lower (and doing further damage to energy stocks) as producers surprised investors by opting to keep pumping.

In October 2015, Walmart surprised investors by announcing that it expected flat sales growth for 2015 and growth of only 3 % to 4 % over the coming three...

Last quarter, Facebook surprised investors saying its spending in 2015 would be up as much as 70 percent, according to CFO David Wehner.

At the end of January, higher - than - expected payroll numbers and wage growth surprised investors.

I suspect it will still somehow surprise investors how strongly I am inclined to encourage an aggressive or leveraged stance when market conditions justify it (as I did for years in the early 1990's).

That decline likely surprised investors, since Square easily beat analyst expectations and raised its second quarter guidance.

«Domestic bonds surprised investors in 2014, returning 9.9 per cent as yields fell across the curve.

Wall Street's expectations game worked in favor of the New York Times Co. today: Shares are up 12.6 % in afternoon trading after the publisher surprised investors with a Q1 report that exceeded their top - and bottom - line forecasts, helped by a so - called «Trump bump» pickup in digital - only subscriptions.

It's hardly surprising investors think this way.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney surprised investors last week when he hinted that interest rates might not go up next month - but economists say it would be wrong to rule out an increase.

Short - term underperformance will often surprise investors and can lead to emotional reactions like switching, which often results in locking - in losses.

Garmin surprised investors with their announcement of the Nuvifone delay.

$ FBD: ID — judging by prior episodes, I'm surprised investor sentiment didn't tk a hit... I've reduced my portfolio stake frm 5.5 % to 3.9 %

There just simply wasn't any good news in this report at all, so it's not surprising investors dumped shares today.

Nintendo reports today a surge in sales, surprising investors when they were expecting losses.

The euro bounced back slightly against the dollar during the last two weeks, adding to unpredictable movements since the Fed surprised investors by indicating it is in no rush to raise rates.

When the world's second largest economy and largest exporter surprises investors with an overnight currency devaluation, investors are likely to increasingly seek out safe - haven assets, including U.S. real estate.

While it's unclear how the stock would react to a Spiegel no - show, it shouldn't surprise investors.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) continued to surprise investors on Friday morning, trading down 3 percent after posting an unexpected second - quarter earnings beat on Thursday.

The airlines lagged due to renewed competition and pricing fears, but they've already started to rebound as unit revenue guidance earlier this month positively surprised investors.

The iShares MSCI Philippines Investable Market Index Fund (NYSE: EPHE), the ETF that has ascended to juggernaut status among emerging markets funds over the past 18 months, has been surprising investors in the latter part of May.

Theoretically, while the Reverse Glide Path strategy is more likely to surprise investors with a bigger drop in value at the end of the investor's working life, this potential higher drop is more than offset by earlier larger gains.

Next week marks the most important earnings week of the year, and Jim Cramer thinks a few companies will surprise investors.

The U.S. central bank has a long record of not wanting to surprise investors.

With low levels of economic uncertainty, low levels of earnings dispersion and ample liquidity, it shouldn't surprise investors that VIX is «low.»

Still, Peck said that a few trailblazing women who cracked into crytpocurrency early are helping shift the balance, and women's contributions may surprise investors and crypto analysts.

The precious metal flew up $ 45 an ounce on Thursday, surprising investors, the media and markets alike.

As recent economic growth has surprised some investors, they are becoming more certain of this forecast.

The negative tone of the piece and the fact that a prominent magazine like Der Spiegel is giving prominence to Australia's current economic problems has surprised some investors, who say it highlights fears about growth going forward.

Factor exposure matters To reiterate: While dividend - paying stocks may have surprised investors with their robust performance in the face of rising interest rates following the Nov. 8 election, much of this performance can be explained by factor tilts.

I'm pretty quick in trimming any of my stocks when I smell danger to dividend growth, It's not always avoidable as companies can surprise investors, but a quick action can still safe us from a bigger pain down the road.

It's not just how much they're paying for advice that may surprise investors.

A move in either direction shouldn't surprise investors, although if price - to - earnings multiples are at the high end of the range there's a better chance they'll drop rather than rise.

As recent economic growth has surprised some investors, they are becoming more certain of this forecast.