Earnings Season Kicks Off: Intel Triples, Texas Instruments Surges 18% & Tim Cook Steps Down | Ep. 293

About this episode

The episode discusses the opening of earnings season, highlighting significant stock movements and dividend hikes, along with listener questions on various investment topics.

Earnings season is open. We work through Intel's (INTC) bizarre tripling in share price, Tim Cook's exit from Apple (AAPL), Texas Instruments' (TXN) 18% single-day surge, and European earnings from Mensch und Maschine (MUM.DE), L'Oréal (OR.PA), VOPAK (VPK.AS), and Procter & Gamble (PG). Dividend hikes covered: Parker Hannifin (PH) +11%, Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ) +15%, Otis Worldwide (OTIS) +4.8%, Qualcomm (QCOM) +3.4%, Air Products (APD) +1.1%, IBM +0.6%. Then 20 listener questions such as DRIP strategy, milestone celebrations, renewables vs. oil and gas, European dividend stocks Americans overlook, withholding tax, using AI in your investment process, insurance entry points, Rubis (RUI.PA), and whether Wero poses any real threat to Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA). Join us : Facebook Community - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dividend Talk Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord group - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/nJyt9KWAB5⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow us: Twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@DividendTalk_⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ Twitter - ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@European_DGI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Become a Premium Member for just 129 Euros a year: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dividendtalk.eu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Disclaimer: Educational content only. Not financial advice.

People in this episode

Host: Dividend Talk

Topics covered

• Earnings season
• Stock market analysis
• Dividend hikes
• Listener questions
• Investment strategies
• Technology stocks
• European stocks

Keywords

• earnings season
• Intel
• Texas Instruments
• dividend hikes
• investment strategies
• listener questions
• stock market

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Organizations: Intel, Texas Instruments, Apple, Mensch und Maschine, L'Oréal, VOPAK, Procter & Gamble, Parker Hannifin, Nasdaq Inc., Otis Worldwide

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