Next lets take a look at the markets. Here is how they are trading in the morning before the lunch break. In singapore, tokyo, mumbai. We saw a gain, a rally. Im back in half an hour. Emily i am emily chang. This is bloomberg west. Another record quarter for facebook as it rakes it in for mobile video and instagram. Share surpassed 100 in afterhours trading. Ebay shares tank. Wall street weighs in on apple, who is cutting their price target and why . Facebook crushing fourthquarter earnings as the Company Continues to rake in ad revenue from video, mobile, and instagram. Overall revenue was 5. 8 billion, up 57 year over year. Shares spiking after hours, as much as 9 . Sheryl sandberg talked about a shift on a conference call. If they want to reach their customers where they are, mobile is essential. Our conversations with clients have shifted from when to how. Emily here with me to break it all down is our next guest and cory johnson. I heard you refer to facebook earnings with a word
It. These observations tell you nothing. Even on a day like today where the dow closed down 17 points. S p losing. 4 . This tells you nothing about tomorrow or the next month or the next year. So tiresome. But lets understand how this nonsense gets perpetrated so it doesnt mislead you. First, its true, there are patterns to things. We like to look at the technicals, right . So to speak because they show some patterns that you can try to make money from. We accept the fact that if a its quarters then we shouldnt comes to an end. We totally buy into the notion that the economy tends to slow when the fed raises rates. Thats a pattern you see time these other patterns, the season ones they just dont hold up under any scrutiny. For example i heard today this very morning that february can be a cruel month based on a bunch of bad februaries. Today dr. Stanley fisher spoke at the counsel while he was s certainly more dovish than hes been emphasizing data dependence and not the need for rate h
So were in trouble. And at the beginning of every year have to hear this ridiculous trap and every year have to come out here and debunk these observations tell you nothing. Even on a day like today where the dow closed down 17 points. S p losing. 4 . This tells you nothing about tomorrow or the next month or the next year. So tiresome. But lets understand how this nonsense gets perpetrated so it doesnt mislead you. First, its true, there are patterns to things. We like to look at the technicals, right . So to speak because they show some patterns that you can try to make money from. We accept the fact that if a company has a pattern of missingng its quarters then we shouldnt touch it until that pattern comes to an end. That the economy tends to slow when the fed raises rates. Thats a pattern you see time and again. Thats called economics but these other patterns, the season ones they just dont hold up under any scrutiny. For example i heard today this very morning that february can be
And at the beginning of every year have to hear this ridiculous trap and every year have to come out here and debunk it. These observations tell you nothi nothing. Even on a day like today where the dow closed down 17 points. S p losinlosing. 4 . This tells you nothing about tomorrow or the next month or the next year. So tiresome. But lets understand how this nonsense gets perpetrated so it doesnt mislead you. First, its true, there are patterns to things. We like to look at the technicals, right . So to speak because they show some patterns that you can try to make money from. We accept the fact that if a company has a pattern of missing its quarters then we shouldnt touch it until that pattern comes to an end. We totally buy into the notion that the economy tends to slow when the fed raises rates. Thats a pattern you see time and again. Thats called economics but these other patterns, the season ones they just dont hold up under any scrutiny. For example i heard today this very morn
Thats called economics but these other patterns, the season ones they just dont hold up under any scrutiny. For example i heard today this very morning that february can be a cruel month based on a bunch of bad februaries. Today dr. Stanley fisher spoke at the counsel while he was s certainly more dovish than hes been emphasizing data dependence and not the need for rate hikes he didnt take the rate hikes off the table but had he done so, we did a rate hike. We should wait a considerable period until we do another because of the worldwide turmoil since the last hike and then the averages would have roared higher today even as the softer comments i would contend did provoke a rally. Does that mean if today would have been good we would have been in good shape for the rest of the month . Does that mean that we would call into question as january goes so goes the year. That would be nice january wise and however the answer is no this is a tale told by an idiot. Signifying nothing. So why