Lou Gutheil

I knew there was a reason that I have used Shell (LSE:RDSA) gasoline in my cars for 35 years, but today I gained a better understanding because of what Shell’s CEO Ben ven Beurden is saying about the oil industry and fossil fuels in general. I don’t believe that he has it completely right – […]

ARM Holdings (LSE:ARM) share price is up 2.94% today and, in a moment, I shall tell you why. But first, I would like to say that ARM is one of the most fascinating and well-conceived companies that I know. I and my ADVFN colleagues devote a significant amount of copy to ARM Holdings – and […]

The share price of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) closed at $122.02 today. Why is that a big deal? Well, it was in the mid-1970s when Apple was just an idea that some people thought was insane. Co-founder Ron Wayne sold his 10% share for $800 not long after the company had come into existence. As I […]

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) share price fell 1.35% today following release of its January earnings report. To say that it was the January lack of earnings that caused the decline may indicate that we are standing too close to the problem to see its full magnitude. The share price opened on the New York Exchange this morning […]

Pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has seen its share price (NYSE:PFE) increase by nearly 7% since the end of January, largely on the announcement that it has entered into “a definitive merger agreement” to acquire biosimilar manufacturer, Hospira (NYSE:HSP). Hospira shares have risen sharply from $64.80 on 04 February to $87.64 at market close yesterday. That’s a […]

You can bet that there will be a party and fireworks somewhere around Cinderella’s castle tonight as the Disney share price (NYSE:DIS) reached a record high  following the release of its first quarter results for FY2015 that ended on 27 December 2014. I can’t remember the exact time that I originally began to consider purchasing […]

“We have now entered a new and challenging phase of low oil prices through the near and medium term. Our focus must now be on resetting BP.” ~ CEO Bob Dudley. A funny thing happened on the way to the office this morning. I read that BP (LSE:BP.) (NYSE:BP) had released its final quarterly report […]

Xerox (NYSE:XRX) shares declined Friday in response to the company’s Q4 and full-year earnings report. Its share price began the day above its 120-day moving average, only to fall abruptly and dramatically from 13.25 to a low of 12.94, remaining under its 120-day moving average for pretty much the rest of the day, closing at […]

Our regular readers know that I seldom advocate predicting the future. Today, I am breaking with that ‘tradition’ to advise taking a look down the road that ride-sharing service, Uber, is traveling. Uber’s hailing-a-car on-demand service is now operational in major metropolitan areas around the world, making headlines nearly everywhere it goes. I would also […]

Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (LSE:RDSA) took a shelling today despite a healthy increase in fourth quarter and full year results. Its shares closed at 2,153.5 yesterday, 28 January, but opened today at 2,079.0, down 3.5%. They kept falling in the opening minutes to 2,060.0 up until 8:11 a.m., from whence they struggled to gain […]