Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase & Co. to partner on U.S. employee healthcare Investing

I'm relatively new to investing, and I'm trying to understand some of the terminologies and how they relate to each other. So I was wondering if someone you could give me a hand. Please correct me if any of the following statements are wrong.

revenue: the amount you make from selling your products/services.
earning: same as revenue? or is this another word for "profit"?
share: the amount of shares a company has.
earning per share: Since this isn't the actual price of a share, what is this even mean?
market cap: The number of share multiply by the value of a single share give you the market cap of the company? Why is it called "market cap"? Why isn't call "market value"? Since this is what represent the value of the company?

For the fourth quarter, revenues came in at $1.48 billion and EPS came in at $0.08 per share.

Is there an equation to derive EPS, given $1.38 billion in revenues and another number(s)?

Thanks.

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GAAP, Non-GAAP financial result

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 07:06 PM PST

https://i.imgur.com/q4GCZP2.png

The picture above is AMD financial report for the latest quarter.

Why is it a common practice for companies to report both GAAP and non-GAAP financial result? Why can't they just use one or the other? Isn't simpler to just stick to either GAAP or non-GAAP reporting?
What are the significant of the two?

Thanks

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U.S. Dept. of Justice to Investigate Apple Over Updates That Slow Older iPhones

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 02:44 AM PST

The U.S. Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating whether Apple Inc. violated securities laws concerning its disclosures about a software update that slowed older iPhone models, according to people familiar with the matter.

The government has requested information from the company, according to the people, who asked not to be named because the probe is private. The inquiry is in early stages, they cautioned, and it's too soon to conclude any enforcement will follow.

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/companies/apple-updates-slow-older/2018/01/30/id/840325/

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I don't understand why everyone is so surprised the fed has a giant short volatility position.

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:30 AM PST

It has been known for 10 years they are very heavily involved in the futures and options market. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZnkaq8Nf8

So keep this in mind when you hear analysts and pundits say going long vol is the best bet right now. You are betting against the fed. You will likely lose everything.

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AMD falls despite beating Q4 estimates

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 02:48 PM PST

AMD beat estimates on earnings per share and revenue for the fourth quarter. More details on https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/30/amd-earnings-q4-2017.html

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US preemptive strike against North Korea. How to prepare?

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:29 AM PST

The recent nomination for ambassador to North Korea (Victor Cha) was dropped by the White House after he expressed reservations about a preemptive strike on North Korea. Secretary of Defense Mattis also believes that North Korea does not yet have the capabilities of hitting the US mainland, meaning a preemptive strike is still possible (we can wipe them out before they can hit US). There are also rumors of war hawk John Bolton replacing National Security Advisor McMaster. Given the White House's inclination for war hawks, the willingness of the Trump administration to use force, and North Korea's growing belligerance - all this suggests that a preemptive strike on North Korea is a likely possibility. And a war would be perfect for the President's declining poll numbers. Also, given what I've been hearing from my contacts in the navy I am utterly convinced that there will be a preemptive strike on North Korea within the next 2 years. I am very confident there will be a military conflict with North Korea within the next 2 years.

How should one prepare for a war on North Korea?

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Why are higher interest rates considered bad?

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 10:36 AM PST

I'm new and I think this is an easy question.

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Does Index Fund annual gain % really dividends into account?

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 05:23 PM PST

I want to run some simulations on investment strategy using a Vanguard S&P Index Fund. I can find the annual rate of return on Google Finance for the last 10 years. Does that return % take into account dividends you earn when you own shares? In other words, if I had $10k invested and Google says I earned 10% per year, would I have $12.1k after 2 years or that amount PLUS the reinvested dividends?

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White House's Gary Cohn Downplays Stock Selloff, Inflation Concerns Read more: White House's Cohn Downplays Stock Selloff, Inflation Concerns

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 02:42 AM PST

"We need to look at markets over trends and cycles. We are clearly in a bull market trend," Cohn said Tuesday in an interview on Fox News Channel.

"Since President Trump got elected, the market has been on a consistent upward trend and upward trajectory. The last two days have been a break from that upward trend, but if you look at the overall performance of markets, markets have performed exceptionally well during the Trump administration."

https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/white-house-gary-cohn-stock-selloff/2018/01/30/id/840439/

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Why is it only a correction when the market goes down?

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 01:45 AM PST

Why is it only a called a correction when the market or any asset) declines in value? Why can't the asset be undervalued and correct up?

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What percentage of your portfolio is in the S&P 500?

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 08:06 AM PST

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What do you folks think of rare-earth metal investments like $REMX?

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 01:32 AM PST

I have $REMX in my fantasy portfolio that I built a couple months ago. It's gotten its butt kicked ever since.

The evidence is that its recent best days are behind it given its garbage performance and I'm equally unsure of why given the lack of timely news in this sector.

I still want in on this but I'm unsure of whether this is a good time to jump in.

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What do you consider a correction/pullback/dip/etc.?

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:24 PM PST

I think by now we've all seen the many many chicken-little posts claiming the big one is just around the corner, and the refuting comments that seem to be in all those. What exactly do you consider a correction/pullback/dip? I see people saying "buy the dip" and the stock only moves down like 0.5-1% I would consider 5% a dip? But maybe I'm wrong. Thanks for your thoughts.

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Dr. Pepper Snapple $DPS merger w/ JAB Holdings Keurig

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 07:06 PM PST

For the purchase price of 103.75/share merger, is the one-time dividend still available for new shares? (ie. Should we increase our positions, or is it essentially trading "ex-dividend?).

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Trump calls for $1.5 trillion spending on infrastructure.

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 06:52 PM PST

Which stocks will benefit?

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Why is Wingstop priced on 67 times earnings when it operates in a highly competitive industry and forecast annual earnings growth is (just) 17.5%?

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 01:04 PM PST

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Experience with YieldStreet?

Posted: 31 Jan 2018 12:18 AM PST

Has anyone here invested with YieldStreet? I found some posts on this sub and others from about a year ago asking the same question but nobody had any experience. Now that YieldStreet has been around longer and seems more mature, does anyone have experience or perspective to share?

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Would a $1+ Trillion infrastructure plan be good for the market?

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:20 PM PST

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Long-Term Investors Turn Bearish on U.S. Dollar

Posted: 30 Jan 2018 04:22 AM PST

From http://on.wsj.com/2E1fVdH:

By Saumya Vaishampayan

Jan 30, 2018 4:21 am ET

The dollar just can't catch a break: long-term investors have collectively turned negative on the U.S. currency this year for the first time since 2014.

Asset managers—the likes of pension funds, endowments and some mutual funds—now hold more bearish futures and options contracts tied to the ICE U.S. Dollar Index than bullish ones, and they have done so all year, according to data from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Put another way, these investors, who together control hundreds of billions of dollars of investment money, are now betting the dollar will get weaker. The last time these investors held a negative view on the greenback was nearly four years ago, but it only lasted a week and the net number of bearish contracts they held was negligible.

The market data is the latest sign that strong economic growth around the world, not just in the U.S., has boosted the relative appeal of stocks, bonds and currencies in places like Europe and emerging markets. Big investors' decision to rotate money out of U.S. markets and into other regions has helped drive the dollar lower over the past year, analysts say.

The bearish view held by asset managers contrasts with the current collective stance of hedge funds and other leveraged investors, who started betting on a stronger dollar after President Donald Trump signed the tax overhaul bill into law in late December. Hedge funds had been negative on the dollar for much of the second half of 2017.

"Near-term, leveraged fund positioning tends to correlate with price action for currencies, while asset managers' money is more sticky," said Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group in Singapore, who tracks CFTC data for both asset managers and hedge funds.

The dollar rose 0.2% by Tuesday afternoon in Asia, based on the ICE index, which measures the dollar against the euro, yen and four other currencies. The euro fell 0.3% against the dollar while the British pound dropped 0.6%.

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Of course, the data in this chart represent a small slice of the total foreign-exchange market, as they reflect only futures and options bets tied to the ICE U.S. dollar index, not heavily traded currency pairs like the euro versus the dollar or the dollar against the Japanese yen. Mr. Goh estimates these asset managers are the most net bearish on the U.S. dollar on record when measured against the euro, yen and other major currencies.

Still, it's a piece of evidence in the $5.1 trillion-a-day currency market that shows how investors are simply finding better opportunities in non-dollar assets.