Midnight. Alibabas online ticker finishes at 168 billion RMB for the day. 25 bill USD. About 50% more than last year
Jingdong may have had a huge day though. They had a screenshot on Twitter showing them at 111 billion RMB at 2:40 pm local time. If they're neck and neck with BABA in GMV they just gobbled up a lot of marketshare [Reply]
Originally Posted by scho63:
Bought 500 GE at $19.94
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General Electric in such financial stress that it may soon do the unthinkable: cut its beloved dividend.
John Flannery, GE's new chief executive, is under enormous pressure to restore confidence in a company facing a serious cash crunch and a nosediving stock price. One-third of GE's market value has vanished this year, making it the biggest Dow loser by a long shot.
GE (GE) is holding an investor update on Monday to detail a strategy to stabilize the company by slashing costs and selling off more businesses. Wall Street analysts are bracing for Flannery to announce layoffs and just the second cut to GE's coveted dividend since the Great Depression.
GE confirmed in a statement on Friday that "employee reductions," some of which have already begun, are part of a previously-announced plan to cut costs by $3 billion.
After GE reported awful results last month, Flannery said the dividend remains a "priority," but he didn't rule out a reduction.
The problem is GE isn't generating enough cash to cover dividend payouts promised to shareholders. It's a stunning development given GE's iconic status and a sprawling business that makes everything from jet engines and light bulbs to MRI machines.
GE is one of America's most widely-held stocks, making a decision to cut the dividend even tougher. Countless shareholders, including retirees, have come to rely on the quarterly dividend payments.
"Retail investors have stuck with GE through many, many years of underperformance simply because they've counted on that dividend," said John Inch, a Deutsche Bank analyst with a "sell" rating on GE.
"If you cut that dividend, all of a sudden that confidence is shaken," Inch said.
GE says it's been paying its dividend for more than a century, "proving its strength and reliability." The first dividend cut occurred in 1938 in the midst of the Great Depression.
I can attain Edward Jones is stupid high and it is the worst preformer. I am going to hold though because they are draftin out of my account and I got 3 quarters of withdrawals in there which is good saving for me. So they have to eat.and at-least for now I am executing saving some money. But yeah if I was a boss I would be doing a lot better. I still think people get wrapped up in penny pinching when people at those firms got to eat as well. I feel better day in and day out knowing that I am happier sharing the wealth than being a penny pinching guy. Obviously strategy but hey I haven't been so miserable that I kill myself. Hi five! [Reply]
Originally Posted by lewdog:
What's your thinking on this?
Long term hold?
Short term gain, sell, profit?
I've had a very small amount of GE since 2008. Bought at $20.37. It's been a pretty meh investment. In retrospect, I should've sold when it went above $30 in 2016 and/or in 2017.
Dividends haven't been bad over the years, but now it sounds like they might cut them.
Suppose if you think it will quickly get back to $30+...
EDIT: I see GE cut its dividend in half. Blech... [Reply]
