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On the face of it, Nvidia’s (Nasdaq: NVDA) third-quarter results were mixed with revenue down 17% year-on-year but ahead of consensus estimates. EPS were lower than expected, while guidance was encouraging.

Disney has been a major disappointment for investors. In 2020 and 2021 the share became the leading ‘reopening play’ as investors bet that the reopening of amusement parks, cinemas, and tourism combined with strong growth from Disney+ would drive profit growth. The reality is that spending at Disney+ is acting as a drag on margins.

Roku’s (Nasdaq: ROKU) share price fell to a new 52-week low after the company warned that revenue will be sharply lower than previously expected during the current quarter. The share price has now given up all its gains since February 2019, which at one point amounted to 775%. Here's our lukewarm take.

Earning’s season took a rocky turn last week after four out of the five ‘Big Tech’ firms disappointed investors. Companies reported slowing growth, headwinds from the strong USD, and rising costs. While the broader market shrugged off the news, the Nasdaq lagged as some of its largest components fell by more than 10%.

Investors have been waiting for 10 years for IBM’s turnaround strategy to show up as actual revenue growth. During that decade, annual revenue dwindled from $100 billion to $54 billion in 2020. It’s understandable that investors have become skeptical of a few good quarters of improving growth. Nevertheless, it’s worth noting that trailing 12-month revenue has now increased for four consecutive quarters.

With persisting inflation, spiking interest rates, and overall gloom predictions regarding financial markets' short-term future, many companies are trading at steep discounts. Yet, not all of them present an equally good opportunity. Trading at a favorable P/E ratio, with strong dividends and improving profit margins, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ: WBA) is an interesting prospect in the pharmaceutical sector.

According to the Q3 preliminary results, the company produced 0.99 million ounces of gold and 123 million pounds of copper. The 2022 guidance production remains on track even with the access to high-grade ore at Nevada Gold Mines postponed for Q4. The company will report full earnings before the market opens on November 3, 2022.

Shares of Canopy Growth (Nasdaq:CGC) and other cannabis stocks predictably rallied after President Biden began the process of softening US federal regulations around cannabis. But the share prices of Canadian producers like Canopy Growth quickly reversed on Friday, ending below where they started on Thursday. For many investors, Canopy Growth has been the go-to cannabis stock but its capacity to build a presence in the US is not what it once was.

Advanced Micro Device's (Nasdaq: AMD) shares price fell sharply on Friday after the company released selected preliminary third-quarter results. In summary, the release indicated that revenue will be substantially lower than expected due to softer demand from the PC market.