Qualcomm's Handset Chip Sales

Despite ticking down 0.18% in after-hours trading on Wednesday, Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) posted financial earnings that were better than expected.

Financials: Qualcomm reported earnings of $2.75 per share in the past quarter and revenue of $9.93 billion; both were better than expected.

Details: Handset chip sales, which made up the bulk of the company’s revenue, jumped 16% in the quarter. Meanwhile, revenue for IoT dropped 32%.

Final Thoughts: Qualcomm is only up about 7% in the past year. There are some concerns about Qualcomm’s partnerships to produce chips for large technology companies.

Notables

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Notable IPOs Today: N/A

Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: N/A.

Notable Economic Events Today: Jobless Claims (8:30 a.m. ET), Nonfarm Productivity (8:30 a.m. ET), Unit Labor Costs (8:30 a.m. ET), S&P Global US Manufacturing PMI (9:45 a.m. ET), ISM Manufacturing PMI (10:00 a.m. ET), Construction Spending (10:00 a.m. ET), Atlanta Fed GDPNow (12:00 p.m. ET), Fed's Balance Sheet (4:30 p.m. ET).

Bitcoin's Post ETF Nosedive

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The price of Bitcoin is down roughly 9% since the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs (exchange-traded funds) in early January.

Final Thoughts: It’s not just Bitcoin that has been down since the launch of those spot ETFs. Most cryptocurrency prices have also gone down since then. It’s been a bad start to 2024 for crypto.