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The NASDAQ Composite has now fallen by 24.5% since its November high. Are further falls inevitable, or is a recovery imminent?

Now that Alphabet’s Q1 earnings and revenue are out of the way, what does the company’s share price potential look like when buying it at current discounted levels?

The RBA moved the cash rate to 0.35% after CPI overshoot; the statement made it clear that more hikes are coming and rates lift-off initially supported AUD/USD, but headwinds remain.

Teladoc shares fell by 45% in a single trading session last week, as it booked a $6.6 billion goodwill impairment charge.

It is a busy week ahead on both the corporate and economic fronts, with decisions from the Australian, US and UK central banks, all of which are expected to raise rates. Meanwhile, US ISM PMI figures are accompanied by the monthly job reports for the US. Corporate news is also plentiful, including updates from BP and Next in the UK, plus French banks BNP Paribas and Societe Generale. US earnings season continues, including Airbnb, AMD and Uber.

AstraZeneca, HSBC, IAG, BT and the FTSE 100 oil majors could all see increased volatility as summer approaches.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 2nd May 2022. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.

Uber Technologies is expected to report earnings on May 04, 2022 after market close. The report will be for the fiscal Quarter ending Mar 2022.

Amazon shares fell by 13% from $2,904 to $2,540 in after-hours trading last night as it announced its first loss since 2015.

After mixed Q1 results, Lloyds' overexposure to the UK housing market remains a key risk for the FTSE 100 bank.

Advanced Micro Devices, the world’s leading chip maker is scheduled to report its first-quarter earnings on May 3rd after market close.

GlaxoSmithKline shares are up 2% today as it hails excellent Q1 results at the start of what CEO Emma Walmsley believes will be a landmark year.

Alphabet shares are falling after worse-than-expected growth in Q1 results. With fellow tech giants stuttering, the Google owner could be next.

Astrazeneca Q1 results are expected to see revenue and earnings growth despite slowing Covid-19 vaccine sales.

The Bank of Japan is set to hold their monetary meeting across 27 – 28 April 2022, with the meeting bringing updated forecasts on growth outlook and inflation.

Barclays’ share price entered 2022 at 183p, and shot up to 217p by 13 January. However, the FTSE 100 bank is now down 27% year-to-date, hovering just above 140p.

Apple Q2 2022 earnings to grow marginally against a strong comparative in the prior year

Earnings from the UK, Europe and the US come through thick and fast this week, and from a host of sectors. Big tech names like Apple report, along with UK banks and Sainsbury’s. Meanwhile initial readings on Q1 GDP dominate the latter half of the week and will provide interest and volatility for the dollar and the euro in particular.

Tesla has yet again posted another quarter of record production, revenue, and profit. Where next for Elon Musk’s trillion-dollar trailblazer?

The Bouhmidi bands ® were developed by Salah-Eddine Bouhmidi and are based on implied volatility. They calculate an expected daily bandwidth under the assumption of normally distributed returns.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 25th April 2022. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.

What to expect and how to trade Microsoft’s upcoming results

Netflix’s share price has fallen by 67% since November to $226, after disappointing Q4 results in January, and even worse results this week.

The recent earnings and production reports from some of the world's biggest mining companies have been difficult to read, coming during a period in which metals prices have been holding up.

Production fell at its flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt after it took over as owner-operator of underground mining operations.