Airbnb (ABNB): Lowered Guidance Overshadowed A Good Quarter
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The first thing to make clear here is that companies are not required to say what they expect from the next quarter or year. Many do in order to offer some kind of transparency, but they are not obligated to do so, legally, or otherwise. That became clear during the pandemic when, faced with massive uncertainty about supply chains and consumer behavior, many firms that had previously offered guidance stopped doing so.
Their Q1 results have been completely overshadowed, but they show a company that has achieved profitability and, more importantly, has shown that they can maintain that even in a tough quarter. Over the next few months, that will drive the stock, and not the realistic expectations for a downturn as higher interest rates slow the economy.
The first thing to make clear here is that companies are not required to say what they expect from the next quarter or year. Many do in order to offer some kind of transparency, but they are not obligated to do so, legally, or otherwise. That became clear during the pandemic when, faced with massive uncertainty about supply chains and consumer behavior, many firms that had previously offered guidance stopped doing so.
Their Q1 results have been completely overshadowed, but they show a company that has achieved profitability and, more importantly, has shown that they can maintain that even in a tough quarter. Over the next few months, that will drive the stock, and not the realistic expectations for a downturn as higher interest rates slow the economy.
The federal government operates in a deficit, spending more than it brings in with taxes, so it’s forced to borrow money to pay for everything from the salaries of armed forces and federal employees to Social Security
Congress has the power of the purse strings, letting it set a limit on what the government can borrow to pay for expenses (the debt ceiling). The current limit is $31.4 trillion.
What happens if the debt ceiling is not raised or suspended?
When does the U.S. hit spending limit?
How many times has the debt ceiling been raised?
How much has the U.S. debt increased in the past 20 years?
What caused the debt?
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