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☆ Fed's favorite inflation gauge looms next week — plus, what we want from 2 portfolio earnings reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Wall Street returned to its winning ways this week — and Nvidia 's blowout earnings report Wednesday night was a big reason why. Twenty-six of our 32 portfolio stocks have delivered their results this earnings season (we didn't own Abbott Labs at the time of its report). It was a muted week for macroeconomic data, but we did get a slightly better-than-expected January existing home sales report on Thursday. In the week ahead, two more Club names are set to report earnings before a market-moving economic update arrives Thursday morning. The two other reports of note are the January new home sales report on Monday and ISM Manufacturing report on Friday.

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☆ These 2 under-the-radar stocks are outperforming during the sell-off and ready to breakout
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Frank Cappelleri | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Only 10% (or about 50) of the S & P 500's holdings advanced on Tuesday's market-wide sell-off, which is an extremely low amount. Being up on a very big down session isn't the only thing that the stocks have in common. In fact, they are two of just 10 S & P 500 holdings currently trading over the $1L mark. Primed to outperform the market again All that said, AZO and ORLY have not outperformed the S & P 500 over the last two years. But their recent relative lines vs. the SPX now resemble the patterns from 2019-21, right before strong relative moves commenced.

Persons: AZO, they've, Frank Cappelleri Organizations: O'Reilly Automotive, ORLY, & $ Locations: ORLY, AZO's, …, AZO

NEW YORK (AP) — Lorrie Moore, Naomi Klein and the Egyptian writer Ahmed Naji are among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle awards. Honorary prizes are going to Judy Blume and to a longtime ally of Blume's in the fight against book bans, the American Library Association. On Thursday, the critics circle announced nominees in seven competitive categories, ranging from fiction to debut book to best translation. The other fiction nominees are Justin Torres' “Blackouts,” winner of the National Book Award last fall; Teju Cole's “Tremor,” Daniel Mason's “North Woods”; and Marie NDiaye's “Vengeance Is Mine,” translated from the French by Jordan Stump. The book critics circle, founded in 1974, consists of hundreds of reviewers and editors from around the country.

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☆ Signs of a sector rotation — plus 2 more themes to watch in the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Historically, November is the best month of the year for the stock market, and December is third, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. Under the surface this week, we also saw signs of a possible market rotation in the works. Rotation watch : We must look to next week's trading for confirmation that we're in the grips of a rotation or simply a head fake. Signs of the former were on display this week as the two of the biggest sector winners of the year, communication services and technology , trailed the market. Jobs, jobs, jobs : The most important release of the week comes Friday in the form of the November nonfarm payrolls report.

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☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: 'Not the time' to sell Roblox
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: you've, I've Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Albertsons Locations: AutoZone

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Nvidia, Eli Lilly, Disney, Levi's, Exxon, Walmart and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

JPMorgan reiterates Exxon as overweight JPMorgan said it's standing by its buy rating on the oil and gas giant. Seaport initiates Netflix as buy Seaport said it sees plenty of upside in shares of Netflix. JPMorgan upgrades Eaton to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the industrial and electrical company is best in class. UBS reiterates Levi's as buy UBS said Levi's is still an attractive stock despite the company's disappointing earnings report Thursday. " JPMorgan upgrades Apellis to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the pharmaceutical company is well-positioned for more upside.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Bernstein, Disney, XOM, Jefferies, TD Cowen, Cowen, Eaton, Eli Lilly, Doug McMillon, Berenberg, Morgan Stanley, Meta, Levi's, Oppenheimer downgrades O'Reilly, AutoZone, Oppenheimer, it's, Truist Organizations: Disney, Netflix, Hulu, JPMorgan, Exxon, Barclays, Nvidia, Intel, Gaudi, Citi, Discover Citi, DFS, Seaport, Bank of America, Energy, of America, Apple, Vegas, Prix, Clearway Energy, Walmart, United Auto Workers, Auto, Meta, UBS Locations: Parks, NVDA, China, ETN, TEL, AZO, ORLY

☆ What to expect when beer king Constellation Brands reports earnings Thursday morning
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Lots of Wall Street firms are getting out ahead of this week's earnings from Constellation Brands (STZ) with price target increases. At the time, we were optimistic and increased our price target on the Modelo and Corona maker to $270 per share from $260. When measuring beer growth, he assesses how much shelf space companies get every year and how quickly those products fly off the shelves. All these factors "drive solid beer growth even as the macro environment gets worse," Falorni said. Wedbush also thinks Constellation will be able to weather those macro consumer storms and continue to drive earnings and revenue growth.

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☆ The way I'm thinking about stocks makes them winners no matter what the Fed or bonds do
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

After the September meeting pause last week, the target range for the fed funds rate remained at 5.25% to 5.50%. First, I don't know a soul besides me who agrees with that 20-year versus fed funds rate yield prognosis. They think the fed funds rate will come down or the 20-year yield is already extended. Second, I don't know anyone else who believes the economy is so strong that the Fed is correct to keep on an anti-inflation course. I don't think so.

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☆ AutoZone posts strong quarterly results on auto parts demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The entrance to an AutoZone store is pictured in Temple City, California December 10, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 19 (Reuters) - Auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc (AZO.N) on Tuesday posted better-than-expected profit and revenue for the fourth quarter, boosted by demand for its do-it-yourself (DIY) automotive parts. AutoZone, which competes with Advance Auto Parts (AAP.N) and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY.O), reported a nearly 2% jump in domestic same-store sales in the quarter ended Aug. 26. Quarterly net sales rose about 6.4% to $5.69 billion from a year earlier. Fourth-quarter net income rose to $864 million, or $46.46 per share, compared to $810 million, or $40.51 per share, a year ago.

Persons: Mario Anzuoni, Bill Rhodes, Nathan Gomes, Shailesh Organizations: REUTERS, AutoZone Inc, Advance, O'Reilly Automotive, Thomson Locations: Temple City , California, Bengaluru

☆ Here are three things we're watching in the markets in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-16 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The Softbank-owned chip designer's return to the public markets — the largest initial public offering since 2021 — was the highlight of the week. Those are the three things that we'll be focusing on in the week ahead. While struggling to snap back after Covid, China this week reported better-than-expected industrial output and stronger retail sales, signaling that things may be looking up. The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit's three biggest automakers will continue in the week ahead, barring a labor deal. ET: Fed Governor Lisa Cook is set to deliver the keynote address at the NBER's Economics of Artificial Intelligence Conference in Toronto, Canada.

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☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Yes to St. Joe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: Joe, I've, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Parts, Charitable Locations: Joe's, Cava

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Netflix, Disney, Amazon, Alphabet, Nike, Costco & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

UBS reiterates Netflix as buy UBS said it's standing by its buy rating on shares of the streaming giant. Morgan Stanley reiterates Ambarella as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on shares of the semiconductor company heading into earnings this week. " UBS reiterates Disney as buy UBS said it's standing by its buy rating on shares of the entertainment giant. Morgan Stanley downgrades CrowdStrike to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it's cautious heading into earnings later this week. Morgan Stanley names LifeStance Health Group a top pick Morgan Stanley said shares of the behavioral health company are compelling.

Persons: Tesla, Canaccord, it's bullish, it's, Morgan Stanley, Ambarella, JMP, Piper Sandler, Piper, Bernstein, L3Harris, Evercore, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley downgrades CrowdStrike, Zimmer, BTIG, Wells, Dwight, Truist, Wolfe, Stifel, defensives Organizations: UBS, Netflix, Disney, Pagaya Technologies, MCW, OW, JetBlue, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Akero Therapeutics, RBC, Tetra Tech, Tech, Amazon, LifeStance Health, Mobility, UGI Corporation, TAM, Nike, NIKE, Endeavor Group, Media, Entertainment, Costco, AutoZone, Walmart Locations: China, Underperform, ORLY

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: SoFi Technologies, AutoZone, Nvidia, Meta and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America downgrades SoFi Technologies to neutral from buy The downgrade follows SoFi' s recent rally. Our C$51 Price Target is 39% above the current stock price and we see close to 3:1 upside/downside skew." UBS upgrades AutoZone to buy from neutral Analyst Michael Lasser raised the price target to $2,900 from $2,800. Wells Fargo initiates Neogen Corporation at overweight and $22 price target Wells Fargo said it liked the company's improving margins. Wells Fargo initiates Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc. at overweight and $550 price target Wells said Bio-Rad's valuation is attractive at current levels.

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☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: PayPal is "too cut-throat"
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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The Labor Department reported that U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in April, pointing to persistent strength in a labor market that suggests pressure on both wages and inflation. Futures traders raised to 70% the probability of a 25 basis points hike at the Fed's June 13-14 policy meeting. FEDWATCHFed Governor and vice chair nominee Philip Jefferson said skipping a rate hike in two weeks would provide policymakers time to see more data before making a decision. The Labor Department's closely watched May unemployment report, due on Friday, could decide whether a rate hike occurs. Intel was the biggest gainer on the S&P 500 as the chipmaker said it was on track to hit the upper end of its second-quarter revenue forecast.

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[1/2] Fearless Girl is seen outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 30, 2023. The S&P 500 was set to end the month flat, while the Dow shed 3.8%. The S&P 500 financial sector index (.SPSY) fell 1.7%, while banks (.SPXBK) dropped 2.7%. Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP.N) plunged 33.9%, falling the most on the S&P 500, after the auto parts retailer cut its full-year forecasts. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.21-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 2.02-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Joe Saluzzi, Phil Blancato, Nvidia Corp's, advancers, Shreyashi Sanyal, Shashwat Chauhan, Shounak Dasgupta, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Senate, Themis, Labor, Survey, Traders, Asset Management, Dow Jones, Technology, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Advance, Parts Inc, Genuine, O'Reily, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, Nvidia, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Advance Auto Parts shares plummet 30% after dismal results, cuts to outlook and dividend
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Shares of Advance Auto Parts plummeted roughly 30% during early trading Wednesday after the company's fiscal first-quarter earnings significantly missed Wall Street's expectations and executives slashed the retailer's yearly guidance and quarterly dividend. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based auto parts supplier blamed its dismal results and bleaker outlook on higher-than-expected costs for its professional sales, inflationary pressure, supply chain problems and an unfavorable product mix. Its quarterly revenue of $3.42 billion slightly missed expectations of $3.43 billion. Shares of other auto parts suppliers such as O'Reilly Automotive and AutoZone were also lower Wednesday. However, some Wall Street analysts believe Advanced Auto Parts' problems could be more operational than industrywide.

Persons: Refinitiv, Tom Greco, Oppenheimer, Brian Nagel Organizations: Advance, O'Reilly Automotive, O'Reilly Auto Locations: Raleigh, North Carolina

☆ Advance Auto eyes record daily percentage drop after forecast cut
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

NEW YORK, May 31 (Reuters) - Advance Auto Parts' stock (AAP.N) was on track for its biggest daily percentage drop since the company went public in 2001 and was leading a selloff in other auto parts retailers Wednesday after the company cut its full-year forecast. Advance Auto's shares were last down 33.7% at $74.44, and hit their lowest level since March 2020. Shares of Genuine Parts Co (GPC.N) were down 5.3%, while Autozone (AZO.N) was down 4.6% and O'Reilly Automotive (ORLY.O) slipped 3.4%. Advance Auto cited elevated raw material, labor and freight costs as it reported results and gave its guidance. Its forecast cut follows a recent disappointing outlook from Foot Locker (FL.N) and underscores weakness in some areas of retail this earnings season.

Persons: Caroline Valetkevitch Organizations: YORK, O'Reilly Automotive, Advance, Thomson

With the end of another earnings season in sight, Wall Street's attention has turned to Washington and the debt ceiling deadline. Republican negotiators on Friday walked out of talks on raising the debt limit , abruptly ending a positive week of discussions that appeared to be leading toward a deal. Democrats and the White House have been pushing for a "clean" hike to the debt limit that would push the next deadline past the 2024 presidential election, while Republicans are pressing for spending cuts. Many investors believe this ongoing game of chicken over the debt limit is largely for show, since the U.S. has never defaulted on its debt obligations. U.S. President Joe Biden hosts debt limit talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and other congressional leaders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2023.

☆ The top large-cap fund manager from the past 12 months shares the simple change he made that completely turned around his performance — and 13 stocks he loves now
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

That realization led portfolio manager David Miller to launch the Catalyst Insider Buying Fund (INSIX) nearly 12 years ago. While many funds factor in insider transactions when selecting stocks, few use it as their main prerequisite when screening investments. But in the last 12 months, it's the best-performing large-cap fund on the market through April 30, according to Kiplinger. All of these companies have benefitted from insider buying to some extent, but some have been lifted even more by company buybacks. "They've just been gobbling up their own stock," Miller said of O'Reilly Automotive.

☆ Final Trades: OLLI, TSLA, AZO & CCJ
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Melissa Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFinal Trades: OLLI, TSLA, AZO & CCJThe final trades of the day. With CNBC's Sara Eisen and the Fast Money traders.

☆ UBS details how consumer spending is under pressure as inflation remains a threat — and reveals 4 top retailers worth investing in
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Consumer spending hasn't collapsed due to high inflation, though pressure is building. The resilience of consumer spending might be the biggest surprise in markets in the past year. To that point, $44 billion AutoZone (AZO) indicated it hasn't seen consumer behavior change and has maintained its margins by passing on costs. 4 retail stocks to buy nowIf there's a consensus among the companies that attended UBS' conference, it's that although consumer spending has held up for now, pressure from inflation is steadily mounting. Those are listed below, along with each company's ticker and market capitalization, as well as selected insights their management teams provided at UBS' retail conference.

☆ The Final Call: TGT & AZO
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe Final Call: TGT & AZOThe final trade ideas of the week. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Options Action traders, Carter Worth, Bonawyn Eison and Mike Khouw.

☆ Inflation takes a back seat to earnings next week as stocks look to bounce back
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The latest Fed projection for the so-called terminal rate — the level where the rate hikes stop — was just over 5%. Before this past week, those intraday levels hadn't been seen since November 2022. ET: ISM Services Looking back January's hot reading on core PCE on Friday was the most influential economic number of the past week. In Club earnings this past week, Nvidia (NVDA) was certainly the highlight. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Minority directors reach milestone 20% of Russell 3000 board seats
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Ross Kerber | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Still, most minority groups hold a smaller share of board seats than their share of the total U.S. population. Often the investors have found receptive audiences, but slow turnover on corporate boards has limited the pace of change, recruiters say. The biggest gain over the four-year period was for Black or African-American directors, who nearly doubled their share of board seats to 8.3% from 4.4% in 2019. They were most represented in the utility sector, with 12% of board seats, and least represented among information technology, energy and healthcare companies, each at 6%. Compared to Hispanics' total share of the U.S. population, their 3.6% share of board seats "isn't anywhere near where it's supposed to be," she said.

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