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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CarMax, Accenture, Peloton, Jefferies and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

DigitalBridge — Shares of the digital infrastructure company jumped 5.8% after JPMorgan upgraded the company to overweight from neutral. After the market closed Wednesday, Jefferies posted earnings of 22 cents per share on revenue of $1.18 billion. Accenture — Shares of the IT and consulting firm fell nearly 5% Thursday after Accenture reported mixed results for its fiscal fourth quarter. The used-car retailer's fiscal second-quarter earnings and revenue slipped from a year ago on weakening demand for used cars. Concentrix — Shares gained 10% a day after Concentrix said it would hike its quarterly dividend 10% to about 30 cents a share.

Persons: Trimble —, DigitalBridge, Jefferies, Duolingo, Wolfe, Lululemon, CarMax, Concentrix, FactSet, —, Jesse Pound, Christina Cheddar, Berk Organizations: Corporation, JPMorgan, Jefferies, UBS, Resorts, Wolfe Research, Accenture —, Accenture, StreetAccount, Micron, LSEG

☆ This 'stealthy' AI play is setting up for upside, says chart analyst
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The stock is a "stealthy way to think about AI," Johnson said. The company also said it plans to double its AI talent to 80,000 employees through hiring, acquisitions and training. Johnson also mentioned oilfield services company Baker Hughes and engineering and construction firm Fluor as stocks with potential upside. While the chart analyst said he is not convinced that the energy sector overall isn't "really ready to work," he sees Baker Hughes getting back to its March 2022 highs. BKR 1Y mountain Baker Hughes stock.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Craig Johnson, hasn't, Johnson, Baker Hughes Organizations: Accenture, Accenture —, Baker, & ' $ Locations: Wednesday's, . Texas, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Starbucks, CarMax, Virgin Galactic and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Virgin Galactic — Shares tumbled 12.4% in premarket trading after the space tourism company said it raised $300 million through a common stock offer. Virgin Galactic said it wants to raise another $400 million as the company looks to expand and improve its spacecraft fleet. Under Armour — Shares shed nearly 3% in premarket trading following a downgrade by Wells Fargo to equal weight from overweight. Wayfair — Shares of the home furnishings retailer rose more than 1% after MoffettNathanson upgraded Wayfair to market perform from underperform.

Persons: CarMax, Virgin Galactic, Armour, Wells Fargo, MoffettNathanson, Wayfair, —, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Senate Health, Education, Labor, Starbucks, StreetAccount ., Galactic, Virgin, Baltimore Sun, Footwear, Bed, Deutsche Bank, Accenture Locations: Dirksen, North America, Baltimore

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Starbucks, CarMax, Virgin Galactic and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A view of the Starbucks vending van during its debut in Hangzhou, the capital of China's Zhejiang province, June 7, 2022. Starbucks — Starbucks shares lost nearly 2.5% after a union representing workers said strikes are slated to begin Friday in response to claims the coffee shop chain is not allowing Pride decorations at cafes. More than 150 stores, and about 3,500 workers, plan to join the strike occurring over the next week, the union said. CarMax — The used-car retailer popped 10% after beating the consensus estimate of analysts for its first-quarter revenue. Virgin Galactic — Virgin Galactic shed 18% after announcing a $300 million capital raise via a common stock offering.

Persons: CarMax, Armour, Wells Fargo, TD Cowen, Morgan Stanley, Evotec, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: Starbucks, StreetAccount ., Galactic, Deutsche Bank, Accenture —, Accenture, GSK — U.S, GSK Locations: Hangzhou, China's Zhejiang province, North America, Germany

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Overstock, Tesla, Accenture and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Accenture — The stock fell 2.6% after the consulting firm shaved the top end of its revenue expectations for the fiscal year. Darden posted earnings of $2.58 per share on revenue of $2.77 billion in its latest quarter. Tesla — Tesla shares traded flat amid a choppy session after Morgan Stanley downgraded the electric-vehicle giant to an equal weight rating from overweight, citing valuation concerns. Loop also reiterated its buy rating and raised its price target given what it sees as an opportunity for the stock to rally further. Expedia , TripAdvisor — Expedia and TripAdvisor gained 1.5% and 3.2%, respectively, after B. Riley initiated coverage on each stock as buy.

Persons: AeroSystems, Max, Darden, Eugene Lee, influencer Dylan, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Root, JPMorgan Chase, Dow, —, TripAdvisor, Riley, Expedia, Eli Lilly —, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound Organizations: Bed, Boeing, Accenture, Darden, FactSet, Anheuser, Busch InBev —, Deutsche Bank, NRG Energy, Wall Street, Elliott Investment Management, Embedded Insurance, Alcoa, JPMorgan, Amazon Prime, Bank of America Locations: Salt Lake City , Utah, Wichita , Kansas, Illinois

☆ Brands like Sony and Chipotle want to make Hollywood-style content for film and TV, and these advertising pioneers have built a startup to get their messages out
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

That belief has taken him from famed ad agency Wieden + Kennedy to talent agency CAA, where he set up its first marketing consultancy. The firm pitches itself as part management consultancy, part brand entertainment production company, and part consumer brand accelerator. "If a great sports movie happens to come from Nike, it's still great entertainment," Goodman said. "If a great sports movie happens to come from Nike, it's still great entertainment," Goodman said. One thing Goodman and Kaplan are not trying to do is compete with brands' ad agency budgets.

Persons: Jae Goodman, John Kaplan, It's, Gibson, Kennedy, Goodman, Chipotle, Stephanie Perdue, Jay, Kaplan, —, Michael Kassan's, Anheuser, it's, Superconnector, it'll Organizations: Superconnector Studios, Sony, CAA, Observatory, Entertainment, Hollywood, HBO Max, Netflix, Procter & Gamble, Imagine Entertainment, Delirio Studios, MTV Documentary, Paramount, HBO, Apple, Management, Sony Pictures Television, McKinsey, Accenture —, Anheuser Busch, InBev, Gibson, Nike, Talent Locations: LA

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Maxar Technologies, Ford, Goldman Sachs and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-16 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs — Goldman Sachs shares slumped 1% amid news that the Wall Street firm will cut up to 8% of its workforce. The layoffs are slated to come in January and hit all areas of the Wall Street firm, CNBC reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The Wall Street firm cited recent underperformance in net adds as well as growing macro headwinds to advertising revenues. Lincoln National — Shares dropped more than 4% after Lincoln National was downgraded to underperform from hold at Jefferies, according to StreetAccount. JD.com and Alibaba shares rose more than 1% .

☆ How to get a job at McKinsey, BCG, Bain, or Accenture, according to 3 headhunters for these top management consulting firms
▼ + stars: | 2020-06-23 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

The top management consulting firms — which include McKinsey & Company, Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Bain & Company, and Accenture — are notoriously tough to break into. Insider asked Smith and two other recruiters for management consulting on their top tips for breaking into the ranks of McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture. "We've noticed that more consulting firms are expanding beyond MBA degrees and into other advanced degrees to fill their post-graduate classes." Stokes added that candidates can leverage the international piece of the tripod by keeping in mind that McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture have offices worldwide. You can see samples of case interviews for McKinsey, BCG, Bain, and Accenture here.

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