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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Krispy Kreme, Cinemark, Western Digital and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shockwave Medical — The medical device stock rose 1.6% after Johnson & Johnson announced it would buy the company for $12.5 billion. Krispy Kreme — Shares of the doughnut chain surged 5% in premarket trading after Piper Sandler upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral. Fox Corporation Class A — The stock rose 1% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at Seaport Research. Western Digital — The semiconductor stock rose nearly 3.5% after an upgrade to buy from neutral by Rosenblatt Securities. Agilent Technologies — The life sciences applications company rose more than 1% after receiving an upgrade to buy from hold at Stifel.

Persons: Johnson, Piper Sandler, Krispy Kreme, McDonald's, Omar Mejias, Wells, Steven Cahall, Ollie's, Gro —, Rosenblatt, Daniel Arias, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Hakyung Kim, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound Organizations: Johnson, USA, Scotts Miracle, Gro, Fox Corporation, Seaport Research, Rosenblatt Securities, Western, Technologies, Stifel Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Altice, Tesla, Krispy Kreme, Cinemark and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Altice USA — The cable television firm tumbled more than 12% after Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to underweight from equal weight. Krispy Kreme — Shares jumped 6% after Piper Sandler upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral. Cinemark — The movie theater chain climbed 4.4% on the back of a double upgrade to overweight from underweight by Wells Fargo. Snowflake — The cloud company added 2.5% after Rosenblatt upgraded the stock to buy from a neutral rating, citing strong customer interest. Agilent Technologies — The life sciences applications stock rose nearly 3% after Stifel upgraded it to buy from hold.

Persons: Wells, Steven Cahall, Tesla, Elon Musk, Piper Sandler, McDonald's, Cinemark, Rosenblatt, Daniel Arias, Johnson, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox Organizations: USA, Reuters, EV, Investors, Energy, Citi, Technologies, Stifel, Shockwave, Johnson, Israel Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Marvell, Ollie's, Snowflake, Eli Lilly, Krispy Kreme & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are raising our YE'24 NFLX target price $65 to a street-high $765 driven primarily by a combo of higher '24 and beyond subscriber/ARPU forecasts." "We are upgrading Ollie's Bargain Outlet to a Buy from a Hold rating while raising our price target to $90 from $80, implying 26% upside from current levels." We cut our price target from $2 to $1, still giving ATUS the highest multiple in Cable as optionality. "We are raising our already Street High $330 YE'24 target price $60 to $390 driven primarily by higher premium and to a lesser extent ad supported ARPU forecasts." Jefferies adds Pepsi to the franchise picks list Jefferies said it sees opportunity internationally for Pepsi and raised its price target to $209 per share from $199.

Persons: Marvell, it's, Bernstein, Mizuho, Wells, Piper Sandler, Krispy, JPMorgan, Eli Lilly, LLY, Stifel, Rosenblatt, Snowflake, Jefferies, underperform KBW, Daiwa, Tesla, KBW, Monness Crespi Hardt Organizations: Netflix, Bank of America, Apple, Amazon Web Services, RBC, Eaton, Piper, JPMorgan, Technologies, Cable, Spotify, BMO, Royal Bank, Pepsi, Fox, Fox News, Digital, Citi, Express, American Express Locations: NY, McDonald's, USA, Toronto, Snowflake, U.S

☆ Activist investor plans second fight at Masimo, sending shares up 5%
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Health-tech company Masimo , best known for its successful patent litigation over the Apple Watch, is facing a proxy fight for the second time in two years — from the same activist investor who now sits on the company's six-person board. The acquisition, which frustrated some investors and was seen as unrelated to Masimo's core health-tech focus, prompted Politan's first proxy fight at the company. If successful, the activist investor would control four of the company's six board seats. In the previous proxy fight, Kiani showed no desire to settle a fight with the activist fund. Politan said in its release that it hoped to avoid another proxy fight.

Persons: Quentin Koffey's, Masimo, Politan's, Politan, Darlene Solomon, Bill Jellison, Solomon, Jellison, Michelle Brennan, Koffey, Joe Kiani, Kiani, Darlene, Bill, Quentin Koffey Organizations: Apple Watch, Sound Locations: Agilent

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Beyond Meat, Agilent, Axon Technologies and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Beyond Meat — Shares skyrocketed more than 78% after the plant-based meat company beat revenue estimates in the fourth quarter. Beyond Meat reported revenue of $73.7 million, while analysts polled by LSEG, formerly known as Refinitiv forecast $66.7 million. Agilent Technologies — Shares surged 5% after Agilent posted adjusted earnings and revenue that beat Wall Street's estimates in the fiscal first quarter. Axon Enterprise — The weapons and technology stock ticked up nearly 6% after Axon issued full-year revenue guidance that exceeded expectations at the high end. Axon forecasts revenue of $1.88 billion to $1.94 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $1.88 billion.

Persons: Agilent, FactSet, Sam Adams, Boston Beer, LSEG Organizations: LSEG, eBay, Wall, Urban, Boston Beer Company, Boston Locations: FactSet

☆ 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.

Persons: Dow, we'll, bode, We're, Li Auto, Krystal, Arcutis, MARA, Iovance, Goldman Sachs BDC, CRON, BUD, Papa, LEV, Ginkgo, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Spencer Platt Organizations: Nvidia, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Dow, Palo Alto Networks, Bausch Health, Coterra Energy, Abbott, Companies, TJX, Marshalls, TJX Companies, Berkshire Hathaway, Krystal Biotech, Alpha Metallurgical Resources , Inc, Fidelity National Information Services Inc, Animal Health, ELAN, Public Service Enterprise Group, Surgery Partners, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Inc, Outdoor Holdings, Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd, Kosmos Energy, Playtika, Video Communications, TiRobot Corp, IRB, SBAC Communications Corporation, HEICO Corporation, FS KKR, Archer Aviation Inc, TransMedics, Sterling Construction Company, AES, Cruise Line Holdings, Lowe's Companies, American Electric Power Company, Bank of Nova, APLS Pharmaceuticals, Bank of Montreal, BMO, Devon Energy, Solar Inc, Technologies, Lab, Virgin Galactic Holdings, Splunk Inc, eBay, EBAY, Luminar Technologies, Agilent Technologies, G Foods, Masimo Corp, Baidu, Parts Inc, Icahn Enterprises, Viatris Inc, ACM Research, Golden Ocean Group, EMCOR, Industries, NRG Energy, Dycom, Editas, UWM Holdings Corporation, Vistra Energy, Marathon Digital Holdings, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Paramount Global, IonQ Inc, International, HP, Monster Beverage Corporation, Cronos, Birkenstock Holding, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Body, Brink's Company, Flags Inc, Papa John's, ACI, Hormel, Lion Electric Company, BlackRock TCP, Dole plc, DOLE, Fisker Inc, Dell Technologies, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Autodesk, Green Brick Partners, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Veeva Systems, INTTEST Corporation, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: New York City, U.S, Salesforce, Maxx, Bank of Nova Scotia, BlackRock, Cayman

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amazon, Medtronic, American Eagle, Lowe's, C3.ai and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Kohl's — Shares dropped more than 9% after the retailer reported weaker-than-expected revenues for the third quarter. American Eagle Outfitters — The apparel retailer sank 16% after its operating income guidance for the full year came in weaker than expected. C3.ai — Shares of the artificial intelligence software company added 3.4% in midday trading following an upgrade to outperform from Oppenheimer. Baidu reported 34.45 billion yuan for the quarter, surpassing the consensus estimate of 34.33 billion yuan from analysts polled by LSEG. Lowe's — Shares of the home improvement retailer dipped 2.7% after Lowe's reported softer-than-expected revenue for the third quarter .

Persons: CNBC's David Faber, Jeff Bezos, Faber, Medtronic, Kohl's, Timothy Horan, Fitch, — CNBC's Brian Evans, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Sarah Min Organizations: Amazon, Burlington, LSEG, Eagle Outfitters, Oppenheimer, Baidu, VMWare, Broadcom, Dick's, Goods, Abercrombie, Technologies, Agilent Technologies Locations: Burlington

☆ Earnings Exchange: Medtronic, Agilent Technologies & Trip.com
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | 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 EmailEarnings Exchange: Medtronic, Agilent Technologies & Trip.comAri Wald, managing director and head of technical analysis at Oppenheimer, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss Medtronic, Agilent Technologies, and Trip.com.

Persons: Ari Wald, Oppenheimer Organizations: Agilent Technologies

☆ Morning Bid: Thanksgiving starters of AI and oil
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsA look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Thanksgiving may make for a clipped U.S. markets week, but there's plenty to chew on around the world before then - and a feast of intrigue in the artificial intelligence space. His plans include shutting the central bank, ditching the peso and dollarizing the economy and slashing spending with potentially painful reforms. The risk premium between German and Italian 10-year yields tightened to 170 bps - the lowest since Sept. 21.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Mike Dolan, Sam Altman, That's, thrall, Javier Milei, Milei, Jeremy Hunt, Andrew Bailey ,, Francois Villeroy de, Pablo Hernandez de Cos, Ed Osmond Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Microsoft, Big Tech, Nvidia, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Bank, Bayer, Federal Reserve Bank of England, Andrew Bailey , Bank of France, Bank of Spain, Technologies, Keysight Technologies, Holdings Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, OPEC, Tokyo, Europe, Canada, Francois Villeroy de Galhau

☆ The shortened trading week features earnings from our best stock of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

After making three trades this week, we're heading into a shortened trading week. NVDA YTD mountain Nvidia YTD Shares of Nvidia closed Nov. 14 at a record high of $496.56 each. Here's the full rundown of all the important domestic data in the week ahead, which also features a slew of earnings from brand-name retailers. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

Persons: FactSet, It's, Jim Cramer, NIU, Jack, JACK, Jim Cramer's, Jim, New York Stock Exchange Michael Nagle Organizations: Fed, TJX, Palo Alto Networks, PMI, ISM, Institute for Supply Management, Nvidia, Apple, Technologies, Video Communications, Agilent Technologies, Baidu, Abercrombie, Fitch, Burlington Stores, Eagle Outfitters, Dick's Sporting, Autodesk, HP, Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, Deere & Company, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: U.S, China

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Buy AutoZone
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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Persons: I've, Lilly, you've, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Systems, New York Stock Exchange, Novo, Novo Nordisk, Nordisk Locations: Snowflake

"Short term, if you're visiting a smaller biotech customer, what you're seeing is concerns about when the funding environment is going to improve. On the call, finance chief Stephen Williamson said core revenue growth and adjusted profit in 2024 will be similar to that in 2023. It also forecast 2023 adjusted profit of $21.50 per share, below analysts' estimates of $22.28. The medical equipment maker forecast adjusted earnings of $21.75 per share in 2024, short of analysts' estimates by $2.23. Third-quarter revenue of $10.57 billion missed analysts' expectations of $10.60 billion while adjusted profit of $5.69 per share topped estimates of $5.61, according to LSEG data.

Persons: Brian Snyder, Marc Casper, Stephen Williamson, Raymond James, Andrew Cooper, Bhanvi, Shinjini Ganguli, Shounak Dasgupta, Sriraj Organizations: REUTERS, Agilent Technologies, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Waltham , Massachusetts, U.S, China, Bengaluru

☆ Danaher Beats Profit Estimates on Respiratory Testing Demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Oct. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) - Danaher on Tuesday beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter profit as strong demand for its diagnostic tests for respiratory diseases helped soften the blow from weaker sales at the healthcare conglomerate's life-sciences unit. "Revenue in the third quarter came in ahead of our expectations, with Biotechnology performing as anticipated, and higher respiratory testing revenue more than offsetting slightly softer-than-anticipated demand in Life Sciences," Danaher CEO Rainer Blair said in a statement. Rising interest rates squeezed funding needed for drug development programs, weighing on demand for contract research services offered by Danaher and rival Thermo Fisher. On an adjusted basis, Danaher reported a profit per share of $2.02, beating analysts' expectations of $1.87. Third-quarter sales of $6.87 billion also topped estimates of $6.63 billion.

Persons: Rainer Blair, Danaher, Christy Santhosh, Krishna Chandra Eluri Organizations: Reuters, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Washington D.C, Danaher, Fisher, Applied Solutions

☆ Illumina taps Agilent's Jacob Thaysen as CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Bhanvi Satija | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

FILE PHOTO: A sign at the front entrance to the global headquarters of Illumina is pictured in San Diego, California, U.S., November 28, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo(Reuters) -Illumina on Tuesday named Agilent Technologies’ Jacob Thaysen as its CEO, months after the former head of the U.S. genetic testing company resigned following a proxy fight with billionaire Carl Icahn. The company said Thaysen, 48, who has been part of the analytical instruments division leadership at Agilent since 2018, would take the helm effective Sept. 25. Thaysen “checks all the boxes” required for the CEO role with his expertise in medical tools industry and understanding of Illumina’s customer base, said Evercore analyst Vijay Kumar. Thaysen will replace interim CEO Charles Dadswell, who will resume as senior vice president and general counsel at Illumina.

Persons: Mike Blake, Jacob Thaysen, Carl Icahn, Illumina, Icahn, Thaysen, Vijay Kumar, John Thompson, Andrew Teno, Francis deSouza, deSouza, Charles Dadswell, Patrick Donnelly Organizations: REUTERS, Illumina, Citi Locations: San Diego , California, U.S, Agilent, Illumina, China

☆ Illumina names new CEO months after Icahn proxy fight over Grail deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Illumina 's board on Tuesday named Jacob Thaysen the DNA sequencing company's new CEO as it tries to rebound from a grinding dispute over its acquisition of cancer test developer Grail. Thaysen, a 48-year-old longtime executive at medical devices firm Agilent , will step in as CEO on Sept. 25. His nomination comes months after a bitter proxy fight with activist investor Carl Icahn ended with Illumina's former CEO Francis deSouza resigning despite securing enough votes to stay. "Jacob's unique combination of deep technological and commercial experience will be a great addition to Illumina," Stephen MacMillan, the chair of Illumina's board, said in the release. Thaysen will take over for Charles Dadswell, who has been serving as Illumina's interim CEO since June.

Persons: Illumina, Jacob Thaysen, Carl Icahn, Francis deSouza, Icahn, Thaysen, Stephen MacMillan, Charles Dadswell, Dadswell Organizations: Union, European Commission, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, Illumina Locations: Illumina, San Diego , California, U.S, Agilent

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Target, Tesla, Cava and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The company posted earnings of $1.80 a share, versus the $1.39 expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. Tesla – The electric vehicle stock lost more than 2% premarket on news that it cut prices on existing Model S and Model X inventories in China. H&R Block – The tax preparer's stock jumped more than 4% after topping fiscal fourth-quarter earnings expectations and hiking its dividend by 10%. Agilent topped its third-quarter revenue and EPS expectations, posting adjusted earnings of $1.43 a share on $1.67 billion in revenue. Otherwise, it beat analysts' expectations in its most recent quarter.

Persons: Cava –, Cava, TJX, JD.com, Dr Pepper, Refinitiv, Agilent, Jack Henry, Jack Henry &, FactSet, FactSet's StreetAccount, —, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Refinitiv . Revenue, Revenue, National Futures Association, CFTC, Nasdaq, UBS, Associates, Jack Henry & Associates, Mercury Systems, Mercury Locations: China, Cava, JD.com –

☆ Here are 17 stocks Jim Cramer is watching, including Home Depot, Exxon and Intel
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Datadog (DDOG) price target raised to $133 from $127 at Bernstein, consensus could go higher. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Frank Slootman, Bernstein, JD.com, Cowen, BTIG, Marcus Hook, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Matt Stone Organizations: Mizuho . Company, Intel, Tower Semiconductor, Exxon, Mizuho, Sea, Chevron, National Futures Association, Energy, Crestwood, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: China, Rockland , Massachusetts

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Target, Cava, TJX Companies, Intel and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Target — Target shares added 2.9% even after the retailer cut its full-year earnings forecast and second-quarter sales fell short of expectations. Wall Street analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had expected earnings of $1.39 per share on $25.16 billion in revenue. TJX reported adjusted earnings of 85 cents per share on $12.76 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by Refinitiv expected 77 cents earned and $12.45 billion in revenue. The manufacturer of lasers and optics forecast earnings of 5 cents to 20 cents per share and revenue of $1 billion to $1.1 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet called for 47 cents per share in earnings and revenue of $1.16 billion.

Persons: Refinitiv, Coinbase, TJX, FactSet, JD.com, Dr Pepper, Agilent, Jack Henry, Mercury, Cava — Cava, Jack, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Imperial, Shawn Fain, —, Sarah Min, Samantha Subin, Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound Organizations: —, Wall Street, National Futures Association, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, TJX, Nasdaq, UBS, Block, Wall, Associates, Mercury Systems, GE, GE HealthCare, News, Getty, Imperial Capital, Intel, Tower Semiconductor, Semiconductor, General Motors —, United Auto Workers, Big, General Motors, Ford Motor Locations: JD.com —, Cava

☆ Morning Bid: U.S. retail therapy as China funk deepens
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Raindrops hang on a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., October 26, 2020. China stocks fell again (.CSI300) and 10-year government bond yields fell to three-year lows. Ten-year Treasury yields hit their highest for the year at 4.23%. Elsewhere in the so-called BRICS emerging economies - the grouping of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - the dollar was also in command. Back stateside, the retail sales report will be accompanied by an earnings update from Home Depot - the first of the big retailers to report this week.

Persons: Mike Segar, Mike Dolan, Jackson, Jack Henry *, Neel Kashkari, Susan Fenton Organizations: Wall, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Micron Technology, Bank of America's, Treasury, Agilent Technologies, Cardinal Health, NY, Minneapolis Federal, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, China, Japan, Brazil, Russia, India, South Africa, Ukraine, Argentina's, Canada

☆ What we want to see from retail sales and 3 Club earnings in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

State of the consumer: Retail sales for July are out on Tuesday. Key retail earnings reports from Walmart (WMT), Target (TGT) and Tapestry (TPR) will also provide clues on the health of the consumer. Earnings : On Wednesday morning, we hear from Club holding TJX Companies (TJX). Prior retail sales data has shown monthly sales growth at clothing and clothing accessory stores accelerate throughout the quarter, rising 0.14% monthly in April, 0.3% in May and 0.6% in June. For those looking to review first-quarter performance ahead of these releases, be sure to keep our first-quarter earnings report card handy.

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☆ Retailers take center stage in the week ahead, as Wall Street turns to the consumer for a much-needed boost
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

A raft of economic data and big retail earnings reports next week will give traders insight into the strength of the consumer after a mixed batch of inflation data. "Next week is all about the consumer," said Shannon Saccocia, investment chief at NB Private Wealth. The Nasdaq Composite fell for a second straight week for the first time in 2023 after mixed inflation data this week, as well as Moody's downgrading several regional banks. July's consumer price index came in weaker than expected, but continued to show some underlying stickiness. Housing data expected to show strength Investors will also watch data on what has been a strong housing market.

Persons: Shannon Saccocia, Saccocia, —, we've, John Porter, it's, Wealth's Saccocia, Kate Spade, Stuart Weitzman, Versace, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, That's, Sam Stovall, Stovall, CFRA's Stovall, Estee Organizations: Home Depot, Walmart, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Newton Investment Management, FactSet, . Discount, TJX Companies, Ross, Homeowners, Price, Retail, Health, Home, Agilent Technologies, Housing, Manufacturing, TJX, Target, Cisco Systems, Philadelphia Fed, Applied, Deere, Co, Companies, Palo Alto Locations: U.S, NAHB, Housing States

☆ Markets next week may keep thinking about what could go right
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

At least that's the thinking of a small but growing chorus of voices on Wall Street who outline the case for further stock market gains after both the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite touched nine-month highs this past week. The VIX was trading around 16-17 late this week, signaling no great fear among professional traders. Walmart and other retailers this week highlighted consumers are spending less freely, but they're still spending , and that drives two thirds of the economy. Even Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, wrote late this week that he has to entertain what could go right in markets, despite the fact his own view is fundamentally bearish. If that "upside scenario" happens, UBS sees global stocks moving 13% higher by the end of December, and the S & P 500 surging another 6% — to north of 4,400.

☆ Morning Bid: Irksome inflation won't die down
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Friday's latest U.S. inflation surprise was matched in Europe on Tuesday, with French and Spanish headline inflation rates unexpectedly rising again in February - making for an uncomfortable final day of a transformative month for markets. And worryingly, market-based measures of inflation expectations are rising sharply again too. U.S. two-year 'breakeven' inflation rates , taken from inflation-protected Treasury securities, have jumped 80 basis points this month to 2.8% - wiping away the prior assumption that inflation would return to the Fed's 2% target over two years. In Europe, the five year, five-year forward inflation linked swap has jumped 20bps to a 9-month high just under 2.5%. Stock markets steadied after early losses, with U.S. futures only slightly in the red ahead of the open and month end.

☆ 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.

☆ Stocks are reversing course as inflation looks sticky with more retail earnings on deck
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The optimism about inflation and the U.S. economy is quickly waning on Wall Street, and the early 2023 rally for stocks is fading. The market was under pressure again on Friday after a hotter-than-expected reading for personal consumption expenditures, sending rates higher and stocks lower. Economic updates Next week brings a new round of economic indicators to see how the sticky inflation is affecting consumers and business. Other looks at the economy will come through key earnings reports. Speech by Fed Governor Christopher Waller Friday: 9:45 a.m. Markit Services PMI 10:00 a.m. ISM Services PMI 3:00 p.m.

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