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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Netflix, Paramount, Sunnova Energy & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Intuitive Surgical — Shares of the robotic surgery firm popped 3% after posting a first quarter earnings and revenue beat. Western Alliance — Shares slipped 2% after the firm missed earnings expectations in its latest quarter. Western Alliance reported earnings of $1.60 per share, while FactSet had estimated this at $1.64 per share. The company slightly missed revenue expectations, however, posting $20.20 billion, while analysts expected $20.41 billion. American Express — Shares slid 1.5% despite the financial services company posting a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat above FactSet estimates.

Persons: Ashley Helgans, Sephora, Shopify, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Biden, SLB, LSEG, FactSet, Proctor, Gamble, — CNBC's Hakyung, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: Jefferies, Netflix, Energy, Western, Western Alliance, Paramount, New York Times, Bloomberg, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Apollo Global Management, Skydance Media, Bentley Systems, Schneider Electric, American, American Express Locations: Canada, Wells, North America, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Tanana

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coinbase, PDD Holdings, Duolingo and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Crypto stocks — Stocks connected to cryptocurrencies rose as Bitcoin hit a fresh record high and topped $71,000. PDD Holdings — U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese ecommerce company added 4.5% following an upgrade by Jefferies to buy. Duolingo — Duolingo shares rose more than 1% after JPMorgan initiated coverage of the online learning platform with an overweight rating, citing expectations for "premium" revenue growth. Xcel Energy — Xcel Energy shares added‎ about 2%. New York Community Bancorp — Shares of the regional bank ticked up 1% in premarket trading.

Persons: Jefferies, Duolingo, Oppenheimer, Gamble —, —, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: PDD Holdings —, Jefferies, JPMorgan, Energy, Xcel Energy, Barclays, Nvidia, New York Community Bancorp, Netflix, Procter, Gamble, Truist Locations: Temu, China

☆ Sports Gambling Was a Gateway Drug to Online Gambling and the Lottery
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

As the prevalence of online betting grows, there's plenty of revenue to be had. The more people gamble — and the more culturally acceptable gambling becomes — the more possibility gambling addiction becomes a bigger issue. Of course, as fun as sports gambling is — as is gambling in general — it has some serious downsides for society. According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, 2 million Americans have a severe gambling problem, and another 4 million to 6 million a mild or moderate problem. The more people gamble — and the more culturally acceptable gambling becomes — the more possibility gambling addiction becomes a bigger issue.

Persons: Lia Nower, DraftKings, Jason Robins, iGaming, Robins, DraftKings isn't, —, West Virginia —, Chad Beynon, Benyon, they're, Nower, Chris Grove, Grove, There's, let's, I've, legalizes iGaming, Emily Stewart Organizations: Knicks, Sports, Disney, American Gaming Association, NBA, NFL, Center for Gambling Studies, Rutgers University, Golden Nugget, Caesars, MGM, Macquarie, Companies, Atlantic City, Acies Investments, EKG Ventures, Vegas, National Council, Business Locations: Washington, Boston, Dublin, — New Jersey , Connecticut, Delaware , Michigan, Rhode Island , Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York, Atlantic, New Jersey, Jackpocket, America

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Coinbase, TKO Group, United Airlines, D.R. Horton and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The company sees earnings per share ranging between 60 and 65 cents, well below an LSEG estimate of 72 cents per share. Horton — Shares of the home construction company slipped more than 5% after first-quarter earnings per share missed Wall Street estimates. Horton earned $2.82 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG expected a profit of $2.88 per share. Analysts expected earnings of 80 cents per share, according to LSEG. Analysts expected a profit of $1.24 per share on revenue of $19.7 billion.

Persons: Truist, Enphase, Goldman Sachs, Glen Santangelo, D.R, Horton —, Horton, LSEG, Halliburton, FactSet's StreetAccount, groundings, Johnson — Johnson, Johnson, RTX, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Lisa Kailai Han, Fred Imbert Organizations: JPMorgan, General Electric, Energy, Federal, 3M, Goldman, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, pharma, Jefferies, Logitech —, Logitech, Wall Street, United Airlines –, United Airlines, LSEG, Boeing, Max, Barstool Sports, Netflix, Johnson, Verizon, Procter, Gamble, RTX Corporation, Wall

☆ What activist investor Nelson Peltz can bring to the board of underperforming Disney
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Trian officially nominated Peltz and former Disney CFO Jay Rasulo as directors for consideration at the company's upcoming annual meeting. Trian oversees about $3 billion worth of Disney stock. The board oversight is awful," the activist investor told Jim, who agrees. In March 2018, Peltz joined the board of Procter & Gamble — a relationship that led to market share gains and improved financial performance. Peltz has been pushing Disney board representation since the beginning of 2023 .

Persons: Trian, Nelson Peltz, Peltz, Jay Rasulo, Disney, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Ike Perlmutter's, Bob Iger, Jim, we've, Procter & Gamble, there's, Iger, Bob Chapek, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, David A Organizations: Trian Partners, Disney, Marvel Entertainment, missteps, CNBC, ESPN, DIS, Procter &, Netflix, Alpha, Grogan Locations: New York

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Procter & Gamble, United Airlines, Nvidia and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts polled by LSEG had forecast 91 cents earnings per share on $2.04 billion in revenue. Revenue came in at $7.03 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $7.02 billion. The estimated $1.50 to $1.80 earnings per share expected by the company fell short of the $2.06 expected by estimates according to LSEG. Travelers did report net written premiums of $10.49 billion, above the $10.33 billion expected. Elevance Health earned $8.99 per share on $42.85 billion in revenue in the quarter, exceeding analysts' estimates.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, LSEG, J.B, Hunt, Ilan Daskal, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: Nvidia, Citi, U.S, Citizens Financial Group, Citizens Financial, Bancorp, Revenue, United Airlines —, Hunt Transport, Interactive, LSEG, Bank of America, Travelers, Rad Laboratories, Procter, Gamble, Elevance Health Locations: China, J.B, LSEG

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: United Airlines, Nvidia, Morgan Stanley and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Late Tuesday, the company posted third-quarter results that fell short of Wall Street's expectations on the top and bottom lines. The company posted third-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.55 per share on adjusted revenue of $1.14 billion. Abbott posted earnings of $1.14 per share, excluding items, beating analysts' estimates by 4 cents a share, according to FactSet. It posted revenue of $2.69 billion, which was not immediately comparable to consensus estimates. It posted revenue of $771.0 million, lower than the consensus estimate of $784.3 million, according to FactSet.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, . Hunt, Gamble — Procter, LSEG, Abbott, Michael Happe, —, Yun Li, Sarah Min, Tanaya, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh Organizations: United Airlines —, United Airlines, Nvidia, U.S, Citi, Devices, Marvell Technology, Hunt Transport Services, LSEG, Interactive, Procter, Gamble, Abbott, Financial, Citizens Financial, State, FactSet, Winnebago Industries, Winnebago, Bancorp, U.S . Bancorp, Bank of America Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, China, LSEG, Albemarle —

☆ 15 stocks with a history of dividend growth are expected to deliver once again this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Broadcom (AVGO), Caterpillar (CAT) and Eli Lilly (LLY) are among the 15 Club stocks with a streak of annual dividend growth that Wall Street expects to continue in their current fiscal years. Long-term investors should look to own companies with a history of dividend growth instead of chasing stocks with high yields, Morgan Stanley strategists said in a note to clients this week. However, Morgan Stanley's note made us curious to screen our portfolio for stocks with strong dividend growth track records that are expected to persist. To help us project which stocks will keep their dividend growth streaks alive, we also examined analyst estimates for total per-share payouts in their current fiscal year. Bottom line In any case, dividend growth over time is certainly welcome and can help increase total investment return, assuming the distributions are reinvested instead of taking cash.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer, —, Jim, Morgan Stanley's, Stanley Black, Decker, Eli Lilly Honeywell, we're, Gamble, Jim Cramer's, Spencer Platt Organizations: Broadcom, Caterpillar, Trust, Club, Companies, Natural Resources, Procter, Gamble, Emerson Electric, Apple, Broadcom Costco Wholesale, LIN, Microsoft, Oracle, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Getty

☆ Brands pouring money into film and TV content are the latest to demand more data sharing from streamers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

They're pouring more money into Hollywood-style entertainment but want streamers to share more data. An industry effort is underway to standardize measurement of brand films. Brands are joining the chorus of content producers and creators demanding more audience data from Hollywood entertainment giants. Without transparency from the streamers, brands and their agencies rely on other measurements, some quantitative, some qualitative — typically a mix of things like critical reviews, social chatter, earned media, and sentiment. Most streamers don't show viewership data, so "you never really know how many people saw it," said Marc Gilbar, who leads Imagine's brands division.

Persons: Saint Laurent, who've, Gamble —, Brian Newman, REI, Hulu doesn't, Kyra Sedgwick, Paolo Mottola, Mottola, Megan Wells, who's, Ron Howard, Brian Grazer's, Marc Gilbar, Kimberly Doebereiner, Doebereiner Organizations: Hollywood, Brands, Pepsi, Companies, Procter, HBO, Unilever, Netflix, Hulu, Sundance Film, Brand Storytelling, G Studios Locations: Hollywood

☆ Vivek Ramaswamy was a breakout star on the presidential debate stage, but his antics appear to have made him less favorable to potential voters: poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was the breakout star of the first GOP debate on Wednesday. According to a series of polls taken by the Washington Post/FiveThirtyEight/Ipsos in the lead up to the first Republican presidential debate, 13% of Republican primary voters had an "unfavorable" view of Ramaswamy before he took the stage. After the debate, the poll found, 26% of potential primary voters who watched the debate rated Ramaswamy the winner, behind only DeSantis. Throughout the debate, Ramaswamy jumped in as often as he could, seizing the second-largest portion of speaking time, according to the New York Times. The other candidates, however, didn't let Ramaswamy simply get away with his repeated attacks on the debate stage.

Persons: Vivek Ramaswamy, Ramaswamy, Chris Christie, Nikki Haley, Mike Pence, didn't, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Trump, —, Andrew Yang Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Republican, New York Times, New, New Jersey Gov, South Carolina Gov, White, Trump, GOP, Democratic, Trump Administration, Biden Administration Locations: Wall, Silicon, New Jersey

☆ Major brands are mostly ignoring Elon Musk's new X logo: 'How many people really know what "Follow us on X" means?'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter became X last month, but major brands have been slow to adopt the new logo. It's been almost a month since Twitter rebranded to X, but most major brands haven't scrubbed the blue bird logo from their marketing yet. Other giant corporations like General Motors, American Express, Amazon, Comcast, and L'Oreal have continued to carry the old Twitter logo on their websites. X released a new brand toolkit with logo templates and other marketing assets for marketers to use earlier this month. Musk changed the company name of Twitter to X Corp. earlier this year and replaced Twitter's branding on July 24 .

Persons: Twitter, It's, Procter, Gamble —, Matt Boffey, Boffey, Marissa Mulvihill, Musk Organizations: Twitter, General Motors, American Express, Comcast, L'Oreal, IBM, X Corp, PayPal, Brand Finance, Design, Partners Locations: Amazon

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intel, Roku, Procter & Gamble and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The company reported adjusted earnings of 13 cents a share on revenue of $12.95 billion. Procter & Gamble — The consumer giant saw shares rise more than 1% in premarket trading after the company reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations. The company said it expects earnings per share between 49 cents and 59 cents, with revenue between $1.34 billion and $1.44 billion. The U.K.-based company reported second-quarter earnings of $2.15 per share on $11.42 billion in revenue. The snack maker on Thursday reported earnings of 76 cents a share, excluding items, on $8.51 billion in revenue.

Persons: Roku, Refinitiv, Gamble, Wells Fargo, Roth, Sweetgreen, Ford, Jefferies, Yun Li, Jesse Pound Organizations: Intel, Reata Pharmaceuticals, Procter, Exxon Mobil —, Revenue, Chevron, U.S . Enphase Energy, Deutsche Bank, Ford, Juniper Networks, AstraZeneca — U.S, Refinitiv, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Volkswagen . New York Community Bancorp, JPMorgan, New York Community Bancorp Locations: U.S, Wells

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intel, Roku, Sweetgreen, Ford and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Intel — The chip stock jumped more than 6% after the company posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings results. Roku — Shares popped more than 25% after the company reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the recent quarter. The streaming stock posted a loss of 76 cents a share, ahead of the $1.26 loss per share expected by analysts, according to Refinitiv. The company reported earnings of $1.94 a share, excluding items, lower than the $2.01 estimate by analysts, per Refinitiv. Boston Beer posted earnings of $4.72 per share, well above an estimate of $3.38 per share from FactSet.

Persons: Roku, Gamble, Enphase, Wells Fargo, Roth MKM, Boston Beer, Sweetgreen, Ford, Rowe Price, Refinitiv, Rob Sharps, —, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Samantha Subin Organizations: Intel, Revenue, New York Community Bancorp, JPMorgan, Reata Pharmaceuticals, Procter, Dow, Exxon Mobil, Enphase Energy, Deutsche Bank, Boston Beer, Boston, Ford Locations: Refinitiv, Wells

Shortly after the opening bell Wednesday, we'll be selling 100 shares of Procter & Gamble (PG), at roughly $152.50 apiece. Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 515 shares of PG, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 2.78%, from 3.3%. The move comes with the S & P 500 having gained about 2% since the start of last week. The market is now moving close to overbought territory, with the S & P 500 Short Range Oscillator at 3.11%. The last time the S & P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite declined in the month of July was back in 2014.

Persons: we'll, Jim Cramer's, Gamble, Mills, McCormick, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Procter & Gamble, Procter, Gillette, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Constellation Brands, Federal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty

Walmart — Shares of the big box retailer rose slightly after the company reported an earnings and revenue beat for the fiscal first quarter. However, its adjusted earnings guidance for the fiscal second quarter came in lower than expectations. Bath & Body Works — The retailer's shares jumped more than 9% after its fiscal first quarter earnings topped expectations. Take-Two Interactive — Shares surged almost 13% and hit a new 52-week high following the company's earnings announcement Wednesday. To be sure, the company's guidance for bookings in the first-quarter and full-year fell below Wall Street's expectations.

☆ Defendant Lashes Out From Witness Stand During Proud Boys Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-20 | by ( Alan Feuer | Zach Montague | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A defendant in the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy case lashed out at prosecutors from the witness stand on Thursday, attacking them for conducting what he described as a “corrupt trial” marred by “fake charges.”The outburst by the defendant, Dominic Pezzola, came during testimony that was meant to humanize him for the jury but seemed instead to expose his combative nature. In a tense back-and-forth with a prosecutor, Mr. Pezzola — who was among the first rioters to enter the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — also sought to play down the violence of that day, saying that the crowd that forced its way into the building was not “an invading force,” but merely “trespassing protesters.”The angry testimony emerged as the trial — now in its fourth month in Federal District Court in Washington — was finally winding down. Each of the defendants rested as the day came to an end on Thursday. Closing arguments could begin as early as Friday. A former Marine and a veteran boxer, Mr. Pezzola first took the witness stand on Tuesday, telling the jury that he wanted to testify — always a risky gamble — “to take responsibility for my actions on Jan. 6.”

☆ Here are the top 15 companies to work for in Singapore, according to LinkedIn — most are new on the list
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Goh Chiew Tong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The list of top companies in Singapore sees a huge reshuffle this year, which is a testament to "Singapore's strong business ecosystem," according to LinkedIn. LinkedIn has released its annual list of top companies in Singapore to work for — and banking and information technology companies dominated the 2023 list. The list of top companies also saw a huge reshuffle this year, which is a testament to "Singapore's strong business ecosystem," according to the professional networking platform. The banking and finance sector in particular, saw 4 companies in the top 5 on the "LinkedIn Top Companies 2023″ for Singapore. It provides financial products and banking services to individuals, corporations, governments, investors and institutions.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: C3.ai, Zscaler, ChargePoint and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:C3.ai — Shares surged 17% after C3.ai reported third-quarter results that topped expectations. It also reported revenue of $66.7 million, surpassing expectations of $64.2 million. The company reported adjusted earnings of 63 cents per share on revenue of $7.81 billion. Zscaler — Shares of the cybersecurity company slid 11% in premarket trading despite Zscaler beating estimates on the top and bottom lines for the fourth quarter. The wholesale retailer reported revenue of $55.27 billion, less than the consensus estimate of $55.54 billion, according to Refinitiv.

Financial advisor Cassandra Cummings has taught more than 100,000 Black women start investing in the stock market. Here are four investments she recommends for beginners, including REITs and dividend stocks. Real estate investment trustsInvesting in real estate can require large sums of cash on hand to close sales, make renovations, and maintain properties. On the other hand, real estate investment trusts (REIT) are companies that own, operate or finance income-producing real estate ventures. It's an easy way to start investing in real estate if you don't have the capital to invest in your own rental property.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Roblox, Discover, Chegg and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Roblox — Roblox shares fell 6.7% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the gaming company to underweight from equal weight and said the upside is limited following the stock's recent outperformance. Philip Morris — Shares of the tobacco company rose more than 1% after Jefferies upgraded the stock to buy from hold and raised its price target. Apple — Shares slid 1.2% after JPMorgan cut its price target on Apple and said the technology company had a tough setup going into earnings from supply headwinds. Boot Barn — UBS raised its price target on the stock ahead of the company's quarterly earnings report. The stock slid 0.6% despite the target increase, however.

Democrats could have prevailed had their state party — which was busy deflecting progressive criticism of their conduct — marshaled better infrastructure and financial support for swing-district candidates. The icing on this rotten cake is that New York Democrats have no one to blame but themselves. Facing challenging new maps, Maloney and his moderate allies panicked that many of the popular progressives who had already announced their candidacies simply could not win. In a moment of exceptional self-unawareness that only underscored the broader myopia of establishment New York Democrats, Maloney took the news of his loss Tuesday as an opportunity to swipe at Ocasio-Cortez. Seth Wenig / AP fileBetween interparty bad blood and challenging electoral maps, the Democratic Party machine also appeared uninterested or unable to translate Democratic enthusiasm into meaningful on-the-ground organizing.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Intuitive Surgical, Generac, Winnebago and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The power company also reported preliminary third-quarter results, with earnings per share expected to come in at $1.75 compared to the $3.21 estimate. Netflix — Shares of the streaming media company soared 13.1% after the firm on Tuesday posted better-than-expected results on the top and bottom lines. Netflix also reported the addition of 2.41 million net global subscribers, more than doubling the adds the company had projected a quarter ago. Intuitive also reported growth in its da Vinci procedures of about 20% compared with the third quarter of 2021. Snap — The social media stock climbed 2.5% after Citi added a positive catalyst watch on Snap heading into its earnings results Thursday.

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