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☆ Mom and pop shops are cutting software spending, creating jitters on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Jake Piazza | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Joe Coffee founders Nick and Brenden Martin Joe CoffeeWall Street is on edge. Over the past two decades, small businesses have accounted for 40% of U.S. gross domestic product, according to the Chamber of Commerce. "If America is really built on the backbone of small business owners, why are they the ones that never catch the break?" In 2021, Joe Coffee, which now has 17 employees, created a full software and payments suite for coffee shops. WATCH: Xero will remain focused on core segments such as small businesses

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☆ Klaviyo, Arm, Instacart wobble, raising doubts over IPO revival
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Among other companies that have been gearing up for U.S. stock market listings are German premium footwear maker Birkenstock Holding and Vietnam internet company VNG Corp (VNZ.HNO). Chip designer Arm's stock on Wednesday hit a low of $51.52, coming close to its $51 IPO price in this year's biggest IPO last Thursday. Shares of grocery delivery app Instacart, which debuted Tuesday, fell to a low of $29.96, below their $30 IPO price. Klaviyo also surrendered most of its initial gains, hitting a low for the day of $30.26, just above its $30 IPO price. Arm and Instacart were "pumped up to do the IPO," said Peter Tuz, president of Chase Investment Counsel in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Excluding volatile food and energy components, the core PCE price index rose 4.2% in July, year-on-year, also in line with estimates. Salesforce (CRM.N) rallied following upbeat revenue forecasts from the cloud-based software provider as it benefits from price hikes and a resilient demand. The data follows smaller-than-expected growth in private payrolls on Wednesday that signaled a softening labor market and drove the S&P 500 to a three-week closing high. All three main indexes posted losses for August, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq logging their first monthly declines since February. Reuters GraphicsUnofficially, the S&P 500 declined 0.16% to end the session at 4,507.54 points.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Salesforce, Jake Dollarhide, Shristi Achar, Noel Randewich, Vinay Dwivedi, Richard Chang Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nasdaq, Commerce Department, Traders, Investors, Longbow, Management, Labor Department, Reuters Graphics, Dow Jones, Baidu, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Tulsa , Oklahoma, payrolls, Dismal, China, Bengaluru, Oakland , California

As a result, investing in equal-weighted ETFs that provide a more diversified approach and offer exposure to old economy-linked sectors such as energy and manufacturing are coming back in favor as investors look to broaden their exposure beyond Big Tech. Laura Cooper of BlackRock said the company's "highest conviction call" in the United States is the S&P 500 equal-weight. The $42-billion Invesco S&P 500 equal-weighted ETF , which mirrors the performance of the S&P 500 equal-weight index (.SPXEW), saw inflows of $8.80 billion from the beginning of June through Aug. 25, according to Refinitiv Lipper data. In comparison, the much larger $402-billion SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust , which tracks moves in the market cap weighted S&P 500 (.SPX), bled $10.88 billion during the same period. Invesco S&P 500 equal-weighted ETF drew $4.85 billion inflows in June, the most since the fund was launched in 2003, followed by $3.53 billion in July, the second highest on record.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Laura Cooper, BlackRock, Cooper, Dan Boardman, Jake Dollarhide, BlackRock's Cooper, Sruthi Shankar, Medha Singh, Sweta Singh, Shounak Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, U.S . Federal, Big Tech, iShares EMEA, BlackRock, Trust, BRI Wealth Management, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, Facebook, Meta, Nasdaq, Longbow Asset Management Company, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, United States, Weston, Bengaluru

☆ Major indexes fall 1%, focus shifts to upcoming Powell speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California February 11, 2015. Shares of Nvidia (NVDA.O) ended barely higher after they hit a record high early in the session. All of the major S&P 500 sectors were down on the day, however, and an index of semiconductors (.SOX) dropped 3.4%. Reuters GraphicsAmong the day's decliners, Dollar Tree (DLTR.O) shares dropped 12.9% after the retailer forecast annual profit largely below estimates. The S&P 500 posted 10 new 52-week highs and 13 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 35 new highs and 220 new lows.

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☆ Wall St ends down sharply, focus shifts to upcoming Powell speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California February 11, 2015. All of the major S&P 500 sectors were down on the day, however, and an index of semiconductors (.SOX) also dropped. "As much as investors want to focus on Nvidia and want to focus on tech - and it's been a good year so far - this is still a market that is Fed obsessed. The market had gained along with Nvidia this week ahead of the company's report on hopes that its forecast could extend this year's artificial intelligence tech stock rally. Reuters GraphicsAmong the day's decliners, Dollar Tree (DLTR.O) shares dropped after the retailer forecast annual profit largely below estimates.

Persons: Robert Galbraith, Jerome Powell's, Powell's, it's, Jay Powell, Jake Dollarhide, Patrick Harker, Amruta Khandekar, Shreyashi Sanyal, Shristi, Savio D'Souza, Shinjini Ganguli, Deepa Babington Organizations: Nvidia, REUTERS, Nasdaq, Federal, Dow Jones, Longbow, Management, Treasury, Philadelphia Fed, CNBC, Reuters Graphics, Thomson Locations: Santa Clara , California, Jackson Hole , Wyoming, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Bengaluru

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index (.IXIC) has rallied nearly 35.2% this year, helped by outsized gains in rate-sensitive megacap growth companies on optimism over artificial intelligence and hopes of an end to the U.S. Federal Reserve's tightening cycle. The S&P composite 1500 passenger airlines sub index (.SPCOMAIR) dropped 4.4%, bogged down by a 12.0% fall in Alaska Air (ALK.N) after the airline's annual revenue growth outlook missed expectations. 3M Co (MMM.N) rose 5.6% as the industrial conglomerate raised its annual adjusted profit forecast. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.33-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.13-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded 27 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 55 new highs and 58 new lows.

Persons: Jake Dollarhide, Whitney, Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Johann M, Shinjini Ganguli, Shounak Organizations: GE, Pratt & Whitney, Dow, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Federal Reserve, Google, outsized, U.S, Tech, Longbow Asset Management, Boeing, Pratt, Airbus, Alaska Air, Dow Jones, General Electric, General Motors, 3M, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S . Federal, China, Bengaluru

The S&P 500 climbed 0.03% to end at 4,536.34 points. For the week, the S&P 500 added 0.7%, the Nasdaq fell 0.6% and the Dow rose 2.1%. American Express (AXP.N) fell 3.9% after the credit card giant missed quarterly revenue estimates and affirmed its full-year profit forecast. SLB (SLB.N) declined 2.2% after the top oilfield services firm missed quarterly revenue expectations due to moderating drilling activity in North America. Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 1.5-to-one ratio.

Persons: AmEx, Jake Dollarhide, Noel Randewich, Bansari Mayur Kamdar, Johann M, Shinjini Ganguli, Richard Chang Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, Dow Jones, Procter & Gamble, Chevron, Longbow, Management, Nvidia, Netflix, American Express, Thomson Locations: Tulsa , Oklahoma, North America, Oakland, Bengaluru

☆ Tech IPO drought reaches 18 months despite Nasdaq's sharp rebound in first half of 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Despite a bloated pipeline of companies waiting to go public and a rebound in tech stocks that pushed the Nasdaq up 30% in the first half of 2023, the IPO drought continues. Last Friday, Israeli beauty and tech company Oddity, which runs the Il Makiage and Spoiled Child brands, filed to go public on the Nasdaq. "You can make 15%-20% in the stock market but lose 15%-20%." "I think that’s done some harm to the traditional IPO market." With the public market still pretty closed, they're asking for alternatives."

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Lifted by gains in market heavyweights including increases in both Amazon (AMZN.O) and Tesla (TSLA.O), the S&P 500 has now recovered over 20% from its October 2022 lows. "The further out the October lows get in the rear view mirror, the more confident investors become. According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 40.33 points, or 0.94%, to end at 4,339.19 points, while the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) gained 202.78 points, or 1.53%, to 13,461.92. The U.S. Labor Department's consumer price index reading on Tuesday is expected to show inflation cooled slightly in May, with core prices likely remaining sticky. Goldman Sachs on Friday raised its year-end price target for the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) to 4,500 from 4,000, citing the broadening of the market rally.

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☆ Microsoft is 'putting their money where their mouth is,' says asset management firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | 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 EmailMicrosoft is 'putting their money where their mouth is,' says asset management firmJake Dollarhide of Longbow Asset Management discusses European Union regulators' approval of Microsoft's proposed $69 billion acquisition of gaming firm Activision Blizzard.

☆ Apple's results send shares surging to nine-month high
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Noel Randewich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

With Apple's results helped by emerging markets like India, executives said gross profit margins for the current quarter would be better than forecast. Apple's stock market value climbed by over $100 billion to about $2.7 trillion, extending its lead over Microsoft, the world's second most valuable company, at $2.3 trillion. Apple's stock has recovered almost 40% from its closing low in January, and it is now down just 4.7% below its record high close in January 2022. By comparison, the S&P 500 remains down 15% from its record high close, also in January 2022. At least 13 analysts raised their price targets for Apple's stock following its report, with the median target climbing to $180 from $170 before the report, according to Refinitiv data.

☆ US regional bank stocks fall for second day as First Republic failure weighs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

May 2 (Reuters) - Shares of major U.S. regional banks fell further on Tuesday in the aftermath of the collapse of First Republic Bank (FRC.N), the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. Investors are still concerned that the crisis started by the closure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank in March could engulf other mid-sized lenders. Shares of PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O) tumbled nearly 30%, while Western Alliance Bank (WAL.N) and KeyCorp (KEY.N) fell 21% and 10%, respectively. Some investors are also concerned about the long-term impact of the JPMorgan deal, which risks worsening the "too-big-to-fail" problem regulators have been trying to solve for years. Reporting by Niket Nishant and Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu SahuOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ US regional banks fall as FRC failure shakes faith in banking sector recovery
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

May 2 (Reuters) - Shares of major U.S. regional banks fell further on Tuesday in the aftermath of the collapse of First Republic Bank (FRC.N), the largest U.S. bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. The sell-off pushed the KBW Regional Banking Index (.KRX) 5.2% down to its lowest since November 2020. JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) on Monday bought a majority of First Republic Bank's assets. "First Republic bank failure means unfortunately that the other 'so called' troubled regional banks should probably continue to sleep with one eye open." Reporting by Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat, Niket Nishant and Medha Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Buybacks near record pace, nearly $1T in shares repurchased in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBuybacks near record pace, nearly $1T in shares repurchased in 2023Jake Dollarhide, Longbow Asset Management CEO, joins 'CNBC Special: Taking Stock 2023' to discuss buybacks as it nears a record pace of nearly $1 trillion in shares repurchased in 2023.

[1/2] SVB (Silicon Valley Bank) logo is seen through broken glass in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationMarch 10 (Reuters) - Shares of U.S. banks extended recent losses on Friday, with regional banks the hardest hit, as the failure of SVB Financial Group (SIVB.O) reverberated across the financial industry. A California banking regulator on Friday closed SVB, putting the tech-heavy lender into receivership in the largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis. While SVB's stock was halted on Friday, shares of other mid-sized U.S. banks added to recent, heavy losses. The S&P 500 regional banks index (.SPLRCBNKS) dropped 6%, bringing its loss this week to 20%, its worst week since 2009.

☆ S&P 500 ends down as investors fret about interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Noel Randewich | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

S&P 500 tradingMicrosoft Corp <MFST.O> fell 1.6% and Nvidia (NVDA.O) dipped 2.8%, both weighing on the S&P 500 as the yield on 10-year Treasury notes hit a three-month high. Of the 11 S&P 500 sector indexes, six rose, led by consumer staples (.SPLRCS), up 1.29%, followed by a 1% gain in Utilities (.SPLRCU). For the week, the S&P 500 fell 0.3%, the Dow lost 0.1% and the Nasdaq climbed 0.6%. Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 1.1-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted eight new highs and one new low; the Nasdaq recorded 75 new highs and 68 new lows.

☆ Household budgets are shredded: These stocks will benefit as consumers trade down to store brands
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Shoppers are largely creatures of habit, but after two years of rising prices, a broader shift to private label brands is underway. 'A tailwind' for private label That is good news for store brands, otherwise known as private label. Yet the biggest pure play on private label brands is Treehouse Foods , Chappell said. "That's where you're going to see them lean into store brands," said Mary Ellen Lynch, principal of IRI's center store solutions. Americans forced to trade down due to supply chain constraints found store brands they enjoyed, she said.

☆ Strategist discusses Meta's 40 billion stock buyback
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailStrategist discusses Meta's 40 billion stock buybackJake Dollarhide, CEO of Longbow Asset Management, discusses Meta's $40 billion stock buyback and the outlook for Big Tech.

☆ Wall Street ends sharply higher on optimism before key inflation report
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Caroline Valetkevitch | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Among sectors, real estate (.SPLRCR) and consumer discretionary (.SPLRCD) were the day's strongest performers, while Microsoft (MSFT.O), Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and other mega-cap growth names gave the S&P 500 its biggest boost. The benchmark index is up so far for 2023 after falling sharply last year. REUTERS/Andrew KellyMoney market participants see a 75% chance the Fed will raise the benchmark rate by 25 basis points in February. This week also marks the start of the fourth-quarter earnings season for S&P 500 companies, with overall S&P 500 earnings expected to have declined year-over-year, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. The S&P 500 posted 11 new 52-week highs and 1 new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 98 new highs and 20 new lows.

☆ CNBC Stock World Cup: LVMH vs. Exxon — who wins?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCNBC Stock World Cup: LVMH vs. Exxon — who wins? In this round of CNBC's Stock World Cup challenge, Jake Dollarhide of Longbow Asset Management weighs in on whether LVMH or Exxon is a better bet in giving investors a greater total return in the next year.

☆ These discounted e-commerce stocks could be winners this holiday season. Here’s why
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales growth of about 6% to 8% over 2021 — about in line with inflation. Adobe Analytics is predicting U.S. online sales during November and December will grow 2.5% from last year. "The last few years, we actually saw an incredible amount of sales demand momentum, if you will, really early in the season." Her observations, which are based on data from hundreds of clients she works with, echo findings from Adobe Analytics, released Wednesday, that show a slow start to online sales in November. "I think [investors] should expect a continued commitment to sustainable growth and what we mean by that is sort of aggressive, ambitious growth coupled with expanding profitability," he said.

☆ Holiday shoppers aren’t in a rush. What that means for retail stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Christina Cheddar Berk | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

If you're a retailer, and it's the holiday season, the thing you most want consumers to feel is a sense of urgency. Unlike last year, holiday shoppers don't need to fear empty shelves at the store. Walmart said it saw more shoppers with incomes above $100,000 ring up items in its stores, drawn in by less expensive groceries. He suggests investors position themselves in discounters like Walmart or Family Dollar or in luxury stocks like RH or Lululemon . She explained that many shoppers perceive Target as a place where "you go in for two items and come out $150 later."

☆ Is Meta a stock to buy or dodge? Two tech investors face off
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

These are tumultuous times for Meta , with investors fleeing the stock and the metaverse having its fair share of struggles and other economic headwinds. The stock in late September plunged to trade at its lowest since January 2019 — and has since dropped even more. Users are jumping ship and advertisers are reducing their spending, leaving Meta poised to report its second straight drop in quarterly revenue. Meta also lost $2.81 billion on $452 million in revenue from its virtual reality division during the quarter ending in June — as it spent heavily to develop virtual reality and augmented reality products. Two tech investors faced off on CNBC's " Street Signs Asia " on Wednesday to make a case for and against buying the stock.

☆ Watch CNBC's full interview with Jake Dollarhide and Paul Meeks on their bull-or-bear case for Meta
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch CNBC's full interview with Jake Dollarhide and Paul Meeks on their bull-or-bear case for MetaJake Dollarhide, CEO of Longbow Asset Management, and Paul Meeks, portfolio manager at Independent Solutions Wealth Management, weigh in on whether investors should buy or avoid Meta.

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