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☆ How Georgia became America's green-manufacturing capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Howey, now 30, grew up in northwestern Georgia near Dalton, a small city known as the "carpet capital of the world." SolarCycle, which reclaims old solar panels to make new ones, in February announced plans for a glass factory. The law authorized big tax credits for companies making renewable-energy technologies, including solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles, in the US. According to S&P Global, the US imported more than two-thirds of its solar panels from Southeast Asia last year. When he sees solar panels atop the chargers, he feels pride in his job.

Persons: Robert Howey, Howey, he'd, Qcells, Catherine Boudreau, Joe Biden, Biden, Bob Keefe, Keefe, Gedia, Pat Wilson, Wilson, Brian Kemp, Benz, Dalton, Kemp, Heidi Popham, Popham, Donald Trump, Scott Moskowitz, Sen, Jon Ossoff of, Moskowitz, it's, Carl Campbell, Campbell, —, Whitfield, Jevin Jensen, Jensen, He's Organizations: US Navy, Business, Qcells, South, Hanwha, SK, Hyundai, Georgia Department of Economic, Gov, Porsche, Mercedes, SK On's, Financial Times, Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Treasury Department, P Global, Microsoft, Development Authority, Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, EV Locations: Georgia, Dalton, Japan, Cartersville, South Korea, Malaysia, North Carolina, China, Georgia , North Carolina, South Carolina, Savannah, Atlanta, Cartersville , Georgia, Germany, Commerce , Georgia, Southeast Asia, Korea, Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Washington, BloombergNEF, Vietnam, Whitfield County, ., Whitfield, Calhoun

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: New York Community Bancorp, Diamondback Energy, VF Corp. and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bank of America also reiterated its neutral rating on Monday, while noting that leadership has "the playbook to turn things around." Diamondback Energy — The shale producer jumped 9.4% after announcing its purchase of Endeavor Energy, the biggest private company that produces natural resources from the Permian Basin. CymaBay Therapeutics , Gilead — Shares of CymaBay soared 25.4% after Gilead agreed to buy the drug developer. The deal comes as Gilead, whose shares were up around 1% in Monday's session, looks to expand beyond HIV drugs. Marqeta — The credit card technology stock added 5.7% after a Bank of America upgrade to buy from neutral.

Persons: Gilead, Bracken Darrell, Trimble, —, Joe Ahlersmeyer, Piper Sandler, Teva, Samantha Subin, Sarah Min Organizations: New York Community Bancorp, Bank of America, Endeavor Energy, CymaBay Therapeutics, Gilead, VF Corp, Reuters, Mohawk Industries, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Space Development Agency, Teva Pharmaceutical —, JPMorgan, Nvidia Locations: Israel

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Lowe's, Walmart, Target, Pepsi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

JPMorgan upgrades Lowe's to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said investors should buy the stock ahead of earnings later this month. JPMorgan reiterates Netflix as overweight JPMorgan said it's standing by its overweight rating on shares of Netflix. Loop reiterates Meta as buy Loop raised its price target on the stock to $550 per share from $440. Loop reiterates Alphabet as hold Loop raised its price target on the stock to $155 per share from $140. " UBS reiterates Target as buy UBS says Target shares are "compelling."

Persons: Evercore, it's, wouldn't, Rivian, Piper Sandler, Piper, Jefferies, Willis Towers Watson, URBN, Morgan Stanley downgrades Hershey, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley downgrades XPO, Stifel, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, Melius, Roth, Guggenheimer, Guggenheim Organizations: Apple, Barclays, Walmart, EV, JPMorgan, generics, UFC, WWE, Netflix, Citi, Willis, PepsiCo, PEP, LT, UBS, Urban Outfitters, Google, 4Q, Bulls, Target, Bank of America, of America, Bank of America downgrades Duke Energy, Duke Energy, Brands, Nvidia, Deutsche Bank, Industries, Deutsche, SilverBow Resources Locations: U.S, Bank of America downgrades, NWL, Republic, Mohawk

☆ Goldman breaks down the laggard trade and gives its comeback picks for first quarter 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Today's market-leading stocks may not have the luxury to sit on their laurels, according to Goldman Sachs. Since Goldman Sachs began tracking the "Laggards" trade in 2022, the trend has held up 13 years out of 21, according to Mehta. The laggards have on average outperformed the S & P 500 by 130 basis points. The first, "differentiated buys," includes opportunities where Goldman Sachs analysts have out-of-consensus buy ratings. Finally, Goldman Sachs analysts also identified stocks with a "track record of CROCI [cash return on capital invested] generation," a metric that evaluates a company's cash return against its total equity.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, there's, Deep Mehta, Mehta, Laggards, laggards, Locker, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Financial, Barclays, Mosaic, CF Industries, Clear, Chesapeake Energy, Shoals Technologies, Biomarin Pharmaceutical, Body Works, Mohawk Industries, Bristol, Myers Squibb, Honeywell International, United Parcel Service Locations: . Norfolk Southern, Bath

☆ Notable investor says ‘the top of growth stocks is coming.’ Here is where he sees opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time to look at value stocks as growth names will have a difficult 2024, according to Ariel Investments' John Rogers. "I think the top of growth stocks is coming," Rogers told CNBC's Scott Wapner at the CNBC CFO Council Summit in Washington, D.C. "I really, really do." Instead, the investor is bullish on value names as the gap in performance between growth and value widens. The value manager said growth stocks could continue to outperform in a falling interest rate environment. The investor is bullish on stocks tied to the housing sector.

Persons: Ariel, John Rogers, Rogers, CNBC's Scott Wapner Organizations: Ariel Investments, CNBC, Summit, Russell, Mohawk Industries, Paramount Global, Paramount, Garden Entertainment, CNBC PRO Locations: Washington ,, Madison, Caribbean

Mohawk Industries — Shares of the flooring manufacturer gained 5% after Loop Capital upgraded the company to buy from its previous hold rating. WisdomTree — Shares of the financial firm gained 3% after the company said it had $1.9 billion of net flows in March. New York Community Bancorp — Shares of the regional bank gained 2.7% after Jefferies upgraded the stock to buy from hold. LendingClub — The lending stock gained 5% after JPMorgan initiated coverage of the stock at overweight. Murphy Oil — The natural gas company's shares gained 2.6% after Truist upgraded shares to buy from hold.

☆ 'Insure against the worst': Goldman picks stocks for a soft — and hard — economic landing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Despite this challenging environment, Goldman Sachs remains optimistic and expects a "soft-landing" for the U.S. economy. 'Soft-landing' stock picks To capture the upside in a soft-landing scenario, the Wall Street bank said that investors should own stocks that can benefit from a decelerating inflation environment. What follows are the first four stocks named by Goldman Sachs in its "soft-landing portfolio." Goldman Sachs analysts expect an earnings-per-share growth of 5% for Tesla and 7% for Garmin over the next 12 months, compared to a 1% growth for the S & P 500. Goldman Sachs has previously predicted that the S & P 500 will finish the year at the same level it started —4,000 — representing a return of 0% for 2023.

☆ Morning Bid: Corporate scatter
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. A hail of mega corporate updates distracted stock markets from a confusing macro picture - but offers little more clarity with scattergun fortunes and ambiguous readouts for the wider economy. The flub fed worries that the Google parent is losing ground to rival Microsoft (MSFT.O) in the renewed craze around artificial intelligence. European shares touched a fresh nine-month high on Thursday as Germany's Siemens and UK's AstraZeneca boosted earnings euphoria, while Britain's bank, commodity and pharma heavy FTSE100 hit another record high. Norway's $1.35 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it had recently divested virtually all its remaining shares in the Adani group.

☆ What Cramer is watching Monday — October's stock pop, tech reign over, China's zero Covid
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Club holding Wynn Resorts (WYNN) jumps 5% in the premarket after a 4.5% pop Friday. UBS downgrades Caterpillar (CAT) to neutral (hold) from buy; cuts price target by $5-per-share to $230, which is silly. Outback Steakhouse owner Bloomin' Brands (BLMN): two price target boosts, Citi and Barclays. Barclays: LyondellBasell (LYB) downgraded to equal weight from overweight (hold from buy), cut price target to $82 per share from $95. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Morning Bid: Meta averse, ECB decides and CS slides
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Meta added a deep pothole to an already bumpy U.S. earnings season - another obstacle to a market pumped-up by bets of some central bank relief on the horizon as G7 economies slow. read moreWith Apple (AAPL.O) and Amazon reporting later on Thursday, sentiment toward tech giants remains on edge. But after two-week, trough-to-peak bounce of almost 10%, global stock indices (.MIWD00000PUS) struggled to make much headway for the second session on Thursday. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Stocks could continue to break higher as Apple, big tech report earnings in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The three major averages closed higher Friday, with the S & P 500 adding 2.37% to close at 3,752.75. Stovall said the S & P 500 had six positive moves of 1% or more in the last 17 trading days, as of Friday. Earnings, earnings, earnings About 150 S & P 500 companies report earnings in the coming week. Technically speaking Scott Redler, partner with T3Live.com, said he is watching a formation in the S & P 500 that could be positive. His first target for the S & P 500 is 3,800.

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