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☆ 10 of our stocks report earnings next week. Here's what we want to see from each
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +16 min

All three major averages posted gains for the third consecutive week, lifted by solid quarterly earnings and positive economic data. Earnings season ramps up next week, with five of the Super Six mega-cap stocks delivering results. Employment numbers are the most important economic data, with Friday's January nonfarm payrolls report carrying the most weight. The January ISM Manufacturing report on Thursday and December's factory orders report Friday are expected to show the sector still in contraction mode. But earnings and commentary this week from peer Sartorious made us encouraged about a return to growth in 2024.

Persons: nonfarm, December's, Sartorious, We've, Stanley Black, Decker, We're, We'd, Royal Philips, Crane, Woodward, ServisFirst, Cadence Bancorporation, CADE, Johnson, Phillips, Avery Dennison, Columbus McKinnon, Robinson, SIRI, Cardinal Health, Parker, DOV, Pitney Bowes, Ferrari N.V, CSW, COLM, W.W, Grainger, Dwight Co, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Tim Cook, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Gross, Procter, Gamble, Gillette, Super, Consumer, JPM Healthcare, Amazon, Microsoft, Honeywell, Aerospace, Solutions, Apple Watch, Masimo, Vision Pro, Franklin Resources, Resource Partners, Bank of Marin Bancorp, Bank7 Corp, Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc, Provident Financial Holdings, Dynex, Cliffs Inc, Nucor Corp, Whirlpool Corp, F5 Networks, Capital Southwest Corp, Harbors Investment Corp, Crane Co, Payne, Equity, Heartland Financial, Cadence, FinWise Bancorp, Five Star Bancorp, PotlatchDeltic Corporation, Sanmina Corporation, Pfizer, General Motors Corp, United Parcel Service, JetBlue Airways Corporation, Smith Corp, Marathon Petroleum Corp, HCA Healthcare, Oshkosh Corporation, SYSCO Corp, Danaher Corp, Johnson Controls, M.D.C . Holdings, Commvault Systems Inc, Hope Bancorp, Hubbell Incorporated, Malibu Boats, Polaris Industries, Inc, Camden National Corp, Cambridge Bancorp, Microsoft Corp, Starbucks Corp, Devices, Electronic Arts Inc, Juniper Networks, Stryker Corp, Lending, Canadian, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, Mondelez, Chubb Corporation, Modine Manufacturing, Partners, Management, Hawaiian Holdings, Manhattan Associates, Unum Group, UNM, Axos, Enova, Boston Properties, Boeing Co, Novo Nordisk, Mastercard Inc, Roper Technologies, Boston Scientific Corporation, MarketAxess Holdings, Fisher, Aptiv PLC, Hess Corp, Nasdaq, United Microelectronics Corp, Rockwell Automation, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd, Avery, Avery Dennison Corp, Extreme Networks, Otis Worldwide Corporation, OTIS, Columbus, Columbus McKinnon Corp, Central Pacific Financial Corp, Brinker International, Fortive Corporation, Qualcomm, Technology, Metlife, Hanover Insurance, Barn Holdings, CONMED Corporation, DLH Holdings Corp, Meritage Homes Corporation, Honeywell International, Eaton Corp, Altria, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Merck, Co, Enterprise Products Partners, Dorian LPG, SiriusXM Holdings, Cardinal, Hannifin Corporation, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, Tractor Supply Company, Trane Technologies, Dover Corp, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Brunswick Corporation, Dickinson, Canada Goose Holdings, Kirby Corp, WEC Energy Group, WestRock Company, Allegro MicroSystems, Ball Corporation, Broadridge Financial, BrightSphere Investment Group, CMS Energy Corp, Lancaster Colony Corp, Rogers Communications Inc, Sanofi, Apple, Atlassian Corporation, United States Steel Corp, Corp, Adtalem Global, Homes, DXC Technology Company, Eastman Chemical Company, Gen, Post Holdings, America, Columbia Sportswear Company, Exxon Mobil Corp, Chevron Corporation, Myers Squibb Co, CIGNA Corp, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Charter Communications, AON, Cboe, Dwight, Banco Santander, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Apple Vision, Getty Locations: China, East, United States, Europe, Cleveland, Alexandria, California, Corning, Canadian Pacific, Teradyne, TER, Novo, Hanover, PBI, Skechers U.S.A, Bristol, Chile

☆ Rakuten Group's losses, debt burden and financing efforts
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Anton Bridge | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Here are some details about its deeply troubled mobile business, the group's operating losses, debt burden and its efforts to shore up its finances. It had 351 billion yen ($2.4 billion) in annual sales last year and accounts for 18% of Rakuten's overall revenue. Rakuten Group currently has total debt of more than 1.5 trillion yen, of which 800 billion yen is due to be redeemed by the end of 2025. Nov 2022 - sells 19.99% of Rakuten Securities to Mizuho Securities for 80 billion yen. Nov 2023 - sells a further 29% of Rakuten Securities to Mizuho Securities for 87 billion yen.

Persons: Miho Uranaka, Rakuten, Hiroshi, Mickey, Mikitani, Anton Bridge, Edwina Gibbs Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Rakuten, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Reuters Graphics, Japan Post Holdings, HK, Walmart, Rakuten Securities, Mizuho Securities, Rakuten Bank, Thomson Locations: Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, Japanese

☆ Reducing pesticides in food: Major food manufacturers earn an F grade
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of birth defects, low birth weight, and fetal death,” the American Academy of Pediatrics stated. “Exposure in childhood has been linked to attention and learning problems, as well as cancer.”Yet pesticide exposure is widespread, even for chemicals that were banned years ago by federal agencies. In the 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce — a list of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides — researchers found 210 different pesticides on the 12 foods. In addition, consumers can ask food companies to “release the actual test results of pesticide concentrations in their products,” said EWG’s Temkin. “Food companies have not been publishing such data, instead relying on generalities,” she said via email.

Persons: ”, Cailin Dendas, “, disheartening, Jane Houlihan, Houlihan, Kale, collard, ” Alexis Temkin, toxicologist, ” Dendas, Jim Watson, Dendas, Sow, General Mills, Archer Daniels, Lamb, Nestlé, Dane Lisser, Shelby Stoolman, EWG’s, Temkin, ” Temkin, “ Steer Organizations: CNN, “ Pesticides, Healthy, “, ”, American Academy of Pediatrics, Environmental, US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Protection Agency, US Centers for Disease Control, Getty, Archer Daniels Midland Co, PepsiCo Inc, Conagra Brands Inc, Campbell Soup Company, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc, G Foods Inc, Cargill, Danone S.A, Del Monte Pacific Ltd, General, Inc, Kraft Heinz Company, Mars Incorporated, Mondelēz, Post Holdings Inc, ADM, US Food and Drug Administration Locations: United States, AFP

Investors stand in front of a screen showing the logo of Nomura Holdings in Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2015. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 25 (Reuters) - Japanese investment bank Nomura Holdings (8604.T) has laid off about 10 of its Hong Kong-based investment bankers, including some who were focused on China-related deals, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The Japanese investment bank has seen its China-linked fortunes slipping lately. Its fortunes in regional equity capital markets were boosted by its leading advisory role in March on the $9.24-billion stake sale by Japan Post Holdings (6178.T) in Japan Post Bank Co(7182.T). Reporting by Scott Murdoch in Sydney and Selena Li in Hong Kong Editing by Helen PopperOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Toru Hanai, Nomura, LSEG, Goldman Sachs, Scott Murdoch, Selena Li, Helen Popper Our Organizations: Nomura Holdings, REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Japan Post Holdings, Japan Post Bank Co, Bank of America, Citigroup, UBS, Hong, Thomson Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Asia, Sydney

☆ JPMorgan says this packaged food company can rally 25% thanks to strong cash flow
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Post Holdings is "a post-er child for strong free cash flow," according to JPMorgan. "Post generates strong cash flow, which may be applied in large quantities to reduce debt and buy back stock over the next two years," Goldman said in a Friday note. Over the past six years, Post's free cash flow conversion rate was a median 156%, well above the median larger-cap food producer's 92% median conversion rate. The company routinely engages in portfolio transformation and is "not afraid" to buy lower-growth assets as long as they offer consistent cash flow, Goldman said. The company prioritizes free cash flow over earnings and does not pay a dividend.

Persons: Ken Goldman, Rachael Ray Nutrish, Goldman, —, Michael Bloom Organizations: Holdings, JPMorgan Locations: Thursday's

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Dollar General and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: UnitedHealth — The largest health insurer by revenue rose more than 1% after beating analysts' third-quarter expectations. BlackRock — BlackRock fell by 1.8% premarket after missing third-quarter revenue forecasts. Wells Fargo — Wells Fargo added nearly 2% after third-quarter earnings and revenue topped expectations . Citigroup — Citigroup was higher by 2% after beating third-quarter revenue expectations. The Jane Fraser-led bank reported revenue of $20.14 billion, more than the consensus estimate of $19.31 billion from LSEG.

Persons: LSEG, BlackRock —, Gordon Haskett, Wells, Jane Fraser, Morgan Stanley, Tanaya Macheel Organizations: Dow Jones, BlackRock, BlackRock — BlackRock, Blackrock, PNC Financial Services Group, Pittsburgh, PNC, Revenue, LSEG, JPMorgan Chase &, Citigroup — Citigroup, Post Holdings, JPMorgan Locations: LSEG, Wells, Louis

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Dollar General, JPMorgan Chase, Netflix and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

On Friday, Gordon Haskett upgraded the stock to buy , saying Dollar General's latest leadership change could help stabilize the company. Wells Fargo — The bank stock gained close to 3% after Wells Fargo posted third-quarter results that beat expectations. Citigroup — Shares of the New York-based bank rose 1.4% after posting its third-quarter results . Citigroup reported $1.63 in earnings per share, or $1.52 per share, excluding the effect of divestitures. Post Holdings — Shares of the packaged food company gained 2% after JPMorgan initiated coverage with an overweight rating on shares.

Persons: Todd Vasos, Gordon Haskett, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, LSEG, JD.com, Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Boeing —, Boeing, JPMorgan, Revenue, LSEG, Citigroup —, Citigroup, PNC Financial, PNC, Oil, EOG, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Progressive, Post Holdings, Netflix, Wolfe Research, Dow, United Food, Commercial Workers International Union, Hormel Locations: York, China

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Dollar General, Amazon, Meta, SolarEdge & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

HSBC initiates American Express as buy HSBC said it sees healthy earnings growth for American Express . Mizuho reiterates Meta as buy Mizuho said it's standing by its buy rating heading into earnings later this month. Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein concluded in an analysis of Tesla that the company is more of an automaker than a tech company. Barclays upgrades Varonis Systems to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees numerous positive catalysts ahead for the software company. Northland upgrades SolarEdge to outperform from market perform Northland said investors should buy the dip in shares of SolarEdge .

Persons: Cowen, NVDA, Mizuho, Stephens, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Warren Buffett, Hershey, Morgan Stanley downgrades JD.com, Morgan Stanley, Gordon Haskett, Todd Vasos, Jeff Owen, Read, Wolfe, today's, Baird, Needham, Oppenheimer, Wells, LULU, Meghan Frank, Howard Tubin Organizations: HSBC, American, American Express, Bank of America, Nvidia, Meta, Barclays, Varonis, Hershey, JPMorgan, Post Holdings, Netflix, Citi, Oshkosh, Lam Research, Materials, Supply, VP Locations: 4Q22, Northland, SolarEdge, Israel, California

☆ On tap this week: Jobs report plus 10 key earnings. Here's what we want to see
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +18 min

All three major averages advanced for the week, powered by strong mega-cap earnings and favorable inflation data. Looking to next week, earnings season enters its second half with the last of our mega-caps — Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN) — set to report on Thursday. We'll get a better read on the employment picture on Wednesday with the ADP report and then, more importantly, on Friday's nonfarm payrolls report for July. Thursday after the close brings us to the main events of the week: Earnings from Apple and Amazon. For those looking to review first quarter performance ahead of these releases, be sure to keep our first-quarter earnings report card handy.

Persons: We'll, that's, Stanley Black, Decker, Emerson, Bausch, Leggett, Platt, SIRI, Ares, COLM, PERI, Kraft Heinz, Phillips, Ferrari N.V, Johnson, Robinson, COOK, BUD, Kellogg, Papa, Pitney Bowes, Parker, Trimble, Ziff Davis, Nonfarm, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Apple Tim Cook, Kevin Dietsch Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, Federal Reserve, Federal, ISM Manufacturing, Services PMI, Investors, Caterpillar, Devices, Starbucks, Natural Resources, AMD, Management, Emerson Electric and, Humana, Bausch Health, Apple, Microsoft, Resource Partners, AerCap Holdings, CNA Financial Corp, CNA, Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Bank, SJW, Hutchison China MediTech, Camtek Ltd, Silvercrest Asset Management, Loews Corp, Oxford Lane Capital Corp, Banco Santander, Silicom Ltd, SuperCom Ltd, Arista Networks, Avis Budget Group, Diamondback Energy, Lattice Semiconductor Corp, Republic Services, Yum China Holdings, Western Digital Corp, Power Systems, Tenet Healthcare Corp, Vornado Realty, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, PetMed, SBA Communications Corporation, Brixmor, Snack Foods Corp, Cushman & Wakefield, Sanmina Corporation, TFI, PMI, Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, Uber Technologies, Pfizer, Enterprise Products Partners, Merck, JetBlue Airways Corporation, Allegro MicroSystems, Altria, SunPower Corp, SiriusXM Holdings, Molson Coors Beverage, Marriott International, Toyota Motor Corp, BP, SYSCO Corp, Marathon Petroleum Corp, Ares Management, Equitrans Midstream Corporation, Game Technology, Illinois Tool, IDEXX Laboratories, Rockwell Automation, Packaging International Corp, Gartner, Zebra Technologies Corp, IQVIA Holdings, Oshkosh Corporation, Leidos Holdings, Eaton Corp, yte Corp, Lear Corp, Starbucks Corp, Devon Energy Corp, SolarEdge Technologies, Lumen Technologies, Virgin Galactic Holdings, Caesars Entertainment, VF Corp, Sciences Corp, Paycom, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Suncor Energy, Holdings, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Boston Properties, American International Group, AIG, Allstate Corp, Aspen Technology, Electronic Arts, EA, Flowserve Corporation, Denny's, Corp, Prudential Financial, Store, Ternium S.A, Vimeo, Emerson, Lomb, CVS Health, Generac Holdings, Cameco Corp, Perion Network Ltd, Builders, Carlyle Group, Scorpio, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd, Rithm Capital Corp, AeroSystems Holdings, Vertiv Holdings Co, Johnson Controls, CDW Corp, DuPont, Brands Holdings, Scotts Miracle, Gro, SMG, Brands, Allegheny Technologies, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, ABC, Real Estate Corporation, Adient plc, Editas, Garmin Ltd, WWE, Bunge Ltd, Criteo S.A, PayPal, QUALCOMM, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Apache Corp, Albemarle Corp, MGM Resorts International, MGM, Marathon Oil Corp, Joby Aviation, Industrial, CF Industries Holdings, Goodyear Tire &, Realty ome Corp, Metlife, Pacific Biosciences of, Rush Street Interactive, Zillow, JFrog Ltd, Herbalife Nutrition Ltd, Simon Property Group, McKesson Corp, Storage, Cerus Corporation, GXO Logistics, MAX Holdings, Health, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Warner Bros ., Cheniere Energy, ConocoPhillips, Hasbro, CIGNA Corp, Lantheus Holdings, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Fiverr International, Air Products & Chemicals, TopBuild Corp, EPAM Systems, Lightspeed Commerce, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals, Cummins, CMI, Slair Corporation, Starwood Property Trust, Vulcan, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, New Energy Corp, Cedar Fair Entertainment, Intellia Therapeutics, Lending, Privia Health, Dickinson, Chimera Investment, CIM, Hyatt Hotels Corp, Lion Electric, LEV, Deluxe Corp, Murphy Oil Corp, PBF Energy, Papa John's, Targa Resources Corp, Wix.com Ltd, Apollo Global Management, LLC, Butterfly, Sempra Energy, Aptiv PLC, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, Canada Goose Holdings, Hannifin Corporation, WESCO International, WCC, Arrow Electronics, Constellation Energy Group, Midstream Partners, Coinbase, Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras, Gilead Sciences, Opendoor Technologies, Booking Holdings, Atlassian Corporation, International, Redfin Corporation, Motorola Solutions, Monster Beverage Corporation, Consolidated Edison, Rocket Companies, Apple Hospitality, Cirrus, Resources, Universal Display Corporation, Chesapeake Utilities Corp, Social, Defense, Security Solutions, Post Holdings, Tandem Diabetes Care, Nikola Corporation, Magna International, Dominion Energy, ACM Research, Frontier Communications, Brookfield Renewable Partners, inTEST Corporation, American Pipeline, TELUS International, XPO Logistics, Fluor Corp, Gray Television, Cboe, LyondellBasell Industries, Twist Bioscience, Global, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Allen & Company Sun Valley, Getty Locations: U.S, China, India, Oxford, Chile, Illinois, Columbia, Pacific, Pacific Biosciences of California, Southern, PBI, Gilead, Sun Valley , Idaho

☆ A solid start to earnings season will be put to the test in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

The biggest week of this earnings season showed us that things aren't as bad as many feared. The week ahead of earnings, including several more Club names, should tell us more. The results are always important, but it's the guidance and management commentary we will really hone in on to better understand the path ahead. In Amazon's case, a solid first quarter for its AWS cloud business was overshadowed by management seeing a material slowdown in April. ET: Nonfarm Payrolls Looking back It was the biggest week of this earnings season for the Club as several of our mega-cap holdings and industry bellwethers reported results.

☆ Japan Post’s deal will test interest rate optimism
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

HONG KONG, Feb 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - The $12 billion triple initial public offering of the Japan Post Group by the government in 2015 was done in the name of economic efficiency. After a brief rally, the collective market value of the three companies it comprises has declined from a peak of 18 trillion yen to below 10 trillion yen, per Datastream. The Ministry of Finance holds over a third of Japan Post Holdings (6178.T), which in turn retains big stakes in the banking and insurance units – although it has trimmed the latter to below 50%. Japan Post Holdings plans to unload shares worth up to $9.3 billion, Reuters reported, reducing its stake to below 65%. It’s a huge deal in a rickety market but the prospect of interest rate normalisation could see more investment into domestic banks – Japan Post Bank shares have rallied this year alongside local peers.

☆ Japan Post Holdings to sell down stake in Japan Post Bank in $9 bln deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Japan Post Holdings (6178.T) will sell down its stake in Japan Post Bank (7182.T) to under 65% from the current 89%, it said on Monday, in a deal that could be worth about 1.26 trillion yen ($9.25 billion). Announcing the secondary offering, Japan Post Bank said its parent would sell about 975 million shares globally, including agreenshoe option of 28.4 million shares overseas. With an overallotment of an additional 113.6 million shares in the domestic market, the sale could exceed 1 billion shares, which would reduce Japan Post Holdings' stake in the banking arm to 60%. Along with separately announced share buybacks and retirement of treasury shares, Japan Post Bank said it would meet the Tokyo Stock Exchange's requirements on share liquidity and help clear the way to stay listed on the top section of the bourse. Japan Post Bank said it would buy back up to 4.5%, or 150 billion yen worth of its own shares and cancel them.

☆ 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.

☆ Post to Buy Pet Food Brands From J.M. Smucker for $1.2 Billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Stephen Nakrosis | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The deal includes Rachael Ray Nutrish and Gravy Train in addition to 9Lives and other brands. Post Holdings Inc. agreed to pay $1.2 billion to buy multiple brands from J.M. Smucker Co. in a deal that marks the food giant’s entry into the pet-foods market. The transaction includes Rachael Ray Nutrish, Gravy Train, 9Lives, Nature’s Recipe and Kibbles ’n Bits, as well as manufacturing locations in Bloomsburg, Pa.; Meadville, Pa.; and Lawrence, Kan.

☆ Stocks may face an inflection point in the week ahead as the Fed meets and Apple posts earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The Fed's meeting Tuesday and Wednesday comes amid a flood of corporate earnings reports, with about 20% of the S & P 500 reporting that week. The most important day for earnings is Thursday, when Apple , Alphabet and Amazon report after the bell. The Nasdaq Composite was up 11% for the month as of Friday afternoon, well ahead of the 6.2% gain in the S & P 500. Traders have been watching the S & P 500 edge closer to the key threshold of 4,100 , its high from December. AAPL 1Y line apple Apple is also important because of the signals it can send about the strength of the consumer, supply chains and China's reopening.

☆ A simple options strategy has been a big winner this earnings season, Goldman says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An earnings season that has been better-than-feared and a relatively calm stock market has led to big gains for a simple options strategy, according to Goldman Sachs. Vishal Vivek of Goldman's derivatives research team said in a note to clients on Wednesday that the implied volatility for stocks around earnings has been falling in recent weeks, making a simple strategy of buying call options a winner. "Buying calls ahead of earnings for the average U.S. stock with liquid options has yielded +29% return on premium," so far this quarter, the note said. Two stocks with upcoming earnings reports that could be good candidates for this strategy are breakfast cereal maker Post Holdings and agribusiness company Bunge , Goldman said. Post will report earnings after the bell on Feb. 2, while Bunge will announce on the morning of Feb. 8.

☆ Ronzoni will discontinue its beloved star-shaped pastina
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-07 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Pasta brand Ronzoni has announced that the company is discontinuing its pastina product, a tiny star-shaped pasta. “We hear you and greatly appreciate your love for Ronzoni Pastina,” wrote the company in the post. “After extensive efforts, we regretfully announce that Ronzoni pastina is being discontinued. One 12-ounce box of Ronzoni pastina retails for $1.69 on Stop and Shop’s website. “I just wanna talk.”Others shared nostalgic stories about eating pastina as a child, or recalled pastina soups lovingly cooked by grandparents.

☆ Food Company Post Holdings Promotes Treasurer Matt Mainer to CFO Role
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Kristin Broughton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +2 min

St. Louis-based Post named its treasurer, Matt Mainer, as chief financial officer and promoted Jeff Zadoks, its current CFO, to operating chief, effective Dec. 1. Mr. Mainer has served as treasurer since joining the company in 2015, and will continue to hold the title after taking over as CFO. Post declined to make Mr. Mainer available for an interview. Photo: Post Holdings Mr. Zadoks has served as Post’s CFO since 2014. In his new role, Mr. Zadoks will work with the company’s business-line presidents on areas such as boosting revenue and cutting costs, said Post.

☆ Stock market rally will be put to test in week ahead, after yields fall and tech surges
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

This week, bond yields also came off their highs and were sharply lower, paving the way for gains in tech and growth shares. They include Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard, New York Fed President John Williams and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari to name a few. Hogan said that group includes Bullard, Brainard and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly. Many strategists are calling the move higher a bear market rally, and some expect it will fizzle in December while others say it could continue into the new year. Friday Earnings: JD.com, Foot Locker, Buckle 8:40 a.m. Boston Fed President Susan Collins 10:00 a.m.

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