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☆ Treasury watchdog on a 'full court press' to spread awareness of new business registry rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Brian Nelson, US Treasury under secretary for terrorism and financial crimes, during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. The hearing is titled "Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI)." WASHINGTON — Over 700,000 companies have submitted data to Treasury's new beneficial ownership information registry, a senior Treasury official said on Wednesday. Nelson said the agency has been "on a full court press" to spread awareness about the registry. Nelson said Treasury has been utilizing multi-lingual guidance, informational webinars, YouTube, and is collaborating with Secretaries of State and Chambers of Commerce to inform business owners.

Persons: Brian Nelson, Nelson Organizations: US, Financial, Terrorism, Financial Intelligence, Treasury, year's, Treasury Department, Hudson Institute, Network, New, YouTube, of State, Chambers of Commerce, Force Locations: Washington , DC, WASHINGTON, United Kingdom, United States

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Apple, Micron, Hershey, Dollar Tree, Qualcomm & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

JPMorgan upgrades Dollar Tree to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said in its upgrade of the stock that it's a "self-help" story. Bernstein upgrades Hershey to outperform from market perform Bernstein said in its upgrade of the chocolate maker that market share trends are improving. " Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia & Micron as buys Goldman said it's standing by shares of Nvidia and Micron. Bank of America upgrades ZoomInfo to buy from neutral Bank of America said the software company is a "self-help" story. Bernstein reiterates Qualcomm as outperform Bernstein said it's bullish heading into Qualcomm earnings later this week.

Persons: Wells, Jefferies, it's, Evercore, Bernstein, Hershey, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Raymond James, Sherwin, Williams, Morgan Stanley, William Blair, Morgan Stanley downgrades Brown, Forman Organizations: UBS, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Citi, Air, Deutsche Bank, TFI, Deutsche, JPMorgan, Warner Brothers Discovery, Microsoft, Meta, YouTube, Nvidia, Micron, MU, Netflix, Barclays, Apple, Colgate, Palmolive, " Bank of America, of America, Beam Therapeutics, Bank of America, Builders, Devices, AMD, Qualcomm Locations: Norfolk Southern, Atlanta

☆ Popeyes is coming back to China in a big way
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Michelle Toh | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Shares of the operator, Shanghai-based Tims China (THCH), rose 3.6% in New York following the news. The company is best known as the operator of Tim Hortons coffee shops in China but recently bought the franchise for Popeyes in the country. “We are thrilled to open our first Popeyes restaurant in China, a milestone in our longer-term strategy,” Tims China CEO Yongchen Lu said in a statement. The fried chicken chain previously operated in China under TFI Tab Food Investments, a quick service restaurant group based in Turkey. The US company signed a new partnership deal last year with private equity firm Cartesian Capital Group, the founder and top shareholder of Tims China.

Persons: Fried, Tim Hortons, Yongchen Lu, ” Tims, Tims, Lu, Burger, Joshua Kobza, “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Popeyes, TH, Subway, Restaurant Brands, TFI, Food Investments, PLKC International Locations: Hong Kong, China, Shanghai, New York, New Orleans, Popeyes, Turkey, Tims China, Macao

Yellow's demise underscores the shift in the U.S. trucking industry from too few trucks and truck drivers during the pandemic to too many today. Most U.S. trucking companies have about 20% spare capacity in their networks, Stifel analyst Bruce Chan said in a client note on Monday. Yellow struggled for more than a decade after loading up on debt from acquisitions of rival trucking firms Roadway and USF. Still, it is not good news for Yellow's customers, which likely will face double-digit price increases when they turn that business over to companies, Chan said. "If you weren't prepared for this, it's probably a pretty tough day for you," Adamo said of Yellow's customers.

Persons: Bruce Chan, Chan, Stifel's Chan, Donald Trump, Ken Adamo, it's, Adamo, Lisa Baertlein, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Yellow Corp, Walmart, Teamsters, Forward, TFI, FedEx Freight, Dominion, Apollo Global Management, Analytics, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, U.S, USF, Los Angeles

☆ 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

☆ TipRanks reveals the top 10 Wall Street industrial sector analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-18 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

TipRanks used its Experts Center tool to find the analysts sporting a high success rate. TipRanks' algorithms calculated the statistical significance of each rating, analysts' overall success rate, and the average return. Top 10 analysts from the consumer goods sectorThe image below shows the most successful Wall Street analysts from the industrial goods sector. The buy recommendation generated a return of 134.8% from May 14, 2020 to May 14, 2021. Christopher Glynn - OppenheimerChristopher Glynn has the 10th spot on the list, with a success rate of 60%.

Persons: CARR, Spencer Platt, TipRanks, Kenneth Herbert, Herbert, Leonardo, Stephen Volkmann, Jefferies Stephen Volkmann, Parker Hannifin, Seth Weber, Weber, Benoit Poirier – Desjardins Benoit Poirier, Keith Hughes, Stanley Elliott, Stifel Nicolaus, Andrew Kaplowitz, Julian Mitchell –, Julian Mitchell, Mitchell, Gautam Khanna —, Cowen Gautam Khanna, Christopher Glynn, Oppenheimer Christopher Glynn Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Getty, RBC, Leonardo DRS, DRS, Wells, Herc Holdings, TFI, Truist, Caterpillar, Citi Citigroup, Julian Mitchell – Barclays, Barclays, Carrier, Johnson Locations: New York City, Wells Fargo Wells, Symbotic, Generac

☆ TipRanks reveals the top 10 services sector analysts of the past decade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

TipRanks recognized the 10 best analysts in the services sector for identifying the best investment opportunities. TipRanks leveraged its Experts Center tool to zoom in on analysts with a high success rate, and analyzed every recommendation made by analysts in the services sector over the past decade. TipRanks' algorithms calculated the statistical significance of each rating, the average return, and analysts' overall success rate. Top 10 analysts from the consumer goods sectorThe image below shows the most successful Wall Street analysts from the services sector. Jake Bartlett - Truist FinancialJake Bartlett has the 10th spot on the list, with a success rate of 66%.

Persons: JACK CELH TFII, Simon Dawson, TipRanks, Jason Seidl, Cowen Jason Seidl, Patrick Brown, Raymond James Patrick Brown, Scot Ciccarelli, Brian Nagel, Oppenheimer Brian Nagel, Carlo Santarelli, Gary Prestopino, Barrington, Helane Becker, Cowen, Walter Spracklin, Spracklin, Jeff Van Sinderen, Jake Bartlett Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Reuters, Truist, FIVE, Caesars Entertainment, United Airlines Holdings, RBC, RBC Capital, TFI, Holdings Locations: London, Britain, Canadian

☆ Why Apple's VR headset could succeed where every similar product has failed
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

On Monday, Apple is expected to announce its first new major product line since the Apple Watch in 2014. During Apple's software-focused developer conference, WWDC, it could release its first mixed-reality headset, according to analyst research, media reports and increasingly, vague references from Apple itself. The headset, according to reports, will feature high-definition screens in front of the user's eyes. But since then, sales for existing VR headsets haven't been great, usage has been worse and the anticipated explosion in successful VR software companies hasn't happened. Apple's headset is expected to be more powerful than what's out there — even current $6,500 VR headsets.

Persons: what's, Apple, Wamsi Mohan, Microsoft's Hololens, Ming, Chi Kuo, Cowen, Krish Sankar, Peggy Johnson, it's Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Bank of America, Facebook, Meta, VR, U.S . Army, TFI Securities, CNBC

☆ Apple analyst Kuo says headset faces 1-2 month delay, prompting uncertainty over WWDC launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple's widely anticipated mixed-reality headset may not be ready in time for the company's June WWDC event, top Apple analyst, TFI Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo, wrote on Twitter Thursday. The Apple Watch was announced in Sept. 2014 but didn't launch until April 2015. Apple expects to sell at most 300,000 headsets in 2023, Kuo wrote. The best hope for Apple is that headset growth matches the trajectory of the Apple Watch, evolving from a "small portion" of the company's business into a "centerpiece," Gurman wrote. Kuo is regarded as one of the most accurate Apple analysts, and has reported on Apple's shifting approach to the launch of its long-awaited headsets.

☆ ArcBest Rolls Out Technology to Speed Up Freight Loading
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Liz Young | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

The freight-management system, called Vaux, is a steel-and-aluminum racking system that sits underneath and around cargo inside trailer beds. Warehouse workers can latch a forklift onto the Vaux platform to push freight into a trailer or pull freight out in one move, instead of having to handle pallets individually. ArcBest says loading or unloading a truck using Vaux takes less than five minutes, compared with the traditional process the company says can take 45 minutes. “What our customers have been telling us is that they are really under pressure,” ArcBest Chief Executive Judy McReynolds said. Rival trucking company TFI International Inc. recently disclosed it had taken a 4% stake in ArcBest, prompting speculation TFI is looking to buy ArcBest.

☆ TFI Stake in Trucker ArcBest Sparks Acquisition Speculation
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Liz Young | Paul Berger | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

TFI in 2021 became one of the top carriers in the U.S. less-than-truckload sector when it bought United Parcel Service Inc.’s freight business for $800 million. TFI CEO and President Alain Bédard said on the Feb. 6 earnings call that TFI is looking for opportunities to work with ArcBest. TFI executives said they see ways to save money working together with ArcBest, analysts at Cowen wrote in a Feb. 14 note summarizing a meeting they had with TFI management. The Cowen analysts wrote TFI is well placed to take over ArcBest’s unionized workforce because it already works with the Teamsters union at TForce Freight. ArcBest shares are up about 14% since TFI disclosed its stake.

☆ Morgan Stanley downgrades XPO, says logistics company is a 'show me story' after latest quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time for investors to move to the sidelines on XPO , according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Ravi Shanker downgraded shares to equal weight from overweight following what he considered a lackluster quarter for the less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping company. While Shanker thinks XPO's valuation is still attractive against its peers, he cut his price target to $43 from $55. The new price target still implies shares can advance another 22% from Friday's closing price of $35.22. XPO shares rose more than 5% this year, after falling 27.6% in 2022.

☆ Lawyers Expect More Anti-Money-Laundering Whistleblowers Thanks to Legislation
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Mengqi Sun | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

The Treasury Department’s anti-money-laundering whistleblower program, which was established in 2021 but has been viewed as lacking teeth, got a shakeup in the recent omnibus spending bill that lawyers predict will result in more whistleblower cases. The 2021 defense bill establishing the program laid out a maximum 30% cut for the whistleblower but listed no minimum. The new legislation also sets up a revolving fund at the Treasury Department used to pay whistleblowers with money collected from enforcement actions based on their tips. The overhauled whistleblower program will strengthen FinCEN’s enforcement capability, said Jason Zuckerman, a whistleblower lawyer at Zuckerman Law in Washington. “Creating a credible anti-money-laundering whistleblower program will encourage whistleblowers to come forward.”Write to Mengqi Sun at mengqi.sun@wsj.com

☆ Russia Sanctions Disrupting Putin’s Military Efforts, Treasury Official Says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Dylan Tokar | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Sanctions on Russia have succeeded in disrupting the country’s military manufacturing industry and are squeezing its economy, a senior U.S. Treasury Department official said. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | Risk and Compliance Journal Our Morning Risk Report features insights and news on governance, risk and compliance. “We’ve seen how fragile the supply chain is, frankly—we learned this during Covid—for his defensive efforts on the battlefield,” Mr. Nelson said, referring to Mr. Putin. Amid the unprecedented sanctions program against Russia and ongoing pressure campaigns against Iran, Venezuela and other nations, the Treasury has been reviewing more broadly how it uses sanctions. One measure the U.S. Treasury is taking to ensure its program remains potent is by hiring a chief sanctions economist to provide economic analysis around prospective sanctions actions, Mr. Nelson said.

A farmer spreads nitrogen fertilizer in his wheat field in Blecourt, France, May 27, 2021. Russia, under financial sanctions, is a major producer of fertilizer and natural gas, key in making nitrogen products to boost yields of corn and other crops. Since Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, Europe started weaning itself off Russian natural gas and a pipeline transporting ammonia from Russia to a Ukraine port shut down. European countries typically buy most of their imported urea, a form of nitrogen fertilizer, from North Africa, but are now purchasing it further afield, Wallace said. EU nitrogen prices eased in mid-October as some European plants resumed production due to softening natural gas prices, he said.

☆ France leads European shares lower in mega week for central banks
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Shreyashi Sanyal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) traded 0.7% lower, while France's CAC 40 index (.FCHI) dropped 1.3%. Shares in TF1 (TFFP.PA) fell 3.2% and M6 (MMTP.PA) declined 4.5% after merger plans between the French TV companies collapsed, as they noted antitrust requests had made the deal irrelevant. Most market participants expect the U.S. central bank to deliver a third straight 75 basis point hike. "Investors seem to be worried about the upcoming central bank meetings," said Patrick Armstrong, chief investment officer at Plurimi Wealth. European markets closed their worst weekly performance in three months on Friday on escalating recession worries amid aggressive central bank tightening.

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