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☆ Corporate earnings solid so far, despite threats from a slowing economy and sticky inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-29 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Valuations coming down So if earnings are up, why is the S & P off its highs? Today, a month later, 2024 earnings estimates are essentially the same but the multiple has declined to 20.8. The S & P 500 hit a low of 4,117 on Oct. 27 and only recovered when rates came down in early November. There are some big drags on earnings Some companies are seeing large declines in earnings estimates that are weighing on their sectors. When including this one-time item, the S & P 500 earnings growth rate for the first quarter declines to 5.6%, from 8.7%, LSEG has noted.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, Christopher Suh, Stephen Squeri, Hess, Nick Raich, LSEG, Hal Lawton, Brian Niccol, CNBC's Kate Rogers, Horton, Paul Romanowski, Kimberly, Clark, Michael Hsu Organizations: Companies, Netflix, JPMorgan, GE Aerospace, Caterpillar, Microsoft, Merck, Ford, Waste Management, Royal, Consumer, American Express, Energy, Marathon Petroleum, Apache, Valero Energy, Oil, Occidental Petroleum, Devon Energy, ConocoPhillips, Exxon Mobil, Scout, Bristol Myers Squibb, Karuna Therapeutics, Boeing, Nvidia, Meta, AMD Locations: financials, industrials, Royal Caribbean, North America

☆ Rural America is alive and well, and growing, says Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) 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 EmailRural America is alive and well, and growing, says Tractor Supply CEO Hal LawtonTractor Supply President and CEO Hal Lawton joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results, consumer trends, and more.

Persons: Hal Lawton, Jim Cramer Organizations: Email Rural, Tractor, Hal Lawton Tractor

☆ Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton goes one-on-one with Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) 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 EmailTractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton goes one-on-one with Jim CramerTractor Supply President and CEO Hal Lawton joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results, consumer trends, and more.

Persons: Hal Lawton, Jim Cramer Organizations: Tractor, Jim Cramer Tractor Supply

☆ Tractor Supply CEO says there's still 'significant migration' out of urban areas
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday that a substantial number of Americans are moving out of cities, and many are headed to rural areas. "They've continued, albeit to a lesser absolute number, but net we're still seeing significant migration out of urban America, and most of that migration, or a lot of it, is going into rural America," Lawton said. Tractor Supply is a retail chain that sells equipment for home improvement, such as supplies for gardening and farming. Lawton told Cramer that the company has been dealing with business headwinds, with consumer spending trends swinging from goods to services. But he expressed optimism for the future, saying Tractor Supply can "begin to see light at the end of the tunnel now against those headwinds."

Persons: Hal Lawton, CNBC's Jim Cramer, Lawton, They've, Cramer Organizations: Tractor, Neighbor's Locations: America

☆ Investors are hoping Big Tech earnings next week could revive a flagging bull market
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-19 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Big Tech earnings next week could revive a flagging market, or at least give investors direction into where stocks are going from here. Wall Street is hoping next week's megacap tech results will give investors insight into where the artificial intelligence trade is going from here, as a bounce in tech could lift the indexes. They're also hoping a slew consumer commentary will give investors insight into the state of the economy. However, he said any pullback in the tech names could give investors an opening to start "nibbling away" at additional exposure. Personal Income 10 a.m. Michigan Sentiment NSA final Earnings: T. Rowe Price Group , Colgate-Palmolive , Exxon Mobil , Chevron , AbbVie , Phillips 66

Persons: Tesla, They're, Kim Forrest, Elon Musk, Emily Leveille, Scott Ladner, Ladner, Horizon's Ladner, FactSet, Baker Hughes, Philip Morris, Lockheed Martin, Raymond James Financial, Rowe Price, Phillips Organizations: Big Tech, Google, Microsoft, Bokeh, Nasdaq, Investors, Deutsche Bank, Reuters, Thornburg Investment Management, Meta, Consumer, Visa, Chicago, Verizon Communications, Ameriprise, Truist, PMI, New, Richmond Fed, Enphase, Tesla, NextEra, Philip Morris International, Halliburton, United Parcel Service, PepsiCo, Lockheed, Raytheon Technologies, GE Aerospace, Grill, Business Machines, Lam Research, Ford Motor, Technology, Waste Management, Universal Health Services, Raymond, Boeing, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, . Kansas City Fed Manufacturing, Mobile, Capital, Financial Corp, Intel, Western Digital, Comcast, American Airlines Group, Southwest Airlines, Valero Energy, Caterpillar, Tractor Supply, Royal Caribbean Group, GE, PCE, NSA, Rowe Price Group, Colgate, Palmolive, Exxon Mobil, Chevron Locations: China, Europe, U.S, NextEra Energy, Freeport, McMoRan, . Kansas, Michigan, AbbVie

☆ Baltimore port bridge collapse: Global ocean carriers declare 'force majeure,' leaving U.S. companies on hook for urgent cargo pickup
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

"The impact of the Baltimore port stoppage on construction and contractor supply chains may be significant," said William George, director of research for ImportGenius. "For cargo already on water, we will omit the port, and will discharge cargo set for Baltimore, in nearby ports. COSCO announced Wednesday morning that its services would "be concluded" once the diverted container arrives at the alternate port. Out of the diverted ports, New York/New Jersey and Savannah, are included. One of the biggest concerns among logistics companies is availability of chassis for both truck and rail to handle the diverted cargo.

Persons: Dali, Francis Scott Key, William George, ImportGenius, Maersk, COSCO, majeure, CGM, Paul Brashier, Brashier, Matt Castle, Robinson, Val Noel, Mike Wilson, Noel, Alan Baer, Baer, Stephen Edwards, Edwards Organizations: Francis Scott Key Bridge, Logistics, CNBC, Baltimore, Evergreen, CMA, ITS Logistics, U.S Department of Transportation, Home Depot, Nike, Walmart, Union Pacific, BNSF, Robinson, DHL, FedEx, Port, DOT's, Rail, TRAC, Freight, Consolidated Chassis Management, USA, Norfolk . Our Midwest Locations: Baltimore , Maryland, Baltimore, The Port, U.S, Port of Baltimore, Target, East, , New York, New Jersey, Savannah, Chicago, Brunswick, Virginia, Charleston, New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Wilmington , Savannah, Jacksonville, UAE, Saudi, Doha, India, Bangladesh, NY, Montreal, Port of Virginia, Port

☆ This winter was weirdly warm — and rough for retailers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US just experienced the warmest "meteorological winter" on record, NOAA said last week. It also led to unpredictable consumer demand, causing headaches for retailers and other businesses. For Dick's, warmer weather means that sales skew toward lightweight fleeces rather than pricier down parkas, she said. A retailer in South Dakota surveyed by the Federal Reserve said that even though the warmer weather led to higher foot traffic, sales of winter gear and equipment fell. AdvertisementFrom major complications to minor inconveniences, it's looking like this winter could be a preview of what's to come thanks to the climate crisis.

Persons: Lauren Hobart, Hobart's, didn't, Hal Lawton, Lawton isn't, Raymond James, Lowe's, Marvin Ellison, Bill Boltz, Wisconsin's Organizations: NOAA, Service, National Oceanographic, Atmospheric Administration, Sporting, Tractor, Co, Raymond, Raymond James Institutional Investors, Federal Reserve, Climate Central Locations: NOAA's, East, Midwest, South Dakota

☆ Lowe's average customer is a white baby boomer who spent $809 there last year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The store's typical customer is a more rural baby boomer who earns $60K a year and owns her home. But which of those millions of shoppers is the "typical" Lowe's shopper? In addition to taking on Home Depot, Lowe's is looking to win over customers from outdoor lifestyle retailer Tractor Supply Co. with a push into smaller-format rural stores. Lowe's shoppers have dialed back in recent months, but the company said a few are still splurging on its offerings of high-tech, futuristic appliances at price points of $2,500 or more. The typical customer earns between $40,000 and $80,000 a year and now makes nine trips to Lowe's, spending about $90 per trip for an annual total of $809.

Persons: Lowe's, boomer, — Organizations: Service, Tractor Supply, Home Locations: North America, Wilkesboro , North Carolina, Lowe's

☆ Why are shopping carts always broken?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Eva Rothenberg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The notoriously combative wheels are actually created by the repeated battering that shopping carts are often subject to, explained Alex Poulos. Rogers, which supplies thousands of shopping carts to companies like Whole Foods, Tractor Supply Company and Meijer. Customers push shopping carts outside a Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG supermarket in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. The ethics of returning shopping cartsConsumers bear some of the responsibility for the banged up and broken qualities of their shopping carts. A supermarket employee returns shopping carts in the Market Basket parking lot in Plymouth, Massachusetts, during a fast-moving winter storm that hit the US Northeast February 13, 2024.

Persons: New York CNN —, Alex Poulos, Poulos, Rogers, Krisztian Bocsi, ”, Alvar Diaz, Christopher Furlong, they’re, Beth Thieme, Ken McGagh, Diaz Organizations: New, New York CNN, R.W, Tractor Supply, Meijer, CNN, Customers, Stiftung, KG, Bloomberg, Getty, Aldi, Tesco, Lidl, Amigo Mobility, Reuters Retailers, Walmart, Target Locations: New York, Berlin, Germany, Europe, Tarleton, United Kingdom, United States, Plymouth , Massachusetts

☆ 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

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Coinbase, Tesla, Meta, Exxon, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Cantor Fitzgerald initiates Nvidia as buy Cantor said in its initiation of Nvidia that the stock is a top pick at the firm. Bank of America adds Apple to the US1 list Bank of America added the stock to its top picks list. TD Cowen upgrades Exxon to outperform from market perform TD says shares of Exxon are "compelling." Oppenheimer initiates Flywire as outperform Oppenheimer initiated the payments company with an outperform rating and said Flywire is a growth stock. Guggenheim reiterates Tesla as sell Guggenheim says it's sticking with its sell rating on Tesla heading into earnings on Wednesday.

Persons: Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, it's, TD Cowen, Wells, Jefferies, Enphase, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, JMP, SIRI, Oppenheimer, Flywire, JPM, Philip Morris, Morgan Stanley, Evercore, Guggenheim, Tesla, Roth, Boston Beer, Stephens Organizations: Nvidia, Citi, Meta, Bank of America, Apple, Apple Inc, Chevron, Exxon, ENPH, JPMorgan, NRG Energy, Liberty, Liberty Media, Brands, UBS, Duke Energy, AEP, Guggenheim, Boston Beer, Boston Locations: North Carolina, underperform, OW

☆ A semi-retired couple moved to Puerto Rico for an adventure and some tax benefits, but a healthcare crisis may soon change their plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

"We were looking for an adventure of some sort, a pirate adventure, and Puerto Rico was perfect." AdvertisementThe lure of Puerto Rico comes with some strict guidelinesFor Lindsey and Flynn, an incentive to move to Puerto Rico was the territory's tax incentive Act 60. AdvertisementThe catch is that to take advantage of these perks, you must be what Puerto Rico calls a "bonafide" resident. For example, if you are a mediocre golfer from outside Puerto Rico and are looking for similar people in Puerto Rico, there is a WhatsApp group for that. If you moved to Puerto Rico for tax incentives and want to share your experiences, contact this reporter at cgaines@businessinsider.com.

Persons: Puerto Rico, —, Sarah Lindsey, Sean Flynn, Flynn, Lindsey, Sarah Lindsey Additionally, Hurricane Maria, Sarah Lindsey Lindsey, Max Organizations: Service, Puerto Rico, AFI Technologies, Hurricane, AFP, Pillsbury, Supply Locations: Puerto, Texas, Austin, Puerto Rico, Humacoa , Puerto Rico

☆ How self-checkout took over our favorite stores — and how it's upending the way we shop
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The kiosks are usually a help for both shoppers and retailers, but there's much room for improvement. AdvertisementSince the introduction of self-checkout more than 30 years ago, the technology has become ubiquitous in stores across the US and around the world. Meanwhile, those anti-shoplifting measures are frustrating some customers who say they are fed up with systems flagging them as potential criminals. AdvertisementI tried Walmart's self-checkout to see if it was as frustrating as some shoppers say. More than 100 Walmart stores nationwide have a new look.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, Walmart, Costco, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Giant, San Francisco Safeway, Amazon

☆ Home Depot, Lowe's may signal more pain from muted consumer spending, housing demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Deborah Mary Sophia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Nov 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street is bracing for another quarter of weak sales from U.S. home improvement chains Home Depot (HD.N) and Lowe's (LOW.N) as demand remained under pressure from uneven consumer spending and a subdued housing market. Expectations have been revised roughly 17% lower for Home Depot's same-store sales for the third quarter compared to early September, LSEG data showed, while estimates for Lowe's have come down about 19% during the same period. Key demand indicators - such as category sales figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and home sales - pointed to a sequential softening in the home improvement industry in the quarter, analysts said. "Most likely, a recovery won't be in sight until the second half of 2024," UBS analyst Michael Lasser said. U.S. existing home sales dropped to a 13-year low in September, weighed by rising mortgage rates and tight supply.

Persons: Michael Lasser, Wells, J.P, Morgan, Christopher Horvers, Stocks, Deborah Sophia, Sriraj Organizations: Lowe's, U.S . Census Bureau, UBS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: U.S, Wells Fargo, Bengaluru

☆ Earnings calls reveal how companies ranging from Coca-Cola to JPMorgan are capitalizing on AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-29 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The craze around AI kicked off late last year with the launch of ChatGPT, and dozens of technology companies from Alphabet to Meta Platforms have thrown a hat into the ring . Many companies have utilized AI or machine-learning tools in the past to streamline their businesses. For pharmacy giant Walgreens Boots Alliance and soda maker Coca-Cola , AI is helping improve supply chains, forecast demand and in some cases, predict spending. Centene , UnitedHealth and Elevance Health all highlighted ways they are implementing AI to improve customer offerings. Financials Major financial and banking companies are also finding ways to capitalize on AI to improve efficiencies and their bottom line.

Persons: Gary Guthart, Elevance, UnitedHealth, Erica, Moody's, Andrew Schlossberg, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, That's Organizations: CNBC Pro, Consumer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Supply, Microsoft, Health, Elevance, Bank of America, Google, Mastercard, JPMorgan

☆ 3 things to watch in the stock market next week as bond yields hover at 2007 highs
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-21 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

The usual suspects were to blame — rising bond yields, geopolitical tensions, and oil prices — and will hold the keys to the market this coming week. Earnings are one of the three major themes on the marquee next week, with 10 Club companies reporting. Here are the companies: Danaher (DHR), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), Veralto (VLTO), Honeywell (HON), Linde (LIN), Amazon (AMZN), Ford (F) and Stanley Black & Decker (SWK). As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: —, Jerome Powell, Jim Cramer, Jim, Morgan Stanley, Stanley Black, Decker, Danaher, Veralto, it's, Mark Zuckerberg, We're, Vimal Kapur, Linde, Jim Farley, Ford, FactSet, Powell, WTI, Baker Hughes, Edwards Lifesciences, Northrop, CARR, Davidson, Dr Pepper, Phillips, Jim Cramer's, Michael M Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Economic, of New, Treasury, West Texas, Procter, Gamble, 10, Microsoft, Honeywell, Linde, LIN, Health Care, Technology, Communications Services, Google, Meta, Ford, Amazon, United Auto Workers, Atlanta, Wall Street, Hamas, Brent, Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Logitech, Verizon, General Electric, GE, RTX Corporation, Halliburton, HAL, General Motors, Dow Chemical, DOW, Xerox, Texas Instruments, F5 Networks, WM, Boeing, Fisher, Mobile, Hilton, General Dynamics, Norfolk Southern, Otis Worldwide, IBM, KLA, O'Reilly Automotive, Mattel, Whirlpool, Gross, Royal Caribbean Cruises, Hershey Company, United Parcel Service, Southwest Airlines, Altria, Northrop Grumman, Valero Energy Corp, Mastercard, Merck, Co, Myers Squibb, Newmont, Tractor Supply Company, Comcast, Seagate Technology, Boston, Hertz, Carrier, Hasbro, Harley, Intel, Grill, United States Steel, Boston Beer Company, Texas, University of Michigan, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Charter Communications, Colgate, Palmolive, Newell Brands, Sanofi, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty Locations: of New York, U.S, Industrials, OpenAI, America, Venezuela, Cleveland, Norfolk, ORLY, Bristol, Brunswick, Oshkosh, New York City

☆ Wall Street braces for big tech earnings and key economic data in the week ahead as Treasury yields rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Major earnings reports and economic data will be in focus next week as investors seek clarity on how the Federal Reserve will proceed from here. But next week will bring the lion's share of results including reports from mega-cap darlings Alphabet, Amazon , Meta Platforms and Microsoft . While the S & P 500 is higher by 10% in 2023, the equal-weighted index is down slightly. Of note, Tesla shares sank more than 9% on Thursday following a pessimistic economic outlook from CEO Elon Musk during the company's earnings call. Its the S & P 500's first weekly loss in three weeks.

Persons: bode, Elon Musk, We're, Sam Stovall, it's, Raphael Bostic, Ed Clissold, Ned Davis, Clissold, Katie Stockton, Rob Ginsberg, I'm, CFRA's Stovall, Stovall, Sherwin, Williams, Kimberly, Hess, Raymond James Financial, Keurig Dr Pepper, Northrop, Willis Towers Watson, Stanley Black, Rowe Price Organizations: Federal Reserve, Microsoft, Investors, CFRA, Dow Jones, Treasury, Fed, Atlanta Federal Reserve, Ned, Ned Davis Research, Wolfe Research, Chicago, P, PMI, P Global PMI Manufacturing, P Global PMI Services, Richmond Fed, Visa, Texas Instruments, General Electric, NextEra Energy, Raytheon Technologies, Dow, Inc, General Motors, Halliburton, Coca, Corning, Hilton Worldwide, General Dynamics, Dominion Freight, Mobile US, Boeing, Raymond, Technology, Whirlpool, International Business Machines, O'Reilly, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, Mastercard, Amazon, Royal Caribbean Group, Tractor Supply, United Parcel Service, Hasbro, Southwest Airlines, Comcast, Hershey, Intel, L3Harris Technologies, Ford Motor, Energy, Chevron, Decker, Exxon Mobil, Colgate, Palmolive Locations: U.S, Atlanta, AbbVie

☆ 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

☆ Tractor Supply is attractive at these levels, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Tractor Supply is attractive at these levels, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs the bull and bear case for Tractor Supply.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: Tractor Supply

☆ These are D.A. Davidson's favorite stocks for the fourth quarter
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Davidson listed its favorite long-term plays, giving investors a way to stick it out as markets face a tough month and quarter. Equities have dropped in recent months as investors worry about the possibility — and impact — of persistent interest rate hikes. As of Wednesday's close, the S & P 500 is slated to finish the month down 5.2% and the quarter is off by about 4%. The stock has seen some of the highest year-to-date gains on the list, up more than 54% in 2023. The stock has plunged nearly 19% so far this year, putting it at an attractive entrypoint for long-term gains, according to the firm's investment philosophy.

Persons: D.A, Davidson, Rudy Kessinger, Goldman Sachs, Manuel Navas, Gary Tenner Organizations: CrowdStrike Holdings, Financial, . Corp, Axos, Axos Bank, Tractor Supply, Microsoft

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Apple, Amazon, GE, Sunrun, Micron, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Citi reiterates Sunrun as buy Citi said it's bullish heading into Sunrun earnings later this quarter. We believe RUN has higher inventory than its peers and will take longer to utilize the higher priced inventory." Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating on Meta shares after the company's Meta Connect event on Wednesday. Needham reiterates Amazon as buy Needham said investors should buy any dip in shares of the e-commerce giant. Goldman Sachs reiterates Micron as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating on shares Micron after its earnings report on Wednesday.

Persons: BTIG, Evercore, Teradata, Sunrun, it's, Ray Ban Smart, Needham, Wolfe, Bernstein, TSCO, Davidson's, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Wendy's Organizations: Citi, UBS, Bank of America, Meta, Boeing, Davidson, Tractor Supply, JPMorgan, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Defense, Microsoft, Apple, Services, Digital Investment Management, Deutsche Bank, General Electric, Deutsche, GE, Emerson Electric Deutsche, Micron Locations: financials

☆ Walmart is stripping some stores of self-checkout lanes and bringing back cashiers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Walmart is pulling self-checkout lanes from at least three stores in Albuquerque, New Mexico. AdvertisementAdvertisementWalmart is pulling self-checkout lanes from at least three stores, requiring shoppers to have an employee ring up their orders. The three stores losing self-checkout are at 400 Eubank NE, 2701 Carlisle NE, and 2266 Wyoming NE, the Albuquerque Journal reported. Walmart shoppers can opt for full-service or they can scan and pay by themselves in the company's new front-end layout. When a separate Albuquerque Walmart closed in March, the company cited "underperformance," but several shoppers told Insider the location was routinely targeted by criminals.

Persons: —, Josh Havens, Matt Kelley, Kelly Organizations: Walmart, Service, Eubank, Albuquerque Journal, CTV, Albuquerque Walmart, Police, Costco, Tractor Supply, LiveView Technologies Locations: Albuquerque , New Mexico, Carlisle, Wyoming, Ottawa , Ontario, Albuquerque

☆ Wall Street's typical career path might have a massive detour thanks to AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

As for today's edition, we're looking at how AI could upend the job of the junior banker, and the effect that'll have on Wall Street's traditional career path. AdvertisementAdvertisementAspiring financiers need to look no further than investment banks' analyst programs to get a foot in the door. But this crucial piece of Wall Street's ecosystem could be upended by the rise of artificial intelligence. AdvertisementAdvertisementBuy-side firms have largely held off on going after college graduates, instead pointing them toward banks' analyst programs. Regardless of what direction things go, what's clear is the type of work AI excels at falls directly in junior bankers' wheelhouse.

Persons: Insider's Bianca Chan, Emmalyse Brownstein, Alyssa Powell, Steve Cohen's, Cohen, millennials, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, ChatGPT, Xavier Lalanne, It's, Saint, Givenchy, Donald Glover, Childish Gambino, Will Smith, Catherine Zeta, Jones, krisanapong detraphiphat, Dan DeFrancesco, Naga Siu, Hallam Bullock, Lisa Ryan Organizations: Service, Guild of America, Hollywood, Tech, LinkedIn, Meta, National, Costco, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Brands, Getty Images Finance Locations: Wall, Silicon, Paris, New York City, San Diego, London, New York

☆ Costco, Lowe's, Best Buy, and Tractor Supply are winning the battle against retail theft in a strikingly similar way
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-23 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Retail executives generally agree that retail theft is worse than they've ever seen. Even so, leaders from Costco, Lowe's, Best Buy, and Tractor Supply have said their businesses aren't so affected. The companies have five striking similarities that are helping them win the war on retail theft. "Organized retail crime is worse now than I've ever seen it," Tractor Supply CEO Hal Lawton told Insider in August. Meanwhile, a typical Tractor Supply location may have as many as eight people working in a relatively small, 20,000 square-foot store.

Persons: Hal Lawton, I've, Marvin Ellison, Corie Barry, Richard Galanti, We've, Lawton, Dominick Reuter, John Tlumacki, Ben Tobin, they're, Paul Hennessy, Lowe's, Mario Tama, Barrie, Ellison Organizations: Costco, Lowe's, Tractor Supply, Service, Goldman Sachs, Conference, Supply, Massachusetts Costco, Boston Globe, Getty, Electronics, Retailers, Tractor Locations: Wall, Silicon, Massachusetts, Costco, Orlando

☆ These little-known stocks can see an uptick in demand when hurricanes strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

But behind the scenes, there are a host of companies that benefit from the cleanup and rebuilding that follows natural disasters. This year's Atlantic hurricane season is running above average compared to prior years, with 14 storms, four hurricanes and three major hurricanes so far. As climate change feeds extreme weather, the number of billion-dollar disasters also increases, benefiting some companies and hurting others. In 2022, the U.S. experienced 18 weather and climate disasters which cost at least $1 billion each. The fluid engineering and chemical processing has gained 30% this year, has a median rating of overweight and a price target implying 10% further upside, according to FactSet.

Persons: Hurricane Lee, Andrew Chanin, Sterling, Chanin, FactSet . Organizations: Hurricane, Sterling Infrastructure, SNC, Lavalin, Morningstar, Bloomberg, Sulzer, Citigroup, Supply, Holdings Locations: New England, Canada, U.S, Houston, Canadian, United States, Swiss, FactSet . Great

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