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☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Nike, Rivian, Reddit, Disney, Micron, Redfin, Block, Ferrari & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America is sticking with its buy rating on shares of Apple after its Tuesday iPad event. Bank of America reiterates Rivian as buy Bank of America said it's standing by the EV maker following earnings on Tuesday. " Bank of America initiates Sutro as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on shares of the biotech company. Deutsche Bank upgrades Boston Beer to hold from sell Deutsche upgraded the stock mainly owing to valuation. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia and Micron as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with buy ratings on both Nvidia and Micron.

Persons: Wells, Baird, Apple, Morgan Stanley, NKE, Reddit, Rivian, RIVN, Rosenblatt, Raymond James, it's, Roth, SHLS, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, ZI, YTD, Stephens, Ferrari Organizations: Hexcel Corporation, Old Dominion, Bank of America, Apple, Nike, Citi, Barclays, Disney, Nasdaq, JPMorgan, VMware, Broadcom, Deutsche Bank, Boston Beer, Deutsche, Nvidia, Micron, AMD, ARM, MU, Garden Entertainment, Knicks, Rangers, UBS, Ferrari Locations: Old, Disney, Datadog, RDFN

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, U.S. Steel, Micron, Disney, Citi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: Morgan Stanley initiates EHang Holdings as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on shares of the Asia autonomous aerial vehicle company. Morgan Stanley downgrades Victoria's Secret to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees "underappreciated downside" for the lingerie company. Citi downgrades Peloton to neutral from buy Citi said in its downgrade of the stock that it has "limited visibility." Morgan Stanley upgrades U.S. Steel to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of U.S. Steel that it likes the company's "transformational investments." Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating on Apple after analyzing the company's quarterly 10-Q report.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, it's, Baird, Morgan Stanley downgrades, Wells, Bausch, Lomb, Apple, Johnson, MLCO, Moffett, Melius, inferencing, JPMorgan Organizations: EHang Holdings, EH, Deutsche Bank, Disney, Deutsche, Micron, Citi, Comerica, CMA, Steel, U.S . Steel, Apple, Services, UBS, JCI, Barclays, Resorts, Nvidia, Broadcom, AMD, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Group, Bank of America, Santander Brasil, of America Locations: Asia, U.S

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Meta, Tesla, IBM, UPS, Five Below, Amazon, TJX Companies and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Evercore ISI reiterates Nvidia as outperform Evercore ISI said investors should use any weakness in the stock to buy the dip. HSBC upgrades UPS to buy from hold HSBC said UPS is "getting back to earnings growth" following the company's earnings report. Bank of America downgrades Deckers to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees a better risk/reward elsewhere in the firm's coverage. Bank of America reiterates IBM as buy Bank of America said it is sticking with its buy rating following earnings on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank reiterates Tesla as hold Deutsche Bank raised its price target on the stock to $136 per share from $123.

Persons: Sherwin, Williams, Bernstein, Goldman Sachs, Wells, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Ford, Needham, D.A, Davidson, ServiceNow, Tesla Organizations: Motors, GM, Nvidia, ISI, AMD, JPMorgan, Monster Beverage, Beverage, AMC, HSBC, UPS, USPS, Companies, UBS, UDR, Amazon, AWS, Bank of America, Meta, Laboratories, Manhattan Associates, IBM, Deutsche Bank Locations: 2Q24, Dearborn, Manhattan

When it comes to newer consumer-social startups, the environment they're entering is turbulent — investor checks have dwindled, users are facing subscription burnout, and successful advertising models require massive scale. AdvertisementSo how are the emerging, buzzy social startups approaching monetization in 2024? "There's really only two monetization business models for consumer products," said Tiffany "TZ" Zhong, founder of new social platform NoSpace and early-stage VC firm Pineapple Capital. 3 ways new social-networking startups are approaching monetizationWhile some newer social startups are already monetizing their product, many are still pre-revenue and experimenting with different models to see which will make sense for their product and audience. And Verse CEO Bobby Pinckney told BI that the social platform, centered around music, plans to add a premium subscription that will unlock advanced AI tools, analytics, and templates.

Persons: —, there's, Eric Wittman, Tiffany, Zhong, VCs, Bianca Ambrosini, Ambrosini, Marlon Nichols, Nichols, Emma Bates, Andrew Kahn, Danial Hashemi, Alexandra Debow, Bobby Pinckney Organizations: Service, Meta, Business, Pineapple, Mac Venture Capital, Twitter, Crush Ventures, Crush, BI Locations: Berlin

☆ VSCO's CEO explains how the app found a profitable and sustainable business model — and breaks down 3 lessons for new social-media startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The app, which offers a slew of editing tools like filters, became a go-to for influencers and everyday social-media users, rivaling Instagram in cool factor if not in size. VSCO's memberships make up a majority of the company's revenue and it turned a profit in late 2022, Wittman told The Information last year. "VSCO boasts a worldwide community of more than 200 million users," Wittman told BI. Wittman told BI that VSCO is "capital efficient" and a spokesperson confirmed the company is profitable by GAAP standards. Here are 3 lessons VSCO's CEO has for startups entering the social-media arena in 2024:

Persons: Eric Wittman, VSCO, " Wittman, Wittman, ByteDance's, VSCO isn't Organizations: DMs

☆ Couple spent $0 to launch business from their tiny apartment—now it brings in $26.5M a year and makes money 'while you sleep’
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Megan Sauer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Tessa Barton and Cole Herrmann lived in a 250-square-foot New York studio apartment, with a showerhead that spit brown water and a radiator capable of giving second-degree burns. She and Herrmann, a software engineer, realized they could bottle up her aesthetic into pre-made photo filters and sell them. That idea is now Tezza, a Los Angeles-based company that makes collage kits, apparel and its claim-to-fame photo editing app. Barton and her photo collage wall, in the couple's New York studio apartment. Tezza is best known as a photo editing app, currently ranking between competitors Lightroom and VSCO on Apple's app store.

Persons: Tessa Barton, Cole Herrmann, You'd, —, Herrmann, Tezza, Barton, we'd Organizations: CNBC, University of Utah, Urban Outfitters, New, Adobe Locations: York, Los Angeles, New York, Barton

It's become a popular way to send notes to friends without having to type long messages, especially among Gen Z. Not only is using a digital camera nostalgic, they have sharper flash and crisper image quality than a smartphone. As a result, some members of Gen Z are turning to flip phones. In other words, flip phones are helping Gen Z unplug without going entirely off the grid. Dark modeZoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Gen Z uses dark mode instead of light mode.

Persons: Daniel de la, Gen Z's, It's, Gen Z, WhatsApp, Emojis, Z, Gen, Jake Piazza, Zoomers Organizations: Pew Research Center, CNBC, Photodisc, Getty, Media, Walmart, Amazon Locations: TikTok

☆ How fashion influencer Tezza turned photo filters into an app with $32 million in projected yearly revenue and a newly launched print magazine
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Sydney Bradley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

With an Instagram audience of 1.2 million followers, a popular photo-editing app, and now a magazine, Tessa Barton — better known by her moniker Tezza — is building a media empire. The Tezza app, similar to photo-editing tools like Adobe's Lightroom or VSCO, announced this week that it had surpassed 20 million downloads and has about 2.5 million monthly active users. Turning social media followers into app usersGrowing an audience on social media helped the two cofounders build and grow the app. Barton's latest world-building play took place during New York Fashion Week in September, where the influencer launched a new magazine: Tezza Magazine. Its content pulls from brands Barton has collaborated with or admires, as well as art created by Tezza app users.

Persons: Tessa Barton —, Barton, Cole Herrmann, Tezza, Puss Puss, Sydney Bradley Organizations: New York, Tezza, V Magazine Locations: New York, New

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 29, 2023. Shares of Salesforce (CRM.N), which also forecast upbeat quarterly sales, rose 5.6% before the bell as the cloud-based software provider benefits from price hikes and a resilient demand. Investors now await the price consumption expenditure (PCE) index for July, the Fed's preferred inflation measure, due at 8:30 a.m. The core PCE price index is expected to have climbed 4.2% in the 12 months through July, according to economists polled by Reuters. Among other stocks, Dollar General (DG.N) slumped 14.2% after the discount retailer cut its annual same-store sales forecast.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Dow Jones, Salesforce, Russ Mould, AJ Bell, Raphael Bostic's, Alibaba, Shristi Achar, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Investors, Reuters, Graphics Traders, Atlanta Fed, PDD Holdings, Baidu, Dow e, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Palantir, Exxon, Salesforce & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Salesforce as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating on the Salesforce after its earnings report on Wednesday. JPMorgan initiates Establishment Labs as overweight JPMorgan said in its initiation of the med tech company that Establishment Labs has a "unique offering." JPMorgan initiates MP Materials as overweight JPMorgan said in its initiation of the rare-earths materials company that it sees "solid demand growth." JPMorgan downgrades Hostess Brands to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. Redburn Atlantic upgrades Exxon to neutral from sell Redburn upgraded the stock mainly on valuation.

Persons: Evercore, Morgan Stanley downgrades Palantir, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Salesforce, Rosenblatt, Wells, VSCO, Uber, Raymond James, it's bullish, Truist, Canaccord Organizations: BMO, Civitas Resources, Apple, Amazon, Shopify, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Labs, Materials, Citi, Arista Networks, Arista, Evercore, JPMorgan downgrades Hostess Brands, Exxon, ExxonMobil Locations: United States, Sell

☆ Here are 2 major themes to watch in the week ahead after Friday's market rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

As August is known to be, it's been a rough month-to-date for all three of those stock market benchmarks so far. This past week, the overall market was oversold, according to Jim Cramer's trusted S & P Oscillator. After Friday's strong finish, we'll see if the market's oversold condition abates as two major themes play out in the week ahead: Earnings from two Club names — Salesforce (CRM) and Broadcom (AVGO) — and key economic reports ahead of September's Fed meeting. Outside of the labor market and inflation, we'll also get a look at the housing market with the pending home sales on Wednesday. As we heard from fellow Club name Palo Alto Networks (PANW) last week, companies are growing more cautious and more closely scrutinizing large sales deals.

Persons: Jerome Powell's, Powell, it's, Jim Cramer's, Friday's, —, It's, we've, we'll, we're, Salesforce, AVGO, We're, Brown, Forman, Campbell Soup, LULU, Jim Cramer, Jim, Angela Weiss Organizations: Nasdaq, Federal, Nvidia, Dow Jones, Broadcom, Fed, Labor, Club, Palo Alto Networks, VMWare, HEICO Corporation, Bank of Montreal, BMO, Bank of Nova, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, HP, PVH Corp, Patterson Companies, Veeva Systems, UBS, Academy Sports, Hormel, Signet Jewelers, Dell Technologies, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: Jackson Hole , Wyoming, China, Bank of Nova Scotia, New York City

A Subway sandwich shop logo is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York February 14, 2014. These conditions, known as an earn-out, defer payment on part of the deal consideration, the sources said. The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday that Roark Capital was nearing a deal to buy Subway for about $9.6 billion. A spokesperson for Subway declined to comment, while representatives for Roark and TDR did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Roark controls Inspire Brands, owner of the Jimmy John's, Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Rusty Taco and SONIC Drive-In chains.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Roark, DeLuca, Buck, John's, TDR, Sycamore, Goldman Sachs, Fred DeLuca, Peter Buck, Jimmy John's, Dunkin ’, Rusty Taco, Jimmy John’s, Abigail Summerville, Anirban Sen, Greg Roumeliotis Organizations: REUTERS, TDR, Sycamore Partners, Goldman Sachs, Subway, Street, Roark Capital, Goldman, Inspire Brands, Baskin, Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York, TDR Capital, Bridgeport , Connecticut, The Milford , Connecticut, U.S, Champaign , Illinois

From big-box chains Walmart (WMT.N) and Best Buy (BBY.N) to specialty retailers like Savage X Fenty and Adore Me, retailers' subscription programs are facing growing scrutiny. Amazon is under fire from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, which filed a lawsuit against it in Seattle. Amazon "substantially revamped its Prime cancellation process" to some customers before the lawsuit was filed, according to the complaint. He withdrew the lawsuit, according to the court docket. Best Buy in 2021 launched a subscription program offering tech support and discounts on products.

Persons: Amazon, William Kovacic, Kathleen Benway, SAVAGE, Savage X, Savage, Ranjan Roy, Me's, Morgan Stanley, Spencer Sheehan, Arriana McLymore, Kate Masters, Siddharth Cavale, Muralikumar Organizations: YORK, Amazon.com Inc, Euromonitor Inc, U.S . Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Amazon, George Washington University Law School, FTC's, Consumer, WALMART, BEST, Walmart, Thomson Locations: Seattle, United States, U.S, Europe, California, Michigan, New York City

☆ U.S. consumer outlook dims as upscale retailers, discounters slash forecasts
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Aishwarya Venugopal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Broadly, U.S. consumer spending trends showed resilience in the face of high inflation, but big-ticket purchases suffered. Upscale retailer Macy's said the U.S. consumer pulled back more than anticipated and slashed its annual sales and profit forecasts for the year. Macy's and lingerie brand Victoria's Secret & Co (VSCO.N) are resorting to more discounts to clear out excess inventory. "Our business in North America became increasingly more challenging," Victoria's Secret CEO Martin Waters said during a post earnings call on Thursday. The pinch from slowing consumer spending was not just limited to high-end retailers.

Persons: Macy's, Hogan, Martin Waters, they're, Nordstrom, Peter Nordstrom, Dr Martens, Arun Sundaram, Aishwarya Venugopal, Savyata Mishra, Shinjini Organizations: U.S, Goods, Riley, Nordstrom Inc, Discount, CFRA Research, Thomson Locations: U.S, North America, United States, Bengaluru

Customers are applying Google's technology in ways both expected, such as a customer-service chatbot for Uber, and unusual, including AI to handle drive-thru orders at a Wendy's Co (WEN.O) fast-food restaurant in Ohio. Its cloud division posted its first-ever operating profit last quarter, and the AI technology that Google pioneered may help it narrow the gap with bigger players Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O). And it is exploring if Google's AI can craft research drawing from economic data, market reports and other content, to give the bank's customers and staff, said Leukert. Other companies using the technology include Adore Me, the Victoria's Secret unit drafting ad copy with AI in Google Docs, Kurian said. Reporting by Jeffrey Dastin in Mountain View, California Editing by Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Apple, Ferrari, Dell, Tesla, Chegg, Penn & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"We initiate coverage of AMRC shares with a Buy rating and $60 PT implying ~45% upside potential." Barclays downgrades Shoals to underweight from equal weight Barclays said in its downgrade of the solar company that shares of Shoals are overvalued. Morgan Stanley upgrades Dell to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley says it's getting more constructive on shares of the PC giant. " Barclays initiates Ferrari as equal weight Barclays said in its initiation of the stock that it's waiting for a better entry point. Cowen reiterates Target and Walmart as outperform Cowen said it's standing by its outperform rating on the big box giants.

☆ 'Stubborn' food inflation leaves U.S. shoppers with slim appetite for other goods
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Siddharth Cavale | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Higher prices on food led to soft sales of electronics, toys, home and apparel in the most recent quarter at Walmart. McMillon said he believed inflation on dry groceries and items made for immediate consumption would remain high "for a while". "Food inflation has been the most stubborn of all the categories," Walmart's U.S. CEO John Furner said. Sharp sales declines in categories other than food are forcing retailers like Target (TGT.N) to slash prices on everything from toys to electronics. While groceries comprise 56% of Walmart sales, they make up about 20% of sales at Target, which depends more on home furnishings, apparel and beauty.

☆ JPMorgan downgrades Victoria's Secret, cites trouble for lingerie company's core business
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's time to move to the sidelines on Victoria's Secret after its latest earnings results, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Matthew Boss downgraded the stock to neutral from overweight, citing continued pressure ahead for the lingerie company's core business given a tough macro backdrop. Shares of Victoria's Secret declined more than 2% in Thursday premarket trading after the company reported a mixed third quarter. The lingerie company reported earnings of 29 cents per share on revenue of $1.32 billion. Shares of Victoria's Secret are off about 17% in 2022.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Amazon, Tesla, Chipotle, Capital One, United & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Morgan Stanley downgrades Capital One and Ally Financial to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of Capital One and Ally Financial that it sees "significant risk" for both stocks. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by it's overweight rating on Tesla but is concerned 2023 could be a disappointing year in general for electric vehicles. Morgan Stanley initiates Vizio as equal weight Morgan Stanley said it's concerned the television tech company lacks scale to keep up with bigger competitors. Morgan Stanley reiterates Salesforce as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by shares of Salesforce after the company's disappointing earnings report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley reiterates Snowflake as overweight Morgan Stanley said investors should stick with shares of Snowflake for the long-term after its earnings report on Wednesday.

☆ Here's what Black Friday sales tell us about the retail sector — and our top pick
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The holiday shopping season got off to a solid start over the weekend, as Black Friday's online sales beat expectations and started to build some much-needed momentum for the retail sector. According to Adobe's online sales tracker, consumers shelled out a record $9.12 billion shopping online on Black Friday. In another early look report, traffic on Black Friday at brick-and-mortar retail stores rose about 3% over 2021, according to retail tracker Sensormatic, which attributed the rise to increased promotional activity and "favorable in-store experiences." The analysts point out that this year's holiday shopping calendar is one day longer than in 2021. Bottom line With holiday shopping underway, we continue to like off-price retailers in these trying times.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Delta, Walgreens, Applied Materials and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Walgreens (WBA) – Walgreens rallied 6.8% in the premarket after the drugstore operator reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue. Applied Materials (AMAT) – Applied Materials lowered its current-quarter revenue outlook, with the chip manufacturing equipment maker saying it would be negatively impacted by new U.S. regulations restricting exports to China. Applied Materials lost 2% in premarket action. Digital World Acquisition (DWAC) – Digital World Acquisition surged 11.2% in the premarket after Google approved Truth Social – the social media platform backed by former President Donald Trump – for inclusion in its app store. Dish Network (DISH) – Dish gained 1% in premarket action after blank-check firm CONX Corp. said it was in talks to buy Dish's retail wireless unit Boost Mobile.

☆ (video) Iată adevărul! Modul în care bloggerițele de fashion își editează fotografiile pe Instagram
▼ + stars: | 2015-07-20 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | Olesea Este Redactor-Şef Al Site-Ului Și Face Parte Din Echipa Diez.Md Încă De La Lansarea Acestuia | Aprilie Vine În Presa Online Din Economie. Scrie Pe Domenii Precum Educație Și Social. | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Dacă simți că Instagram-ul tău nu poate ține pasul cu bloggerii de modă de top, nu ești singur. Și să fim sinceri, realizate cu aceleași telefoane, fotografiile pe care le postează, probabil sunt făcute mai bine decât tine. Dacă ai crezut că a pune un filtru Valencia pe fotografie a fost suficient, ai greșit în tot acest timp. Bloggerița prezintă pas cu pas toate aplicațiile pe care le folosește (FaceTune, VSCO Cam și Faded) pentru a obține imaginile perfecte. Iată cum poți obține fotografii impecabile pentru Instagram:

Persons: Hewitt Locations: Valencia

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