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☆ These strong performers are still cheap as the S&P 500 hits a fresh all-time high
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rallied to all-time highs Wednesday as a lighter-than-expected April consumer inflation report fueled investor sentiment. Analysts' consensus price target on United Airlines give the company the highest potential upside of the lot, at roughly 24%. HSBC analyst Achal Kumar recently initiated coverage on Delta alongside peers United Airlines and American Airlines , but named Delta its preferred stock in the sector. Kumar's $72.80 price target suggests 37% potential upside for the stock. The company posted a strong fiscal third-quarter report, which led Benchmark analyst Mark Miller to upgrade shares to buy last month.

Persons: Achal Kumar, Delta, Kumar, Mark Miller, General Motors Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, CNBC, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, HSBC, Delta, American Airlines, Western, Automotive, General, Wall Street, Citigroup, Bank of America Locations: Delta

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, Delta, Micron, Visa, Mastercard, Target, Tesla & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"We see risk-reward on AAPL as positive, and rate the stock Outperform with a price target of $195." Barclays reiterates Micron as overweight Barclays raised its price target on the stock to $145 per share from $120. Evercore ISI adds a tactical outperform on Walmart Evercore added Walmart to its tactical outperform list ahead of earnings later this week. Evercore ISI adds a tactical outperform on Target Evercore added Target to its tactical outperform list ahead of earnings on May 20. "Following SEDG's 1Q results last week, we are downgrading SEDG to a Neutral and lowering our price target to $56 as the timing of a recovery remains cloudy."

Persons: Bernstein, Apple, Jefferies, it's, Wells, Piper Sandler, Piper, it's bullish, Bank of America downgrades Penn, Guggenheim, Tesla, We've Organizations: Apple, Nvidia, Barclays, Micron, HSBC, Delta, American Airlines, JPMorgan, Netflix, UBS, Wells, Visa, Mastercard, Walmart, Target, Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC Canada, Nexstar, Susquehanna, Bank of America, Penn Ent, ESPN Bet, Tesla, GE Aerospace, GE, Gemini Locations: Delta, United, America

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: GME, NVDA, INTC, KVUE
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Kenvue — Shares declined nearly 2% after Kenvue announced Johnson & Johnson will sell its 9.5% stake stake in the company. The consumer health company completed its spinoff from Johnson & Johnson in May 2023. The company's balance sheet deterioration was also a point of concern for the stock, according to the firm. Demand for international travel and a rebound in corporate travel will support the stocks, according to the firm. Incyte — The biopharmaceutical company jumped more than 5% Monday after it approved a $2 billion share repurchase program.

Persons: Kitty, Jefferies, Blayne Curtis, Kenvue, Johnson, Squarespace, Penn, Susquehanna, —, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Fred Imbert Organizations: GameStop, Arm, Nikkei, Nvidia, Intel, Street Journal, Apollo Global Management, Kenvue, Johnson, Penn Entertainment, Bank of America, Airline, American Airlines, HSBC, Delta, Susquehanna Locations: Ireland, Delta

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, Delta, Micron, Visa, Mastercard, Target, Tesla, Penn & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Persons: Bernstein, Apple, Jefferies, it's, Wells, Piper Sandler, Piper, Bank of America downgrades Penn, Guggenheim, Tesla, We've Organizations: Apple, Nvidia, Barclays, Micron, HSBC, Delta, American Airlines, JPMorgan, Netflix, UBS, Visa, Mastercard, Walmart, Target, Royal Bank of Canada, HSBC Canada, Nexstar, Susquehanna, Bank of America, Penn Ent, ESPN Bet, Tesla, GE Aerospace, GE, Gemini Locations: Delta, United, America

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walgreens, GameStop, Intel, Robinhood and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

GameStop — Shares in the video game retailer soared more than 65% on Monday after "Roaring Kitty," the man who fueled the 2021 GameStop mania, posted online on Reddit for the first time in roughly three years. Reddit , Robinhood — Shares of the two companies that were involved with the meme stock mania in 2021 rose on Monday as GameStop surged. Reddit rose more than 9%, hitting its highest level since March, while retail brokerage stock Robinhood gained about 6.2%. Intel — The chipmaker gained nearly 4% after The Wall Street Journal reported that it is in talks for an $11 billion deal with Apollo Global Management to build a factory in Ireland. Airlines — American Airlines gained 4.4%, while United Airlines and Delta Air Lines added 2.9% and 1.7%, respectively, after HSBC initiated coverage with buy ratings.

Persons: Incyte, Morgan Stanley, —, Alex Harring, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Walgreens, Alliance, Bloomberg, GameStop, Arm Holdings, Nikkei, Nexstar Media Group, CW, Intel, Street Journal, Apollo Global Management, Technologies, Susquehanna, Airlines — American Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, HSBC, Delta Locations: Irving, Texas, Ireland

Jefferies raised its price target on the artificial intelligence chipmaker, calling for more than 30% upside. Analyst Biju Perincheril downgraded shares to neutral from positive and slashed his price target by $36 to $56. Ramnani's $531 price target implies upside of 16.2% for Mastercard, while he sees Visa shares advancing 14.7% to $322. — Alex Harring 5:39 a.m.: Jefferies raises Nvidia price target Nvidia's gains won't stop anytime soon, according to Jefferies. After an analyst change, the firm kept its buy rating and raised its price target to $1,200 from $780.

Persons: Jefferies, Biju Perincheril, SolarEdge, Perincheril, — Alex Harring, Tom O'Malley, O'Malley, Seth Seifman, We've, Seifman, Morgan Stanley, Dara Mohsenian, Mohsenian, Alex Harring, Piper Sandler, Arvind Ramnani, Ramnani, Achal Kumar, Kumar, Delta, Blayne Curtis, NVDA, Curtis, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, HSBC, American Airlines, Susquehanna, FactSet, Wall, Micron, Barclays, JPMorgan, GE Aerospace, GE, PepsiCo, Pepsi, PEP, Mastercard, Visa, Technology, Delta Locations: Delta, United, Europe, Monday's premarket

Raymond James raised its price target on Nvidia to $1,100, noting revenue momentum will stay strong. On a more sour note, Bank of America lowered its price target on Boeing to $190, citing risks around the company's ongoing safety issues. He raised his price target by $30 to $160, which suggests more than 25% potential upside for shares. Analyst Bryan Bergin initiated coverage of Mastercard with a buy rating and $545 price target, which indicates 16.2% potential upside. — Pia Singh 5:50 a.m.: Bank of America cuts Boeing price target Boeing's latest troubles made Bank of America even more skeptical on the stock's prospects.

Persons: Raymond James, Berenberg, Andres Castanos, Mollor, — Pia Singh, Bernstein, Johnson, Callum Elliott, Kenvue, Elliott, Lorraine Hutchinson, Hutchinson, Nike's, TD Cowen, Bryan Bergin, Bergin, Blackwell, Srini Pajjuri, Ronald Epstein, Dave Calhoun, Epstein, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, Bank of America, Boeing, Johnson, Nike, Mastercard, Visa, of America, New York Times Locations: Albemarle, underperform, China, Europe, Asia

☆ Top Wall Street analysts like these 3 dividend stocks for passive income
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-07 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investors can turn to the expertise of Wall Street analysts who can identify stocks with long-term growth potential and the ability to generate the solid cash flows needed to support continued dividends. Here are three attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street's top experts on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. (See Walmart Ownership Structure on TipRanks)SLBThis week's third dividend pick is oilfield services company SLB (SLB). SLB stock offers a dividend yield of 2%. (See SLB Stock Buybacks on TipRanks)

Persons: Wall, Kenneth Lee, Lee, TipRanks, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe, Goldman Sachs, Neil Mehta, Mehta Organizations: Walmart, Wall Street, OneMain Holdings, RBC Capital, OneMain, Jefferies Locations: Hallandale Beach , Florida, TipRanks

☆ Exclusive: An investor in once-hot mental health startup Cerebral is suing the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAccess Industries, the investment firm founded by billionaire Len Blavatnik that invested in mental health company Cerebral, is suing the company and another of its backers as tensions mount inside the mental health company, according to documents obtained by Business Insider. It's the latest challenge to the once-hot mental health startup, which launched in 2020 to provide mental healthcare online. The lawsuit, filed by Access Industries on April 2 in Delaware, alleges an undercover power grab by WestCap, another Cerebral investor. A sinking shipOnce the hottest and fastest-growing mental health startup, Cerebral's fall from grace has been stunning. Since then, Cerebral hasn't raised any more venture funding, and the mental health company has conducted at least three rounds of layoffs.

Persons: —, Len Blavatnik, WestCap, David Mou, SoftBank Organizations: Service, Business, US Department of Justice, Access Industries, DOJ, Industries, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, US Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Locations: Delaware, WestCap

☆ Tesla may have hit a near-term bottom, says EMJ Capital's Eric Jackson
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTesla may have hit a near-term bottom, says EMJ Capital's Eric JacksonEric Jackson, EMJ Capital founder and president, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Tesla as the company published its first-quarter vehicle production and deliveries report on Tuesday, his preferred stocks overlooked by many, and more.

Persons: EMJ Capital's Eric Jackson Eric Jackson, Tesla Organizations: EMJ Capital

☆ How the billionaire creator of 5-Hour Energy's erratic takeover led to a fumble of Sports Illustrated
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-17 | by ( Jack Newsham | Jake Swearingen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

A week earlier, he had become a large minority shareholder at The Arena Group, but had no official title. The company Bhargava claimed to be taking over was so poorly run that he questioned the intelligence of those in the meeting. He also said Bhargava was talking about his charitable endeavors in order to underscore his priorities to Arena Group employees. Media, Bhargava said in the meeting, was "biased." Days later, Bhargava sacked Arena Group CEO Ross Levinsohn, too, causing Levinsohn to angrily resign from the board.

Persons: —, Manoj Bhargava, Bhargava, Zoom, I'm, Steve Janisse, Vince Bodiford, Bodiford, Ross Levinsohn, Levinsohn, Rob Barrett, doesn't, ABG, Jamie Salter, Forbes, Janisse, Nielsen, Arena's, Riley, toh, Manoj, there's Organizations: Service, Arena Group, Energy, The, Business, Sports, Media, Arena, Authentic Brands, Washington Post, Princeton, IRS, United, United States Tax, Bridge Media, Sports Illustrated, Hans Foundation, International, Group, toh e New York Times, New York, Players ' Tribune, Office, BI Locations: NewsNet, India, United States, Michigan, toh e

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Apple, Target, Tesla, Advanced Micro Devices and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Target — Target surged nearly 12% after the retailer topped Wall Street's fourth-quarter estimates . Advanced Micro Devices — Shares fell more than 2% after Bloomberg said AMD failed to get a made-for-China chip past U.S. regulators. Profit forecasts also missed expectations, with GitLab guiding between 19 cents and 23 cents, versus a consensus estimate of 35 cents. Paymentus Holdings — The payment technology stock popped 21% after surpassing Wall Street's fourth-quarter revenue and earnings estimates. AeroVironment — The defense stock soared nearly 28% and headed for its second-best day ever after topping Wall Street's fiscal third-quarter expectations and offering stronger-than-expected full-year guidance.

Persons: Apple —, Tesla, — Microstrategy, Albemarle, GitLab, Wall, AeroVironment, —, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim Organizations: Apple, Apple — Apple, Research, —, Bloomberg, AMD, Commerce Department, Preferred Stock, Paymentus Holdings, Technologies, Wolfe Research Locations: China, Berlin, Australia

☆ UBS is bullish on preferred securities. Here's where it sees opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It should be a good year for preferred stocks, according to UBS. "Preferreds are off to a strong start to 2024," said Frank Sileo, senior fixed income strategist for the Americas at UBS. Preferreds typically have a fixed par value of $25, but they are also available in $1,000 par value. The $25 par value preferreds have seen a nearly 3% return year to date, he said. Here are some of UBS' top picks in the preferred securities sector with moderate risk.

Persons: Frank Sileo, Preferreds, Sileo Organizations: UBS, Americas, Federal Reserve, Treasury

☆ Commercial real estate services firm restructures debt after default as industry's problems widen
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Daniel Geiger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The announcement came after S&P Global Ratings lowered Avison's credit on Friday and reported that the company had defaulted on the loan. Weeks earlier, S&P had downgraded the credit rating of Cushman & Wakefield, another major services firm. Higher interest rates have dislocated property values and stifled sales transactions, cutting off a major revenue stream for these firms. Leasing activity across major property types, meanwhile, including office, remains diminished. A push into US real estateAvison sought to rapidly grow in the US over the past decade, including in major commercial real estate markets such as New York City.

Persons: Avison Young, Weeks, Cushman, –, Mark Rose, Avison, Rose, CDPQ, Arbour, MSCI, doesn't, that's Organizations: Cushman & Wakefield, Business, Leasing, Caisse, Federal Reserve Locations: Toronto, Avison, Lane, Stamford , Connecticut, New York City

☆ Wall Street gives 2 of our healthcare stocks well-deserved price target bumps
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street liked what it saw from GE Healthcare and Eli Lilly in their earnings reports, leading to a round of well-deserved price target bumps for the Club stocks. GE Healthcare fell slightly Wednesday, holding on to most of Tuesday's almost 11.7% surge. The biggest price target boost for GE Healthcare came from Piper Sandler, going to $94 per share from $84 while reiterating its buy-equivalent rating. Goldman Sachs, which has a hold rating on Eli Lilly, bumped its price target to $650 a share from $600. The GE Healthcare scanner is called the Revolution CT. Martin Schutt | picture alliance | Getty Images

Persons: Eli Lilly, tirzepatide, Lilly, it's, Piper Sandler, —, Mizuho, Wells Fargo, Evercore, Eli Lilly's, Lilly's, Eli, Truist, Cantor Fitzgerald, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Martin Schutt Organizations: GE Healthcare, Club, GE, Mizuho Securities, Electric, BMO Capital Markets, Truist Securities, CNBC, Bank of America, Barclays, Getty Locations: Amgen, China, Eli Lilly's, Wells Fargo, Jena , Germany

☆ Analysts are so bullish on this global chip stock they keep naming it as their top pick
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

One stock frequently showed up among analysts' top calls this month: South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix . In December, HSBC raised the price target for the stock from 150,000 Korean ($112) won to 180,000 Korean won ($134). "We also expect positive impact from ongoing AI demand on expanding On-device AI adoption. For global investors who wish to buy SK Hynix shares, its shares are listed on the Korea Stock Exchange and its depository receipts are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchanges. Investors can also buy into SK Hynix via the ETF route.

Persons: Trent Masters, CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, SK Hynix, Nvidia, SK Hynix's, UBS, HSBC, Korean, Trent, Alphinity Investment Management, CNBC, Samsung, SK, Korea Stock Exchange, Luxembourg Stock Exchanges, Franklin FTSE, Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF, Korea ETF Locations: Franklin FTSE South Korea, Korea

☆ This energy drink stock trouncing the market appears ready for its next bull run, according to the charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Todd Gordon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

However, America's quest for a healthier lifestyle in a post-pandemic era led Pepsi to invest in Celsius (CELH) in August, 2022. International opportunity The Pepsi distribution deal helped Celsius spread across America quickly and it is now sitting at the No. DISCLOSURES: (Gordon owns CELH in personal (stock and options) and stock in wealth management business.) THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSITUTE FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, TAX OR LEGAL ADVICE OR A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY ANY SECURITY OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSET. BEFORE MAKING ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS, YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER SEEKING ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

Persons: it's, Ozempic, CELH, Jarrod Langhan, Gordon Organizations: Pepsi, Cola, Tactical Alpha, Monster Beverage, Beverage Locations: America, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany

☆ Here's why Warren Buffett calls airline stocks hazardous to your investment health
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

With a midair emergency, disappointing profit forecast and more aircraft groundings after only two weeks, the airline industry is already off to a turbulent 2024. "It's a labor intensive, capital intensive, largely commodity-type business," Buffett said during the annual meeting of Berkshire shareholders in 2013. Selling airlines In 2020, Buffett revealed that Berkshire sold all of its equity holdings in the U.S. airline industry. That included stakes worth a combined $4 billion in all four legacy carriers — United Airlines , American Airlines , Southwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines . And I don't know how it's changed and I hope it corrects itself in a reasonably prompt way," Buffett said then.

Persons: Warren Buffett, Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, That's, he's, I've, Charlie Munger, it's, Donald Trump, ’ Buffett, Kitty Hawk, Orville, Richard Branson Organizations: Berkshire, U.S, — United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Buffett, U.S . Global JETS ETF, JETS, Chicago Cubs, CNBC, Virgin Atlantic Airways Locations: Omaha, NetJets

Bank of America raised its rating on Adecoargo to buy , with its price target pointing to more than 26% upside. The firm maintained its $450 price target on the pizza chain, which implies shares could jump 12.6%. Analyst Doug Anmuth upped his price target by $15 to $220, implying shares could still gain more than 13%. The firm's new $230 price target implies the overweight-rated stock could gain 18.5% over the next 12 months. The analyst increased his 2024 year-end price target to $30 per share, which suggests 32.2% potential upside from Monday's close.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Oppenheimer Oppenheimer, Brian Bittner, Bittner, — Pia Singh, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Ehrlich, Doug Anmuth, Morgan Stanley, Benjamin Swinburne, Roth, Chip Moore, Moore, Nuvera, Yuri Fernandes, Fernandes, …, Piper Sandler downgrades Albemarle, Charles Neivert, Neivert, Isabella Simonato, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Bank of America, Spotify, Analysts, JPMorgan, Yale, Hyster, Argentine Locations: Argentina, Albemarle, 4Q23, China, Europe, 2024E, 2025E

☆ Here's where to invest $250,000 for the next 5 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CNBC Pro spoke to financial advisors and investment experts to find out how they would allocate $250,000 over the next five years. Preferred Stocks: Preferred stocks have attractive yields and are depressed after two years of weak stock and bond markets — and so are set to gain if the stock market recovers, Hatfield said. Preferred stocks have characteristics of both stocks and bonds — they trade on exchanges like stocks but they have a face value and pay dividends like bonds. They are also like bonds in that when the value of the preferred stock goes down, yields rise. $30,000 to investment grade bonds: This is a conservative investment that will benefit if long-term rates rally, he said.

Persons: Jay Hatfield, Hatfield, Microsoft —, Paul Gambles, James McManus, McManus, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: CNBC, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, U.S . Preferred, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Microsoft, U.S . Federal Reserve, Family, JPMorgan Locations: U.S, Hatfield, Asia, Pacific, Europe

☆ Make these 12 investments before stocks charge toward new record highs after the US avoids a recession next year, according to the investment chief at $756 billion Citi Global Wealth
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The top investing mind at Citi Global Wealth believes a long-awaited economic slowdown isn't around the corner — it's in the rearview mirror. Job creation is starting to slow , the investment chief noted, but lower interest rates could certainly change that. Higher earnings will be driven by lower wage growth and improved productivity from innovations like artificial intelligence, Bailin said. As for stocks, Bailin prefers funds tracking the equal-weight version of the S&P 500 as earnings rise across the board. Growth stocks have carried the market this year, and the investment chief said he continues to prefer the group to cyclicals despite his rosy economic outlook.

Persons: David Bailin, —, Bailin, slowdowns, I've, Bailin doesn't, — they'll Organizations: Citi Global Wealth, Business, Investors, Federal Reserve, Citi, Goldman Sachs, Management

☆ What Warren Buffett learned from his past investment mistakes, including IBM and airlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

In the years after Buffett sold IBM, he dramatically raised Berkshire's stake in Apple, becoming the largest shareholder outside of index and exchange-traded fund providers. As of the end of June, Berkshire's Apple stake was worth more than $177 billion, accounting for nearly half of Berkshire's entire equity portfolio. Buffett also admitted it was a mistake not being an early investor in Amazon , saying he underestimated the brilliance of founder Jeff Bezos. Some said that Buffett sold them too early and missed the subsequent rebound when the economy reopened. "It could've been worse, but it was a mistake," Buffett said during 1995 annual meeting .

Persons: Warren Buffett, he's, Buffett, Berkshire's, That's, Ben Graham, Jeff Bezos, Charlie Munger, we'll, I'd, Long, we'd, Richard Branson Organizations: Oracle, HP, Apple, Business Machines, IBM, Berkshire's Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor, Big Tech, Google, — United, Delta Air Lines, US Air, Virgin Atlantic Airways Locations: Omaha, Berkshire, Taiwan, U.S, American, Southwest

☆ NextEra workers roll the dice with big bet on company stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Tim Mclaughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

America’s largest renewable power company is among several U.S. energy and utility companies, including Exxon and Southern Company, that continue to promote big, concentrated bets on company stock in worker retirement plans. Nearly 50% of the investments in NextEra’s employee-funded 401(k) retirement plan are in company stock, the highest among all 30 companies in the S&P 500 Utilities Sector (.SPLRCU). NextEra declined to comment on its use of company stock in employee 401(k) plans. "If we saw a concentration of more than 20% in a single company stock, we would definitely tell them it's a big risk." `Keith Rasmussen, a retired geologist, said he still feels the financial repercussions of holding big bets on company stock in his retirement plans.

Persons: Robert Knoche, Yoon, NextEra, ”, Alicia Munnell, Kristin McKenna, McKenna, Ryan Frazier, Keith Rasmussen, jolt, Rasmussen, “, ” Rasmussen, Richard Valdmanis, Anna Driver Organizations: REUTERS, Exxon, Southern Company, Corporate America, Enron, Utilities, Vanguard Group, Center for Retirement Research, Boston College, Employees, Silicon Valley Bank, Darrow Wealth Management, SEC, Corporations, U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, Southern Co, Dominion Energy Inc, Dominion, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Thomson Locations: Douglas County , Kansas, U.S, Silicon, Boston, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ Instacart raises IPO price range after robust Arm debut
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The price hike signals robust investor demand for San Francisco-based Instacart, which is looking to finally list its shares this month after years of waiting in the wings. Investors will be pinning hopes on robust debuts from Instacart, Klaviyo and Neumora to carry the momentum in the IPO market after Arm's strong showing on Thursday. Instacart said it is now seeking to sell 22 million shares at $28 to $30 each. At the top end of the range, the IPO will fetch $660 million compared with the earlier target of $616 million. The company's raised valuation target, however, would still be just one-fourth of the $39 billion it was worth after its last funding round more than two years ago.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Group's, Instacart, Goldman Sachs, J.P, Morgan, Niket, Krishna Chandra Organizations: REUTERS, Arm Holdings, San, Neumora Therapeutics, Instacart, Cornerstone, PepsiCo, Instacart's, Thomson Locations: San Francisco, Bengaluru

☆ The meme stock mania is now a movie. Here's what has happened to GameStop and AMC
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There's Anthony Ramos' Marcus, a GameStop cashier, being lectured by his parents that this stock trading thing isn't real. Reddit versus Wall StreetMany social media traders discussed the meme stock moment in David vs Goliath terms — the retail traders versus the hedge funds. Several brokerages limited trading in meme stocks at the height of the meme stock mania. In the second quarter of 2019, before the meme stock mania began, the company generated about $1.3 billion in net sales. The AMC stock sales have diluted the holdings of individual shareholders, and the market cap of AMC is still down more than 50% from its peak.

Persons: Pete Davidson, Paul Dano's Keith Gill, Kitty, There's Anthony Ramos, Marcus, Jenny, hasn't, David, Gabe Plotkin, Seth Rogen, Capital, Robinhood, Chewy, Ryan Cohen, Matthew Furlong, shakeups, Adam Aron, Plotkin Organizations: Sony Pictures Entertainment, GameStop, YouTube, Ferrari, AMC Entertainment, AMC, SEC, Amazon, Wall Street titans, Charlotte Hornets

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