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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Tesla, Apple, Meta, IBM, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: KeyBanc downgrades Verizon to sector weight from overweight KeyBanc downgraded the telecom provider following earnings. Jefferies initiates California Resources at buy Jefferies says the energy company has a differentiated offering. " TD Cowen reiterates Microsoft as buy The firm recommended Microsoft heading into earnings next week. Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America touted Amazon ahead of earnings next week. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight The firm says it's sticking with top pick Tesla following earnings on Wednesday.

Persons: KeyBanc, Jefferies, Bernstein, ServiceNow, TD Cowen, Wells, Susquehanna, Lisa Su, SRE, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Rosenblatt, Apple Organizations: Verizon, " Bank of America, IBM, Bank of America, CRC, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, JPMorgan, NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy, AMD, Sempra Energy Locations: California, Regions

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Palantir, Amazon, Shopify, Walmart, Microsoft, Palantir, Tesla & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating on Amazon following CEO Andy Jassy's letter to employees on Monday. Bank of America adds Palantir to the US1 list Bank of America added the stock to its top picks list. Bank of America reinstates Carvana as buy Bank of America resumed coverage of Carvana and upgraded it to buy saying it sees accelerating growth. Bank of America upgrades Hewlett Packard Enterprise to buy from neutral Bank of America said shares of the company are "attractive." Bank of America upgrades GE Vernova to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees a "power surge" for the stock.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Andy Jassy's, Andy Jassy, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Redburn, LSCC, Ford Tamer, Mizuho, DELL, Morgan Stanley, Virgin, Jefferies, it's bullish, JEF, ARMK, Baird, BTIG, " Jefferies, SolarEdge Organizations: Nvidia, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Semiconductor, Stifel, Board, Dell, JPMorgan, ViaSat, United Airlines, Viasat, IFC, Virgin Galactic, Virgin, Citi, UBS, APP, RBC, Baird Conference, Burger, Walmart, Technologies, Healthcare, Barclays, D, WEC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, of America, Hewlett, Packard Enterprise, GE, Gas Power Services Locations: Europe

☆ Analysts love these cheap dividend-paying stocks heading into the second half
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The stock market has had a hot first half, with the S & P 500 up roughly 15%, but there are still opportunities for investors to find cheap names with solid dividends. They also have upside to the average analyst price target of 10% or more, according to FactSet. The S & P 500 energy sector has also done well this year, up more than 9% so far. SLB has a whopping 41.5% upside to the average price target, while ConocoPhillips has more than 27% upside to the average price target. About 68% of analysts covering the stock rate it a buy or overweight, and it has nearly 22% upside to the average price target.

Persons: Sempra, Baker Hughes, SLB Organizations: Federal Reserve, CNBC Pro, Hotels, Resorts, BMO, Utilities, ConocoPhillips, Analysts, Oil, Hasbro, Bank of America Locations: SLB

☆ Buy this boring part of the stock market for overlooked exposure to the AI boom
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Boring utility stocks are being highlighted as the next great beneficiaries of the AI boom. Goldman Sachs highlights 4 buy-rated utility stocks that are set to benefit from the AI boom. AdvertisementThe most boring area of the stock market is being awakened by the AI boom, and investors should take notice now, according to Goldman Sachs. These are the four utility stocks Goldman Sachs rates as Buy, partly due to their exposure to AI-fueled electricity demand. NextEra Energy (NEE): "Renewable segment uniquely positioned for AI data load and interconnection queue available."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, — Organizations: Service, Goldman, Xcel, Co, Nvidia, AMD, Computers Locations: MISO, Texas

☆ How much TikTok pays employees in the US, from data scientists to software engineers, according to salary data
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +109 min

Some examples of salary offers for corporate functions include:AdvertisementAccountant, Expense Management : $73,000: $73,000 HR Business Partner : $127,680 median; ranging from $90,000 to $182,880: $127,680 median; ranging from $90,000 to $182,880 HR Specialist: $114,000 median; ranging from $85,000 to $170,000DesignEmployees on the design team "shape the visual representation" of TikTok's products and business, creating "unique designs that are not just visually appealing, but also express the aesthetic of our brand," the company wrote. : $320,000: $320,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Monetization : $210,000: $210,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Privacy : $190,000: $190,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok Social : $126,640 median; ranging from $65,000 to $288,000: $126,640 median; ranging from $65,000 to $288,000 Android Software Engineer, TikTok User Growth : $227,000 median; ranging from $221,000 to $233,000: $227,000 median; ranging from $221,000 to $233,000 Applied Machine Learning Engineer : $273,340 median; ranging from $180,000 to $306,000: $273,340 median; ranging from $180,000 to $306,000 Applied Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation : $190,000: $190,000 AR Effects Interactive Engineer : $125,000: $125,000 AR Software Engineer : $125,000: $125,000 Audio Engineer : $75,000: $75,000 Backend Engineer : $128,000: $128,000 Backend Engineer, Ads Platform : $172,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $240,000: $172,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $240,000 Backend Engineer, Content Ecosystem : $222,360: $222,360 Backend Engineer, Lark Innovation : $160,000: $160,000 Backend Engineer, Machine Learning : $157,680 median; ranging from $157,680 to $175,000: $157,680 median; ranging from $157,680 to $175,000 Backend Engineer, Risk Systems : $295,000 median; ranging from $150,000 to $320,000: $295,000 median; ranging from $150,000 to $320,000 Backend Engineer, TikTok Ads Creative and Ecosystem : $250,000: $250,000 Backend Engineer, TikTok Ads Creativity and Ecosystem : $207,500 median; ranging from $175,000 to $240,000: $207,500 median; ranging from $175,000 to $240,000 Backend Engineer, TikTok Eng. : $220,000 median; ranging from $160,000 to $285,000 0 #NUM! Software Engineer, Computer Vision : $165,000 median; ranging from $165,000 to $200,000: $165,000 median; ranging from $165,000 to $200,000 Software Engineer, Computer Vision, Intelligent Creation : $200,000 median; ranging from $200,000 to $265,000: $200,000 median; ranging from $200,000 to $265,000 Software Engineer, Core Services : $204,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $244,680: $204,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $244,680 Software Engineer, Core Service, Application Security : $129,680: $129,680 Software Engineer, CRM : $175,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $300,555: $175,000 median; ranging from $125,000 to $300,555 Software Engineer, Data Access Team : $230,000: $230,000 Software Engineer, Data Mining : $169,680: $169,680 Software Engineer, Data Mining USDS : $182,400: $182,400 Software Engineer, Data Platform : $186,000 median; ranging from $170,000 to $216,880: $186,000 median; ranging from $170,000 to $216,880 Software Engineer, Data Security and Compliance : $180,000: $180,000 Software Engineer, Database Kernel Development : $130,000 median; ranging from $128,000 to $220,000: $130,000 median; ranging from $128,000 to $220,000 Software Engineer, Distributed Storage System : $285,000 median; ranging from $180,000 to $285,000: $285,000 median; ranging from $180,000 to $285,000 Software Engineer, Engineering Productivity : $195,000: $195,000 Software Engineer, Front-End : $147,000: $147,000 Software Engineer, Front-End, Ads Technology : $125,000: $125,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack : $180,000: $180,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack, Ads Technology : $147,500 median; ranging from $125,000 to $170,000: $147,500 median; ranging from $125,000 to $170,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack, E-Commerce Engineering and Architecture : $205,000: $205,000 Software Engineer, Full Stack, Vertical Solutions : $220,000: $220,000 Software Engineer, Global E-Commerce Customer Business : $195,000 median; ranging from $133,240 to $225,000: $195,000 median; ranging from $133,240 to $225,000 Software Engineer, Global Payment : $161,000 median; ranging from $155,000 to $215,000: $161,000 median; ranging from $155,000 to $215,000 Software Engineer, Gov. and Experience, TikTok E-Commerce : $241,540 median; ranging from $219,680 to $263,400: $241,540 median; ranging from $219,680 to $263,400 Software Engineer, GPU Management : $128,000 $128,000 $128,000 0 #NUM!

Persons: —, It's, TikTok, it's, ByteDance, TikTok Eng, Tiktok Organizations: Service, Business, US, of Foreign Labor, Live, US Data Security, Security, US Department of Labor, Corporate, Employees, TikTok, Tech, Commerce, Marketing, Staff, Trust, Safety, Brand, Android Software, Computer, Global Agency Relations, Global Security Technology, Infrastructure Engineering, Android, Machine, Interactive, Systems, Data Systems, Engineer, Commerce Data Intelligence, Commerce Logistics, Chain, Logistics, Media, US Tech Services, Big, Business Intelligence, Protection, Network Security, Business Systems, Cash, Cloud, Networking Software, Public, Tech Service, Technology, Technology Systems, Infrastructure, Network Business, NA, Defense, US Tech Service, Analytics, Research, Mining, Solutions, Tech Services, Pico, Forensics, Development, Control, Financial, CRM, Global, Learning, Traffic, TCMS, Communications, Graphics, Monetization Technology, Management, Products, Resources, IDC Logistics, DevOps, IOS, GNE Global, Software, Procurement, Commerce Global, Strategic, Global Business, Merchant, Mobile Security, Mobile Software, Multimedia Research, Regional, Sound Engineering, Professional Services, Community, Relations, Real, Commerce Trading, Creative, Enterprise, Virtual Network, Storage, Data Security, Smart, Finance, ML Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, TikTok US Tech Services, Monetization Tech, Learning Systems, Core Services, Core Service, Data Mining, Engineering, Commerce Engineering, Mobile, Revenue Management Locations: ByteDance, TikTok, TikTok Commerce, America, Mexico, Americas, Commerce

☆ US appeals court scraps Sempra's Port Arthur LNG emissions permit
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Curtis Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsHOUSTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - A U.S. court has removed an emissions permit for Sempra's (SRE.N) Port Arthur LNG export terminal in Texas, but the company said construction of the facility will continue for now. The approximately 13.5 million-metric-tons-per-annum (mtpa) Port Arthur plant has approval to export LNG to both Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and non-FTA countries, including Europe, and is part of the U.S. LNG expansion to meet growing global demand for the superchilled gas. The decision sends the Port Arthur LNG permit application back to the TCEQ for new evaluation. Investment firm KKR (KKR.N) owns a 20% stake in Sempra Infrastructure while Sempra Energy owns 70% and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority owns 10%. John Beard, executive director of the Port Arthur Community Action Network, which brought the lawsuit challenging TCEQ, said of the ruling: “We’ve won by standing up for Port Arthur communities of color to breathe free from toxic pollution.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Port Arthur, Sempra, John Beard, “ We’ve, –, Biden, Alex Munton, Munton, Curtis Williams, Deepa Babington, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Port Arthur, Free, U.S, U.S ., Appeals, Fifth Circuit, Texas Commission, Environmental, Rio, Rio Grande LNG, Port, Sempra Infrastructure, ConocoPhillips, Investment, KKR, Sempra Energy, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Port Arthur Community Action Network, Global Gas & LNG Research, Rapidan Energy, Thomson Locations: Port, Texas, Europe, Rio Grande, Port Arthur, Abu Dhabi, Houston

☆ How shipping more US natural gas to Europe helped fuel CO2 pollution
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Tim Mclaughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

The administration approved five U.S. LNG export licenses to serve the European market following Russia's invasion, having approved none beforehand. U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry told Reuters last year that greenhouse gas emissions were an inevitable "downside" to increasing LNG exports to European allies. CO2 emissions from the energy-intensive process of liquefying gas for export mark only one stage in the industry's overall climate impact. Critics argue that it is unclear whether the U.S. gas export boom to Europe is displacing coal or delaying a transition to renewables like solar and wind. NextDecade Corp has said its proposed terminal near Brownsville, Texas, could remove more than 90% of its expected 6.4 million tons per year of carbon emissions.

Persons: Arathy, Biden, John Kerry, Robert Fee, Critics, Alexandra Shaykevich, Sempra, Susan Richardson, Tim McLaughlin, Richard Valdmanis, Suzanne Goldenberg Organizations: Reuters, Cheniere Energy, United, U.S . Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Energy Regulatory, Biden White, LNG, The Energy Department, FERC, U.S, Energy Information Administration, Reuters Graphics, Washington, Venture Global, CCS, SEC, Talos Energy, NextDecade, Thomson Locations: Freeport, U.S, Freeport , Texas, United States, Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Texas, Cameron, Louisiana, Brownsville , Texas

☆ Jobs and earnings are major themes next week as we consider more portfolio moves
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

But in the end, it's fundamentals that drive earnings and earnings that drive stock prices. Looking ahead to next week, we'll get several important macroeconomic updates along with nine Club earnings reports. Economic releases Next week is Jobs Friday when we get the government's monthly nonfarm payrolls report. Club stock earnings Club name Caterpillar (CAT) reports third-quarter results before the opening bell Tuesday. DuPont (DD) is set to report earnings.

Persons: it's, we'll, nonfarm payrolls, We'll, Estee Lauder, Eli Lilly, BUD, Jerome Powell, Kraft Heinz, WEN, Papa John's, Dwight Co, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Brendan Mcdermid Organizations: Caterpillar, GE Healthcare, DuPont, Bausch Health, Starbucks, Apple Watch, VF Corp, GE HealthCare, Pfizer, JetBlue, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Devices, Caesars Entertainment, Cruise, CVS Health, Brinker International, Yum Brands, PayPal, Qualcomm, Mondelez, Novo Nordisk, Barrick, Penn Entertainment, Paramount Global, Marriott, Ferrari, Molson Coors, TAP, Coinbase, Natural Resources, Booking Holdings, International, Monster Beverage, Health, Resources, Dwight, Restaurant Brands, Sempra Energy, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange Locations: North America, China, New York City, U.S

☆ These are the 11 sectors that comprise the S&P 500 — and the stocks we own in each
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +28 min

.GSPF YTD mountain S & P 500 Financials Sector YTD performance Club stocks in the Financials sector: Morgan Stanley ( MS): The bank's services include investment banking, wealth management and investment management. Communication Services Sector market weight: 8.85% Market cap: $3.3 trillion YTD performance: up 44.5% Industries: Diversified telecommunication services; entertainment; interactive media & services; media; wireless telecommunication services. .GSPTS YTD mountain S & P 500 Communication Services Sector YTD performance Club stocks in the Communication Services sector: Walt Disney (DIS): The entertainment giant reported another mixed quarter last month, even against low expectations. Real estate Sector market weight: 2.44% Market cap: $909 billion YTD performance: up 0.9% Industries: Equity real estate investment trusts; real estate management & development. .SPLRCR YTD mountain S & P 500 Real Estate Sector YTD performance While we don't own any real estate stocks, investors have historically invested in the sector for its reliable cash flow from income-generating properties.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim, Salesforce, reenergized, Marc Benioff, Wolfe, Palo, Eli Lilly, Cantor Fitzgerald, Bausch, bioprocessing, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Eaton Vance, Wells Fargo, Wells, TJX, Wynn, Locker, We've, Mary Dillon, Walt Disney, Bob Iger's, Emerson, Davidson, Vimal Kapur, Stanley Black, Decker, Estee Lauder, Gillette —, Elliott, Coterra, Linde, Jim Cramer, Mandel Ngan Organizations: Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Club, Technology Sector, Industries, Communications, Technology, Information Technology, Apple, Wedbush Securities, Microsoft, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Nvidia, Broadcom, VMware, Palo Alto Networks, Wolfe Research, Palo Alto, Oracle, Mizuho, Amazon Web Services, Google, Health Care, Biotechnology, Health, Bausch Health, Leerink Partners, GE Healthcare Technologies, General Electric, GE, Financials, Bank of America, United Auto Workers, Detroit, Ford, Starbucks, TJX, Marshalls, Wynn Resorts, WYNN, Communication Services, Communication, Hollywood, Charter Communications, Disney, JMP Securities, Facebook, Industrials, Aerospace, Emerson, Caterpillar, Honeywell, Consumer Staples Sector, Consumer, Consumer Staples, Costco Wholesale, Procter & Gamble, Gillette, Constellation Brands, Corona, Modelo, Pacifico, Elliott Management, Energy Sector, Energy, Coterra Energy, Natural Resources, West Texas, Utilities Sector, Electric, Companies, Sempra Energy, Materials, Chemicals, Linde, LIN, DuPont, Sector, Equity, Real, Jim Cramer's Charitable, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: U.S, FactSet, bioprocessing, Wells Fargo, China, Maxx, Macao, Asia, Pacifico —, California, Texas

Hawaiian Electric CEO Shelee Kimura received a cash bonus in 2022 based on her performance against 10 measures including profit and customer satisfaction. Wildfire risk mitigation was not on the list, according to the utility’s pay disclosures. Wildfire risk had been a concern for several years before the blaze ripped through Lahaina, a historic resort town in Maui. Idacorp declined to comment on its pay practices and how they relate to wildfire mitigation. “You don’t want a wildfire disaster to be the catalyst for a change in public policy,” said Glazer, who supports linking executive pay to wildfire mitigation.

Persons: Mike Blake, ”, Alison Silverstein, Shelee Kimura, Kimura, “, Michael Cerasoli, Michael Underhill, Brian Buckham, ” Buckham, Idacorp, Larry Glazer, Glazer, Tim McLaughlin, Tom Hals, Peter Henderson, Noeleen Walder, Rich Valdmanis, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Workers, REUTERS, Hawaiian Electric, U.S . Federal Energy Regulatory, Electric, Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, San Diego Gas &, Global Renewable Energy Income Fund, Reuters, Capital Innovations, SEC, Portland General Electric Co, Boston’s Mayflower Advisors, Thomson Locations: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S, California, Honolulu, Maui ., Idaho , Oregon, Washington, Idaho

☆ 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

HOUSTON, July 10 (Reuters) - A coming wave of North American liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects faces staffing challenges that are prompting some of the biggest developers to expand training and coordinate projects to keep construction workers. WORKERS NEEDEDAt present Bechtel has more than 3,000 professionals working on its LNG projects. Two other projects - Golden Pass LNG and Plaquemines LNG - have added workers and are moving to 24-hour work schedules. Cheniere and Bechtel are training workers using virtual simulations or via partnerships with local schools. Venture Global LNG stitched together 18 liquefaction units in its highly modular Calcasieu Pass LNG plant, allowing it to open the facility in what it said was record time.

Persons: Paul Marsden, Marsden, Alex Munton, Bechtel, Corey Grindal, Grindal, Cheniere, Jason Klein, Klein, Paul Varello, Curtis Williams, Nia Williams, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Bechtel Corp's Energy, Labor, Rapidan Energy, Bechtel, Cheniere Energy, Corpus, Plaquemines, Canada, Reuters, Commonwealth LNG, Venture, Columbia, Thomson Locations: U.S, Port Arthur, Christi, Kitimat, British Columbia, China, Calcasieu, Houston

☆ 2 JPMorgan buys First Republic Bank's assets
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

May 1 (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N), the biggest U.S. bank by assets, said on Monday it will buy most of First Republic Bank's (FRC.N) assets after U.S. regulators seized the troubled bank. low single digits), strategically consistent (US wealth expansion), and system friendly - FDIC loss of only $13B (<est. "First, as with the GFC (Global Financial Crisis,) this once again shows the value of a fortress balance sheet. "Assets such as the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen will be on the radar as traders look for an asset of safety. Still, unlike Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the FDIC had a buy waiting in the wings.

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

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

☆ Trump allies have privately been asking him to rein in talk of 'death and destruction' as he rails against a possible indictment: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The former president has been asking his confidantes what they think of his social media posts. The sources added that Trump has asked several confidants what they think of his recent explosive posts on social media, per Rolling Stone. The post containing the image of Trump with the baseball bat has since been deleted from Trump's Truth Social account. Trump's other raging remarks directed at the investigation, such as his warning of "potential death and destruction" if he were indicted, sre still up on Truth Social. In one such post, Trump claimed Bragg "IS JUST CARRYING OUT THE PLANS OF THE RADICAL LEFT LUNATICS.

☆ Inflation takes a back seat to earnings next week as stocks look to bounce back
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The latest Fed projection for the so-called terminal rate — the level where the rate hikes stop — was just over 5%. Before this past week, those intraday levels hadn't been seen since November 2022. ET: ISM Services Looking back January's hot reading on core PCE on Friday was the most influential economic number of the past week. In Club earnings this past week, Nvidia (NVDA) was certainly the highlight. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

After a dearth of plant approvals last decade, developers have secured dozens of long-term contracts to finance new multibillion-dollar LNG plants. The United States was long an importer of LNG, but natural gas discoveries and production from the shale revolution flipped the country into an LNG exporter in 2016. U.S. LNG exports hit 10.6 billion cubic feet per day (bcfd) in 2022, making the country the second biggest LNG exporter behind Australia. But their production volumes will allow the United States to remain ahead of output from Australia and Qatar. The seven U.S. export plants already in service, including Freeport LNG, can turn about 13.8 billion cubic feet of gas into LNG each day.

☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the market Tuesday: Wages too high, China reopening
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Barclays raises price target on Club holding Eli Lily (LLY) by $5-per-share to $400. UBS downgrades PG & E (PCG) to neutral from buy, with a $17-per-share price target; just above where the stock closed Friday. Barclays raises Exxon Mobil (XOM) price target to $129 per share from $111; keeps overweight (buy) rating. 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.

☆ California to vote on hotly debated change in rooftop solar policy
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Nichola Groom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. For decades, Californians with rooftop panels have been credited for excess power at or near the full retail electricity rate. Solar companies counter that the changes would slow new installations and threaten California's clean energy and climate change goals. California's three investor-owned utilities are Pacific Gas & Electric (PCG.N), Southern California Edison (EIX.N) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SRE.N). Customers installing solar with a battery, for example, would save about $136 a month under the plan, compared with $100 a month with just solar.

☆ Here's why we're overhauling our Bullpen watch list — adding five stocks and removing two
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

We're making several updates to our Bullpen watch list: adding five names, including Caterpillar (CAT), and removing two. Also, adding a stock to the Bullpen does not necessarily mean we would buy it at the current price. Let's go company by company to explain the reasons behind the additions and the removals. 5 stocks added to the Bullpen This aerospace and defense company was formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation's aerospace business. 2 stocks removed by the Bullpen We put Barrick Gold in the Bullpen back in March, thinking investors may seek out gold stocks as a safe haven during times of crisis.

☆ Leaked email shows that Twitter employees must send Elon Musk weekly updates of everything they've worked on to 'innovate rapidly'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Kali Hays | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Twitter CEO and billionaire Elon Musk directly oversees its engineering department. Everyone doing technical work is now expected to send a weekly update on what they've accomplished. This will help Twitter "innovate rapidly on software," according to a leaked email. Twitter's remaining employees are now expected to keep its CEO Elon Musk up to date on everything they work on each week. "In order to innovate rapidly on software, it is critical to understand what everyone is working on and who is coding what," the email said.

☆ TikTok is still hiring despite the tech downturn. Here's how much it pays for hundreds of engineering, marketing, and other US jobs.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Dan Whateley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +42 min

Insider analyzed US work-visa data to gauge salary levels at TikTok and parent company ByteDance. The data show TikTok and ByteDance offered staffers on US work visas $30 an hour to $400,000 a year. And TikTok has begun to get into its stride with advertisers who are now taking it more seriously as a marketing platform. Based on the data, TikTok and ByteDance offered from late-2020 to mid-2022 base salaries ranging from $30 per hour to $400,000 per year for various roles. TikTok's median annual base salary was roughly $184,000 per year, based on data from 319 foreign-labor certification applications.

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☆ IBM salaries revealed: Engineers can earn nearly $200K. See how much analysts, managers, and others at the tech giant make.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

IBM is among the oldest and largest computer companies in the world and has more than 350,000 employees. These offers must be equal to what US employees earn making them a great guide to employee salaries at the company. When Insider analyzed IBM salary data in 2021, the highest offer was to an engineering program director, earning $335,000. A technical team lead, for instance, earned $57,500 in Monroe, LA, and as much as $114,500 in Parsippany, NJ. Insider has also compiled a database of salaries across other big tech companies like Google, Apple, Tesla, Amazon, and more.

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☆ Here is an update on our 7 Bullpen stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

We reviewed our Bullpen stocks during the Investing Club's October "Monthly Meeting" on Thursday. Barrick Gold (GOLD): Investors would think that with geopolitical tensions, inflation, and economic uncertainty, this is time for gold to shine. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

☆ Mexico tells fans not to bring iconic 'Lucha Libre' masks to World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Angelica Medina | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Oct 11 (Reuters) - Mexico fans have been advised by their government not to wear their colourful 'Lucha Libre' wrestling masks at World Cup matches in Qatar to comply with local rules. The masks of classic fighters, such as 'El Santo' and 'Blue Demon', are popular among Mexico fans, who routinely wear them at international competitions such as the World Cup and the Olympics. However, Qatar's World Cup organisers, the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), told Reuters there was no policy prohibiting masks at the World Cup. "Full face masks, such as the famous Mexican wrestling masks, would obviously have to be removed for security reasons heading into a stadium," the SC wrote in an emailed statement. According to world soccer's governing body FIFA, Mexico will have one of the biggest fan contingents at the World Cup.

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