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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Peloton, Lam Research, Lowe's, AstraZeneca and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Lowe's — The home improvement stock fell 2.9% despite the company posting a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat. By comparison, analysts surveyed by FactSet had penciled in $1.45 in earnings per share on $1.21 billion in revenue. XPeng — U.S-listed shares jumped nearly 5% after the Chinese EV company topped first-quarter estimates for revenue and said it anticipates a rise in quarterly deliveries. AutoZone reported $4.24 billion in revenue for the quarter, below the $4.29 billion expected by analysts, according to FactSet. Sprout Social — Shares dropped 4% after Sprout Social responded to a Reuters report, citing sources familiar, that said its founders are in talks to take the social media strategy company private.

Persons: Lam, Macy's, Tony Spring, Marvin Ellison, BlackLine, FactSet, Keysight, AutoZone, Li Auto, Li, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Lisa Han, Samantha Subin Organizations: AstraZeneca — U.S, Traffic Safety Administration, Dell Technologies, Citi, Baird, Palo Alto Networks, Keysight, EV, Reuters, Li Auto Locations: billings, —

☆ How much influencers charge for sponsored posts, Gen Z views on AI influencers, and other key takeaways from new influencer-marketing data
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

At least, that's what a new report by social-media-management-and-analytics company Sprout Social found. The April report from Sprout Social also broke down the average amount influencers charge for sponsored posts — with most charging at least $250 — consumer and creator views of AI influencers, and more. Sprout Social breaks down how much the influencers surveyed in February charged for sponsored content. Many of the influencers surveyed said creating long-form videos takes more time and doesn't usually pay off in terms of engagement. Meanwhile, many of the influencers surveyed (49%) said they were afraid virtual influencers would take paid opportunities away from humans .

Persons: hasn't, they'd, Gen, Scott Morris, TikTok, Gen Zers, Sprout, —, influencers, Zers, Gen Z, Jessica Morrobel Organizations: Social, Sprout Social, Business, Sprout, Facebook

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, eBay, Zoom, JetBlue, BJ's & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are initiating coverage of Samsara (IOT) with a Buy rating and $42 price target." Deutsche Bank adds a catalyst call buy on Estee Lauder Deutsche added a short-term buy rating on shares of the beauty giant. Bernstein reiterates Apple as market perform Bernstein said it's getting more "constructive" on Apple shares but is sticking with its market perform rating for now. "We are initiating coverage of AES with a Buy rating and $21PT. "We are initiating coverage on shares of Beacon Roofing Supply (BECN), a leading roofing products distributor in the United States, with a Buy rating and $135 PT."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Oppenheimer, JPMorgan, Lauder Deutsche, Mizuho, TD Cowen, Cowen, it's, Bernstein, Jefferies, Kite, Kite Realty Jefferies, GE Vernova, Tesla, Needham, Andy, BTIG, Davidson, Barnes, Morgan Stanley downgrades, Morgan Stanley, Etsy, Rosenblatt, Swift, Janney Organizations: Bank of America, Cisco Systems, Goldman Sachs, P, JPMorgan, JetBlue, Bancorp, SPT, Oracle, Deutsche Bank, Linde, Mizuho, LIN, Nvidia, Apple, Kite Realty, GE, Metro NY, SSS, Deutsche, Infrastructure, FTAI Infrastructure, BMO, New, AMC, Barnes Group, AES Corporation, AES, eBay, EBAY, UW, ZS, Comcast, CNBC, Benchmark, Beacon Locations: New York City, OW, United States

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Transocean is 'too down and out'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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Persons: Sprout, they're, it's, I've Organizations: Dutch Bros, Halliburton

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Target, Amazon, Quest, Deckers, Alphabet & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Jefferies initiates Sprout Social as buy Jefferies said the social media software provider is a market leader. Morgan Stanley names Huntington Bancshares a top pick Morgan Stanley said it likes the regional bank's low exposure to commercial real estate. Morgan Stanley reiterates Nvidia as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Nvidia to $750 per share from $603. Morgan Stanley downgrades Aptiv to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees slowing growth for the automotic tech company. Jefferies initiates ZoomInfo as buy Jefferies initiates the software data company with a buy and says it sees new customer growth.

Persons: Redburn, Key, it's, Gordon, Gordon Haskett, Jefferies, Steven Madden, Morgan Stanley, Huntington, Morgan Stanley downgrades Aptiv, Piper Sandler, Piper, Davidson, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, DA Davidson, it's bullish, Oppenheimer Organizations: Services, Bank of America, Google, Leerink, SPT, Citi, JPMorgan downgrades New York Community Bancorp, JPMorgan, Jefferies, Nvidia, Crown Holdings, Holdings, Civitas Resources, Corp, Vans, VF Corp, Bank of America downgrades, York Community Bancorp, New, Apple, Apple's Locations: F24E, New York

☆ 3 reasons short-form video is one of the best — and cheapest — marketing tools small businesses can use
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Short-form videos can be produced easily and inexpensively and offer high levels of engagement. This is just one example of how the New Orleans education and management firm uses short-form videos. Short-form videos are typically between five and 90 seconds and are often used as Instagram reels and stories, TikTok videos, and YouTube shorts. A Sprout Social survey found that three in five consumers consider short-form videos the most engaging type of social content. Short-form videos are easy to produce with a smartphone, making them an inexpensive way for small businesses to reach social-media audiences.

Persons: SBOs, —, Krystal Allen, Allen, Vanessa Rissetto, it's, Vanessa, Rissetto, you've, that's Organizations: Small, Service, Allen Consulting Locations: New Orleans

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Boeing, SoFi, Netflix, Apple, Cava, Walmart and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Goldman Sachs upgrades Shoals to buy from neutral Goldman Sachs said the solar company is very attractive. Morgan Stanley upgrades Cava to overweight from neutral Morgan Stanley said it's gaining confidence in the restaurant chain. JPMorgan upgrades CSX to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said rail concerns have already played out. JPMorgan upgrades Iris Energy to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the bitcoin mining company is "best-in-class." JPMorgan initiates CleanSpark as overweight JPMorgan said the bitcoin miner offers "relative value."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Wells, Wells Fargo, TD Cowen, Cowen, Stephens, Raymond James, it's bullish, Morgan Stanley, Cava, it's, UBS downgrades Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Needham, Robinhood, MAUs, Truist, Piper Sandler, JPMorgan, Mizuho, SoFi, SOFI, Leerink, Apple Organizations: Netflix, JPMorgan, CSX, Nvidia, Iris Energy, Energy, UBS, Boeing, Oppenheimer downgrades Texas, Texas, Qs, Logistics, Amazon, Arista Networks, Barclays, Ball Corporation, Apple, Walmart, Deutsche Bank, Cboe Locations: CAVA, OW, U.S, China, ANET, SoFi

☆ 3 reasons social listening can be the best way to connect small businesses with customers and inspire products
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Social listening refers to monitoring your social media for customer feedback and industry trends. Social listening isn't easy, but small-business founders say it's worth your time. Here, two small-business owners explain how social listening benefits their companies. Sharma and Arias handle most of the social listening for their companies, with help from their small teams and the tools available within social platforms. "It's very manual," Arias said, adding that her customer-care consultant helped with day-to-day social listening and responding to comments and DMs.

Persons: SBOs, —, Ash Sharma, Sharma, Noa Arias, Bloomers, Shaula Alexander Yemini, David Wagner, Arias, Naomi Phan Organizations: Small, Service, New York, Cincha Locations: Oakland , California, New York City

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Amazon, Apple, Block, Tupperware and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Apple reported earnings per share for the fiscal third quarter of $1.26, 7 cents more than expected by analysts polled by Refinitiv. The company posted adjusted earnings of $37.62 per share on revenue of $5.46 billion in the second quarter. Fortinet posted 38 cents in adjusted earnings per share, while analysts polled by Refinitiv expected 34 cents per share. Dropbox posted 51 cents in adjusted earnings per share, while analysts surveyed by Refinitiv anticipated 46 cents. The company reported adjusted earnings per share of 18 cents Thursday, topping the 10 cents expected from analysts polled by StreetAccount.

Persons: Tupperware, Carl Icahn's, Hindenburg, Jack Dorsey, Nikola —, Nikola, Fortinet, Refinitiv, Opendoor, DraftKings, Dropbox, Sprout, Raymond James, —, Samantha Subin, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Yun Li Organizations: Apple, Refinitiv, Revenue, Holdings, Icahn, Fortinet, Technologies, Refinitiv . Revenue, Tagger Media, Exchange, Citi, StreetAccount, Petrobras —, JPMorgan Locations: U.S, Canada

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Apple, Amazon, Airbnb, Coinbase and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon reported earnings of 65 cents a share, ahead of the 35 cents expected by analysts, per Refinitiv. Airbnb — Shares slid 1% after the company reported its second-quarter earnings. Dropbox — The online collaboration platform advanced 3% on the back of strong second-quarter earnings. Square — Shares of the payments tech company dipped more than 4% in after-hours trading even after the firm reported second-quarter earnings and revenue above expectations. Square reported earnings of 39 cents per share, versus analysts' 36 cents estimate per Refinitiv.

Persons: Refinitiv, Fortinet, DraftKings, Airbnb, Coinbase, Dropbox, — Redfin, Redfin, Darla Mercado, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Samantha Subin, Yun Li Organizations: Apple, Refinitiv, Revenue, Holdings, Booking Holdings, Analysts, Tagger Media

☆ 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.

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☆ LinkedIn ages like fine wine in Microsoft’s cellar
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Lauren Silva Laughlin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK, June 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Most corporate acquisitions deteriorate over time, but Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) $26 billion deal for LinkedIn keeps getting better. Buying LinkedIn was a bold step for Satya Nadella, who became the software goliath’s third chief executive in early 2014. Paying a 50% premium for LinkedIn and its 430 million users made it one of the technology industry’s largest deals ever and by far Microsoft’s biggest. The war over the “Call of Duty” maker is just one of many things happening at Microsoft that’s overshadowing LinkedIn. Those market dynamics have buoyed LinkedIn, which was only generating $3 billion in revenue when Microsoft bought it.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Steve Ballmer, There’s, Mark Zuckerberg, Tesla, Elon Musk, faddish, Microsoft’s, It’s, Jeffrey Goldfarb, Sharon Lam Organizations: YORK, Reuters, LinkedIn, Nokia, aQuantive, Activision, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Sprout Social, Bing, Thomson

☆ These stocks with 'multiyear growth' prospects are about to catch fire, Wall Street analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

CNBC Pro combed through top research to find stocks best positioned for multiyear growth. "A multi-year growth story & we're just getting started," the analyst said. "If that's the case, we see the firm's current valuation as at least sustainable, if not with bias to the upside as conviction builds in the multiyear growth story," he wrote. Entegris — BMO Capital Markets, outperform rating "A Multi-Year Growth Story & We're Just Getting Started. If that's the case, we see the firm's current valuation as at least sustainable, if not with bias to the upside as conviction builds in the multiyear growth story."

Persons: Bhavesh Lodaya, Lodaya, David Hynes Jr, Hynes, Matthew Smith, Smith, Westrock, Macy's —, — Morgan Stanley, Bloom, Conway, Sprout Organizations: CNBC, Bloom Energy, Entegris BMO Capital Markets, Sprout, Westrock, Macy's — JPMorgan, BMO Capital Markets Locations: Rock , Arkansas

Twitter is accusing Microsoft of using the social media company's data in ways that were unauthorized and never disclosed. However, for one of the Microsoft services using Twitter data, "account information outright states that it intends to allow its customers to 'go around throttling limits,'" Spiro wrote. A Microsoft spokesperson acknowledged receipt of the letter and told CNBC the company will review it and "respond appropriately." "Today we heard from a law firm representing Twitter with some questions about our previous use of the free Twitter API," the spokesperson said in an email. Read the full letter from Twitter to Microsoft, here.

☆ Silicon Valley Bank signed exclusive banking deals with some clients, leaving them unable to diversify
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-12 | by ( Rohan Goswami | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

All required the companies to open or maintain bank accounts with SVB and use the firm for all or most of their banking services. Silicon Valley Bank had exclusivity clauses with some of its clients, limiting their ability to tap banking services from other institutions, SEC filings show. Upstart held its IPO in 2020, two years after DocuSign's debut. As with Upstart, SVB set strict limits on the value and type of accounts that Sprout could hold elsewhere. The contract included an exception for international bank accounts but required that Limelight use only SVB's business credit cards.

☆ Small-business owners already have the most effective tool to increase brand awareness and drive sales at the their fingertips: their employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Employee advocacy has been shown to boost trust between brands and their customers more than ads. What consumers think about employees' social media postsRecent studies have shown that employee advocacy programs can increase brand awareness and positive perceptions about a company, drive sales, and improve employee recruitment and retention. In 2022, the company's social media reach hit 81 million with an earned media value of $2.5 million, Whalen said. Data shows that employee advocacy programs can also help boost sales. According to LinkedIn, companies that encourage sales teams to share content on social media generate more leads and are more likely to exceed their sales quotas.

☆ Dogs Win the Super Bowl Ad Lineup, Surveys Show
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Patrick Coffee | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

The winner of USA Today’s annual Super Bowl Ad Meter was a commercial for dog-food delivery company Farmer’s Dog Inc. that tracked one chocolate Lab’s relationship with its owner from puppyhood to old age. The USA Today rankings had some overlap with other results. Research by Ace Metrix, a unit of TV ad measurement firm iSpot.tv Inc., crowned Jeep’s Super Bowl commercial as the most likable of the night. Jeep had the game’s most likable ad, according to Ace Metrix. “In past years, we’ve seen the majority of Super Bowl conversation generated in the weeks leading up to the Big Game,” a Mars spokeswoman said.

☆ Cramer's lightning round: Alphabet is not making enough money
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Alphabet Class A : "The company has got to cut costs, cut costs, cut costs. It is not making enough money." We got that right in a buy, we got that right in a sell, and what we did is we never looked back." Loading chart...Walt Disney Co : "I think Disney is a triple buy." Disclaimer: Cramer's Charitable Trust owns shares of Alphabet, Disney and Morgan Stanley.

☆ 4 social-media managers say the job requires long hours and unrealistic expectations. They share the breaking points that made them quit.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Jacqueline Gualtieri | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

While the social-media profession continues to grow in popularity, many social-media managers are deciding to leave their positions for greener pastures. According to Zippia, 29% of social-media managers stay in their roles for less than a year. Even though 70% of social-media managers wanted to be promoted, only 40% saw any possibility to advance where they were, according to the 2020 study. Insider spoke with four social-media managers about how they reached a breaking point in their corporate jobs and what they've chosen to do now instead. Through working with other social-media managers, she's seen how things have changed since her days of working in their shoes.

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