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☆ This regional airline can rally more than 30% as pilot hiring trends improve, Raymond James says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

SkyWest shares can continue their ascent as pilot hiring becomes less challenging, Raymond James said. Analyst Savanthi Syth upgraded the regional airline to outperform from market perform with a price target at $55. SKYW YTD mountain SkyWest, year to date Pilot attrition trends have been improving for the Utah-based airline since the first quarter of this year. That can further help mitigate the challenge of finding enough captains as target levels are reset in the next 12 to 18 months, she added. However, the airline could see upside as captain levels improve, the chart business expands or from market share gains tied to operational performance.

Persons: Raymond James, Savanthi Syth, Syth, SkyWest, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Locations: Wednesday's, Utah

☆ Dollar General shares sink on second annual forecast cut, disappointing investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Savyata Mishra | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Dollar General shopping carts are seen outside a store in Mount Rainier, Maryland, U.S., June 1, 2021. The Goodlettsville, Tennessee-based retailer has fallen short of the average analyst forecast for four straight quarters, and on Thursday cut its annual profit and sales targets for the second time this year. The quarter "marks the fourth consecutive guide down for Dollar General, which admittedly creates further uncertainty if we are hitting the bottom yet," said Raymond James analyst Bobby Griffin. "While we expect traffic trends to improve, we do not expect positive traffic until the fourth quarter," CFO Kelly Dilts said. To better compete with rival Dollar Tree and bigger grocer Walmart (WMT.N), Dollar General has been investing to keep prices low for its everyday staples, improve merchandise mix and increase wages.

Persons: Erin Scott, Raymond James, Bobby Griffin, Kelly Dilts, Savyata Mishra, Pooja Desai Organizations: REUTERS, Dollar, Walmart, Thomson Locations: Mount Rainier , Maryland, U.S, , Tennessee, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tilray, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, Dollar General and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Salesforce — The cloud software company saw its stock jump 3% after it announced quarterly results and guidance that surpassed Wall Street's expectations. Dollar General — The discount retail chain plunged 12.2% Thursday after reporting second-quarter earnings per share of $2.13, which was lower than the StreetAccount consensus estimate of $2.47. Ciena — The network equipment stock surged nearly 16% after topping Wall Street's fiscal third-quarter earnings expectations on the top and bottom lines. Okta — Okta shares surged 13.5% after the access management company topped analysts' second-quarter earnings expectation and issued a strong full-year outlook. Victoria's Secret — The intimate apparel stock popped nearly 7% even after missing second-quarter earnings expectations on both the top and bottom lines.

Persons: Salesforce, Marc Benioff, CrowdStrike, Ciena, Morgan Stanley, Shopify, StreetAccount, Chewy, UGI, Raymond James, —, Macheel, Sarah Min, Yun Li, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound Organizations: Aphria Inc, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Tilray Brands, Cronos, Revenue, Technologies, Arista Networks, Citi, Refinitiv, StreetAccount, Signet, UBS — U.S, Suisse Locations: Leamington , Ontario, Switzerland

☆ Salesforce rallies as profitability push pays off
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The company logo for Salesforce.com is displayed on the Salesforce Tower in New York City, U.S., March 7, 2019. Salesforce raised its annual forecast for adjusted operating margin on Wednesday to about 30% from 28%, with CFO Amy Weaver stressing the new figure "is a floor, not a ceiling". Wall Street analysts lauded the move, noting the benefits from an aggressive profitability push at a company that has traditionally focused on growing bigger through acquisitions. While the 11% rise in second-quarter revenue was much slower than historic growth rates of around 20% to 30%, the figure breezed past Wall Street expectations, and Salesforce also raised its annual revenue forecast. Salesforce trades at 25 times its forward 12 months earnings estimates, compared with the industry median of 15.14.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Salesforce, Amy Weaver, Marc Benioff, Raymond James said, Raymond James, Aditya Soni, Shounak Dasgupta Organizations: REUTERS, Wall Street, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Dollar General, Salesforce, Palantir and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves before the bell:Dollar General — The discount retailer tumbled 15.3% after reporting second-quarter earnings per share of $2.13, missing the StreetAccount consensus estimate of $2.47. Revenue also missed, coming in at $9.80 billion versus the $9.93 billion expected. Campbell Soup — Shares added about 1% after the company reported revenue of $2.07 billion, beating the $2.06 billion expected from analysts polled by Refinitiv. Second-quarter adjusted earnings per share came in at 31 cents, versus the 22 cents expected from analysts polled by Refinitiv. However, its revenue guidance for the third quarter of $2.74 billion to $2.76 billion fell short of the $2.79 billion expected from analysts, per StreetAccount.

Persons: Campbell, Shopify, Morgan Stanley, Salesforce, Goldman Sachs, Cronos, Tilray, Okta, SkyWest, Raymond James, Refinitiv, —, Jesse Pound, Alex Harring Organizations: Revenue, Refinitiv, UBS — U.S, UBS, Cronos, Tilray, U.S . Department of Health, Human Services, Arista Networks, Citi, Arista, postmarket Locations: Austin , Texas, Swiss

☆ The Fed’s preferred inflation measure stayed high in July — and consumers are continuing to spend
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Minneapolis CNN —US inflation may have remained elevated in July, but consumers just wanted to have some fun. It’s the strongest monthly spending gain since January; however, underlying data indicates this type of activity may be on borrowed time. The Personal Consumption Expenditures index showed that prices increased 0.2% on a monthly basis and 3.3% annually. Economists were expecting monthly increases of 0.2% for the headline and core indexes and 3.3% and 4.2%, respectively, for the annual numbers. Even when adjusted for inflation, spending surged in July, rising by 0.6% from the month before.

Persons: ” Eugenio Alemán, Raymond James, “, ” Gregory Daco, EY, Jerome Powell, ” Powell, Wells, Shannon Seery, Wells Fargo, ” Seery, ” Daco, Powell, Jackson, ” Organizations: Minneapolis CNN, New Commerce Department, Federal, Commerce Department, Amazon’s, PCE, CNN, “, of Labor Statistics Locations: Minneapolis, Jackson Hole , Wyoming

☆ 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

☆ Non-bank lenders becoming incredibly important in dealmaking: Raymond James' Sunaina Sinha Haldea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | 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 EmailNon-bank lenders becoming incredibly important in dealmaking: Raymond James' Sunaina Sinha HaldeaSunaina Sinha Haldea, Raymond James Global Head of Private Capital Advisory, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the merger and acquisition space, regulatory pressure from the federal government, cryptocurrency and more.

Persons: Raymond James, Sunaina Sinha, Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Raymond James Global Organizations: Private Capital Advisory

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Oracle, AT&T, Disney, Microsoft and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Morgan Stanley downgrades Farfetch to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees limited catalysts ahead for the stock. UBS upgrades Oracle to buy from neutral UBS said Oracle has upside potential. Wells Fargo upgrades Rockwell Automation to equal weight from underweight Wells Fargo upgraded the stock mainly on valuation. UBS reiterates Microsoft as buy UBS said supply chain constraints are manageable for Microsoft. Morgan Stanley reiterates Nvidia as overweight Morgan Stanley said Nvidia's blowout earnings report last week is positive for the AI supply chain. "

Persons: Fargo, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Goldman, DA Davidson, Davidson, Morgan Stanley downgrades Farfetch, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Bernstein, Airbnb, Palantir, Splunk, Jefferies, Raymond James Organizations: Federal Trade Commission, Amazon, UBS, Oracle, Nvidia, Citi, Verizon, AT, VZ, JPMorgan, Pace, Business, Rockwell Automation, Disney, Microsoft, Bank of America, Jefferies, Holdings, underperform Bank of America, China, NVIDIA, Energy Partners, NextEra Energy Partners Locations: China and Hong Kong, HK, Asia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Best Buy, Big Lots, Coinbase, Nio and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Best Buy — Shares popped nearly 6% after the retailer's fiscal second-quarter earnings beat on both the top and bottom lines. Big Lots — The discount retailer surged 26.7% after its earnings report came in better than analysts expected. Big Lots lost $3.24 per share, on an adjusted basis, less than the $4.11 forecasted by analysts surveyed by FactSet. Bernstein reiterated its outperform rating and said investors should buy the stock after a recent pullback in share prices. Futu Holdings — The Asian wealth management stock popped 10% following a double-upgrade to buy from underperform by Bank of America.

Persons: Heico, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, tailwinds, General Motors, they're, — Catalent, Catalent, Elliott, Ginkgo, Wells, it's, Bernstein, Jefferies, Splunk, Raymond James, —, Sarah Min, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound Organizations: Refintiv, Revenue, FactSet, Marathon, Securities and Exchange Commission, Marathon Digital, Industry, Nvidia, Holdings —, Oracle — Software, Oracle, UBS, Verizon, Citi, General Motors, Google, General, Motors, Elliott Investment Management, Rockwell Automation, Bank of America, Futu Holdings, NextEra Energy Partners Locations: San Francisco , California, underperform

[1/2] A view of burned debris after wildfires devastated the historic town of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S., August 10, 2023. Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric last week, accusing the utility of negligently failing to shut off power and causing the devastating fires that destroyed the coastal town of Lahaina and killed more than 114 people. "We were surprised and disappointed that the County of Maui rushed to court even before completing its own investigation," CEO Shelee Kimura said in a statement. Even with Monday's rally, shares are still down more than 60% since the wildfires started on Aug. 8. "To the extent HECO (Hawaiian Electric Co) has information of a second ignition source, HECO should offer that evidence now.

Persons: Shelee Kimura, HECO, John Fiske, Raymond James, Pavel Molchanov, Arunima Kumar, Mrinalika Roy, Louise Heavens, Mark Potter, Maju Samuel, Shounak Organizations: Hawai'i Department of Land, Natural Resources, REUTERS, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Hawaiian Electric, Electric, Thomson Locations: Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, U.S, Maui County, West Maui, Bengaluru

☆ Analysts see AI boosting Marvell, but warn of other headwinds for the chip stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Wall Street sees a clear opportunity for Marvell Technology to benefit from the artificial intelligence craze. The semi stock retreated more than 4% in premarket trading despite slightly exceeding Wall Street expectations in its quarterly report delivered Thursday. Bank of America analyst Vivek Arya lowered his price target by $5 to $75 but kept his buy rating. And UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri reiterated that Marvell is a favorite AI play with a $75 price target. Moore kept his equal-weight rating while pulling his price target back by $3 to $65.

Persons: Marvell, Refinitiv, Nvidia, Piper Sandler, Harsh Kumar, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Hari, Vivek Arya, Arya, Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur, Timothy Arcuri, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Moore, Michael Bloom Organizations: Marvell Technology, Bank of America, UBS, Marvell, Nasdaq, NVIDIA Locations: qtr

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Splunk, Peloton, Rivian, AMC & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman said it's standing by it's buy rating after Nvidia's strong earnings report on Wednesday. Stifel upgrades Nvidia to buy from hold Stifel upgraded the stock after its strong earnings report Wednesday. Bank of America upgrades Williams-Sonoma to neutral from underperform Bank of America said that the downside scenario is now "off the table" for Williams-Sonoma. Bank of America downgrades Vizio to underperform from buy Bank of America double downgraded the stock on concerns about a weakening consumer. Bank of America downgrades Peloton to neutral from buy Bank of America said it sees "limited visibility on growth initiatives" for Peloton .

Persons: Needham, Rivian, it's, Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Wedbush, Johnson, Splunk, Raymond James, Piper Sandler, Piper, Wolfe, Charles Schwab, Bernstein, Estee Lauder, Snowflake, Rosenblatt, Read Organizations: Nvidia, Center, Stifel, AMC, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Williams, Sonoma, Vizio, Johnson, Prudential, DFS, ADI Locations: CY2024, Williams, Sonoma, Snowflake

☆ As cracks emerge in Russia, US plots fresh sanctions to crank up pressure on Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN Business —Washington plans to keep piling pressure on Russia through additional sanctions in a bid to force hard choices in Moscow, a senior US official tells CNN. The preparations of further economic punishments come as cracks emerge in Russia’s economy and society because of the war in Ukraine and sanctions from the West. The scramble in Russia to shore up the crumbling ruble shows the pressure on Moscow is working, the senior US official told CNN. The United States has steadily imposed sanctions on Russia and the US official said Washington plans to continue doing so in a bid to ramp up pressure. Former CIA director David Petraeus argues now is the time for the United States to crank up the pressure on Russia.

Persons: . Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Putin, David Petraeus, “, ” Petraeus, Petraeus, ”, Ed Mills, Raymond James, Mills, Biden Organizations: New York CNN Business —, CNN, ., US, United, Washington, CIA, KKR Global Institute Locations: New York CNN Business — Washington, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, United States, South Africa, Washington, United

☆ CVS pushes into making cheaper versions of complex drugs with new discount Humira
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Bertha Coombs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

CVS Health is partnering with drugmaker Sandoz to produce a near identical version of the blockbuster arthritis treatment Humira that will sell for 80% below the price of the brand-named drug. The move is part of the company's new venture focused on securing, and in some cases co-producing, biosimilar drugs, which are the equivalent of generic versions of complex gene or protein-based therapies known as biologics. CVS is already one of the leading players when it comes to sourcing generic drugs through Red Oak, its joint venture with Cardinal Health . Abbvie reported more than $4 billion in Humira sales in its most recent quarter, which was slightly better than expected. Correction: CVS Health subsidiary Cordavis will partner with Sandoz on biosimilar drugs.

Persons: drugmaker Sandoz, We've, it'll, Prem Shah, drugmaker, Amgen's Amjevita, Murdo Gordon, Abbvie, Cuban's, John Ransom, Raymond James, Ransom, Sandoz Organizations: CVS Health, CVS, Cardinal Health, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, Novartis, FDA, Blue, Drug Company, Amazon Pharmacy Locations: U.S, Red, California

☆ Nike falls for record 10th straight day as Foot Locker woes, China slowdown hit stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Nike's stock tumbled Wednesday for the 10th day in a row after Foot Locker reported dismal quarterly results and consumers continue to pull back from the footwear sector. "This became much more evident through the second quarter including a weaker start to back to school. The store traffic and conversion challenges we began to see in late Q1 persisted through the second quarter as our customer remained cautious with their discretionary dollars," she said. China's uneven recovery could also be weighing on Nike's stock. However, it's unclear if that growth is continuing and what the results will look like when Nike next reports earnings.

Persons: Foot Locker, We've, Rick Patel, Raymond James, There's, We're, Foot, Patel, Locker, Mary Dillon, John Donahoe Organizations: Nike, CNBC, Dick's Sporting Goods, StreetAccount Locations: U.S, China

☆ Nvidia's blowout earnings report shows chipmaker is gobbling up all the profit in AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-23 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

About half of Nvidia's data center revenue comes from cloud providers, followed by big internet companies. The growth in Nvidia's data center business was in "compute," or AI chips, which grew 195% during the quarter, more than the overall business's growth of 171%. Some startups have even gone into debt to buy Nvidia GPUs in hopes of renting them out for a profit in the coming months. On an earnings call with analysts, Nvidia officials gave some perspective about why its data center chips are so profitable. Nvidia's AI software, called Cuda, is cited by analysts as the primary reason why customers can't easily switch to competitors like AMD .

Persons: Jen, Hsun Huang, Huang, Chaim Siegel, Elazar, OpenAI, Meta, Colette Kress, Raymond James, H100s, Jensen Huang Organizations: Consumer, Audi, Nvidia, Elazar Advisors, Microsoft, AMD, Center Locations: Las Vegas, USA

☆ US airline pilots fight their unions to increase retirement age
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Rajesh Kumar Singh | Allison Lampert | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Increasing the age limit by two years would also align pilot retirement with the minimum federal retirement age, allowing them to receive full social security benefits. But the specific question of increasing the retirement age to 67 was never brought to the floor for a vote. “This is a coup by junior pilots against senior pilots,” said Allen Baker, who retired as a United Airlines pilot in June. Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for American Airlines pilots union, said pilots seeking higher retirement age want to keep earning longer. But United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has said lifting the retirement age would not solve the pilot shortage.

Persons: Bo Ellis, F, Andrew Kelly ALPA, Ellis, ALPA, ”, “, ” ALPA, Rick Redfern, Savanthi Syth, Raymond James ., Dan Carr, Carr, Allen Baker, Baker, Dennis Tajer, Jason Ambrosi, Barry Biffle, Scott Kirby, Jonathan Ornstein Organizations: Reuters, Air Line Pilots Association, Kennedy International Airport, REUTERS, U.S . Congress, Regional Airline Association, Southwest Airlines, Air, Mesa, MESA, United Airlines, United, U.S . Senate, Raymond James . JUNIOR, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, International Air Transport Association Locations: Queens , New York City, U.S, Delta, United, Redfern, Canada, Japan, Australia, Mesa

Increasing the age limit by two years would also align pilot retirement with the minimum federal retirement age, allowing them to receive full social security benefits. But the specific question of increasing the retirement age to 67 was never brought to the floor for a vote. "This is a coup by junior pilots against senior pilots," said Allen Baker, who retired as a United Airlines pilot in June. Dennis Tajer, a spokesman for American Airlines pilots union, said pilots seeking higher retirement age want to keep earning longer. But United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has said lifting the retirement age would not solve the pilot shortage.

Persons: F, Andrew Kelly, Bo Ellis, ALPA, Ellis, Rick Redfern, Savanthi Syth, Raymond James ., Dan Carr, Carr, Allen Baker, Baker, Dennis Tajer, Jason Ambrosi, Barry Biffle, Scott Kirby, Jonathan Ornstein, Rajesh Kumar Singh, Allison Lampert, Ben Klayman, Grant McCool Organizations: Pilots, Kennedy International Airport, REUTERS, Air Line Pilots Association, U.S . Congress, Regional Airline Association, Southwest Airlines, Reuters, Mesa, MESA, United Airlines, United, U.S . Senate, Raymond James . JUNIOR, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, International Air Transport Association, Thomson Locations: Queens , New York City, U.S, Redfern, Canada, Japan, Australia, Chicago, Montreal

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Zoom, Amazon, Bowlero, Lululemon & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America reiterates Lululemon as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating on the stock heading into earnings next week. Bank of America adds Jazz Pharmaceuticals to the US1 list Bank of America added the pharmaceutical company to its top picks list. "We initiate coverage of The Madison Square Garden Entertainment Co. (MSGE) with a Buy rating and a 12-month price objective (PO) of $41, implying ~30% potential upside." Bank of America initiates Gulfport Energy as buy Bank of America said the energy company is undervalued. Stifel reiterates Bowlero as buy Stifel said it's standing by its buy rating on the bowling company.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Lululemon, LULU, Bernstein, Emerson, Raymond James, Apple, it's, Stifel, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, JEF Organizations: Bank of America, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc, UBS, GXO Logistics, Mobility, RBC, JPMorgan, Emerson, Mizuho, Edison, FOUR, Apple, Nvidia, AppLovin, Garden Entertainment, The, Garden Entertainment Co, Energy, Xcel Energy, Minnesota & Locations: China, The Madison, Minnesota, Minnesota & Colorado

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Amazon, Nvidia, Disney, Salesforce, Palo Alto & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Palo Alto Networks as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating on the stock following its earnings report on Friday evening. Citi reiterates Snowflake as buy Citi said it's sticking with its buy rating heading into earning later this week. Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America said Amazon continues to gain share. Bank of America reiterates Walmart as buy Bank of America said Walmart is better positioned in the current environment over Target. Bank of America reiterates Salesforce as buy Bank of America said Salesforce is the "next quality GARP stock."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Snowflake, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Read, Tim Hortons, Burger King, Patrick Doyle, Salesforce, Baird, it's, Raymond James, Marvell, Scott Mlyn Organizations: Credit Suisse, Disney, Networks, Citi, Taiwan Semiconductor, Bank of America, of America, China, Volkswagen, VW, JPMorgan, Brands, Restaurant Brands, " Bank of America, Walmart, Nvidia, Live Nation Entertainment, CNBC Locations: New York

☆ The Fed's next move after raising rates to fight inflation
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Some investors are betting on rate cuts as soon as early next year, perhaps on expectations that the economy might soon deteriorate. If unemployment spikes because of higher interest rates, for example, the Fed would likely cut rates to stem job losses under its mandate of maximum employment. The Fed’s tough talk has rattled the bond market, helping push up long-dated yields. In addition to the possibility of cutting rates because of an economic downturn, the Fed could also cut rates if inflation slows too much. “If the Fed sees that inflation goes below the 2% target, they could start decreasing interest rates, but I don’t think they are going to start decreasing interest rates until that happens,” said Eugenio Alemán, chief economist at Raymond James.

Persons: there’s, Rather, Austan Goolsbee, Mike Hackett, they’ve, ”, Eugenio Alemán, Raymond James, Melissa Brown, China’s ‘ Lehman, Laura, Mengchen Zhang, Technology —, Zhongrong, Read, Thomas Barkin, Michelle Bowman, Kansas City Fed’s, Jerome Powell, Christine Lagarde Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, DC CNN, Federal, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Treasury, Nationwide, CNN, Fed, Service, KBC Corporation, Xianheng, Science, Technology, National Association of Realtors, Body, Nvidia, Kansas City, Global, US Commerce Department, Labor Department, Central Bank Locations: Washington, “, China, BJ’s, Abercrombie, Kansas

☆ The release of Madden 24 offers endless opportunities for video game stocks, says Raymond James
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | 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 EmailThe release of Madden 24 offers endless opportunities for video game stocks, says Raymond JamesAndrew Marok, Vice President at Raymond James, discusses the release of Madden 24 and its impact on video game stocks.

Persons: Raymond James Andrew Marok, Raymond James Organizations: Madden

☆ Analysts are going gaga over Nvidia before its earnings next week
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly three months after Nvidia shocked Wall Street with blowout earnings and forecast thanks to accelerating AI demand , analysts are still going crazy for the chipmaker. NVDA 3M mountain Nvidia shares over the last three months Curtis justified the run-up in shares this year, noting that more companies are allocating cloud capital expenditure budgets toward AI, and Nvidia shows no signs of a "clear competitor" in the field. Raymond James analyst Srini Pajjuri said that tight supply issues could limit the near-term upside for Nvidia but that the generative AI story remains intact. He also called the steep valuation justified given the Jensen Huang -led company's dominance in AI and machine learning. While Deutsche Bank's Ross Seymore anticipates another "stunning" report and more upside from AI, he retained his hold rating on Nvidia shares.

Persons: Blayne Curtis, Curtis, Piper, Harsh Kumar, Kumar, Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri, Jensen Huang, Pajjuri, Ross Seymore, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Barclays, AMD, Deutsche Locations: China

☆ Taylor Swift's economic boost is ending - and other reasons why investors should still expect a US recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A US recession is still on the table despite moderating inflation and a steady jobless rate, according to Raymond James. The firm said consumer strength and employment trends are set to weaken after a few strong years. Consumer strength is likely to weaken. "And the short-term economic boost from Taylor Swift's 'Eras Tour' is ending as it moves overseas. And this has already started to translate into weaker demand for loans, as the net percentage of banks reporting stronger demand for loans has fallen to its lowest level since 2009."

Persons: Raymond James, Larry Adam, Adam, we're, Taylor Swift's, capex Organizations: Service, Consumers, Goods Locations: Wall, Silicon

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