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☆ S&P 500, Nasdaq score longest win streak in 2 years on rates view
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Fellow Governor Michelle Bowman said she took the recent Gross Domestic Product number as evidence the economy not only "remained strong," but might have gained speed and requires a higher Fed policy rate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) rose 56.94 points, or 0.17%, to 34,152.8; the S&P 500 (.SPX) gained 12.40 points, or 0.28 %, at 4,378.38 and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC) added 121.08 points, or 0.90 %, at 13,639.86. The S&P 500 (.SPX) scored its seventh straight day in the green, with the Nasdaq (.IXIC) recording its eighth straight advance, the longest such streak for each index in two years. The Dow gained for a seventh straight session, its longest since a 13-session run in July. The S&P 500 posted 15 new 52-week highs and three new lows while the Nasdaq recorded 48 new highs and 145 new lows.

Persons: CME's, Christopher Waller, Michelle Bowman, Neel Kashkari, Austan Goolsbee, Jerome Powell, Powell, Ken Polcari, Brendan McDermid, Dow, Lorie Logan, Chuck Mikolajczak, Richard Chang Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Fed, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Chicago Fed, Kace Capital Advisors, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Microsoft, Apple, Dow Jones, . Energy, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, Uber Technologies, NYSE, Thomson Locations: U.S, Boca Raton , Florida, New York City

☆ S&P 500, Nasdaq poised for longest win streak in 2 years on rate hopes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Both Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari and Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee also refused to rule out rate cuts. The pullback in yields helped lift megacap growth names such as Microsoft (MSFT.O), up 1.5%, and Apple (AAPL.O), up 1.7%, as the biggest boosts to both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. Also due to speak on Tuesday was New York Fed President John Williams. The S&P 500 (.SPX) is on pace for its seventh straight day in the green, with the Nasdaq (.IXIC) on track to rise for the eighth day in a row, the longest such streak for each index in two years. The S&P 500 posted 13 new 52-week highs and three new lows while the Nasdaq recorded 43 new highs and 132 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Christopher Waller, Michelle Bowman, Neel Kashkari, Austan Goolsbee, Jerome Powell, Powell, Ken Polcari, John Williams, Dow, Amruta Khandekar, Maju Samuel, Richard Chang Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Chicago Fed, Kace Capital Advisors, Microsoft, Apple, Dow Jones, Energy, New York Fed, Uber Technologies, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Boca Raton , Florida, Bengaluru

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. Market participants will parse commentary from Fed Board Governor Christopher Waller and New York Fed President John Williams later on Tuesday for more clues on the central bank's interest rate path. Among the 11 major S&P 500 sectors, energy (.SPNY) led declines tracking a 2% fall in crude prices on mixed economic data from China. Declining issues outnumbered advancers for a 2.30-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and for a 1.55-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P index recorded three new 52-week highs and no new low, while the Nasdaq recorded 12 new highs and 48 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Dow Jones, Neel Kashkari, Austan Goolsbee, Sam Stovall, Christopher Waller, John Williams, Jerome Powell's, Stovall, Wall, advancers, Amruta Khandekar, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Chicago Fed, CFRA Research, Treasury, U.S, Fed, New York Fed, Dow Jones, Uber Technologies, Mongodb, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, Bengaluru

☆ The pin action off Datadog shocked everyone, especially short-sellers, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThe pin action off Datadog shocked everyone, especially short-sellers, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer takes a closer look at the tech rally and the ripple effect of Datadog's surge.

Persons: Jim Cramer

☆ Datadog tops quarterly estimates on robust bookings, raises annual forecast
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Datadog (DDOG.O) on Tuesday topped estimates for third-quarter results and raised its forecast for annual adjusted profit and revenue, driven by demand from customers seeking better security solutions due to increasing cybersecurity threats. Shares of the software solutions provider soared nearly 23% in trading before the bell. The Delaware, New-York-based company said it expects annual adjusted profit between $1.52 and $1.54 per share, up from its prior outlook of $1.30 and $1.34. Quarterly adjusted profit of 45 cents per share also topped expectations. Datadog's total number of new and existing customers rose 20% to 3,130, with an annual recurring revenue of $100,000 or more as of Sept. 30.

Persons: Yamini, Devika Syamnath, Shweta Agarwal Organizations: MGM Resorts, Google, Thomson Locations: The Delaware, New, York, Bengaluru

☆ Microsoft closes at all-time high on fresh OpenAI-related optimism
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft ended Tuesday's trading session at a record high of $360.53, following fresh optimism about growth from a key partner in artificial intelligence. The major U.S. indices all posted gains for the day, with the S&P 500 notching its seventh-consecutive rise, while Microsoft delivered its eighth. At an event in San Francisco on Monday, Microsoft's strategic AI partner, OpenAI, announced a slew of updates, including price cuts and plans to allow people to make custom versions of the ChatGPT chatbot. Oppenheimer analysts, with the equivalent of a buy rating, said OpenAI's price updates confirm OpenAI's status as the category leader. Microsoft said in a regulatory filing in October that OpenAI is its "strategic partner" on AI.

Persons: OpenAI, Satya Nadella, Karl Keirstead, Oppenheimer, it's Organizations: Microsoft, OpenAI's, Windows, UBS, Amazon Web Services, Amazon Locations: U.S, San Francisco, OpenAI

☆ Jim Cramer takes a closer look at the factors behind the tech stock rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailJim Cramer takes a closer look at the factors behind the tech stock rally'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer takes a closer look at the tech rally and the ripple effect of Datadog's surge.

Persons: Jim Cramer

Shares of cloud monitoring software firm Datadog surged nearly 30% in Tuesday trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings and full-year guidance. The company reported quarterly revenue of $547.5 million, up 25% year-over-year, topping estimates. Datadog reported adjusted earnings per share of 45 cents, better than the 34 cents that analysts expected. Datadog stock fell significantly in August after it revised its guidance down, citing continued reduction in cloud spending by companies. Datadog builds cloud monitoring and security products that work with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.

Persons: Olivier Pomel, Datadog, Pomel Organizations: Datadog, LSEG, Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, Nasdaq Locations: San Francisco, Snowflake

☆ Cramer breaks down Datadog's rally, says tech will continue to see gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer examined enterprise software company Datadog 's Tuesday rally, saying the tech stocks' gains aren't over, and the company's success signals good news for peer stocks. "You had to believe in bowling, meaning the pin action that could come from hitting the front pin of the tech phalanx." Cramer said the stock's success also buoyed known partners like Meta , Shopify and ServiceNow , as well as tangential tech stocks. Cramer said this change in Datadog clients' habits could mean fewer problems for other tech and enterprise software companies. According to Cramer, today's tech rally indicates that last week's market gains won't be short-lived.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Datadog, Cramer, Wall, I've Organizations: Meta

☆ S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notch longest streak of gains in two years
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

The S&P 500 index climbed for the seventh day in a row, its longest streak of gains since November 2021, when the benchmark index rose for eight straight sessions. The S&P 500 gained 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite added 0.9%. That’s helped stocks rally this month, after the S&P 500 in October logged its longest streak of monthly declines since 2020. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.57% on Tuesday, compared to Monday’s close of 4.66%. Amazon shares gained 2.1%, Meta Platforms increased 1% and Apple climbed 1.4%.

Persons: Austan Goolsbee, That’s, Datadog, Jerome Powell Organizations: New, New York CNN, Wall, Nasdaq, Dow, Federal Reserve, Chicago Fed, CNBC, Treasury, Tech, Microsoft, Apple, West Texas, Halliburton, Chevron, ExxonMobil Locations: New York, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Datadog, Re/Max, Planet Fitness, Tripadvisor and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Revenue was $547.5 million, topping the $524.7 million expected. Planet Fitness — Shares rallied 12.4% after the gym chain topped expectations for both earnings and revenue for the third quarter. Vivid Seats beat analysts' expectations for third-quarter revenue, while also offering strong guidance on the measure for 2023 and 2024. Tripadvisor — Shares of the travel website operator jumped 9.5% after the company beat third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations. Hims & Hers Health also raised its full-year guidance and announced a $50 million share repurchase program.

Persons: Max —, Morgan Stanley, Max, StreetAccount, Tripadvisor, Sanmina, Goldman Sachs, D.R, Horton —, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Sarah Min, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: StreetAccount, Revenue, National Association of Realtors, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Reuters, Elliott Investment Management, BioMarin, Air Products, Chemicals, UBS, Credit Suisse Locations: Swiss

☆ Cramer on why enterprise software stocks are pulling the market higher
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-07 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. A quarterly beat and guidance raise from Datadog (DDOG) was lifting enterprise software names like Club holdings Salesforce (CRM), Microsoft (MSFT) and Oracle (ORCL), Jim Cramer said Tuesday. 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.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Oracle, Treasury, West Texas, Barclays, Constellation Brands, Coterra Energy, Emerson, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Datadog

☆ These 4 stocks report quarterly results next week. Here's what we hope to see
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The major averages rebounded strongly this week as quarterly earnings came in largely better than expected and interest rates fell on softer economic data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 5% for its best week since October 2022. The big theme next week is earnings and the four portfolio companies delivering their quarterly results. Here's the full rundown of all the important domestic data in the week ahead as we consider a number areas of our portfolio for trades next week. ET: Treasury budget statement for October (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.)

Persons: FactSet, we'll, Hulu —, Krystal, Horton, Zimmer, LEV, Armour, Ralph Lauren Corporation, CRON, Patterson, Walt Disney, MARA, Ginkgo, FREYR Battery, FREY, Arcelor Mittal, Wynn, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, ISM, Services, Coterra Energy, Emerson Electric, Wall, National Instruments, Disney, Hulu, CNBC, Comcast, ESPN —, Wynn Resorts, WYNN, Asia that's, Wynn, Wynn's, Wynn Interactive, United, Brookfield Asset Management, Axsome Therapeutics, Network Corporation, Krystal Biotech, Ceragon Networks, Kosmos Energy Ltd, TreeHouse Foods Inc, Air Lease Corporation, Inc, Eversource Energy, Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc, Graham Corporation, Aereas Inteligentes, Hilton, Energy, Realty Income Corp, Semiconductors, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc, Clover Health, Contura Energy, Diamondback Energy, FS KKR Capital Corp, Celanese Corp, Eos Energy Enterprises, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, WEN, Pall Corp, TransMedics, Emerson, Uber Technologies, Holdings, Melco Resorts, Entertainment, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, ACM Research, Lion Electric Company, Emerson Electric Co, Vertex Energy, Waters Corp, Air Products & Chemicals, Esperion Therapeutics, Fidelity National Information Services Inc, Bowlero Corp, Hotels, KKR, Co, Devon Energy Corp, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Dutch Bros Inc, Gilead Sciences, ContextLogic Inc, Akamai Technologies, Viatris Inc, Technologies, Corsair, Enovix Corporation, eBay, EBAY, DaVita Inc, Pan American Silver Corp, Roblox Corporation, Fisker Inc, Warner Bros ., Nuvei Corporation, Farms, Akebia Therapeutics, Biogen Inc, 3D Systems Corporation, Gray Television Inc, BlackSky Technology Inc, Cronos, EVgo Inc, Lumentum Holdings Inc, Nexstar Media Group, UTI Energy, Starwood Property Trust, AMC Entertainment Holdings, Marathon Digital Holdings, IonQ Inc, Digital Turbine, Virgin Galactic Holdings , Inc, Arm Holdings plc, ARM, Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Suncor Energy, AppLovin Corporation, B2Gold Corp, Luminar Technologies, MGM Resorts International, MGM, Bloom Energy Corporation, Li Auto Inc, Oatly, Kopin Corp, Fiverr International, YETI Holdings, YPF S.A, Ship Lease, Himax Technologies Inc, Dickinson, CommScope Holding, RBC, Agile Therapeutics, Apyx Medical Corporation, Grab Holdings, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Profire Energy, Flags Inc, Stereotaxis Inc, TransDigm, US Foods Holding Corp, Utz Brands, Valvoline Inc, Weibo Corporation, Wix.com Ltd, Trade, Petroleo Brasileiro SA Petrobras, Growth, Aurora Cannabis Inc, Navitas Semiconductor Corp, Archer Aviation Inc, Semiconductor, Energy Fuels Corp, Illumina Inc, Spike Investment Corp, Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp, AngloGold, Central Puerto S.A, Hudson Global, AirSculpt Technologies, Partners, Soho House, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Handout, Getty Locations: U.S, Macao, Asia, China, Las, Singapore, Wynn's Vegas, Boston, United Arab Emirates, Gilead, VVV, Central, Soho

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, AbbVie, Chevron, Krispy Kreme, Roku and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: JPMorgan upgrades Eastman Chemical to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it sees an earnings rebound for Eastman Chemical. Bank of America reiterates Roku Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating heading into earnings later this week. JPMorgan downgrades Olin to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the chemical company citing concerns about reduced product demand. " JPMorgan downgrades Valley National to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the regional bank mainly on valuation. Bank of America initiates Cooper Companies as buy Bank of America said the contact lens company is well positioned. "

Persons: Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Apple, it's, Pinterest, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, TD Cowen, Decker, Baird downgrades Datadog, Baird, JPMorgan downgrades Newell, JPMorgan downgrades Olin, Olin, Harris, Hess, Truist, Piper Sandler, Piper, Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, Okta, Goldman, Wolfe Organizations: JPMorgan, Eastman Chemical, Barclays, Bank of America, Roku Bank of America, Apple, Citi, Raymond James downgrades Cisco, Cisco, Stanley Black, JPMorgan downgrades, JPMorgan downgrades Newell Brands, Newell Brands, UBS, East West Bancorp, Chevron, of America, Cooper Companies, Microsoft, MSFT, Deutsche Bank, Nvidia, Deutsche, Broadcom Locations: China, Okta

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Intel, Rivian, ResMed, Amazon, Enphase, Southwest & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

JPMorgan initiates TKO Group as overweight JPMorgan said the WWE and UFC combo company is a "sports champion." Bank of America downgrades Hasbro to neutral from buy Bank of America downgraded the toymaker after its earnings report on Thursday. " HSBC upgrades Intel to hold from sell HSBC upgraded Intel after its earnings report on Thursday. TD Cowen downgrades Southwest to market perform from outperform TD downgraded the stock after its "tough" earnings report on Thursday. " Goldman Sachs reiterates Amazon as buy Goldman said the stock remains attractive after its earnings report Thursday.

Persons: Cantor Fitzgerald, Rivian, Cantor, Stifel, we've, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler downgrades, Piper, Guggenheim, Raymond James, Roblox, TD Cowen, TD Cowen downgrades Hershey, it's bullish, Wells, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Organizations: Dominion, WWE, UFC, " Bank of America, Hasbro, Bank of America, Products, Energy, JPMorgan, HSBC, Intel, Inc, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Griffon Corp, Management, Hershey, BMO, Merck, Citi, Cisco, JPMorgan downgrades, Apple, of America

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: General Dynamics, United Airlines, Spotify and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spotify — Shares of the music streaming service company fell 2.5% after Redburn Atlantic downgraded the streaming giant to neutral from buy. Tesla — The automaker's stock fell 2.3% in Monday trading upon news that the company's year-over-year sales declined 10.9% in China last month, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association. Oil stocks — Energy stocks soared following the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict over the weekend. Airline stocks — On a broader level, airline names were down after several major airlines suspended service to Israel following this weekend's attacks. United Airlines slid 5.3%, while Delta Air Lines and American Airlines shed 4.5% and 5.3%, respectively.

Persons: Elizabeth, Saket Kalia, Bristol Myers, Tesla, Baird, — Datadog, Hess, Northrop Grumman, Yun Li, Tanaya Macheel, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound Organizations: General Dynamics Corp, Spotify, Atlantic, Amazon, Barclays, Therapeutics, Bristol, Bristol Myers Squibb, China Passenger Car Association, Motorola Solutions, Motorola, Bank of America, — Energy, Halliburton, CF Industries, Defense, L3Harris Technologies, General Dynamics, Airline, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines Locations: NASSCO, Norfolk , Virginia, China, Israel, Palestine

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Arm, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Disney, Oracle & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Netflix as neutral Goldman said it's standing by its neutral rating heading into earnings next week. Barclays reiterates Disney as equal weight Barclays said it's cautious on Disney heading into earnings in early November. JPMorgan reiterates Apple as overweight JPMorgan said its Apple survey checks show product delivery times are moderating. Bank of America initiates Motorola Solutions as buy Bank of America said Motorola is "well-positioned with multiple tailwinds supporting growth." Bank of America downgrades Datadog to neutral from buy Bank of America said it's concerned about slowing demand for the software company.

Persons: Wells, JPMorgan, Domino's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Baird, Tesla, TSLA, Jefferies, Redburn, Evercore, Lennox, Piper Sandler, Piper Organizations: Meta, JPMorgan, Arm Holdings, Bank of America, Netflix, Barclays, Disney, ESPN, Apple, Holdings, " Bank of America, Motorola Solutions, Motorola, American, Spotify, Oracle, Citi, Patterson, UTI Energy Locations: Datadog, SASE, CY26

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2023. Powell and Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Hasker will speak at a roundtable discussion, due 11 a.m. Later in the day, Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester will speak on the outlook for the U.S. economy. Rivian Automotive (RIVN.O) advanced 2.9% after Evercore ISI raised the EV maker's stock to "outperform" from "in line". Reporting by Shubham Batra and Shashwat Chauhan in Bengaluru Editing by Vinay DwivediOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Jerome Powell, Patrick Hasker, Loretta Mester, Russell Hackmann, Kevin McCarthy, bitcoin, Piper Sandler, Goldman Sachs, Shubham Batra, Shashwat Chauhan, Vinay Dwivedi Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, Philadelphia Fed, Cleveland Fed, Hackmann Wealth Partners, Democratic, Republican, Dow e, Nvidia, Rivian, ISI, EV, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Powell, Singapore, Bengaluru

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Rivian, Nvidia, Amazon, U.S. Steel, FedEx & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Goldman Sachs adds Nvidia to the conviction buy list Goldman said the stock is well positioned to benefit for AI. UBS initiates Sunnova as buy UBS said the solar company is best positioned to take share. Morgan Stanley upgrades U.S. Steel to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the steel stock that the transformation continues. UBS reiterates Amazon as buy UBS raised its price target on Amazon to $180 per share from $175 and says it's bullish on ads in Prime video content. Morgan Stanley reiterates TJX Companies as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating after a meeting with company management.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, bullish, Evercore, RIVN, Gordon Haskett, Piper Sandler, Piper, Jefferies, Truist, Wells, ROY, SolarEdge, Morgan Stanley, Davidson, CLX, it's Organizations: Nvidia, UFC, WWE, UBS, NOVA, Susquehanna, FedEx, Meta Connect, Microsoft, Barclays, JPMorgan, Apple, Steel, Bank of America, NSC, Amazon, TJX Companies Locations: PODD, GLP, 3Q23, 2Q23, 1Q23, 4Q23, Europe, Bank of America downgrades Norfolk Southern

Jefferies analysts wrote in a note the Federal Reserve putting the brakes on interest rate hikes has given acquirers more certainty around their funding costs, helping dealmaking. Cisco's deal valued Splunk at 7 times projected 12-month revenue, according to Jefferies. "We note that the typical security company with 20% growth trades at about 7 times (sales)," BTIG analysts wrote in a note last week. Private software companies may also be more receptive to takeovers. "A tidal wave of software M&A (is) on the horizon," Wedbush analysts wrote in a note last week.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, David Chen, Morgan Stanley, Chen, Jefferies, Keith Skirbe, Houlihan Lokey's, Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen, Anna Driver Organizations: Cisco Systems, Cisco, Crowdstrike Holdings, Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle, Francisco Partners, TPG Inc, Federal Reserve, IBM, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Jefferies, Thomson Locations: New York

☆ New York is a tech startup hotbed after almost a decade-long run of IPOs
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

New York had its share of startup investors and venture-backed companies, but it wasn't a hotbed of tech activity. After four years at the company, Wang left but chose to stay in New York to launch Bearworks, providing software to sales reps. In 2014, prior to the run of New York City IPOs, California was the leader, followed by Massachusetts and then New York. During the record fundraising year of 2021, New York startups received almost $50 billion across 1,935 companies. Northern California has long been the heartbeat of the tech industry, but Murat Bicer remembers what it was like for New York startups before the rush.

Persons: Olivier Pomel, Albert Wang, Datadog, Wang, UiPath, they've, San Francisco's OpenAI, Murat Bicer, Bicer, Datadog's, Pomel Organizations: Datadog, Big Apple, Nasdaq, National Venture Capital Association . Massachusetts, ChatGPT, Investors, Bay, RTP Ventures, RTP, Boston, Index Ventures, New York Times Locations: San Francisco, New York, Boston, Datadog, York, San Francisco Bay, East Coast, Yorkers, , New York, California, New York City IPOs , California, Massachusetts, San Francisco's, PitchBook . Northern California, Silicon Valley, West, West Coast, Europe, Pomel

☆ Bernstein says this software development firm can grow sales by eight times current levels
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

GitLab could be a winner in the evergreen software space, according to Bernstein. The firm initiated coverage of GitLab stock with an outperform rating as well as a $62 per share price target. According to the analyst, GitLab operates in a duopoly with Microsoft-owned GitHub, with both companies sharing roughly 70% and increasing market share of cloud development Gits, or code repositories. "GitLab's opening is to become the "Switzerland" platform for CI/CD development pipelines — a durable and large market position," Weed said. Still, the firm noted market constraints on Gitlab's pricing power and product expansion options, noting competition from GitHub, Australian software firm Atlassian and potentially Datadog.

Persons: Bernstein, Peter Weed, GitLab, Weed, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Microsoft Locations: Switzerland, GitHub

☆ How Preply became one of the largest online language learning startups in the world
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

He started to see the potential for online language tutoring as a viable business model, since online lessons were cheaper than in-person lessons and class schedules were more flexible. In the summer of 2012, Bigai, Voloshyn and Lukyanov founded the online language learning startup Preply. Last month, Preply raised a $70 million Series C extension round with a combination of debt and equity led by Horizon Capital. Reach Capital, Hoxton Ventures and Owl Ventures, which led its previous $50 million Series C in 2022, also participated. The company's successful fundraising comes after a difficult year personally for the Preply team.

Persons: Preply, Kirill Bigai, Dmytro Voloshyn, Sergey Lukyanov, Bigai, Lukyanov, James Kim Organizations: Preply, Horizon Capital, Morning, Skype, Horizon, Reach, Hoxton Ventures, Owl Ventures, Datadog, Bain, Reach Capital Locations: Ukraine, Boston, Texas, Barcelona, Kyiv, Berlin, Czech, Russia

☆ Top Wall Street analysts pound the table on these 5 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-20 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

One strategy is to track the investment ideas of Wall Street pros and glean valuable insights into making successful stock decisions. To that end, TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance, has identified five stocks well liked by top-ranking analysts. Earlier this month, the company trounced analysts' second-quarter earnings estimates and returned to double-digit revenue growth. In particular, Feinseth expects RCL's "Perfect Day at CocoCay" private island resort to be a key growth driver and industry differentiator, which could fuel significant incremental revenue growth and yields. Feinseth holds the 266th position among more than 8,500 analysts on TipRanks.

Persons: Sachin Mittal, Mittal, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Sheridan, Datadog, Kash Rangan, Rangan, Ivan Feinseth, Feinseth Organizations: Nasdaq, Amazon, TipRanks, Royal, Tigress, Netflix Locations: Mobile, Caribbean, North America

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: CVS, Hawaiian Electric, Peloton, Aflac and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Edward Jones downgrades CVS to hold from buy Edward Jones expressed concern over the company losing part of its Blue Shield of California pharmacy benefit manager contract. TD Cowen initiates Dynatrace at outperform TD Cowen said checks were strong and there's reasons to be excited about the tech company. TD Cowen initiates Datadog at outperform TD Cowen said the software company has strong management and ways to differentiate itself from competitors. Bank of America reiterates Peloton as buy Bank of America kept its bullish rating ahead of the fitness stock's earnings report. Morgan Stanley downgrades Aflac to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said the insurance stock's strong earnings and capital have been hampered by challenges within sales and persistence.

Persons: Edward Jones, TD Cowen, Cowen, Wells, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley downgrades Aflac, Morgan Stanley, Riley, there's Organizations: CVS, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays downgrades Keysight Technologies, Barclays, Citi, Materials, Riley Securities, Marvell Technology, MRVL Locations: California

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