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☆ Amazon's two key businesses get bullish updates. No wonder its stock is at multiyear highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

While Microsoft Azure's reported 30% year-over-year revenue growth and Alphabet's Google Cloud posted 26% annual revenue growth during the same period, Amazon's results nevertheless indicated the softness in cloud spending is rolling over. Amazon said it expects accelerating AWS revenue trends to continue in 2024, which is good news for the stock. In a poll of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers about their expected spending, Amazon remains the preferred e-commerce destination "by a wide margin." Another encouraging finding in the Wedbush survey: Amazon Prime members said they are seeing "modest improvements" in their experiences, with 39% saying they received an order on the same or next day. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Microsoft Azure's, Adam Selipsky, Jim Cramer, —, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Alain Jocard Organizations: Mizuho Securities, Web, Enterprises, Microsoft, Google, AWS, Wedbush Securities, Walmart, Target, Amazon, CNBC, AFP, Getty Locations: Mizuho, Amazon's, U.S, Wedbush's

☆ Good news is good news for the market — finally. Also, a recently struggling stock may be a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Good news is good news: The stock market correctly viewed the good jobs data as good news — no matter what it means for the timing of the first interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. Those concerns were the catalyst that caused oil to spike late Thursday and the stock market to spiral. Costco and TJX should be holding up better because they both are market share gainers that offer great value to their customers. 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, Jerome Powell, Powell, he's, Ford, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Eaton, Wynn, Estee Lauder, It's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Federal Reserve, Fed, Ford, U.S, General Motors, Wynn Resorts, Meta, Thursday's, Amazon, Palo Alto Networks, TJX Companies, Retail, Costco, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: U.S, Eaton, Macao, Mizuho, Palo

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Marvell, Ollie's, Snowflake, Eli Lilly, Krispy Kreme & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"We are raising our YE'24 NFLX target price $65 to a street-high $765 driven primarily by a combo of higher '24 and beyond subscriber/ARPU forecasts." "We are upgrading Ollie's Bargain Outlet to a Buy from a Hold rating while raising our price target to $90 from $80, implying 26% upside from current levels." We cut our price target from $2 to $1, still giving ATUS the highest multiple in Cable as optionality. "We are raising our already Street High $330 YE'24 target price $60 to $390 driven primarily by higher premium and to a lesser extent ad supported ARPU forecasts." Jefferies adds Pepsi to the franchise picks list Jefferies said it sees opportunity internationally for Pepsi and raised its price target to $209 per share from $199.

Persons: Marvell, it's, Bernstein, Mizuho, Wells, Piper Sandler, Krispy, JPMorgan, Eli Lilly, LLY, Stifel, Rosenblatt, Snowflake, Jefferies, underperform KBW, Daiwa, Tesla, KBW, Monness Crespi Hardt Organizations: Netflix, Bank of America, Apple, Amazon Web Services, RBC, Eaton, Piper, JPMorgan, Technologies, Cable, Spotify, BMO, Royal Bank, Pepsi, Fox, Fox News, Digital, Citi, Express, American Express Locations: NY, McDonald's, USA, Toronto, Snowflake, U.S

☆ Loads of analysts just hiked price targets for these 6 stocks — giving one 82% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-05 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts have become more bullish on six stocks from around the world this week, raising their price targets. The price target changes come ahead of the next earnings season covering the first quarter of this year. CNBC Pro screened for global stocks that have received price target upgrades from five or more analysts in the past seven days and have a potential upside of over 25%. MacroGenics Investment banks raised their price target for the biopharmaceutical firm MacroGenics this week, giving the stock upside potential of 83% over the next 12 months. Tuerkcan — one of the most cautious analysts on the stock — has a price target of $22, pointing to upside of 22% for the stock.

Persons: MacroGenics —, Silvan Tuerkcan, Peter Heckmann, DA Davidson, Jared Issacman's, Dan Dolev Organizations: Formula One, Hyundai Motor, CNBC Pro, Leerlink Partners, FactSet, Investment, DA, Visa, MasterCard, U.S, Mizuho Securities, Mar Locations: Korean, Rockville , Maryland, MacroGenics, York

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Super Micro, Meta, Wynn, Reddit, Coinbase, GM & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Mizuho reiterates Nvidia as a top pick Mizuho says Nvidia is still a top idea at the firm. Morgan Stanley initiates Mural Oncology at overweight Morgan said in its initiation of the biotech company that it sees a long "cash runway" lasting through 2025. Morgan Stanley downgrades Block to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley sees growth headwinds for the payment tech company. Morgan Stanley upgrades Zeta to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the marketing technology company has an underappreciated valuation. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla at overweight Morgan Stanley lowered its price target to $310 per share from $320. "

Persons: Bernstein, Reddit, underperform Bernstein, Raymond James, Raymond James downgrades Bumble, Barclays downgrades Ferrari, it's, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Wolfe, underperform Wolfe, Piper Sandler, Piper, Synopsys, Morgan Stanley downgrades Block, Dave, Buster's, Jefferies, Zeta, Oppenheimer, Ball, Wayfair, Wynn, bullish, Tesla, Goldman Sachs downgrades Hertz Organizations: Citi, Barclays, Ferrari, Nvidia, JPMorgan, Avis, UBS downgrades Bank of America, UBS, Apple, AstraZeneca JPMorgan, AstraZeneca, Amazon, AWS, Meta, General Motors, GMC, Chevrolet, Buick, GM, DFS, Mizuho, Eversource Energy Locations: Avis, MURA, Charlotte, Wayfair, Capital, Macau

☆ Wall Street analysts say to buy this portfolio casino stock. Here's our take
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) 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. Analysts issued a $131-per-share price target, implying roughly 23% upside from Wednesday's closing price of $106.42 per share. 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, Wall, We'll, we're, Jefferies, Meta's, Jim Cramer's, WYNN, AAPL, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Tech, Club, Microsoft, Apple, Treasury, Federal Reserve, U.S, Wynn Resorts, Mizuho Securities, Meta, Amazon Locations: bank's, Macau

☆ These are Mizuho's top stock picks for April, including home retailers and an energy name
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Mizuho is out with its top stock picks for April, and the selections include home retailers and an energy company. The newest additions for April include Lowe's Companies and Wayfair , as well as cruise line operator Carnival . Energy giant Chevron was one company where Mizuho said its bullish outlook is greater than the rest of the Street. The $280 price target represents about 16% upside from Lowe's closing price on Wednesday. Other top picks include Intuit and Meta Platforms .

Persons: It's, Mizuho, Piper Sandler, it's, David Bellinger, Nitin Kumar, Vijay Rakesh Organizations: Mizuho, Nvidia, Lowe's, Energy, Chevron, Hess Corp, Intuit, Meta Locations: North Carolina

They offer a dividend yield of at least 2%. Oil major Chevron made the list with a 4.1% dividend yield. More than half of analysts polled by FactSet maintain a buy rating on Chevron. Fast-food giant McDonald's also made the cut, with a 2.4% dividend yield. Nearly 53% of analysts polled by FactSet maintain a buy rating on McDonald's, with their average price targets forecasting 17% upside.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Mizuho, Gregory Francfort Organizations: Federal Reserve, CNBC Pro, Chevron, FactSet, Guggenheim, NextEra Energy

☆ CNBC Daily Open: A projection is not a promise
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Clement Tan | In Clemtan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. What you need to know todayThe bottom lineU.S. Federal Reserve officials are dampening rate cut expectations again, and again. In comments echoing those of the Federal Open Market Committee's two weeks ago, San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said Tuesday she expects cuts this year — but wants to see more convincing evidence that inflation has been subdued. "Three rate cuts is a projection, and a projection is not a promise," Daly said.

Persons: Spencer Platt, Mary Daly, Daly, Loretta Mester, Vishnu Varathan, —, Jeff Cox Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Getty, CNBC, Federal Reserve, Federal, San Francisco Fed, Cleveland Federal, Malaysian, U.S Locations: New York City, U.S, Asia, Japan

☆ Zoom and Salesforce stand to benefit from Microsoft's unbundling of Teams and Office
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft's rivals won a reprieve on Monday, when the software giant said it would split up its Teams and Office bundles following scrutiny from European regulators. Analysts at Mizuho Securities wrote in a note on Monday that "while customers believe Zoom is a superior platform vs. Teams" and other vendors, "the bundling of MS Teams to Office 365 has always been enticing for customers to consider Teams." Last year, Microsoft generated almost $53 billion in revenue from Office, including Teams, up about 14% from 2022. Months later, the European Commission disclosed a probe into Microsoft's Teams and Office bundling.

Persons: Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella, Slack, Satya Nadella, Salesforce, David Schellhase, Slack's, Stewart Butterfield Organizations: Microsoft Corporation, Economic, Salesforce, European Commission, Mizuho Securities, Mizuho, Microsoft, Financial Times, European Union, Microsoft's, CNBC, European Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Europe

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Spotify, Marvell, Netflix, Disney, DraftKings & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Royal Gold's valuation is now more compelling under our new commodity price assumptions and with modest relative underperformance of Royal Gold share price year to date." Citi reiterates Tesla as neutral Citi lowered its price target on the stock to $196 per share from $224 ahead of the company's delivery numbers in early April. We rate the shares Overweight." Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi said it's sticking with its buy rating on shares of Nvidia. HSBC initiates Spotify as buy HSBC initiated the stock with a buy and said it's "hitting the right notes."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Evercore, Raymond James, GoDaddy, BIL, Baird, Tesla Baird, it's, Wells, Mizuho, Cabot, OEC, Needham, DraftKings, Davidson downgrades Lowe's, UBS downgrades Linde Organizations: Western Digital, KBW, BMO, Royal, Royal Gold, Netflix, JPMorgan, Apple, Deutsche Bank, Citi, Visa, Marvell Citi, UBS, Disney, GE, Nvidia, AMD, HSBC, Spotify, Barclays, JetBlue, LIN Locations: Wells Fargo, GDDY, China, 473.3k

Bernstein lowered its price target on Tesla, calling for 30% downside. Meanwhile, Mizuho raised its price target on Micron, citing a growing AI opportunity. The firm reiterated a buy rating on the computer storage and memory stock on Monday and raised its price target to $130 per share from $124. — Brian Evans 5:53 a.m.: Bernstein cuts Tesla price target Longtime Tesla bear Toni Sacconaghi lowered his price target on the EV maker to $120 from $150, citing growing demand constraints. TSLA YTD mountain TSLA ytd — Fred Imbert

Persons: Bernstein, Mizuho, Jason Getz, — Brian Evans, Toni Sacconaghi, Tesla, Sacconaghi, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Micron, Mizuho, Mizuho Securities Locations: China, Europe

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Nvidia, Reddit, Tesla, Apple, Seagate, Micron, Spotify, Gap & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Mizuho initiates DraftKings as buy Mizuho said in its initiation of DraftKings that it sees "upside to revenue growth." Mizuho initiates MGM as buy Mizuho said MGM shares are "fundamentally misvalued." Mizuho initiates Carnival as buy Mizuho said Carnival is a top pick at the firm. Mizuho reiterates Micron as buy Mizuho raised its price target on the stock to $130 per share from $124. "We are upgrading PAGS to Outperform from In Line with a $18 target price."

Persons: Mizuho, Bernstein, Chipotle, CFRA, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Levi's, it's, Wells, Richard Dickson, Katrina O'Connell, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, it's bullish, Baird, Semtech, Jefferies, underperform Jefferies, Invivyd, Evercore, TD Cowen Organizations: Mizuho, Sands, MGM, Nvidia, Blackwell, Seagate, Nasdaq, UBS, JPMorgan, Taiwan Semiconductor, Navy, Micron, MU, Citi, Plains Energy, Bank of America, Spotify, Netflix, Apple Locations: Macau, Singapore, Westar, Kansas, Missouri, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Krispy Kreme, UPS, Micron Technology and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Krispy Kreme began testing sales at some McDonald's locations in 2022, and their partnership expansion would double the donut maker's current distribution. McDonald's shares fell more than 1%. Seagate Technology — The data storage stock added 4.1% on the back of a Morgan Stanley upgrade to overweight from equal weight. Super Micro Computer — Shares rose 3.1%, continuing its gains from Monday when JPMorgan initiated coverage of the stock with an overweight rating. Taiwan Semiconductor — Shares got a 1% boost after JPMorgan reiterated its overweight rating on the semiconductor stock.

Persons: Krispy Kreme, Morgan Stanley, McCormick —, Jesse Pound, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh Organizations: Seagate Technology, FactSet, Revenue, United Parcel Service, UPS, JPMorgan, Micro Computer, Micron Technology, Mizuho Securities, Taiwan Semiconductor

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Krispy Kreme, Trump Media, McCormick and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Krispy Kreme — Krispy Kreme popped nearly 30% and headed for its best day on record. Trump Media & Technology Group — Shares of former President Donald Trump's social media company surged 35% after it began trading on the Nasdaq . Trump Media completed its merger with shell company Digital World Acquisition Corp . McCormick — The stock jumped 10% after the spice maker topped earnings and revenue expectations for its fiscal first quarter. Reddit — Reddit popped about 15% as investors continued buying up the social media stock following its Thursday debut on the New York Stock Exchange .

Persons: Kreme, McDonald's, Donald Trump's, McCormick, Morgan Stanley, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: Trump Media & Technology, Nasdaq, Trump Media, Revenue, New York Stock Exchange, Viking Therapeutics, Seagate Technology, Micron Technology, Mizuho Securities, UPS —, UPS, JPMorgan Locations: FactSet

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Boeing, Masimo, Cleveland-Cliffs, Baidu, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Masimo — Shares soared nearly 12% following the medical technology company's announcement late Friday it is considering a spinoff of its consumer business. In addition, Wells Fargo upgraded the stock Monday, citing the potential separation of the businesses. Baidu — Shares of the technology company climbed 1.4% following news that Baidu is reportedly engaged in talks with Apple for a potential collaboration on artificial intelligence services in China. Disney — Shares rose 1.2% after Barclays upgraded the media company to overweight from equal weight, saying Disney has further upside even after its outperformance this year. Foot Locker — The shoe retailer rose 2.9% after Evercore ISI upgraded the stock to outperform from in line.

Persons: Dave Calhoun, Larry Kellner, Masimo, Quentin Koffey, Wells, Baidu, Nelson Peltz, Locker, Tesla, Raymond James, Jesse Pound, Tanaya Macheel, Michelle Fox, Brian Evans, Sarah Min Organizations: Boeing —, Street Journal, Politan Capital Management, Department of Energy, Chipmakers, Intel, Financial Times, Nvidia, Baidu —, Apple, Disney, Barclays, Blackwells, ISI, Mizuho Securities, Scotts Miracle, Gro Locations: Wells Fargo, Cleveland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, China, U.S, Europe

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Digital World Acquisition Corp., Boeing, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Masimo — The medical technology company climbed nearly 5%. Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight in light of the news. Super Micro Computer — The chip stock jumped nearly 10% after JPMorgan initiated coverage of the high-flying name. Foot Locker — Shares jumped 7% after Evercore upgraded shares to outperform from in line. Digital World Acquisition Corp. — The special purpose acquisition company leapt 26% after shareholders approved a merger with former President Donald Trump's social media company Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social.

Persons: David Calhoun, Larry Kellner, Masimo, Wells Fargo, Samik Chatterjee, Chipmakers, Nelson Peltz's, Bob Iger, Evercore, Foot, Wedbush, GameStop's, Donald Trump's, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: Boeing, JPMorgan, Department of Energy, Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Nvidia, VanEck Semiconductor, Disney, Barclays, Fund Management, Mizuho, GameStop, Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump Media, United Airlines —, Reuters, U.S . Federal Aviation Administration, United Airlines Locations: Wells, Cleveland, Department of Energy . Cleveland, Ohio, Pennsylvania

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Super Micro Computer, Disney, Netflix, Meta, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Wells Fargo reiterates Citi as overweight Wells Fargo raised its price target on Citi to $80 per share from $70." "We initiate coverage of Kinetik Holdings Inc. with an Outperform rating and $40 price target." "We are initiating coverage of Motorola Solutions (MSI) with an Outperform rating and $400 Target price." Citi reiterates Netflix as neutral Citi raised its price target on Netflix to $660 per share from $555. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on the stock.

Persons: BoB, Mizuho downgrades Tesla, Wells, Wells Fargo, Kinetik, it's bullish, Huya, Raymond James downgrades Dave, Raymond James, Dave, Buster's, Morgan Stanley, it's, Evercore, Sealy, Raymond James downgrades Scotts, Tesla, MASI Organizations: Bank of America, Nvidia, Mizuho, Citi, RBC, Kinetik Holdings, Northland, Astera, of America, " Bank of America, Meta, Argus, Barclays, Adobe, ISI, Motorola Solutions, Netflix, Mattress, JPMorgan, PT, Raymond James downgrades Scotts Miracle, Gro, Scotts Miracle, Strong, MASI, UBS, Apple, Arista Networks, Arista Locations: China

☆ The quiet rally in energy continues, lifting our lone oil-and-gas stock higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The rally this month comes alongside roughly $3-per-barrel rally in the price of oil, while natural gas has slipped back. "There's a piece in the Wall Street Journal about how AI data centers will consume so much power that it could overwhelm the grid. 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, Coterra, Nelson Peltz, Jim, Mizuho, Ford, Eaton, Jim Cramer's, Liz Hampton Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Energy, Club, Disney, Barclays, Nvidia, GTC, Ford, Rivian Automotive, Eaton Corp, Street Journal, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: California, Loco Hills, New Mexico, U.S

☆ Jim Cramer shares his thoughts on Boeing, Intel, AMD, Masimo, Tesla, Rivian and Cleveland-Cliffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Boeing shares rose about 0.4%. Masimo shares rose more than 3%. Tesla , Rivian : Analysts at Mizuho Securities downgraded a host of electric vehicle makers, including Tesla and Rivian, on concerns about slowing demand for battery-powered automobiles. Shares rose about 1.5%. Cleveland-Cliffs had been a "bad company," Cramer said, "but they've gotten disciplined and they've figured it out."

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Dave Calhoun, Jim Cramer, Larry Culp, Calhoun, Larry, Cramer, Tesla, They're, they're Organizations: CNBC, Club, Boeing, Airplanes, Alaska Airlines, Intel, AMD, Financial Times, Mizuho Securities, Ford, U.S . Department of Energy, U.S . Steel Locations: Alaska, China, Beijing, Germany, Cleveland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, U.S . Steel . Cleveland

Mizuho initiated Home Depot with a buy rating, calling for roughly 10% upside. The bank upgraded shares of the industrial equipment manufacturer to a buy rating. Analyst Manav Gupta also lifted his price target to $170 from his prior target of $152. Analyst Gavin Parsons reiterated his buy rating on the stock and price target of $275. The bank initiated coverage of the home improvement stock at a buy rating, setting a price target of $415.

Persons: Mizuho, Manav Gupta, Howden, Gupta, GTLS, — Lisa Kailai Han, Gavin Parsons, Parsons, Fred Imbert, David Bellinger, Bellinger, Wells Fargo, Aaron Rakers, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Taylor Swift, Jensen, Huang Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Boeing, Nvidia, Industries, YE2026E, Department of Energy, Alaska Airlines, Mizuho, SAP Center, Blackwell, ~$ Locations: Howden, GTLS, Mizuho, San Jose

The BOJ will now look to utilize its short-term interest rate as its primary policy tool. It will employ an interest rate of 0.1% to current account balances held by financial institutions at the central bank from March 21, while encouraging the uncollateralized overnight call rate (another interest rate used as a policy lever by the bank) to remain at around 0 to 0.1% — effectively raising interest rates from -0.1% previously. It would resort to "nimble responses" in the form of increased Japan government bond purchases and fixed-rate purchases of JGBs, among other things, if there is a rapid rise in long-term interest rates. Japanese investors have looked elsewhere for better returns given years of artificially depressed interest rates in their home market. The Fed is due to announce its own interest rate decision on Wednesday.

Persons: Japan Alexander Spatari, Kazuo Ueda, Rob Carnell, BOJ, Ueda, Michael Brown, —, JGBs, Vishnu Varathan, Hayden Briscoe, Briscoe Organizations: Japan's, Japan Inc, Asia, ING, CNBC, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group, Bank of America, Barclays, U.S . Federal, UBS Asset Management Locations: Dotonbori, Japan, Japan's, U.S, Mizuho's, Asia

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Micron, Honeywell, Boeing, Snowflake, Zoom, Best Buy and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Deutsche Bank reiterates Charles Schwab as buy Deutsche Bank raised its price target on the stock to $77 per share from $75. UBS reiterates Boeing as buy UBS said the risks are already priced in for Boeing shares. Loop reiterates Best Buy as buy Loop said the electronics giant is a "stealth housing play." UBS reiterates Micron as buy UBS said it is standing by its buy rating on the stock heading into earnings on Wednesday. UBS upgrades Cognex to buy from neutral UBS said the systems software company is "high quality growth at a discount."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, Bernstein, –, Redburn, Cooper, Jefferies, ZM, Mizuho, Baird, KeyBanc, Raymond James, Morgan Stanley, Stephens, Guggenheim, Wells, Wells Fargo Organizations: Nvidia, Deutsche Bank, Northern Trust Deutsche Bank, Northern Trust, Apple, Google, Barclays, Cooper Companies, Citi, Honeywell, Honeywell International Inc, Union Pacific Corp, Mizuho, UBS, Boeing, Micron, TEAM, Logistics, Industries, JPMorgan, Systems, Bank of America, Avis Budget, OW, Equity, Accenture, Starbucks Locations: Snowflake, 2H24E, Truist

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, PepsiCo, Micron, Meta, Starbucks and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Starbucks as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on Starbucks shares. Morgan Stanley upgrades Pepsi to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the beverage giant is undervalued. Morgan Stanley initiates Ball Corporation as equal weight Morgan Stanley initiated the beverage can company and says the stock is fairly valued right now. Morgan Stanley names LifeStance a top pick Morgan Stanley named the mental health company a top pick on Monday. Morgan Stanley reiterates Micron as underweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on the stock to $78 per share from $74.75 and said it's sticking with its underweight rating heading into earnings later this week.

Persons: KeyBanc, Morgan Stanley, it's, Telsey, ESAB, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Raymond James downgrades, Raymond James, LifeStance, Wolfe, Bernstein, Truist, Wells, Wells Fargo, F2Q Organizations: Apple, JPMorgan, 1Q, Meta, HSBC, Nvidia, Netflix, RBC, Howmet Aerospace, York Community Bank, Pepsi, Ball, Citi, Micron, IT, Downside, Bank of America, Taiwan Semiconductor, Pinnacle, of America, Pinnacle West Capital Corp, ISI, UBS, CCL Locations: Berlin, underperform, Taiwan, Arizona, Underperform

☆ Our discipline requires us to trim this tech stock again after 2023 rally powers into 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 293 shares of META, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 4.5% from 4.98%. 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. 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's, Mizuho, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Facebook, Meta, Mizuho, Club, CNBC

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