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☆ Wall Street braces for big tech earnings and key economic data in the week ahead as Treasury yields rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Major earnings reports and economic data will be in focus next week as investors seek clarity on how the Federal Reserve will proceed from here. But next week will bring the lion's share of results including reports from mega-cap darlings Alphabet, Amazon , Meta Platforms and Microsoft . While the S & P 500 is higher by 10% in 2023, the equal-weighted index is down slightly. Of note, Tesla shares sank more than 9% on Thursday following a pessimistic economic outlook from CEO Elon Musk during the company's earnings call. Its the S & P 500's first weekly loss in three weeks.

Persons: bode, Elon Musk, We're, Sam Stovall, it's, Raphael Bostic, Ed Clissold, Ned Davis, Clissold, Katie Stockton, Rob Ginsberg, I'm, CFRA's Stovall, Stovall, Sherwin, Williams, Kimberly, Hess, Raymond James Financial, Keurig Dr Pepper, Northrop, Willis Towers Watson, Stanley Black, Rowe Price Organizations: Federal Reserve, Microsoft, Investors, CFRA, Dow Jones, Treasury, Fed, Atlanta Federal Reserve, Ned, Ned Davis Research, Wolfe Research, Chicago, P, PMI, P Global PMI Manufacturing, P Global PMI Services, Richmond Fed, Visa, Texas Instruments, General Electric, NextEra Energy, Raytheon Technologies, Dow, Inc, General Motors, Halliburton, Coca, Corning, Hilton Worldwide, General Dynamics, Dominion Freight, Mobile US, Boeing, Raymond, Technology, Whirlpool, International Business Machines, O'Reilly, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman, Mastercard, Amazon, Royal Caribbean Group, Tractor Supply, United Parcel Service, Hasbro, Southwest Airlines, Comcast, Hershey, Intel, L3Harris Technologies, Ford Motor, Energy, Chevron, Decker, Exxon Mobil, Colgate, Palmolive Locations: U.S, Atlanta, AbbVie

☆ Bankrupt trucking company Yellow eyes October sale of vehicle fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Dietrich Knauth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The freight shipping company, which went bankrupt in August after a protracted labor dispute, owns approximately 12,000 trucks and 35,000 trailers, according to its bankruptcy court filings. Yellow intends to conduct an auction for the vehicles by Oct 18 and seek court approval for the vehicle sale on Oct. 27. The company is taking a longer time to sell its real estate assets, despite having a $1.525 billion offer in hand from rival shipping company Estes Express Lines. Yellow has set a Nov. 9 bid deadline and expects to seek court approval for a real estate sale in December. A longer sale process will allow more competition for Yellow's 300 shipping terminals and other real estate assets, which have already generated significant interest from buyers.

Persons: Allyson Smith, Craig Goldblatt, Smith, Estes, Donald Trump's, Goldblatt, Dietrich Knauth, Alexia Garamfalvi, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Yellow Corp, U.S, Express, Old Dominion Freight, U.S . Treasury, MFN Partners, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Thomson Locations: Wilmington , Delaware, Yellow's, Nashville , Tennessee

☆ Trucking firm Estes Express submits revised $1.525 bln bid for Yellow's shipment centers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Yellow said Estes' new bid is the best and superior to Old Dominion Freight Line Inc's (ODFL.O) $1.5 billion August stalking horse bid. Privately held Estes had submitted a $1.3 billion bid last month to acquire Yellow's shipment centers. A stalking horse bid is an initial bid on the assets of a bankrupt company, setting the low-end bidding bar so that other bidders cannot underbid the purchase price. "Estes Stalking Horse Bid is an improvement over the Old Dominion Bid because it offers more money for the Acquired Assets and less fees in terms of bid protections," Yellow said in a filing with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. The nearly 100-year-old company filed for bankruptcy with just $39 million cash on hand, which it said was not enough to run a months-long bankruptcy sale for its 12,000 trucks, real estate holdings and other assets.

Persons: Mike Blake, Yellow, Estes, Ducera, Juby Babu, Subhranshu Sahu Organizations: U.S, Trucking, Express, Old Dominion, Old, Bankruptcy, Ducera Partners, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Thomson Locations: Mexico, San Diego , California, U.S, Delaware, Bengaluru

☆ Visualizing the Latest Wave of N.C.A.A. Conference Realignment
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Josh Katz | Kevin Quealy | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Missouri and Texas A&M were the first teams to join the SEC in 20 years. Financial benefits and concerns about conference stability lured Boston College to become the A.C.C.’s 12th member in 2005. Penn State, one of the last major programs to remain independent, became the Big Ten’s 11th member in 1993, setting off a wave of realignment across college football. The Missouri Valley Conference stopped sponsoring football after the 1985 season. Arkansas departed for the SEC in 1991, signaling the beginning of the end for the Southwest Conference, long associated with N.C.A.A.

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☆ These are the hottest Nasdaq stocks of the summer. Where analysts see them going next
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has climbed about 4% since Memorial Day. CNBC Pro screened for the top 10 stocks in the Nasdaq when looking between Memorial Day and Monday's close. The former, which has seen huge gains this year as an artificial intelligence darling, has gained 20.6% since Memorial Day. More than seven out of 10 analysts rate the stock a buy, with an average upside implying another 14.5% could be ahead. About three out of 10 analysts hold buy ratings, with an average price target signaling an upside of nearly 10% over the next year.

Persons: FactSet, Brandon Oglenski, ODFL, Oglenski, Baker Hughes, Tesla, —, Fred Imbert, Michael Bloom Organizations: Nasdaq, industrials, CNBC Pro, Barclays, Dominion, Energy, Nvidia Locations: FactSet, Dominion, China

☆ Jim Cramer sees a 'new king' in trucking and perhaps a 'golden age' for natural gas
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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Persons: Morgan Stanley's, CNBC's Jim Cramer, —, Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: XPO Logistics, Dominion, Coterra Energy, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC

Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIt's not your imagination: Companies are getting stingier with customer rewards. Raising the barSome of the biggest shifts in customer perks have come in the airline industry. At many retailers, customers must now pay a return fee if they want to ship back unwanted clothing, shoes or other items. "To drive that online demand, free shipping and free returns were put in place, but now we all know it costs significant money," he said. Both companies aim to make sure membership isn't shared with people who aren't paying, particularly as the companies chase new avenues of growth.

Persons: Eva Marie Uzcategui, Dunkin, Cowen, David Garfield, Yuping Liu, Stephanie Keith, Marshal Cohen, Circana, Nordstrom, Christopher Dilts, Kohl's, Macy's, they're, Amit Sharma, Heidi Isern, Levi Strauss, Ann Taylor, Crocs, Brooks, reining Organizations: Brickell City Centre, Bloomberg, Getty, Retailers, Ross, uptick, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Old Dominion, Strome School of Business, LaGuardia, American Express, American, IRI, NPD, Urban Outfitters, Abercrombie, Fitch, Nordstrom, Amazon, Foods, Netflix, Costco Locations: Brickell, Miami , Florida, Queens, New York, Delta, Schaumburg , Illinois

Yellow's demise underscores the shift in the U.S. trucking industry from too few trucks and truck drivers during the pandemic to too many today. Most U.S. trucking companies have about 20% spare capacity in their networks, Stifel analyst Bruce Chan said in a client note on Monday. Yellow struggled for more than a decade after loading up on debt from acquisitions of rival trucking firms Roadway and USF. Still, it is not good news for Yellow's customers, which likely will face double-digit price increases when they turn that business over to companies, Chan said. "If you weren't prepared for this, it's probably a pretty tough day for you," Adamo said of Yellow's customers.

Persons: Bruce Chan, Chan, Stifel's Chan, Donald Trump, Ken Adamo, it's, Adamo, Lisa Baertlein, Marguerita Choy Organizations: Yellow Corp, Walmart, Teamsters, Forward, TFI, FedEx Freight, Dominion, Apollo Global Management, Analytics, Thomson Locations: ANGELES, U.S, USF, Los Angeles

☆ Wall Street suddenly appears confident America will avoid a recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Dow Jones Industrial Average index has gained 3.2% this month, outperforming the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. The Dow’s gains suggest that investors are starting to buy more economically sensitive stocks as recent data show inflation slowing. That, in turn, indicates they’re becoming increasingly optimistic that the economy could avoid a recession. Conventional Wall Street wisdom says gains in the blue-chip index tend to precede rallies across the broader market. The Dow Jones Transport Average Index, an index of 20 stocks including railroad, trucker, airline and freight companies, has gained 24% this year.

Persons: ”, Adam Phillips, That’s, Bryan Mena, Read, Matt Egan, “, Patrick De Haan Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Big Tech, Wealth, Federal Reserve, Union Pacific Corporation, Ryder System, Dominion Freight Line, Fed, New, American Automobile Association Locations: New York, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Delta, Netflix, Pinterest, Nvidia, Pepsi, Deere, Nike and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Snowflake as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating after the company's investor day. JPMorgan reiterates Pepsi as overweight JPMorgan said Pepsi is a "safe haven" heading into earnings in July. Wells Fargo upgrades Pinterest to overweight from equal weight Wells Fargo said it sees "above-consensus revenue growth" for Pinterest. Deutsche Bank downgrades Walgreens to hold from buy Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock after its disappointing earnings results earlier this week. Deutsche Bank initiates Western Alliance as hold Deutsche Bank said the regional bank's "funding pressures persist."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Snowflake, it's, Wells, Wells Fargo, Daiwa downgrades Uber, EBITDA, Deere, Canaccord, Oppenheimer, Morgan Stanley, CarMax, Needham, CFRA, KeyBanc Organizations: Nvidia, JPMorgan, Pepsi, Nike, Netflix, Deutsche Bank, Walgreens, RBC, Western Alliance, KMX, Delta, Barclays, Bank of America, Old Dominion, of America, Dominion, ZoomInfo Technologies, Lincoln, EV Locations: China, NVDA, Canada, Old

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Wynn, Walmart, Alphabet, Western Alliance & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bernstein reiterates Tesla as underperform Bernstein said after the automaker's shareholder meeting that it sees trouble ahead. Bank of America upgrades AppLovin to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees accelerating revenue growth for the mobile tech company. Stephens reiterates Walmart as overweight Stephens said it's standing by its overweight rating heading into Walmart earnings Thursday. Bank of America reiterates ServiceNow as buy Bank of America said the software company is well positioned for AI. " Stephens reiterates Western Alliance as overweight Stephens said it's standing by its overweight rating on the regional bank.

☆ Wall St Week Ahead Recession worries simmer beneath US stock market rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Lewis Krauskopf | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

NEW YORK, April 28 (Reuters) - Economically sensitive areas of the U.S. stock market are flashing warnings over growth, even as major equity indexes edge higher. Beneath the surface, however, areas of the market tied to economic sentiment such as transports, semiconductors and small-cap stocks dropped in April, while so-called defensive sectors are outperforming. “People are starting to more defensively position themselves,” said Aaron Dunn, co-head of the value equity team at Eaton Vance. "They are talking about demand being down and they are ridiculously important shipping companies,” said Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak. Reporting by Lewis Krauskopf; Editing by Ira Iosebashvili and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Earnings at the half point of the season: no sign yet of any collapse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

At the halfway point for earnings, bulls are delighted earnings are coming in stronger than expected and expectations for the second half of the year remain high. With 260 companies in the S & P 500 reporting, 79% are beating expectations, according to Earnings Scout. That is an earnings recession, but the declines — all in the low single digits — are not causing a lot of consternation. Now, on the heels of positive earnings reports, many tech stocks are seeing second quarter earnings estimates rising in the past few weeks, including Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet. The second half of 2023: Record earnings, really?

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Royal Caribbean, Intel, Hasbro & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Friday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America upgrades Hasbro to neutral from underperform Bank of America said it sees resilient demand for Hasbro . Goldman Sachs reiterates Amazon as buy Goldman said it's standing by the stock after its robust earnings report Thursday. " Benchmark upgrades Intel to buy from hold Benchmark said in its upgrade of Intel that the worst is already baked in. Bank of America upgrades Pilgrim's Pride to buy from neutral Bank of America said in its upgrade of the poultry company that the worst is behind it. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's still bullish on Apple shares heading into earnings next week.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Chipotle, Boeing, First Republic Bank and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday:Microsoft — Shares of tech giant Microsoft gained more than 8% Wednesday after a better-than-expected earnings report a day earlier. The company earned $1.17 per share on $69.79 billion in revenue, while analysts polled by Refinitiv expected it to earn $1.07 per share on revenue of $68.9 billion. The company also announced a $70 billion share buyback. 107230585First Republic — Shares of the regional bank fell more than 20% on Wednesday, extending their steep losses for the week. However, deposits for the first quarter totaled about $28.2 billion, down from $33.9 billion from the fourth quarter of 2022.

☆ This transport stock got two major upgrades with analysts predicting a big rally ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A key shipping company just received two upgrades on new management additions that could underpin a strong rally. Citi upgraded shares of XPO from neutral to buy on Thursday, while JPMorgan Chase went from neutral to overweight on Friday. XPO YTD mountain Shares of transportation company XPO are heading higher Friday after two key upgrades from Citigroup and JP Morgan. XPO recently added new chief operating officer David Bates from Old Dominion, and he will assume the role on Friday. Former Old Dominion chief financial officer Wes Frye joined XPO's board of directors on March 9.

☆ 10 stocks that fit Warren Buffett's takeover criteria
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Warren Buffett is fresh off an active year full of deal-making and stock purchases. Berkshire agreed to buy insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion, Buffett's biggest deal since 2016. Buffett favors companies with historically low stock prices when compared with earnings, and rock solid cash flows. Until 2017, Buffett had always revealed his acquisition criteria every year in his annual letters to Berkshire shareholders. Monster Beverage checks all the boxes in Buffett's acquisition criteria.

☆ Morning Bid: A quart and two halves
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. February kicked off on Wednesday without too much trepidation about how all that will pan out. Before the Fed announcement, ADP releases its January private sector employment readout for last month and markets will also scan the December JOLTS job openings report. While markets await the 'Triple-A' of Big Tech releases on Thursday, Meta (META.O) is due to report later today and the dour news from elsewhere in the tech sector kept coming. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Netflix, Amazon, Chevron, Meta, Shopify & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Morgan Stanley upgrades Colgate-Palmolive to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of Colgate that it sees an attractive entry point. "We upgrade shares from Neutral to Buy as we see the last of tough comparables for SHOP subsiding entering '23." Bank of America reiterates Meta as neutral Bank of America says it's cautious heading into Meta earnings on Wednesday. Berenberg upgrades Tesla to buy from hold Berenberg said in its upgrade of Tesla that "factory innovations support long-term margins." Morgan Stanley reiterates Southwest Airlines as overweight Morgan Stanley says it's sticking with shares of the airline.

☆ Stocks face their biggest test of the year this week as early-year gains stir excitement
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Earnings : More than 20% of the S & P 500 will report this week; by next Friday, 50% of the S & P will have reported. Craig Johnson at PiperSandler noted that 66% of all S & P 500 stocks are above their 200-day moving averages. It's not just the big-cap S & P 500 that is advancing: So are small-caps. The S & P High-Beta ETF is up 16% this month, at its highest levels since April of 2022. If that holds, it's the first positive January for the S & P 500 since 2019, when it was up 7.9%.

☆ Best Buy and Dunkin' changed their rewards programs. Then came the backlash
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Nathaniel Meyersohn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —If you want to earn rewards points at Best Buy, you’ll have to take out a Best Buy credit card to be able to redeem them. Starting next month, however, reward points will only be available to customers who hold a Best Buy credit card. Offering free rewards can be expensive for companies, and they are trying to control costs during a period of high inflation. The reaction to Best Buy’s move mirrored customer backlash after changes to Dunkin’ and Starbucks’ rewards programs last year. Dunkin’ said in October that it was replacing its old rewards program, DD Perks, with a new program called Dunkin’ rewards.

☆ Citi names 6 global stocks that capture both 'defensive growth and value'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Growth stocks have been hit hard by a combination of rising rates and forecasts of an impending recession. But rather than pivoting toward an entirely defensive portfolio, Citi says investors might do better with a portfolio of stocks ranked high for value, growth and defensiveness simultaneously. Citi named U.S.-listed IT giant Accenture , trucking company Old Dominion and U.K.'s online car portal Auto Trader as "low risk, quality and growth" stocks. The Citi analysts said they screened the MSCI World index of 1,500 stocks for companies in the top quantiles for growth, low risk and quality simultaneously. "There are also several months where there is no overlap at all for value and in the past year the overlap of growth and defensive stocks has dropped from 25 to around 5," the analysts added.

☆ American Music Awards 2022: See the winners list
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-20 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —The 50th American Music Awards are taking place on Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Elton John, first nominated for an AMA in 1974, is now regarded as the longest-recognized artist in the awards show’s history. Taylor Swift led the pack with three AMA wins ahead of broadcast, including best female country artist. Below is a list of nominees for this year’s American Music Awards. The list will be updated with winners in bold throughout the broadcast, along with the winners from non-televised categories.

☆ CMA Awards 2022: See the full list of winners
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Country music threw a party on Wednesday night as the CMA Awards were presented. First-time nominee Lainey Wilson topped the list of nominees going into the show and ended the night with major wins, including new artist of the year and female vocalist of the year. The emotional Wilson declared in one acceptance speech: “I know I’m new to a lot of folks, but I won’t let y’all all down. I promise you.”Luke Combs also had a big night, taking the stage both as a performer and winner. Other performers included Kelly Clarkson, who performed with Kelsea Ballerini and Carly Pearce, and Luke Bryan, who pulled double duty as host alongside Peyton Manning.

☆ Live Results: Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a moderate Democrat from the battleground state of Virginia, faces off against first-time House hopeful Yesli Vega
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Warren Rojas | April Joyner | Nov | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running against Republican Yesli Vega in Virginia's 7th Congressional District. VA-02VA-07 HouseTwo-term Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger faces off against Republican Yesli Vega in Virginia's 7th Congressional District. Vega is one of the conservative candidates backed by E-PAC, the women-centric recruiting effort run by Trump-aligned House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik. Voting history for Virginia's 7th Congressional DistrictThe Old Dominion's 7th Congressional District includes a big chunk of central Virginia, stretching from the exurbs of the nation's capital to the outskirts of the state capital, Richmond. The National Republican Congressional Committee has so far spent more than any other group.

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