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☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, IBM, Amazon, Tesla, Exxon, Gap, Netflix & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley upgrades Gap to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley said it sees more "upside than downside" for the stock. Morgan Stanley downgrades Skechers to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock on valuation. Morgan Stanley names Apple a top 2023 pick Morgan Stanley said Apple is a "rare best-of-both worlds outperformer." Morgan Stanley names Amazon a top 2023 pick Morgan Stanley said Amazon is operating from a "leading e-commerce profit generating position." Morgan Stanley downgrades IBM to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded IBM and said "late cycle outperformance [has] runs its course."

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☆ Factbox: Tech firms leading job cuts in Corporate America
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Big Tech firms are leading a string of layoffs across corporate America as companies look to rein in costs to ride out the economic downturn. Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O):The software giant laid off under 1,000 employees across several divisions in October, Axios reported, citing a source. However, Bloomberg later reported Twitter was reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs, asking them to return. HP Inc (HPQ.N):The computing devices maker said it expected to cut up to 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2025. CNN:Warner Bros Discovery-owned (WBD.O) CNN's top boss Chris Licht informed employees in an all-staff memo that job cuts were underway.

☆ Read the 11-page pitch deck a sports-betting startup that has raised $100 million used to get the NFL Players Association to invest
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | Colin Salao | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Mojo is an app that lets users bet on an NFL player's performance like it's a stock. See the pitch deck that helped get the NFL Players Association to invest. It also announced in September an additional $25 million in equity and venture debt, with big-name investors including the NFL Players Association. MojoMojo isn't the first startup to bring elements of the stock market to gambling, as the US market grows. "Mojo's sports stock market is really the first of its kind, and we're incredibly excited to join as an investor," Steve Scebelo, president of NFL Players, Inc., said in a statement.

☆ Factbox: Corporate America leans on job cuts as recession fears mount
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Nov 7 (Reuters) - Corporate America is cutting thousands of jobs to rein in costs amid tightening monetary policy and growing fears of a recession. Job cuts announced by U.S.-based employers jumped 13% to 33,843 in October, the highest since February 2021, a report said. Microsoft:Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) laid off under 1,000 employees across several divisions this week, Axios reported, citing a source. However, Bloomberg on Sunday reported Twitter was reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs, asking them to return. Chime:Online banking firm Chime has laid off 12% of its employees, or about 160 jobs, a spokesperson said.

☆ Factbox: Corporate America lays off thousands as recession worries mount
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

DoorDash Inc (DASH.N):The food delivery firm, which enjoyed a growth surge during the pandemic, said it was reducing its corporate headcount by about 1,250 employees. Twitter Inc:The social media company laid off half its workforce across teams ranging from communications and content curation to product and engineering following Elon Musk's $44 billion takeover. Chime Financial Inc:The online banking firm has laid off 12% of its employees, or about 160 jobs, a spokesperson said. Coinbase Global (COIN.O):The cryptocurrency exchange said it planned to cut over 60 jobs, in its recruiting and institutional onboarding teams. CNN:Warner Bros Discovery-owned (WBD.O) CNN's top boss Chris Licht informed employees in an all-staff memo that job cuts were underway.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Boeing, AMC, Meta, Amazon, Tesla, Ferrari & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Barclays reiterates Apple as equal weight Barclays said it sees "upside to consensus" heading into Apple earnings on Thursday. Morgan Stanley downgrades Meta to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said in its downgrade of Meta after its earnings report on Wednesday that it sees "execution uncertainty and lower free cash flow." Goldman Sachs reiterates Boeing as buy Goldman said it sees "a lot upside" in shares of Boeing. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said in a note to clients on Thursday that it think internal combustible engines will be around longer than investors think. Bank of America reiterates Ford as buy Bank of America said it likes the automaker's execution after its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. "

☆ Earnings are off to a surprisingly decent start. Next week is the big test for tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Stocks rallied this week as earnings season ramped up and is so far off to a better-than-expected start. With 20% of the S & P 500 having reported financials so far, sales results have thus far been 1.4% above expectations while earnings results are 5.4% above expectations, in aggregate. That inverse correlation between bond yields and stocks was powerful enough to trump positive earnings reports. Looking back On the earnings front, we got results from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Danaher (DHR). As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Deutsche Bank downgrades data storage company Western Digital, cites softening demand
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

It's time to move to the sidelines on Western Digital , according to Deutsche Bank. Analyst Sidney Ho downgraded shares to hold from buy, citing weak demand ahead. The analyst also lowered her price target on the stock to $40 from $56. Western Digital is down nearly 44% this year, and about 47% off its 52-week high, as the data storage manufacturer contended with softening demand and supply chain issues. "Of particular concern to us is that WDC now expects its free cash to be negative in FY23 (ending June 2023)," Ho wrote.

☆ A new sports-betting app that lets gamblers trade bets like stocks is launching, as startups race to build the Robinhood of wagering
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Its app, which lets users to trade sports bets like they would stocks, launches in New Jersey Thursday. On Thursday, its new app that allows users to trade sports bets like they would stocks goes live in New Jersey. Sporttrade, which Insider trialed in its beta version this week, looks more like a trading app than a sportsbook. In the US, there are now various peer-to-peer exchanges from BettorEdge to Prophet that let users bet against each other instead of playing against the house. It's also hoping to build on that with word of mouth as people start to experience the app firsthand.

☆ Kevin Hart sold a $100 million stake in his media company to private equity firm Abry. Here are 10 more Hollywood production shops that are hot M&A targets.
▼ + stars: | 2022-05-19 | by ( Natalie Jarvey | Elaine Low | Madeline Berg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Abry Partners' $100 million stake in Kevin Hart's company HartBeat is the latest big M&A move in Hollywood. Dealmakers said production companies are valuable amid the streaming wars and demand for content. The M&A activity had top Hollywood dealmakers telling Insider in early 2022 that practically every independent production company is a target. Many production companies make work-for-hire or don't control the rights to a project once it is sold off to a studio distributor. Based on January interviews with five entertainment industry experts and insiders, Insider identified a list of 10 production companies that could be compelling acquisition targets as M&A activity continues.

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