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☆ Israel aims to be 'AI superpower', advance autonomous warfare
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"There are those who see AI as the next revolution in changing the face of warfare in the battlefield," Zamir told the Herzliya Conference, an annual international security forum. He named GPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer) and AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) as deep-learning realms being addressed by civilian AI industries which could eventually have military applications. The ministry declined to provide figures on AI funding. This month, state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled an autonmous intelligence-gathering submarine which, it said, had already completed "thousands of hours" of operations. Similary, he said, "our mission is to turn the State of Israel into an AI superpower and to be at the head of a very limited number of world powers that are in this club".

☆ 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.

☆ Americans are keeping their cars longer amid sky-high prices, rising interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cars, trucks, SUVs, and other vehicles drive in traffic on the 405 freeway through the Sepulveda Pass in Los Angeles, California, on August 25, 2022. DETROIT — The average age of passenger vehicles on U.S. roadways climbed to a record this year, as car owners hold on to their vehicles longer amid low supplies of new vehicles and sky-high prices. That includes a 3.8% increase for passenger cars to 13.6 years and a 1.7% uptick in trucks, SUVs and crossovers to 11.8 years. "The aftermarket and the repair market as a whole is definitely a winner as the average age continues to grow," said Todd Campau, associate director of aftermarket solutions for S&P Global Mobility. In total, S&P Global Mobility reports there are more than 284 million vehicles in operation on U.S. roads.

☆ Three-Stock Lunch: Dish Networks, Advance Auto Parts and Him & Hers Health
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( ) 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 EmailThree-Stock Lunch: Dish Networks, Advance Auto Parts and Him & Hers HealthDavid Wagner, portfolio manager at Aptus Capital Advisors, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss three stocks moving on the back of Q4 earnings.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Norwegian Cruise Line, Target, Advance Auto Parts and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hims & Hers Health — Shares of the telehealth stock soared by 17% after the company reported quarterly results that surpassed estimates. However, Target's full-year earnings guidance came in below expectations. Zoom's full-year revenue guidance came in lighter than expected, but topped estimates on its earnings guidance for 2023. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings — The cruise company fell 12% after reporting a wider-than-expected loss for the fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had forecast an 85 cents per share loss on revenue of $1.5 billion.

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Dish, Target, Zoom, Arconic and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading:Dish Network — The satellite company's shares fell almost 5% amid its multi-day service outage and double-downgrade from Bank of America. Revenue also beat, but Target's full-year EPS guidance came in below expectations. Arconic — Shares fell 3.5% following a downgrade to sell from neutral by Goldman Sachs. Full-year revenue guidance came in lighter than expected, but its earnings guidance topped estimates. Workday — The human resources software fell 2.4% after its revenue guidance for the first quarter came in lighter than expected.

☆ Inflation takes a back seat to earnings next week as stocks look to bounce back
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The latest Fed projection for the so-called terminal rate — the level where the rate hikes stop — was just over 5%. Before this past week, those intraday levels hadn't been seen since November 2022. ET: ISM Services Looking back January's hot reading on core PCE on Friday was the most influential economic number of the past week. In Club earnings this past week, Nvidia (NVDA) was certainly the highlight. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Cramer's lightning round: L3Harris Technologies is still a buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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It’s the start of a class known as high-intensity interval training, a combination of treadmill and weight-lifting, at the boutique fitness studio Barry’s. The brothers and Rondeau, who now serves as Planet Fitness’ chief executive, hit upon a concept. Planet Fitness’ tag, “judgement free zone” is true to form. Part of the appeal is its $10 a month basic membership fee – which hasn’t changed – that Planet Fitness primarily collects through electronic funds transfers. Still, with solid and regular profits and a reasonable amount of debt, Planet Fitness has staying power, even if shareholders lose their shirts while its valuation comes in line.

☆ GE Healthcare Plans to Reduce Debt and Costs, Pursue Tuck-In Acquisitions
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Nina Trentmann | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

As a stand-alone company, GE Healthcare will also look to improve its working capital and lower logistics costs, Mr. Zodl said. GE Healthcare will also take a look at its real estate holdings and target over 100 sites, executives said. Ratings firms S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service have all given GE Healthcare an investment-grade rating. PREVIEWApart from reducing debt and costs, GE Healthcare will scout for potential tuck-in acquisition targets, Chief Executive Peter Arduini said. GE retains a 19.9% stake in GE Healthcare.

☆ Three-Stock Lunch: Warner Bros. Discovery, Tesla and Advance Auto Parts
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( ) 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 EmailThree-Stock Lunch: Warner Bros. Discovery, Tesla and Advance Auto PartsScott Nations, Nations Indexes president and CEO, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Nations' investing take on three stocks: Warner Bros. Discovery, Tesla and Advance Auto Parts.

☆ Foot Locker Searches For a New Finance Chief
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Kristin Broughton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Foot Locker Inc. is searching for a new finance chief to succeed Andrew Page, who is stepping down from the shoe-store chain as part of a reshuffling of its senior ranks. He was previously chief accounting officer and controller at Advance Auto Parts Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based auto parts retailer. He will step down as chief financial officer of Foot Locker early next year. Photo: The Wall Street Journal Foot Locker is working with an executive recruiting firm to identify a successor, the company said. Also, Foot Locker promoted Rosalind Reeves, its vice president of talent, diversity and organization capability, to chief human resources officer, effective Dec. 1.

☆ Investors in some retail stocks have more than holiday spending to worry about
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

But what if investors now face another risk from retail stocks? Here's a screen of high-yielding retail stocks, based on last Friday's close: Kohl's, under pressure from activist investors and its shares down 35% in 2022, now yields 6.2%. American Eagle's dividend payout ratio was at 80% vs 33% one year earlier. Gap's dividend payout ratio was 365%, up from 37% a year ago. Target's dividend payout ratio has risen to 54% from 23%, according to FactSet, while its debt-to-equity has ballooned to 153% from 102%.

[1/2] Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 15, 2022. Despite the sales warning from Target, latest data on U.S. retail sales suggested that consumer spending remained stable and could help to underpin the economy in the fourth quarter. The data showed retail sales rose 1.3% last month after remaining flat in September. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast sales accelerating 1%. ET, Dow e-minis were down 57 points, or 0.17%, S&P 500 e-minis were down 14.25 points, or 0.36%, and Nasdaq 100 e-minis were down 71 points, or 0.6%.

☆ We're very disappointed in our relative top line performance, says Advance Auto Parts CEO
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) 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 EmailWe're very disappointed in our relative top line performance, says Advance Auto Parts CEOTom Greco, president and CEO of Advance Auto Parts, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss sinking shares after a Q3 earnings miss, finishing the year with expanded margins and combating weakness in relative topline performance.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Target, Carnival, Advance Auto Parts, Lowe's and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Advance Auto Parts — Advance Auto Parts tumbled 16.3% after reporting lower-than-expected quarterly earnings after the bell Tuesday. Lowe's said the company, unlike Target, is not seeing negative inflation impact on sales. O'Reilly Automotive — Shares automotive parts retailer added 2% after the company upped its share repurchase program by $1.5 billion. Oscar Health — The insurance stock added 1.9% after Wells Fargo upgraded the stock to overweight, saying shares can rally nearly 40% going forward. Lincoln National — Shares added 2.1% following an upgrade to a buy rating by Goldman Sachs.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Target, Lowe's, Carnival and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Lowe's (LOW) – Lowe's added 2.4% in premarket trading after the home improvement retailer beat top and bottom line estimates for its latest quarter and reported better-than-expected comparable store sales. Carnival (CCL) – Carnival slumped 12.7% in the premarket after the cruise line operator announced a $1 billion convertible debt offering as part of its refinancing plan. Advance Auto Parts (AAP) – Advance Auto Parts plummeted 14.7% in off-hours trading after the auto parts retailer posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings. Competitor O'Reilly Auto Parts (ORLY) fell 2.9%. Sage Therapeutics (SAGE) – Sage Therapeutics gained 3.3% in premarket trading after an SEC filing showed CEO Barry Greene added 14,500 shares to his stake in the drug maker.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Amazon, Zoom, Walmart & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: UBS reiterates Apple as buy UBS said wait times for Apple's iPhone are hitting "extreme levels." Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America said Amazon is a key beneficiary of automation. UBS downgrades Advance Auto Parts to neutral from buy UBS said in its downgrade of Advance Auto Parts that it's losing share. UBS reiterates Walmart as buy UBS said the stocks is undervalued after the company's earnings report on Tuesday. Credit Suisse reiterates Nvidia as outperform After a change in analyst coverage, Credit Suisse named the tech company as a top pick. "

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Carnival, Advance Auto Parts and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In an aerial view, the Carnival Miracle cruise ship operated by Carnival Cruise Lines sits docked at Pier 27 on September 30, 2022 in San Francisco, California. Carnival announced a private offering of $1 billion in convertible senior notes due in 2027. Shares of rival cruise operators Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line fell about 2% and 3.3%, respectively, on the news. Advance Auto Parts — Shares of the auto parts provider shed 9.9% after the company missed Wall Street's earning per shares estimates and lowered its adjusted EPS outlooks for the year. Ginkgo Bioworks — The stock — created during the SPAC boom — slipped 6.4% in extended trading after Gingko announced a $100 million common stock offering.

☆ All eyes on the consumer ahead of Black Friday and the holidays
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Beyond a slew of retail earnings reports, the government will report retail sales figures for October on Wednesday. But the most recent Consumer Price Index figures for October provided some relief for shoppers…and Wall Street. Consumer spending rose 1.4% during the third quarter, according to the government’s most recent gross domestic product (GDP) report. A report on housing starts and building permits data for October will come out towards the end of this week. When Home Depot reported its most recent earnings in August, it noted that customers didn’t make as many purchases as they did a year ago.

☆ Inflation cools and markets soar, led by tech stocks: How we're making sense of this big week
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Markets closed higher for the week after a stellar rally Thursday that saw Big Tech stocks soar on the back of weaker-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) data for October. The S & P 500 closed up more than 5% for the week, its best week since June. Meanwhile, Club holding Amazon (AMZN) is reportedly conducting a broad cost-cutting review , according to The Wall Street Journal. But we think more data is needed before the Fed is able to tone down its hawkish commentary on rates. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Stock market rally will be put to test in week ahead, after yields fall and tech surges
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

This week, bond yields also came off their highs and were sharply lower, paving the way for gains in tech and growth shares. They include Fed Vice Chair Lael Brainard, New York Fed President John Williams and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari to name a few. Hogan said that group includes Bullard, Brainard and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly. Many strategists are calling the move higher a bear market rally, and some expect it will fizzle in December while others say it could continue into the new year. Friday Earnings: JD.com, Foot Locker, Buckle 8:40 a.m. Boston Fed President Susan Collins 10:00 a.m.

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