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☆ Goldman sees this homebuilder rallying 30% even if mortgage rates stay high
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Homebuilder Meritage Homes could see outsized growth even in the midst of a housing lull, thanks to a strategy that emphasizes homes that are "move-in ready," according to Goldman Sachs. Existing home sales remain sluggish and housing turnover below historical norms due to affordability issues for consumers hit by higher mortgage rates. But even against a backdrop of tight housing supply, Goldman analyst Susan Maklari expects Meritage to outshine competitors owing to a unique strategy. Maklari believes Meritage is poised for further upside to its 2028 targets because the company offers a competitive proposition to buyers. Meritage provides a "turnkey solution" to consumers — fully outfitted units that don't need add-ons — with a 60-day closing guarantee on homes.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Susan Maklari, Maklari, Meritage Organizations: realtors, Elliott Homes

☆ Apple stuck it to the naysayers with better-than-feared financials, emerging iPhone 16 demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

While the hardware sales are certainly profitable, they pale in comparison to the profitability of Apple's Services. It's impossible to do consistently, and that's why Jim Cramer always says "own, don't trade" Apple stock. During the reported quarter, Apple returned over $29 billion to shareholders, including $3.8 billion in dividends and equivalents and another $25 billion via the repurchase of 112 million shares. Though Services sales missed the mark, gross income managed to outpace expectations thanks to significant year-over-year margin expansion. The growing installed base of active devices is of course translating into strong engagement with Apple's services.

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☆ Intel employees face 'setbacks' as the company slashes staff, pay, and perks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Some Intel employees received pay cuts in 2023 to reduce costs and avoid layoffs. Intel announced layoffs this year, affecting employees' promised stock bonuses. Intel employees left frustrated comments underneath the FAQs on the company's internal network, two departing workers said. An Intel employee would be eligible for a four-week sabbatical after every four years of work or eight weeks after seven years. Intel employees who joined the company before it closed its pension plan to new entries in 2011 still get payouts.

Persons: —, Pat Gelsinger, Gelsinger, Gelsinger's, unvested RSUs, we're, Emma Cosgrove Organizations: Intel, Service, Nvidia, AMD, BI, Oregon Intel, Employees, SEC, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Tech, ecosgrove Locations: Oregon, Arizona , California

☆ Meet Glean, the enterprise AI search company that's so powerful Sam Altman deemed it a threat to OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Among them are Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence, and AI search startup Perplexity. The last of the five rivals, and perhaps the least well-known, is Glean, an enterprise search assistant. Founded in 2019 by Rubrik cofounder and ex-Googler Arvind Jain, Glean helps corporate workers find information across their companies' tools and data. Related Video Sam Altman moves to Microsoft after OpenAI fires him as CEOThe company enables AI search by integrating apps like Slack and Dropbox and powering search across their company's universe of data. AdvertisementBesides enterprise search, Glean also has an AI assistant that generates answers based on search results, such as summarizing the day's Slack messages or synthesizing multiple documents.

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☆ Former Acting U.S. Trade Representative: Trump’s Tariffs Are a Terrible Idea
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Miriam Sapiro | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +7 min

As a former acting U.S. trade representative who also served on the National Security Council, I’ve engaged in international economic policymaking firsthand. Trump’s main economic idea is to indiscriminately impose tariffs on U.S. trading partners, but it is American importers, exporters and consumers who will pay the price. When Trump last levied tariffs, the EU, Canada, China and other trading partners imposed their own tariffs in retaliation. While President Joe Biden left most of Trump’s tariffs against China in place, he managed to negotiate agreements that led to the easing of many retaliatory measures. As president, Harris would lead an economy that helps everyone, not just those at the very top.

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☆ The New Jersey Democrat running against Elon Musk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Democrat Sue Altman is running against Rep. Tom Kean Jr. in a competitive House race in New Jersey. But she's also running against Elon Musk, whose super PAC has spent over $1.5 million in her race. "Billionaires like Elon Musk," Altman said during the debate, are "funding my opponent's campaign." Advertisement"And by the way, Elon Musk is really creepy," she added, referencing a recent post in which Musk offered to give Taylor Swift "a child" after the pop star endorsed Harris. "I wouldn't let my best friend date Elon Musk, let alone let him buy our elections."

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The move could prompt legal challenges, as a similar policy did in the first Trump administration. To pressure local law enforcement agencies to cooperate, the Trump team would cut off their access to Justice Department grants, the three sources said. After an appeals court sided with the Trump administration, the Democratic-controlled states appealed to the Supreme Court. And that legal maneuver, in essence, ran out the clock on the first Trump administration. Vitiello said a second Trump administration would also offer additional funding to state and local police departments that participate in the mass deportations.

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☆ Eagle feathers play a sacred role in powwows. Poachers are exploiting the high demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Ap-Live-Blog-Byline-Image.Png | The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Golden eagle feet recovered by law enforcement officers from a Washington state man's vehicle. He said illegal shootings were “absolutely wrong” but sympathized with tribal members who don’t want to wait years for eagle parts. Around his waist was a decorative piece strung with eagle feathers, and he carried a short wooden stick carved into a bald eagle head, a single feather hanging from it. Online posts from people selling eagle feathers illegally are relatively easy to find on internet marketplaces. Most dead eagles, parts and feathers received by tribal members come from the wildlife service’s National Eagle Repository.

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☆ GM CEO Mary Barra says there's so much EV competition in China that it's driving a price war that isn't sustainable
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Tuesday that EV manufacturers face steep competition in China. It's not sustainable for EV manufacturers like GM, Barra said. AdvertisementGeneral Motors CEO Mary Barra said there are so many companies trying to sell EVs in China right now that it's driving a price war that isn't sustainable. "You have to look at what the sustainable business is because the situation that is there right now is not sustainable," Barra said. In China specifically, GM sold 14% more vehicles in the third quarter than in the second.

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☆ Wall Street is bullish on Amazon earnings despite uncertainty around consumer spending, rising investment costs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

CFRA trimmed its Amazon price target to $219 a share on October 21, indicating 13% upside ahead. The firm has a "buy" rating on the stock and a $210 price target, which implies an 8.3% gain from current levels. The firm said investors have toned down margin expectations due to Amazon's spending in new investment areas, such as Project Kuiper. AdvertisementWedbush reiterated its "outperform" rating and $225 price target, implying a 16% gain from current levels. Morgan Stanley has a $210 price target for the stock, representing upside of about 8% from Wednesday's share price.

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☆ China's Xiaomi delivers 20,000 EVs in October, just months after launching its first car
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Chinese smartphone company Xiaomi on Tuesday announced a sports car version of its SU7 electric sedan would begin preorders for the equivalent of more than $110,000. BEIJING — China's Xiaomi said Tuesday that it had delivered more than 20,000 SU7 EVs in October as it ramps up production for its electric car venture in a fiercely competitive market. While Xpeng delivered a monthly record of more than 20,000 cars in September, with about half the sales owed to its newly launched, lower-cost brand Mona, Nio has struggled to keep monthly deliveries above 20,000 cars. Zeekr , an electric car brand founded by automaker Geely, has claimed it produced more than 100,000 vehicles in 1.5 years. Data on other Chinese electric car companies' deliveries for October is expected Friday.

Persons: China's Xiaomi, Xiaomi, Tesla, Xpeng, Nio Organizations: BEIJING, EVs, Geely Locations: China

☆ Alphabet is one of the best valued Magnificent 7 stocks says Jake Dollarhide
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | 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 EmailAlphabet is one of the best valued Magnificent 7 stocks says Jake DollarhideJake Dollarhide, CEO of Longbow Asset Management explains why he thinks Alphabet is a leading value tech stock and examines its position in the AI competitive landscape.

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☆ 'Absurdly cheap': Bottom-up investor names Japan sectors — and stocks — to invest in right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Japanese markets have made steady gains so far this week — and one bottom-up investor sees potential for them to advance even further. "When we look at the valuations of a lot of companies, they look absurdly cheap," he added. Department stores Among the segments Kato is looking at favorably in Japan is department stores. His optimism on department stores is an interesting one, given that many have "not expanded for about 30 years." So overall, department stores look quite interesting," he added.

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☆ Gold marches to record as U.S. election jitters fuel safe-haven rush
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A gold ingot and gold coins are seen in this illustration picture taken November 17, 2017. "Gold is very much being anchored on the U.S. election outcome ... "If we see hot inflation numbers or a strong jobs report, then there could be a derailment in gold prices," Wong added. In addition, Goldman Sachs lowered its gold forecast from $3,080 to $3,000 by December 2025, but maintained its bullish stance. On the retail front, Indian gold buyers overlooked record high prices, purchasing for the Dhanteras and Diwali festivals, hoping for continued price rallies amid a cooling stock market.

Persons: Gold, Kelvin Wong, OANDA, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Wong, Friday's, Goldman Sachs Organizations: U.S, Asia Pacific, U.S . Labor Department

☆ Volkswagen stumbles in China as Germany's auto giants struggle to compete in the EV race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Experts told BI that all three companies face slumping EV sales and brutal competition in China. BMW and Mercedes-Benz have issued profit warnings in recent weeks amid slumping EV sales in Europe and brutal competition in China, while Volkswagen is also facing a reckoning. German carmakers are losing out to Chinese EV makers such as BYD. She added that Mercedes, BMW, and Volkswagen offer comparatively few hybrid and extended-range vehicles — categories that have proven extremely popular in China. Slow sales in EuropeAt the same time, Germany's automakers are also dealing with a slowdown in EV sales in Europe.

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☆ Adidas is getting back on track after Yeezy woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Adidas posted strong third-quarter growth. Operating profit jumped to 598 million euros ($646 million) from 409 million euros ($442 million) the year before. AdvertisementBjørn Gulden, who took over as Adidas CEO in 2023, said the Q3 numbers were evidence that Adidas is "moving in the right direction." Adidas stock dipped slightly on Wednesday but is up 20% since the start of the year, valuing the company at almost 40 billion euros ($43 billion). Related storiesOne of the reasons Adidas is finding success in the increasingly competitive athleisure and footwear industry is through the revival of retro styles such as the Adidas Samba, which was coronated the "It Shoe" of 2023.

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But when it comes to technology, one of the most powerful people shaping regulation isn't a candidate at all. Altman, the OpenAI co-founder and CEO, meanwhile, has put on a masterclass in wooing Washington, learning from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and social media's missteps in front of Congress. Lawmakers have now begun embracing AI in a way they never did social media. That new messaging on AI regulation is largely thanks to Altman turning OpenAI into a lobbying powerhouse. Now, he's bringing his playbook to OpenAI, where his message to Washington is that if the U.S. doesn't lead the way in AI, an autocratic nation like China will.

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☆ Dropbox slashes 20% of global workforce, eliminating more than 500 roles
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO, speaking at CNBC's @Work conference in San Francisco on November 4, 2019. Dropbox is laying off 20% of its global workforce, the equivalent of 528 roles, CEO Drew Houston announced Wednesday in a note to staff. The company is in a "transitional period" as its file sync and share business and its Dash artificial-intelligence search feature mature, Houston wrote. Dropbox will be making cuts to the parts of its business where the company is "over-invested or underperforming" while working toward a "flatter, more efficient" team structure, Houston wrote. "We continue to see softening demand and macro headwinds in our core business," Houston wrote.

Persons: Drew Houston, Dropbox, Houston, We've Organizations: Big Tech Locations: San Francisco

☆ NFL Week 8 takeaways: Are the Lions Super Bowl favorites? Can the Rams make a late season surge? Are the Eagles back?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

Jed Jacobsohn/AP Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce is tackled by Miami Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks on October 20 in Indianapolis. Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs dives for a touchdown in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on October 13. Samuel became the first wide receiver in NFL history with 20 touchdown receptions and 20 touchdown runs after scoring on a 76-yard touchdown catch. Ken Blaze/USA Today Sports/Reuters Washington Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr. breaks a tackle from Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker K.J. David Banks/USA Today Sports/Reuters Rhamondre Stevenson of the New England Patriots runs the ball against Cincinnati Bengals defenders in Cincinnati on September 8.

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☆ How to bet on a comeback in this cheap apparel stock using options
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tony Zhang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

LULU has demonstrated resilience, driven by strong financial controls, international expansion, and continued product innovation. With strong growth, LULU has positioned itself as a market leader, capturing increasing market share in North America while expanding into high-growth areas like APAC and EMEA. LULU has shed over 50% of its value earlier this year and just recently completed a bottoming formation below $270. THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSITUTE FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, TAX OR LEGAL ADVICE OR A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY ANY SECURITY OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSET. BEFORE MAKING ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS, YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER SEEKING ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

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In Michigan, Harris holds a lead over Trump by 48% to 43% among likely voters. Among those likely voters who say they’re extremely motivated to vote in Michigan, 51% support Harris to 45% for Trump. In Wisconsin, they break 52% Harris to 47% Trump, and in Pennsylvania, they divide 50% for Harris to 47% for Trump. Harris holds a wider lead among Black voters in Michigan (83% Harris to 12% Trump) than she does in Pennsylvania (76% Harris to 21% Trump). Likely voters include all registered voters in the poll weighted for their predicted likelihood of voting in this year’s election.

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Former President Donald Trump’s promises that he’ll win New York are more empty bluster than evidence-based prediction. Two statewide Siena polls have also shown Trump performing better than his 2020 vote share in New York State as a whole. But overall, these races include the most competitive around New York State, and all but the 18th are currently represented in Congress by a Republican. Democrats are not concerned about the top of the ticket, but for those down ballot — where Democrats lost five competitive House races here in 2022 — this election is a chance to earn back what was once theirs. “Progressive state issues like bail reform and congestion pricing remain challenging for Democrats in the New York suburbs,” longtime New York Republican operative Matt Coleman said.

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☆ Hotels are leaning into their spookier sides to sell ‘rooms with a boo’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Blane Bachelor | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Perhaps unsurprisingly, more and more hotels are happy to show off their spookier side as a result. “They ditched the [premise of], ‘Oh, people may be scared,’ and said, ‘Wow, people will come and I can market it, so we’re a haunted hotel,’” said Melchiorri. The inspiration for Stephen King’s novel-turned-film “The Shining,” the 420-room grande dame, whose imposing facade is nearly as dramatic as its Rocky Mountains backdrop, is arguably the world’s most famous haunted hotel. From a messaging and marketing perspective, hotels should share their ghost stories or spooky lore “in a way that they don’t surprise anyone,” Orr said. “My experience is, whether they will admit it or not, most hotels have something that goes bump in the night,” Hunnings said.

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They argue that Casey, a middle-of-the-road liberal, had previously not been at the forefront of the populist economic turn in both parties. Casey’s Senate website dedicates an entire page to “greedflation,” which he also discussed at length in his speech at the Democratic National Convention this summer. The core of Casey’s argument is the assertion that, from July 2020 to July 2022, corporate profits rose five times faster than overall inflation. I would concede the economy has gotten better,” said McCormick, who has run an ad to counter Casey on the topic. “If you’re living paycheck to paycheck, you’re still in the grind, and that’s what I think Bob Casey and Kamala Harris do not understand.

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"Presidential endorsements do nothing to tip the scales of an election. What presidential endorsements actually do is create a perception of bias. Ending them is a principled decision, and it’s the right one," Bezos wrote in a nine-paragraph article published on the Post's website Monday night. "I wish we had made the change earlier than we did, in a moment further from the election and the emotions around it," Bezos wrote. There is no connection between it and our decision on presidential endorsements, and any suggestion otherwise is false."

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