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☆ Sports betting is the next frontier for Wall Street's smartest quants to conquer
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The space has exploded in the US as dozens of states have legalized online gambling. Just as quant traders have changed equity markets forever, sports betting might be next. AdvertisementThrough the second quarter of this year, online gambling site FanDuel averaged 3.3 million bettors each month. AdvertisementAlready, the smartest Novig users are sanding away the easiest returns. There's demand from Novig users for the exchange to release software that would allow traders to program a bot to trade for them.

Persons: —, Ed Thorp, Jim Simons, Ken Griffin, AQR's Cliff Asness, PDT's Peter Muller, Bill Bentley, Kelechi Ukah, Jacek Dmochowski, Paddy, Dmochowski, Jane, Ukah, sportsbooks Organizations: Service, Renaissance Technologies, MIT, Business, City College of New, Sports, UCLA, Paddy Power, MGM Locations: Dublin, City College of New York, Vegas

☆ Alphabet's two pillars of growth stand tall in the latest quarter. But we're not ready to act
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

However, on "Mad Money" following the release, Jim said Alphabet delivered an "unambiguously great quarter." Alphabet Why we own it : Alphabet's Google Search is an invaluable tool for advertisers. Revenue for the Google Search, YouTube ads, and Google Network line items totaled $65.85 billion. That was up more than 10% from the year-ago quarter, though it was a slower growth rate than in the second quarter. The company exited the quarter with $93.23 billion in cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities on its balance sheet.

Persons: It's, Jim Cramer, Jim, it's, Sundar Pichai, We're, Waymo, Anat Ashkenazi, Pichai, Jim Cramer's, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Google, U.S, European, Justice Department, Big Tech, Nvidia, YouTube, Microsoft, Revenue, Google Services, Walmart, Dallas Fort, CNBC Locations: U.S, Dallas, Dallas Fort Worth, Mountain View , California

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: VF Corp, McDonald's, Pfizer, PayPal and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

For the fiscal second quarter, the company posted adjusted earnings of 60 cents per share on $2.76 billion in revenue. Cadence Design Systems – The stock jumped more than 5% after the electronic design company's third-quarter earnings beat Wall Street estimates. JetBlue's third quarter results did beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom lines. PayPal – Shares fell 3% after PayPal posted third-quarter revenue that missed expectations. Crocs – Shares tumbled around 12% despite the company's third-quarter earnings beating estimates.

Persons: Ford, Trex, FactSet, Jim Conroy, John Hazen, Conroy, Crypto, Stocks, Horton, PayPal –, StreetAccount, Crocs, Lisa Kailai Han, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: Corporation, Ford Motors, Cadence, Systems, BP –, Pfizer, Revenue, Ross Stores, JetBlue –, JetBlue, LSEG, Mizuho, PayPal, FactSet, Xerox

☆ McDonald's executives say E. coli outbreak is 'behind us'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A week after health authorities publicly linked a deadly E. coli outbreak to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers, the company's CEO, Chris Kempczinski, told investors that the situation is now behind them. On Sunday, McDonald's said Quarter Pounder burgers would return to the roughly 900 restaurants where the company had pulled the menu item following the outbreak. McDonald's has stopped sourcing onions from the supplier indefinitely and will return the Quarter Pounder to menus sans slivered onions. As of Friday, 75 health cases across 13 states have been tied to the outbreak, including one death of an older adult. At least three lawsuits have already been filed against McDonald's by victims of the outbreak.

Persons: Chris Kempczinski, we've, Kempczinski, McDonald's, Ian Borden, Borden Organizations: and Drug Administration

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq hits high even as poor earnings growth disappoints investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Brendan McDermid | ReutersThis 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 lineThe Nasdaq Composite managed to log a seventh consecutive winning week. Investors also looked ahead to Big Tech earnings coming out this week: shares of Meta , Amazon and Microsoft added as much as 1%. Even though almost three-quarters of S&P companies have beaten expectations, according to FactSet data, the rate of profit growth has not met expectations, disappointing investors.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, CNBC's Pia Singh, James Quincey, — CNBC's Brian Evans, Pia Singh, Alex Harring Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Investors, Big Tech, Meta, Microsoft, Dow

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Taiwan Semiconductor, On Semi, Delta Air Lines and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Robinhood — The fintech stock rose less than 3% after it said Monday that users will have the chance to trade a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump contract ahead of next week's presidential election. ON Semiconductor — The semiconductor product maker rose 5% after third-quarter earnings and revenue topped analyst estimates. Nutanix — The cloud infrastructure stock rose 4% following an upgrade to overweight from equal weight at Morgan Stanley. Moderna — Shares jumped after Moderna and Merck said they initiated a phase 3 trial investigating a treatment for non-small cell lung cancer. Moderna shares advanced 3.9%, while Merck was slightly higher.

Persons: Wells, Steven Cahall, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Israel, FactSet, Eugene Hsiao, Wolfe, Roy Jakobs, Nutanix, Morgan Stanley, Meta Marshall, Merck, Timothy Wojs, Aaon, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Pia Singh Organizations: Spotify, U.S . Occidental Petroleum, Exxon, BP —, Citi, McDonald's, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Huawei, Reuters, The U.S, Delta Air Lines, CrowdStrike, Honeywell —, Philips —, —, Moderna, Merck, Baird Locations: China, Atlanta

☆ Apple releases Apple Intelligence. Here's how to get it on your iPhone
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Manuel Orbegozo | ReutersApple on Monday released iOS 18.1, an update that includes the company's artificial intelligence, called Apple Intelligence, for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 15 Pro. "Given the staggered launch of Apple Intelligence, we expect iPhone demand to pick up post initial release of Apple Intelligence in late Oct," Bank of America Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan wrote in an Oct. 25 note. Opt inYou need an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or any iPhone 16 model to install and use Apple Intelligence. You also need to turn it on by asking for access to Apple Intelligence in the Settings app. Zoom In Icon Arrows pointing outwards Apple Intelligence can summarize important emails inside the Mail app.

Persons: Tim Cook, Steve Jobs, Manuel Orbegozo, Siri, Wamsi Mohan Organizations: Apple, Steve, Reuters Apple, Apple Intelligence, Nvidia, Apple Inc, iOS, " Bank of America Securities Locations: Cupertino , California

☆ Watch Monday's full episode of the Halftime Report — October 28, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch Monday's full episode of the Halftime Report — October 28, 2024"Fast Money Halftime Report" is on the front lines of CNBC's market coverage. Host CNBC's Scott Wapner and the Street's top investors get to the heart of the action as it's happening and help set the agenda for the rest of the day. Watch today's full episode on CNBC PRO.

Persons: CNBC's Scott Wapner Organizations: CNBC PRO

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Cadence Design Systems, Ford, Boot Barn and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Cadence Design Systems — The electronic design stock jumped 5% after third-quarter earnings topped Wall Street expectations. Cadence Design earned $1.64 per share, excluding items, on $1.22 billion in revenue, while analysts surveyed by LSEG penciled in just $1.44 in earnings per share and $1.18 billion in revenue. The company also hiked up its midpoint outlook for non-GAAP earnings per share in 2024. Analysts polled by LSEG had anticipated just $3.45 in earnings per share on $731 million in revenue for the quarter. Trex reported adjusted earnings of 37 cents per share in the third quarter, while analysts anticipated just 32 cents, per FactSet.

Persons: LSEG, Ford, Trex, Jim Conroy, John Hazen, Conroy Organizations: Systems, Cadence, LSEG, Revenue, Ross Stores Locations: The Colorado

☆ Top Wall Street analysts are upbeat on these dividend stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Finding the right names takes some additional legwork, and investors will want to consider the names highlighted by Wall Street analysts. Energy TransferThe first dividend stock pick this week is Energy Transfer (ET), a midstream energy company with over 130,000 miles of pipeline and related infrastructure across 44 states. The revised estimates also reflect the favorable impact of Sunoco's acquisition of NuStar Energy, as Energy Transfer owns about 21% of the outstanding common units of Sunoco. Diamondback EnergyWe move to independent oil and natural gas company Diamondback Energy (FANG). See Diamondback Energy Stock Charts on TipRanks.

Persons: Charlie Perez, Wall, Elvira Scotto, Scotto, TipRanks, FANG, Arun Jayaram, Jayaram, Diamondback Organizations: Cisco, Mobile, Nurphoto, Getty, Wall Street, Energy, RBC Capital, U.S, WTG, Holdings, NuStar Energy, Diamondback, Diamondback Energy, Endeavor Energy, JPMorgan, Endeavor Locations: Barcelona, Spain, Midland

☆ Watch Friday's full episode of the Halftime Report — October 25, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch Friday's full episode of the Halftime Report — October 25, 2024"Fast Money Halftime Report" is on the front lines of CNBC's market coverage. Host CNBC's Scott Wapner and the Street's top investors get to the heart of the action as it's happening and help set the agenda for the rest of the day. Watch today's full episode on CNBC PRO.

Persons: CNBC's Scott Wapner Organizations: CNBC PRO

☆ Wall Street braces for a big week ahead of the election, with megacap tech earnings, key data on tap
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investors will contend with earnings results from five of the Magnificent Seven companies next week. .SPX 1M mountain S & P 500 "I sort of refer to this period that we're in right now as like a strange brew," said Mark Malek, investment chief at Siebert. On Friday, the Nasdaq Composite hit an all-time high , but the S & P 500 snapped a six-week win streak. In fact, the high concentration of the mega-cap leaders in the S & P 500 spurred Goldman Sachs' David Kostin this month to release a dim long-term forecast for the overall market. HSBC head of equity strategy Nicole Inui upped her S & P 500 year-end target to 5,900.

Persons: Mark Malek, Siebert, Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Siebert's Malek, they've, Nicole Inui, Inui, D.R Horton, Price, Eli Lilly, Lauder Organizations: Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Nasdaq, U.S, Treasury, Big Tech, HSBC, FactSet, Richmond Fed, Dallas Fed, Ford, Semiconductor, Caesars Entertainment, Devices, Pfizer, Royal Caribbean Group, PayPal, ADP, Kraft Heinz, Caterpillar, GE Healthcare Technologies, Holdings, ECI Civilian Workers, PCE, PCE Deflator, Chicago PMI, Cruise Line Holdings, Uber Technologies, Lauder Companies, Mastercard, Generac, Jobs, PMI, Manufacturing, Exxon Mobil Locations: U.S, Chicago

☆ Inside Wall Street's efforts to value OpenAI: Who's involved, how it could work, and what's at stake for the banks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Here's how the process could work and what Wall Street bankers stand to gain. AdvertisementAs third-quarter earnings demonstrated, Wall Street dealmaking appears to be bouncing back after three years of lackluster activity. Spokespersons for both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley declined to comment or confirm their reported participation in the project. The two investment bankers – neither of whom are affiliated with Goldman, Morgan Stanley, OpenAI, or Microsoft — requested anonymity to preserve industry relationships. Largely speaking, however, Wall Street is poised to win, Roberts said.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, —, OpenAI, –, Morgan Stanley's, PwC, Michael Roberts, Morgan, Roberts, Wharton, dealmaker, Sam Altman, Altman, Elon Musk, Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, Wall Street Journal, Microsoft, The, BI, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Goldman, Wall Street, Wharton, dealmakers, Apple, Tesla Locations: San Francisco, Silicon Valley

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Deckers Outdoor, Capital One, Capri, Skechers and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Deckers posted earnings of $1.59 per share, topping the $1.24 a share expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Digital Realty also raised the top-end of its full-year revenue forecast to $5.6 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $5.57 billion. The provision for credit losses came in at $2.48 billion, versus the $2.83 billion estimate from analysts polled by StreetAccount. Western Digital earned $1.78 per share, excluding items, while analysts polled by LSEG called for a profit of $1.72 per share. The company raised its full-year revenue outlook to $159 billion to $161 billion.

Persons: Hoka, FactSet, LSEG, ResMed, Wall, Skechers, Olin —, —, CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Organizations: LSEG, Revenue, Digital Realty Trust, Digital Realty, Capital, StreetAccount, Wall, FactSet, Western Digital, Joby Aviation, Olin, Olin — Stock, Colgate, Palmolive Locations: Capri

☆ Watch Thursday's full episode of the Halftime Report — October 24, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWatch Thursday's full episode of the Halftime Report — October 24, 2024"Fast Money Halftime Report" is on the front lines of CNBC's market coverage. Host CNBC's Scott Wapner and the Street's top investors get to the heart of the action as it's happening and help set the agenda for the rest of the day. Watch today's full episode on CNBC PRO.

Persons: CNBC's Scott Wapner Organizations: CNBC PRO

☆ Boeing had a tough 24 hours, but with CEO Kelly Ortberg's turnaround plan, analysts remain hopeful
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

CEO Kelly Ortberg has vowed to turn around the company and laid out a four-point plan. CEO Kelly Ortberg vowed to "return Boeing to its former legacy" and said the company would focus on changing its culture. However, restoring the traditional defined-benefit pension plan — replaced with a 401(k) in 2014 negotiations — has been a key issue for many on the picket lines. Bank of America analysts estimated that restoring this pension plan would cost up to $400 million annually. Boeing's production has been limited as it faces supply-chain constraints and renewed scrutiny from regulators in the wake of January's Alaska Airlines blowout.

Persons: Kelly Ortberg, —, Manuel Valdes, William Blair, Peter McNally, China's, McNally, Morningstar's Nicolas Owens, Ortberg Organizations: Boeing, Service, CNBC, Wall Street, Labor, Seattle Times, Bank of America, Anderson Economic Group, AP, Alaska Airlines, Airbus Locations: Seattle, Pacific Northwest

☆ Stock futures are little changed after S&P 500 snaps 3-day losing streak: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

S&P 500 futures are muted Thursday night after the broad index ended a three-day negative streak. Futures tied to the broad index added less than 0.1%, as did Nasdaq 100 futures . The Nasdaq Composite joined the S&P 500 in finishing the session in the green, with both lifted by Tesla' s post-earnings rally. A slide in Treasury yields also gave the S&P 500 and Nasdaq upward momentum, according to Megan Horneman, chief investment officer at Verdence. The Dow has fared the worst with a drop of more than 2% as of Thursday's close, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have shed 0.9% and 0.4%, respectively.

Persons: Dexcom, Tesla, Elon, Megan Horneman, Horneman, Dow, They'll Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Treasury, IBM, Boeing, Colgate, Palmolive, AutoNation, Newell Brands, University of

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, IBM, Whirlpool, Molina Healthcare and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Molina Healthcare posted adjusted earnings of $6.01 per share, better than the LSEG consensus estimate of $5.81 in earnings per share. Therefore, the company's third-quarter revenue and guidance were not comparable with Wall Street's estimates. ServiceNow posted third-quarter adjusted earnings of $3.72 per share, topping Wall Street's estimate of $3.46 per share, according to LSEG. International Business Machines — Shares tumbled about 7% after the tech giant posted third-quarter revenue that disappointed analysts' expectations. Sales for IBM came out to $14.97 billion in the last quarter, versus the $15.07 billion analysts had expected, per FactSet.

Persons: Tesla, Elon, Newmont, FactSet, Molina, CBRE, Raymond James Financial, Teradyne, Northrop Grumman, ServiceNow, Boeing machinists, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min Organizations: —, Molina Healthcare, Whirlpool, LSEG . West Pharmaceutical, West Pharmaceutical Services, injectables, Carrier, Northrop, Mattel, LSEG, Boeing, IBM Locations: —, FactSet

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Dexcom, Capri, Skechers, Capital One and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dexcom — Shares slid nearly 7%, despite the manufacturer of diabetes management devices posting a third-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue beat. L3Harris reported adjusted earnings of $3.34 per share on revenue of $5.29 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected $3.26 per share on $5.28 billion in revenue. Boyd reported adjusted earnings of $1.52 a share, beating the consensus estimate of analysts polled by FactSet by 12 cents. In the third quarter, Capital One reported adjusted earnings of $4.51 per share on revenue of $10.01 billion. The company's provision for credit losses came in at $2.48 billion, versus the $2.83 billion estimate from analysts polled by StreetAccount.

Persons: Dexcom, LSEG, Kate Spade, Gucci, Michael Kors, Jimmy Choo, FactSet, Morgan Stanley, Skechers, Boyd, Darla Mercado, Lisa Kailai Han, Christina Cheddar Berk Organizations: Technologies, Tapestry, LSEG, Kinsale Capital, Kinsale, Joby Aviation, Allen, Co, FactSet, Boyd, Revenue, StreetAccount Locations: Kinsale

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Tesla, UPS, Lam Research, IBM and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

For the period, UPS earned $1.76 per share on $22.25 billion in revenue, above the LSEG consensus estimates of $1.63 per share and $22.14 billion. The company posted earnings of 86 cents per share on revenue of $4.16 billion, above the consensus estimate of 80 cents per share and revenue of $4.05 billion, per LSEG. Newmont – The stock fell more than 4% after the company posted weaker-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. Newmont posted earnings of 81 cents per share, excluding items, on revenue of $4.61 billion. Whirlpool posted earnings of $3.43 per share, more than the $3.20 per share expected by analysts polled by FactSet.

Persons: Elon Musk, Transocean, Newmont, FactSet, Boeing machinists, Molina, Robert Isom, —, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: United Parcel Service, UPS, Lam Research, Bloomberg, Bloomberg News, Mobile, Boeing –, Boeing, Mattel, Wall Street, Honeywell, Northrop Grumman –, LSEG, Southwest Airlines, Revenue, Molina Healthcare, IBM, Whirlpool, FactSet . American Airlines, American Airlines

☆ IBM stock slips on disappointing consulting and infrastructure revenue
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In the third quarter, IBM generated $6.52 billion in revenue from software. Revenue from Red Hat, a 2019 acquisition, grew 14%, compared with 7% in the second quarter. The company's infrastructure segment had $3.04 billion in revenue, down 7% and beneath StreetAccount's $3.24 billion consensus. IBM now has a generative artificial intelligence book of business exceeding $3 billion, up more than $1 billion in the second quarter. During the quarter, IBM said it would expand its network of Oracle product consultants and buy Oracle services company Accelalpha.

Persons: Jim Kavanaugh, Arvind Krishna, Kavanaugh, CNBC's Seema Mody, Mody, Krishna Organizations: IBM, Prudential, Revenue, StreetAccount, Red, Software, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Software AG Locations: StreetAccount .

☆ Coca-Cola CEO says McDonald's E. coli outbreak won't hurt beverage company's sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Amelia Lucas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey said the company doesn't expect an E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's to hurt the beverage company's sales. McDonald's is Coke's largest restaurant customer, and the two companies' symbiotic relationship has existed for nearly seven decades. On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it has linked an E. coli outbreak in 10 states to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers. Both ingredients are unique to the Quarter Pounder burgers, although cooking the patty at the correct internal temperature should kill the bacteria. The outbreak comes as consumers broadly have been spending less at restaurants, hurting both McDonald's and Coke.

Persons: James Quincey, Quincey, McDonald's, Coke, it's, Joe Erlinger Organizations: Cola, Olympic Committee, China Mengniu Dairy, International Olympic Committee, CNBC, Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, CDC Locations: China, SwissTech, Lausanne, Colorado , Kansas , Utah, Wyoming, McDonald's, Coke

Several companies scheduled to release quarterly results next week could see their shares take a dive after Wall Street analysts lowered their latest earnings estimates. As of Tuesday, 19% of S & P 500 companies had reported, with earnings and revenue coming in at 6.1% and 1.4% above analysts' expectations, respectively, according to LSEG. But a host of stocks could take a hit next week, after analysts slashed their earnings expectations in recent months. Estimates have dropped nearly 37% over the past three months and more than 84% in the past six. HUM 3M mountain Humana shares over the past three months.

Persons: Humana Organizations: Wall, CNBC Pro, Intel, CNBC, Cybersecurity Association of China, Humana, Bloomberg News, CF Industries, CF Locations: China, Northbrook , Illinois

☆ 4 reasons GM is crushing it right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

GM's profits were driven by strong SUV sales, EV growth, cost reductions, and improved China sales. GM's EVs hold a 9.8% share of the US EV market, behind only Tesla. AdvertisementGeneral Motors reported strong third-quarter 2024 profits on Tuesday, topping Wall Street's estimates and helping send shares surging more than 9%. Of those who purchased a GM EV, more than 60% are conquests from other automakers, Barra said. Reuss said GM has eliminated 2,700 unique parts, ranging from seat assemblies to wiring harnesses, from its inventory.

Persons: —, Mary Barra, EVs, Barra, Mark Reuss, Reuss Organizations: Motors, US, Service, Detroit, GM, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia, Consumers, General Motors, EV, Tesla Locations: China

☆ GM raises 2024 earnings guidance after easily topping Wall Street's third-quarter expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT — General Motors easily outperformed Wall Street's third-quarter earnings expectations, leading the Detroit automaker in raising key guidance targets for 2024. GM is now forecasting full-year adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of between $14 billion and $15 billion, or $10 and $10.50 a share, up from between $13 billion and $15 billion, or $9.50 and $10.50. It also raised its adjusted automotive free cash flow forecast to between $12.5 billion and $13.5 billion, up from $9.5 billion and $11.5 billion. That compared to its previous guidance of $10 billion to $11.4 billion, or $8.93 and $9.93. The automaker has topped Wall Street's EPS estimates for nine consecutive quarters and revenue for eight straight quarters.

Persons: Wall, Paul Jacobson, Jacobson, we've Organizations: DETROIT, General Motors, Detroit, GM Locations: China

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