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☆ The Fed's own economists are warning of a 19.5% housing correction and more rate hikes could set off a 'domino effect'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

For more on that, I recommended reading my colleague Dan DeFrancesco's excellent 10 Things on Wall Street newsletter. And for today, let's see why the Fed's own economists are warning of a nearly 20% housing correction. They argued US home prices would have to tumble nearly 20% to bring the housing market back to fundamentals — and additional Fed rate hikes could lead to an even worse housing correction. Have you entered or exited the housing market in the last year? These four charts explain the troubling state of the housing market right now.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Silvergate Capital, Salesforce, Snowflake, Okta and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Silvergate Capital – Silvergate Capital shares plunged more than 22% in extended trading after the crypto-focused bank filed to delay its 10-K annual report. Snowflake — Shares of Snowflake fell 7% despite posting a top-and-bottom line beat for the recent quarter, according to Refinitiv. Okta — Okta shares rallied about 13% in extended trading after topping expectations for the fourth quarter, according to analysts surveyed by Refinitiv. Nevertheless, Box beat analysts' estimates on the top and bottom line for the fourth quarter, according to Refinitiv. Celsius Holdings — The energy drink maker's stock slipped more than 3% postmarket after sharing an unexpected loss for the fourth quarter, according to FactSet.

☆ Dow futures rise on Wednesday evening as Salesforce shares pop on strong guidance: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose in overnight trading as earnings season pressed on and Salesforce shares popped nearly 15% on a strong quarter and forward guidance. Along with Salesforce, Okta shares jumped 13% in overnight trading on solid earnings and guidance. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.08% and 0.10%, respectively. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led Wednesday's losses, falling 0.66%, while the S&P 500 dipped 0.47%. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are on pace for their second consecutive losing week for the first time since December.

☆ Stock futures slip after investors wrap up a losing February: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures inched down as investors came off a losing month. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 70 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures slid 0.3%, while Nasdaq-100 futures dipped 0.4%. Investors will watch for economic data on construction and manufacturing coming after the market opens Wednesday. Consumer-focused companies including Lowe's and Kohl's are set to report before the bell.

☆ Stocks are reversing course as inflation looks sticky with more retail earnings on deck
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The optimism about inflation and the U.S. economy is quickly waning on Wall Street, and the early 2023 rally for stocks is fading. The market was under pressure again on Friday after a hotter-than-expected reading for personal consumption expenditures, sending rates higher and stocks lower. Economic updates Next week brings a new round of economic indicators to see how the sticky inflation is affecting consumers and business. Other looks at the economy will come through key earnings reports. Speech by Fed Governor Christopher Waller Friday: 9:45 a.m. Markit Services PMI 10:00 a.m. ISM Services PMI 3:00 p.m.

☆ The Club's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday: CPI, volatile market, oil dips
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The analysts have buys on Palo Alto Networks (PANW), with the most upside to price target, as well as CrowdStrike (CRWD), Check Point (CHKP) and Fortinet (FTNT). They increase price target to $255 per share from $215. But they think any pullback in shares of the Club stock would be short-lived ahead of the chip company's March 20 to 23 GTC developer conference . The analyst say Club holding TJX Companies (TJX) is best positioned and raise price target to $88 from $85. Industrial gas company and Club holding Linde 's (LIN) price target was increased to $378 per share from $370 at BMO Capital.

☆ Top 10 things the Club is watching in the stock market Monday: Stocks look mixed, dueling Disney notes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Club holding Caterpillar (CAT) downgraded to neutral (hold) at Baird; price target cut to $230 per share from $290. Disney (DIS), a Club stock, price target is lowered to $130 per share from $145 at Citi; keeps a buy rating following last week's solid earnings and restructuring announcement. Merck (MRK) price target is increased to $125 per share from $120 at Credit Suisse. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Roblox, Disney, Meta, Zillow, Ralph Lauren & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said the "year of efficiency" for Meta is just starting. Bank of America upgrades Ralph Lauren to buy from neutral Bank of America said shares of Ralph Lauren should outperform in this environment. Bank of America upgrades Fastly to buy from underperform Bank of America said the cloud computing company is on the "road to recovery." Bank of America reiterates Roblox as buy Bank of America said it's bullish heading into Roblox earnings on Wednesday. Bank of America reiterates Starbucks as buy Bank of America said it sees a margin recovery for Starbucks shares.

☆ Cramer's lightning round: EMCOR Group is my kind of stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Loading chart...Moderna Inc : "I think you should buy more." Loading chart...Okta Inc : "[CEO Todd McKinnon has] got to pivot first. We mean pivot, going from loss and high growth to a little less growth and profit." Loading chart...EMCOR Group Inc : "That's my kind of stock. Loading chart...AllianceBernstein Holding LP : "I think you possibly have a winner.

☆ Okta to Lay Off 5% of Staff After Pandemic Hiring Spree
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Will Feuer | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The spread of Covid-19 led to a surge in demand for Okta’s identity-verification technology. Business-software provider Okta Inc. said it is laying off about 300 employees, or 5% of staff, joining the spate of technology companies that are cutting costs following a pandemic-fueled growth spurt. Chief Executive Todd McKinnon said Okta made decisions last year that were based on demand trends experienced in 2021.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Align Technology, Coinbase, Eli Lilly and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Late Wednesday, Meta reported revenue that topped analysts' expectations and announced a $40 billion stock buyback plan. Firms also responded positively to Meta's earnings report, with Bank of America and Goldman Sachs rating the stock a buy. W.W. Grainger reported adjusted quarterly earnings of $7.14 per diluted share, which came in ahead of the $7.01 per share estimated by analysts, according to FactSet. Align Technology — The orthodontics company saw its shares surge 28% the day after its quarterly earnings and revenue beat analysts' expectations, according to Refinitiv. The company posted earnings and revenue that came in short of analysts' estimates, according to FactSet.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Nvidia, Tesla, FedEx, First Solar, Costco & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"We downgrade First Solar to Neutral following +50% outperformance since August based on the benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act. Bank of America upgrades FedEx to buy from neutral Bank of America said in its upgrade on cost cuts. Bank of America upgrades Meta to buy from neutral Bank of America said it sees "multiple expansion" possibilities for Meta. Bank of America reiterates Costco as buy Bank of America said the warehouse club giant has a "strong value proposition." Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating ahead of the company's earnings report later this month.

☆ We got an exclusive look at the 18-slide pitch deck hybrid working platform Cleary used to raise $4.5 million in seed funding
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

San Francisco-based HR startup Cleary has raised $4.5 million in a seed round led by Moonshots Capital. We got a look at the 18-slide pitch deck Cleary used to raise the fresh funds. A US startup that has designed a digital platform to engage and connect remote and hybrid employees just raised $4.5 million. This follows Cleary's $3 million pre-seed raise, bringing the startup's funding to $7.5 million. Check out the 18-slide deck used to raise the fresh funds.

☆ 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.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Disney, Target, AMD, Tesla, Coinbase, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by it's overweight rating on Apple shares heading into earnings on Feb. 2. Bernstein reiterates Apple as market perform Bernstein said it's "ambivalent" about Apple shares heading into earnings next month. Bernstein downgrades Advanced Micro to market perform from outperform Bernstein said it's concerned about a deteriorating PC market. Morgan Stanley upgrades Marathon Oil to overweight from neutral Morgan Stanley said Marathon Oil has "peer-leading FCF and shareholder returns." Morgan Stanley reiterates Ford as overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees opportunity for Ford to "to exercise its self-help muscle."

☆ Experts from Okta, Deloitte, and Verizon share how technology enables the future of work in a safe and collaborative way
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

One study found that knowledge workers waste 32 days per year toggling between apps and saving work. The conversation was part of Insider's event "Insider At CES: How Emerging Technologies Influence the Future of Work," which took place on Thursday, January 5, 2023. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. At this hour-long event surrounding CES 2022, presented by Lenovo in partnership with Verizon, Paayal Zaveri, a senior tech reporter at Insider, spoke with Antar and other future-of-work experts and business leaders about how technology enables the future of work in a safe and collaborative way. It's predicted that up to 25% of the global workforce will continue to work remotely in a substantive way.

☆ I fill executive-assistant jobs at tech companies that pay up to $250,000 a year. There's a surprisingly low barrier to entry — I just look for these traits in people.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Elle Hardy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Jessica Vann recruits executive assistants for companies like Okta at her company Maven. She says executive assistants are nothing like secretaries — they're the eyes and ears of a leader. After all, an executive assistant preserves a company's scarcest and most precious resource: the leader of the organization. Raising issues to an executive assistant can give the executive the opportunity to intervene while there's still a chance. Are you a recruiter or executive assistant at a major tech company?

☆ SIGN UP NOW — Insider At CES: How Emerging Technologies Influence the Future of Work
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

On January 5, 2023 at noon ET, Insider is hosting " Insider At CES: How Emerging Technologies Influence the Future of Work ," a free virtual event featuring speakers from Verizon and Okta. ," a free virtual event featuring speakers from Verizon and Okta. Click here to register for this free virtual event. This Insider event surrounding CES 2023, "Insider At CES: How Emerging Technologies Influence the Future of Work," presented by Lenovo in partnership with Verizon, includes live conversations with an Insider reporter and technology innovation leaders. The panel will examine how technology enables the future of work in a safe and collaborative way.

☆ Business-Software Companies Say Customers Are Pulling Back Amid Economic Concerns
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Kathryn Hardison | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Salesforce said its business customers are adopting behaviors typically seen in an economic downturn. Attendees at its 2022 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Business-software companies say customers are being more cautious with their spending in response to a challenging economy, adding to the tech industry’s list of concerns. Customers for companies such as Salesforce Inc., Okta Inc. and CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. are taking longer to sign deals, and in some cases slowing their hiring plans as they try to protect their bottom lines, the software providers reported this past week. That trend has created a cloudy outlook for many in the once-booming business-software sector, which benefited from years of demand as customers looked to use the products to trim costs and maintain their businesses during the pandemic.

☆ Department of Homeland Security to probe cyber attacks linked to Lapsus$
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Friday the Cyber Safety Review Board will investigate recent cyber-attacks linked to Lapsus$. "Lapsus$ has reportedly employed techniques to bypass a range of commonly-used security controls and has successfully infiltrated a number of companies across industries and geographic areas," the DHS said. It is also known to have infiltrated systems at Nvidia Corp (NVDA.O), Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Okta Inc (OKTA.O), an authentication service. The Cyber Safety Review Board is a public-private body that takes up fact-finding initiatives. It serves to review major cyber events and make concrete recommendations.

☆ Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the market Thursday: Cooler inflation, Salesforce co-CEO exit
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Club holding Salesforce (CRM) saw the departure of co-CEO Bret Taylor, leaving co-founder Marc Benioff as sole CEO, again. Five Below (FIVE) blowout quarter and stock jumps more than 9% in the premarket; in keeping with the discounter retailers. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Salesforce, Five Below, Okta, Costco and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Salesforce did report earnings and revenue that beat analyst expectations for the most recent quarter, however. Costco – Shares of retailer Costco shed nearly 6% after the company reported softer-than-expected sales figures for November that could signal a weak consumer heading into the holiday shopping season. The cloud data platform provider reported earnings that beat expectations but provided light revenue guidance, which sent the stock lower after-hours Wednesday. The company reported 29 cents of earnings per share on $645 million of revenue. The lingerie company reported earnings of 29 cents per share on revenue of $1.32 billion.

☆ Etsy could be that rare tech company to make a comeback, says Jim Cramer
▼ + 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 EmailEtsy could be that rare tech company to make a comeback, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer breaks down shares of Okta, Etsy, Activision Blizzard and more following the opening bell on Thursday.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Designer Brands, Lands' End, Salesforce and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dollar General (DG) – Dollar General slumped 6.1% in premarket trading after the discount retailer cut its annual forecast due to higher costs. Lands' End (LE) – The apparel retailer reported an unexpected quarterly loss. Salesforce (CRM) – Salesforce fell 7.4% in the premarket after the business software company announced that co-CEO Bret Taylor would be stepping down January 31, leaving Chairman Marc Benioff as the sole CEO. Five Below (FIVE) – Five Below rallied 9.3% in premarket trading in the wake of better than expected quarterly results. Splunk (SPLK) – Splunk staged an 8.1% premarket rally after the data management software company reported upbeat quarterly results and boosted its full-year forecast.

☆ Russian oil is still flowing in huge volumes even as EU sanctions and a price cap are less than a week away.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

European governments still can't agree on a price cap for Russian oil even as the December 5 deadline is less than a week away. Poland, for example, is committed to a $30 price cap. Even with a price cap of, say, $65, it's unclear whether that can really make an impact, given that Russia's flagship crude oil — Urals grade crude — is trading 20% below that level already. Despite the West's repeated condemnation of Russia and President Vladimir Putin, Russia remains Europe's largest single refined oil products supplier. A) The West agrees to a price cap above $40B) The West agrees to a price cap below $40C) The West does not agree to any price capLet me know on Twitter (@philrosenn) or email me (prosen@insider.com).

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