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The so-called "Magnificent Seven" were among the hottest stocks last year, but one wealth manager says they are "wildly overvalued" and has his sights elsewhere. The Magnificent Seven comprises Alphabet , Amazon , Apple , Meta Platforms , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla , which continue to be in the spotlight thanks to the buzz around artificial intelligence. Other global stocks Global stocks Dennison is betting on include Fresenius Medical Care , a German health-care company, and Kazatomprom, a Kazakhstan-headquartered producer of uranium. "It is a top position in many pension portfolios and has become a value stock because of the strong Swiss Franc," he said. Value stocks are often cheaper than so-called growth stocks and typically trade at a lower price than what the company's performance indicates.
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Shares in automaker Porsche fell on Tuesday after the company cut its 2024 outlook, saying various suppliers were affected by a shortage of special aluminium alloys. Holding company Porsche SE was last down over 3%. Porsche said that a series of its suppliers were impacted by a "significant supply shortage with regard to special aluminium alloys." The shortage is linked to flooding in a production facility of a key European aluminium supplier, Porsche explained. "Despite immediate countermeasures, it is becoming apparent that the impending supply shortage will lead to impairments in production," Porsche said.
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Tesla reported adjusted earnings per share at 52 cents, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had called for 62 cents per share. Visa reported $8.9 billion in revenue, which came in slightly below the $8.92 billion forecast by analysts polled by LSEG. Its adjusted earnings per share of 19 cents topped analysts' estimates for 17 cents per share, according to LSEG data. In the fiscal fourth quarter, earnings of $2.32 per share were higher than a year ago, but shy of the $2.41 per share analysts predicted, according to FactSet. Revenue of $304 million also fell short of the $310 million analysts forecast.
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UPS shares slide on earnings miss, guidance cut
  + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
United Parcel Service on Tuesday reported profit and revenue for the second quarter that came in below expectations and cut its 2024 revenue guidance. UPS now expects 2024 revenue to be approximately $93 billion, revised from a previous forecast for as much as $94.5 billion. Adjusting for the impact of settling an "international regulatory matter," UPS posted earnings of $1.79 per share. The company reported operating profit of $1.94 billion, down from $2.78 billion a year earlier. Correction: UPS reported second-quarter profit and revenue on Tuesday.
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Best United Credit Cards of 2024
  + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Jasmin Baron | Angela Fung | Katherine Fan | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +57 min
Best United Credit CardsBest if you're not exclusively loyal to United: Chase Sapphire Preferred® CardBest premium travel card if you aren't loyal to United: Chase Sapphire Reserve®Best United credit card for non-elite flyers: United℠ Explorer CardBest for travelers who check bags: United Quest℠ CardBest United Airlines credit card for business travelers: United℠ Business CardBest for United Club airport lounge access: United Club℠ Infinite CardBest for budget travelers: United Gateway℠ CardBest for road warriors: Ink Business Preferred® Credit CardBest for luxury travel: The Platinum Card® from American ExpressBest for renters: Bilt Mastercard®Introduction to United Credit CardsUnited flyers are spoiled for choice when it comes to airline credit cards. Best United credit card for non-elite flyers United℠ Explorer Card Apply now lock icon An icon in the shape of lock. United Credit Card Frequently Asked QuestionsCan miles earned on United credit cards be used for other airlines? Each United card is considered a different product, so you can have more than one United card — for example, the United℠ Business Card and the United Quest℠ Card. Why You Should Trust Us: How We Chose the Best United Credit CardsWhen considering the best United Airlines credit cards, we examined cards beyond those simply with the United Airlines name on the front.
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Namely, millennials invest in exchange-traded funds more than any generation before them, according to State Street Global Advisors' 2024 ETF Impact Survey. AdvertisementOverall, State Street, which manages $4.3 trillion in assets, found that boomers are doomers when it comes to the overall economic outlook. State Street Global AdvisorsMillennials across the world are also more likely than any other generation to hold ETFs in their portfolios. AdvertisementETFs also offer easy liquidity, especially when compared to the mutual funds that are popular with older demographics. Investors can't trade mutual funds intraday because trades are executed once a day after the 4 p.m. market close.
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China surprises with cuts to key rates to support weak economy
  + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
China surprised markets by lowering a key short-term policy rate and its benchmark lending rates on Monday, in efforts to boost growth in the world's second-largest economy. Minutes later, China cut benchmark lending rates by the same margin at the monthly fixing. Following the rate cuts, China's yuan dropped to a near two-week low of 7.2750 per dollar before paring some losses. He expects more rate reductions in China after the Fed enters its rate cut cycle. China's rate cuts are aimed at "strengthening counter-cyclical adjustments to better support the real economy," the PBOC said in a statement.
Persons: Larry Hu, Ju Wang, Zhang Zhiwei, Pan Gongsheng Organizations: People's Bank of, People's Bank of China, Macquarie, Greater China FX, BNP, Federal Reserve, Xinhua, Fed Locations: People's Bank of China, Beijing, China
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Serve Robotics' shares soared 241% after Nvidia disclosed a stake in the company. Serve Robotics focuses on self-driving delivery vehicles for last-mile deliveries. AdvertisementShares of Serve Robotics soared as much as 241% on Friday after Nvidia disclosed a stake in the company. The bond was converted to stock following Serve Robotics public debut in April. In February, Nvidia disclosed relatively small investments in SoundHound AI and Nano X Imaging, resulting in similarly big stock price moves.
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The consumer will be in focus next week as investors head into the thick of earnings season and await some major macroeconomic reports. So far, just 14% of S & P 500 companies have reported earnings results. As one strategist noted, Wall Street is about to get insight into the economy from more than half the broad market index. The thick of earnings Earnings season is off to a strong start. Credit card company Visa will be reporting next week after American Express' results this week suggested inflationary pressures have reached the higher-end consumer.
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The S & P 500 has dropped nearly 2% for the week, putting the broad-market index on pace for its worst weekly performance since April. This market shift has pushed some S & P 500 stocks into overbought territory despite the index's decline. Against this backdrop, CNBC Pro screened for the most overbought and oversold names in the S & P 500 based on their 14-day relative strength index, or RSI. Take a look at some of the overbought names: Ford Motor made the overbought list, with the stock scoring an RSI of about 83.2. Other overbought stocks include S & P Global and Republic Services.
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Domino's posted $4.03 earnings per share, topping an LSEG estimate of $3.68 per share. United Airlines — Shares of the airline added 1.5% before the bell after it said profit jumped 23% last quarter . The bank and payments company posted $6.06 in earnings per share on $4.54 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had estimated 98 cents earnings per share on $2.58 billion in revenue. Alcoa posted adjusted earnings of 16 cents per share, beating analysts' forecast for 9 cents per share, according to LSEG.
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Nvidia and TSMC rose nearly 3%, while AMD and Intel rose about 1% on Thursday morning. Chip stocks tumbled Wednesday after Trump said Taiwan took "about 100% of our chip business"Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Chip stocks tumbled across the board Wednesday. Nvidia shares fell 6.62%, while TSM and AMD's shares fell almost 8% and over 10%, respectively. The rebound comes after TSMC reported strong second-quarter earnings, with a 36% year-over-year rise in quarterly profit.
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Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $3.75 per share on revenue of $9.61 billion. The company also authorized a $4 billion share repurchase program Domino's Pizza – The pizza retail chain plummeted nearly 13% after posting mixed second-quarter results. Domino's reported per-share earnings of $4.03, which came in above the $3.68 analysts polled by LSEG had expected. Cintas posted earnings of $3.99 per share compared to the $3.79 per share that analysts polled by FactSet were expecting. Taiwan Semiconductor – U.S.-listed shares fell more than 2% despite the company posting better-than-expected earnings results for the second quarter.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday beat revenue and profit expectations in the second quarter, as demand for advanced chips used in AI applications continue to surge. The firm guided second-quarter revenue to be between $19.6 billion and $20.4 billion. Today, the demand is so high I had to work very hard to meet customer demand," Wei told analysts. TSMC projects third-quarter revenue between $22.4 billion and $23.2 billion. This compares to $17.3 billion in revenue posted in the same period a year ago.
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The fleet of 500 vehicles operating in the city belongs to Apollo Go, a unit of Chinese tech giant Baidu (BIDU). There have also been complaints from residents in Wuhan about traffic jams, as driverless cars fail to respond to traffic lights. Uncertainty over the safety and reliability of driverless cars has cast a long shadow over the industry in the US. Last week, authorities in Shanghai’s Pudong New Area started handing out licenses to driverless car operators, including Apollo Go and Alibaba-backed AutoX, according to state media China Daily. California-based startup Pony.ai, backed by Toyota and Saudi Arabia, was also given the green light to test driverless vehicles in the financial hub.
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Africa is doubling down on its space ambitions
  + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Amy Gunia | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
“It was really giving me a hard time in my mind.”Now Ouattara is helping to lead Africa into space. Early this year, Ouattara became the first president of the African Space Council, which oversees the newly inaugurated African Space Agency (AfSA). VCG/Getty ImagesAfrica’s space industry could be worth $22.6 billion by 2026, up from $19.5 billion in 2021, according to the consultancy Space in Africa. Better data from Earth observation could unlock more than $2 billion in value for Africa, according to a 2021 report by the World Economic Forum. More than 20 countries now have national space programs, and African nations budgeted more than $400 million for the sector in 2024, according to Space in Africa.
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West Texas oil prices climbed about 2.4% on Wednesday on a bigger-than-expected weekly drop in U.S. crude stockpiles and as a weaker U.S. dollar overshadowed signs of slower economic growth in China. On Tuesday, Brent closed at its lowest since June 14 and WTI at its lowest since June 21. A weaker U.S. dollar also helped support oil prices after it fell to a 17-week low against a basket of other major currencies. A weaker dollar can boost demand for oil by making greenback-denominated commodities like oil cheaper for holders of other currencies. Also supporting crude prices was rising geopolitical risk, said George Khoury, global head of education and research at CFI, adding that tensions in the Middle East and Europe could continue to fuel risks.
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