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☆ China: A spate of stabbings has sparked online debate about country’s economic woes
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But China has been rocked by a number of high-profile stabbing cases in recent decades, including multiple such attacks at schools. These worries were clear on Chinese social media after the latest attacks, with several commentators connecting China’s dire economic circumstances to the violence, even as the attackers’ motives remained unclear. Rare violent crimeTwo of the most high-profile recent attacks came in June – and both targeted foreign nationals. Video Ad Feedback Four Americans are stabbed in a shock attack in China 04:20 - Source: CNNUltra-nationalism has risen across China and Chinese social media in recent years, as has anti-American and anti-Japanese sentiment. On social media, the belief that economic insecurity is making the country less safe remains palpable.

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☆ I raised $1 million for my tech startup by taking Zoom meetings in my high-school bathroom
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He cofounded the startup Aviato and raised $1 million while still at high school aged 15. I then joined Stanford's Online High School community and met some impressive people. I would attend those cold Zoom meetings from my high school bathroom and pitch to investors. At one point, I was spending about five hours a day in the bathroom taking meetings. AdvertisementI haven't graduated from high school yet and I started taking online classes instead a few months ago after I got suspended for taking meetings in the bathroom.

Persons: —, Eric Zhu, Tom Preston, Werner, We've, we're, I've, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Stanford's, School, Bachmanity, Bloomberg Locations: Carmel , Indiana, San Francisco

☆ Wall Street 'bake offs' are back. Here's what it means for dealmaking, according to Morgan Stanley CEO Ted Pick.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewWhen Morgan Stanley reported earnings on Tuesday, it wasn't the first bank to make hay over the coming "investment-banking rebound." Top executives up and down across Wall Street have been talking for days about their predictions that Wall Street's bread-and-butter business of advising and financing deals could soon come roaring back. And the parade of optimism has only heated up this year as investment-banking revenues have started the slow climb from historical lows. AdvertisementIB revenues surgingLike many of the other Wall Street banks that reported earnings in recent days, Morgan Stanley saw investment-banking revenues soar in the second quarter. And as Pick said on Tuesday, Wall Street is getting excited about more than just traditional dealmaking, but also the financing and other hedging strategies that come with companies getting off the sidelines.

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☆ This senior housing stock could soar 25% as the population ages, says Bank of America
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Senior housing stocks are set to take off as the American population ages, according to Bank of America. Ventas' portfolio includes senior housing communities, medical office buildings and other health-care facilities. Bank of America sees "significant" senior housing operating margins upside ahead, driven by cyclical and secular growth. However, a nonrenewal and a conversion of the properties to Ventas' senior housing operating portfolio would provide an additional 1.2% boost to net operating income, he said. That said, Ventas is not the only senior housing REIT that Bank of America likes.

Persons: Joshua Dennerlein, Dennerlein, Brookdale, Ventas Organizations: Bank of America, . Census, Healthcare Locations: Brookdale

☆ Oil extends losses as dollar strengthens following Trump attack
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices fell for a second day on Monday as the dollar gained ground amid political uncertainty in the U.S. following an attack on U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump while investors eyed the progress of talks for a Gaza ceasefire. Brent crude futures fell 55 cents, or 0.7%, to $84.48 a barrel by 0109 GMT after settling down 37 cents on Friday. The dollar firmed on Monday while U.S. bond futures slipped as investors wagered the attack on Trump made his victory in the upcoming presidential election more likely. A stronger dollar tends to lower oil prices as buyers using other currencies have to pay more for their dollar-denominated crude. Still, oil markets are broadly underpinned by supply cuts from OPEC+ with Iraq's oil ministry saying it will compensate for any oil overproduction since the beginning of 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Tony Sycamore, Brent, Baker Hughes Organizations: Brent, . West Texas, ., Hamas Locations: Stanton , Texas, U.S, Gaza, China, Beijing, Israel

The Macy's company logo is seen at the Macy's store on Herald Square on January 19, 2024 in New York City. Macy's department-store chain announced that they will be laying off roughly 2,350 employees which is about 3.5% of their workforce. Arkhouse and Brigade had for months been attempting to buy out the storied retailer. Arkhouse, after its initial efforts had been rebuffed, said earlier this year it intended to mount a proxy fight for control of Macy's. But the legacy department store operator's efforts to grow sales have been stymied by high inflation, as consumers become more selective about spending on discretionary items.

Persons: Michael M, Macy's, Macy, Paul Varga, Arkhouse, Tony Spring, It's, Maxx, Spring Organizations: Getty, Brigade, Target Locations: New York City, Macy's, Bloomingdale's

☆ Most 'finfluencers' will lose your money. Here's why they've got so many followers anyway.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIFinfluencers touting money-losing advice typically have more followers than skilled accounts, according to a study. Betting against "antiskilled" finfluencers can yield a monthly 1.2% abnormal return. They added: "Furthermore, the social media sentiment by antiskilled finfluencers is highly persistent and induces long swings in the magnitude of their followers' belief bias." Given that antiskilled finfluencers tend to ride investing sentiment, their tone will follow the broader market attitude. That means that they'll tweet positively after a return, and negatively after a loss, while skilled accounts do the opposite.

Persons: Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, it's, antiskilled finfluencers Organizations: Swiss Finance Institute, charlatans, Business

☆ See the $10M New Orleans mansion with a grisly past that lured a potential new buyer in less than a day
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Maria Noyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

History, however, is why some say they wouldn't dream of living in one particular house in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter. Later that day, the Zillow listing said the property, wnown as the LaLaurie Mansion, was already "pending sale," which broker Patrick Knudsen confirmed to Business Insider. Regions Bank scooped up the mansion for $2.3 million at auction before selling it to Whalen a year later. AdvertisementThe property has a dark history of torture and slaveryAs the Journal reported, the home was built to replace the original LaLaurie Mansion, which burned down in 1834. AdvertisementThe original LaLaurie Mansion was ransacked and destroyed when people found out the owner was torturing people inside.

Persons: —, Michael Whalen, Patrick Knudsen, Whalen, Nicolas Cage, Cage, Delphine LaLaurie Organizations: Service, Street, Business, Blum, Regions Bank, British, Post, New, University of New Locations: New Orleans, Houston, University of New Orleans

☆ ‘It was a mistake’: Zelensky defends Biden’s ‘President Putin’ gaffe
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Amarachi Orie | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has defended Joe Biden after being called “President Putin” by him, calling it “a mistake.”The US president accidentally referred to Zelensky as “President Putin” when introducing Zelensky at a NATO event on Thursday, before correcting the name moments later. While the US president – who faces mounting pressure over whether he is fit enough to serve another term in office – played down the gaffe at a high-stakes news conference later that day, the incident was scrutinized internationally. We can forget some mistakes, I think so,” he continued. The US is providing Ukraine with much-needed military support in its war against Russia. Weeks earlier, the United States and Ukraine signed a bilateral security pact, which commits the US for 10 years to continued training of Ukraine’s armed forces, as well as more weapons support and intelligence sharing.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Joe Biden, Putin ”, –, shrugged, ”, Biden Organizations: CNN, NATO, Ireland’s Shannon, Russia, Biden Administration, Ukraine, Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, ” Locations: Ukraine, United States, Kharkiv

☆ These stocks reporting next week have earnings momentum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Next week brings big earnings reports from heavyweight financials and a couple other Wall Street favorites, some of which have strong forward earnings momentum ripe for investment. For the quarterly period, the estimated year-over-year earnings growth rate for the broad market index is 8.8%, according to FactSet. If that comes out as the actual growth rate for the quarter, it will be the highest year-over-year earnings growth rate reported by the index since the first quarter of 2022, which saw a 9.4% growth rate, FactSet said. Companies with strong earnings momentum often show revenue growth, improving margins or cost reductions, making the stocks look more attractive. Take a look at the stocks we found below: Netflix , which is set to report its results on Thursday, has strong earnings momentum, according to analysts.

Persons: FactSet, TD Cowen, John Blackledge, Kai, Morgan Stanley, — CNBC's Chris Hayes Organizations: CNBC Pro, CNBC, Netflix, Northern Trust, Fifth, Regions Financial, Trust, RBC Capital Markets, Federal Reserve, RBC, . United Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta, United Locations: Northern

☆ Gold eases, but set for weekly gain on Fed rate cut bets
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold prices edged lower on Friday, but were headed for a third straight week of gains as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data boosted hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in September. Gold prices edged lower on Friday, but were headed for a third straight week of gains as cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data boosted hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in September. "Inflation outlook and interest rate picture have moved in favor of gold this week. As we move closer to a lower interest rate environment, conditions could be ripe for gold to set new record highs before the year is out," said Tim Waterer, KCM Trade's chief market analyst. Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion.

Persons: Tim Waterer, KCM, Mary Daly, Austan Goolsbee, Waterer Organizations: Federal Reserve, San Francisco Fed Bank, Chicago Fed Bank Locations: U.S

☆ China's imports unexpectedly drop in June, but exports beat forecasts
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China's imports fell in June, missing expectations for slight growth, while exports rose more than expected, customs data released Friday showed. China's imports fell by 2.3% in June from a year ago in U.S. dollar terms. Those figures lifted year-to-date imports by 2%, and exports by 3.6% in the first six months compared with the same period a year earlier. watch nowEU's trade with China fell in the first six months of 2024, with imports and exports both declining. China's trade with the U.S. was down slightly in dollar terms during the first half of the year, as imports from the U.S. fell 4.9%, though exports rose 1.5%.

Organizations: Getty, BEIJING, U.S ., Association of Southeast Asian Nations, European Union, U.S Locations: Qingdao, Shangdong, China, U.S, Brazil

☆ Russia would need to spend 6% of its entire 2024 budget to pay wounded soldiers and families of dead troops, 2 researchers estimate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

That's about 6% of Russia's total budget for 2024, which is 36.6 trillion rubles, or $414 billion. They arrived at a total of 400,000 wounded or dead, including 100,000 soldiers killed. AdvertisementThe cost of the one-time payments would be a "staggering amount," they wrote. Still, it's not clear if Russia has consistently been rolling out its one-time payments to its wounded or its deceased soldiers' next-of-kin. Russia plans to spend nearly a third of its total 2024 budget on defense, or about 10.8 trillion rubles, which is $122 billion.

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☆ Delta shares tumble after outlook falls short of estimates despite strong summer travel demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Leslie Josephs | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Delta Air Lines on Thursday forecast record revenue for the third quarter thanks to booming summer travel demand, but its forecast fell short of analysts' estimates as carriers discounted fares after expanding flights. Adjusting for one-time items, Delta reported earnings of $1.53 billion, or $2.36 a share, in line with analysts' estimates. Delta said corporate travel continues to increase and that most customers expect to maintain or grow their corporate travel spending this quarter and after. Revenue from international travel has been strong since the pandemic waned, though airlines have expanded schedules, meaning more competition for customers. In the current quarter, Delta expects to break more revenue records.

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☆ Thursday was a historically strange day in the stock market. That may be good news
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wall Street saw a dramatic shift in market trends on Thursday, with winning and losing stocks swapping places for a day. The Russell 2000 small-cap index, which has struggled to find its footing all year, jumped more than 3% on Thursday. Thursday was just the second day since 1979 when the Russell 2000 rose more than 3% while the S&P 500 declined. The Nasdaq Composite underperformed the Russell 2000 by more than 5 percentage points in what appears to be biggest daily gap on record. "Today's an important day," Ed Yardeni of Yardeni Research said on CNBC's "Closing Bell.

Persons: Russell, Ed Yardeni, Jerome Powell Organizations: Nvidia, Apple, Nasdaq, Investment Group, Pfizer, Yardeni Research, Federal Reserve

☆ America's 10 best states for infrastructure, where you can rely on roads, bridges, airports, power, and internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Scott Cohn | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

To rate each state's infrastructure, we look at roads, bridges, ports and airports. New in 2024, we evaluate so-called site readiness programs set up in many states to link companies with shovel-ready sites. The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama offers one of the more robust site readiness programs in the nation. Roads, bridges, and broadband are also in excellent shape in Tennessee. A respectable 24% of the state's power comes from renewable energy, putting it in the top half of states.

Persons: Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, Gary Hershorn, Brad Lander, Kathy Hochul, Luke Sharrett, Liam Kennedy, Chicago —, Carl Sandburg, Minnesotans, Tim Walz, Nathan Howard, — Virginia, Caitlin O'Hara, Elijah Nouvelage Organizations: Infrastructure Law, CNBC, Law, Business, Empire, Hudson, Corbis, Census, Gov, Indiana, CSX Corp, Bloomberg, Getty, Crossroads of America, U.S . Surface Transportation, Hoosier State, of Energy, Street Foundation, Economic Development, Alabama, Tennessee Downtown, Istock, Volunteer State, Energy Department, Illinois Metra, Chicago, Railroads, Census Bureau, Surface Transportation, Traffic, Midway, Chicago Department of Aviation, Lincoln, Minnesota, Jimkruger, Minnesota's Department of Economic, The Utah Department of Transportation, Beehive State, Planners, Virginia, Amazon.com Inc, —, Washington Post, Georgia Passengers, Hartsfield, Jackson Atlanta International Airport Locations: States, York, Manhattan, New York City, New York, Ohio, Clarksville , Indiana, U.S, Indiana, Alabama, Trinity , Alabama, Yellowhammer State, Tennessee Downtown Nashville , Tennessee, Tennessee, Illinois, Chicago, Rudybalasko, Texas, Minneapolis , Minnesota, Mississippi, Minneapolis, Utah, Salt Lake City, Beehive, Farmington, Ashburn , Virginia, Northern Virginia, Arizona, Phoenix , Arizona, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ The Nasdaq looks ugly, giving many stocks in the broader market their time in the sun
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

However, most stocks were up with about 6 to 1 advancers to decliners on the New York Stock Exchange. The reverse happened Thursday as those stocks became a source of funds to buy the rest of the market, especially the housing stocks, solar stocks, real estate stocks, utilities, cyclical, and small caps. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB. Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 11, 2024 in New York City.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Russell, Banks, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Spencer Platt Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, New York Stock Exchange, Meta, Palo Alto Networks, Big Tech, FedWatch, CPI, PPI, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, Getty Locations: decliners, Wells Fargo, New York City

☆ Momentum rules the market this summer, but let the buyer beware
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

For passive investors, it's the best of times: They're seeing new highs on the two major cap-weighted indexes — S & P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite — with low volatility. One example is the Invesco S & P 500 Momentum ETF (SPMO) , which tracks the S & P 500 Momentum Index. That index follows the performance of stocks in the S & P 500 that have a high "momentum score." Momentum ETFs in 2024 S & P 500 up 18.1% Invesco S & P Momentum ETF (SPMO) up 39.9% iShares USA Momentum Factor (MTUM) up 28.5% Both ETFs also have concentrated bets. Why momentum is a risky strategy Let the buyer beware: Everyone looks like a genius holding on to winners in up markets.

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☆ This utility is one of the best performing stocks in the market with room for more AI demand upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

A Texas-based power company that only joined the S & P 500 two months ago is the third-best performing stock in the index this year, boosted by the same demand for everything connected to artificial intelligence. Fast forward to today and Vistra stock has soared 139% this year, adding $18.5 billion to its market cap, which now totals $32 billion, according to FactSet data. "We are always surprised when you see a move the size that we've seen, but I think it's been a long time building," Jim Burke, CEO of Vistra, told CNBC's "Closing Bell" Tuesday. Vistra also owns nuclear power plants, one of the most in-demand power sources in the 2024 market because reactors burn no fossil fuel and emit no greenhouse gases . Guggenheim has a buy rating on Vistra stock with a price target of $133, implying 44% upside from Wednesday's close of $92.31.

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☆ Oil rebounds as U.S. stockpiles drop, interest rate cut outlook brightens
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices rebounded on Wednesday following three days of declines after an industry report showed U.S. crude and fuel stockpiles fell last week, indicating steady demand, and the outlook for interest rate cuts improved. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose 26 cents to $81.67 a barrel, after falling 1.1% in the previous session. Following Powell's comments investors continued to put a nearly 70% probability on a Fed rate cut in September. The outlook for higher oil prices was also supported by a U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report on Tuesday showing global oil demand will outpace supply next year, reversing a prior forecast for a surplus. In Texas, oil and gas companies restarted some operations on Tuesday after Hurricane Beryl lashed the state, while some facilities sustained damage and power had not been fully restored.

Persons: WTI, Hurricane Beryl, Brent, Jerome Powell, Beryl Organizations: Brent, . West Texas, American Petroleum Institute, U.S . Federal, ANZ, U.S . Energy Information Administration Locations: Maricopa, Kern County , California, Texas, Hurricane, U.S

☆ As NATO meets, leaders look to 'Trump-proof' the military alliance
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

US President Donald Trump arrives for the NATO summit at the Grove hotel in Watford, northeast of London on December 4, 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speak during a meeting in New York on September 25, 2019. Hanno Pevkur, Estonia's defense minister, emphasized that NATO allies did not interfere in each other's domestic politics and democratic processes. So when, when the choice of American people is Donald Trump, then it's Donald Trump. Then all the countries in the world, including Estonia, including the NATO allies, have to talk with this administration who will be put in place."

Persons: Donald Trump, Christian Hartmann, Trump, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Peter Nicholls, Jens Stoltenberg, Stoltenberg, Joe Biden's, —, Volodymyr Zelensky, Saul Loeb, Donald Trump's, Keir Starmer, Starmer, we've, that's, Radosław Sikorski, CNBC's Steve Sedgwick, Hanno Pevkur, It's, France —, Balázs Orbán, Viktor Orbán Organizations: NATO, AFP, Getty, Republican, Ukraine, Eurasia Group, Trump, Ukrainian, Independent, CNBC, Hungary's Locations: Grove, Watford, London, Washington, Ukraine, China, North Korea, Iran, Britain, New York, Europe, Russia, Estonia, United States, Germany, Canada, France, Poland

This week, the 28-year-old venture capital firm debuted a new pair of funds totaling $2.3 billion, a substantial sum during an abysmal time for the industry's fundraising efforts. The European-born firm is structured in a way that investors across continents invest out of the same funds. The new funds include $800 million to invest at the early stage and $1.5 billion to invest in growth. Those figures are slightly down from the firm's last fundraise, when it collected $900 million for an early-stage fund and $2 billion for a growth fund. That year, Index saw seven portfolio companies go public at a market cap of more than $1 billion, including Roblox and Robinhood.

Persons: —, Nina Achadjian, Sofia Dolfe, Ishani Thakur, Vlad Loktev, Erin Price, Wright, Andreessen, Mark Goldberg, He's, Ethan Kurzweil, Kristina Shen, Mike Volpi, Greycroft Organizations: Service, Ventures, Business, San, Labs, Bessemer Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures Locations: San, West Coast, San Francisco, Index's London, New York, London, Europe

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Taiwan Semiconductor, Tesla, Carvana and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Though Goldman increased its price target, the investment bank remains neutral on Tesla, with the new price target implying about 5% downside from Tuesday's close of $262.33. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — Shares of the company, which makes semiconductor chips for AI giants including Nvidia and Apple, added 2%. Taiwan Semiconductor reported revenue from April-June this year of T$673.51 billion, as compared to the T$654.27 billion expected by analysts polled by LSEG, according to Reuters. 3M Company — Shares declined 1.2% after 3M announced its finance chief Monish Patolawala is leaving the company "to pursue another opportunity." The analyst's $77 price target implies a rise of 10.2% over the next 12 months.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Goldman, Monish Patolawala, Carvana, Needham, Jefferies, LegalZoom.com, Dan Wernikoff, LegalZoom, Lisa Han, Alex Harring, Spencer Kimball Organizations: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Nvidia, Apple, Taiwan Semiconductor, LSEG, Reuters, 3M, Walmart —, Spotify Technology

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