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☆ Lucid CEO says Wall Street misinterpreted $1.75 billion capital raise
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT — Investors misinterpreted a public offering last week by Lucid Group that raised roughly $1.75 billion — and led to the stock's worst daily performance in nearly three years — CEO Peter Rawlinson told CNBC. It also should alleviate worries that the company would issue a "going concern" disclosure regarding its operations, he said. As a Nasdaq company, we have to avoid a going concern. And a going concern is issued within 12 months of your financial runway," Rawlinson said Monday from the company's newly opened offices in suburban Detroit. That included more than $4 billion in cash, cash equivalents and investment balances.

Persons: Peter Rawlinson, Rawlinson, We'd, Lucid, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas Organizations: Lucid, Nasdaq, Lucid Motors, Churchill Capital Corp, DETROIT —, Lucid Group, CNBC, Saudi, Public Investment Fund Locations: New York City , New York, Detroit

☆ Financial stocks are still being woefully underappreciated by investors, Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Positioning in financial stocks is light relative to other sectors, Morgan Stanley says. AdvertisementInvestors are lingering in defensive trades that don't take advantage of the economy's strength, Morgan Stanley said, highlighting opportunities in underinvested sectors. The firm — which just last week upgraded cyclical stocks to "overweight" relative to defensives — described the financials group as particularly attractive. Morgan Stanley said net exposure to financials was in the bottom 15th percentile of a historical data series that goes back to 2010. Morgan Stanley noted that this weakness lowered earnings-season expectations for investors, making it easier for major lenders to outperform forecasts.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, —, financials, Mike Wilson, Wells Fargo, Wilson Organizations: Service, Bank, JPMorgan, Utilities, defensives, ISM Locations: Basel

☆ There are 3 signs that generative AI might be reaching peak market froth — and it's not just OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

There are signs across AI models, chips, and new form factors that the market is getting frothy. Investors spent the summer wondering if top AI stocks could continue to justify soaring valuations in the face of absent returns from their massive AI spending. Now, signs have emerged that they're not yet done with generative AI mania. OpenAI reaches dizzying new heightsSam Altman's OpenAI secured a $157 billion valuation after raising $6.6 billion in its latest funding round. In short, a lossmaking startup must justify its $157 billion valuation.

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☆ Trump's mass deportation plans could wreak havoc on the fight against inflation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Alice Tecotzky | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But think-tank economists warned Business Insider that former President Donald Trump's proposed mass deportation could open that door right back up. Beyond posing significant humanitarian concerns, economists worry Trump's proposed mass deportation would be hugely inflationary, partly due to the basic calculations of supply and demand. Both he and Edelberg said a sudden mass deportation would upend the labor supply and, in turn, the ability to make goods. McKibbin has researched the impact of mass deportation and said it would lead to a combination of lower production and higher costs, particularly in the agriculture and construction sectors. Add on the uncertainty that mass deportation would bring, and a chilling effect among investors seems plausible.

Persons: —, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Trump, Harris, Trump's, Wendy Edelberg, Warwick McKibbin, Edelberg, Adam Posen, Posen, McKibbin, Josh Bivens Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Trump, Business, Brookings Institution, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Peterson Institute, Bloomberg TV, Economic Policy Institute, Democratic

☆ Investors are pouring into this defensive corner of the stock market amid fears of an economic slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts are increasingly recommending defensive stocks to blunt the impact of an economic slowdown. The S&P 500's consumer staples sector has risen more than 4% in the last month. AdvertisementAmid fears of a recession and increased market volatility, analysts have been pointing to defensive stocks as a safe bet to hedge macro risk. Among defensive sectors — which include things like real estate and financials — investors recently have been pouring into consumer staples in particular. With the Federal Reserve likely to finally cut rates at its meeting this week, defensive stocks could be poised for further growth.

Persons: —, Morgan Stanley's, Mike Wilson, Wilson, that's, Savita Subramanian, Subramanian Organizations: Service, Retailers, Walmart, Target, Bank of America, P Global Semiconductor, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Federal Reserve Locations: cyclicals

☆ The weirdest startup in healthcare has a blank check from General Catalyst
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Hemant Taneja, the CEO of top venture firm General Catalyst, cofounded the healthcare startup Commure in 2017, and launched it in 2020. AdvertisementIt's made six acquisitions in four years — a remarkable number for a healthcare startup. He hatched Commure inside General Catalyst in 2017 alongside former leaders from Google, Salesforce, and healthcare data analytics firm Health Catalyst. The Philadelphia-based health system co-created a startup with General Catalyst, patient engagement platform Tendo, in 2020. General Catalyst said HATCo will work closely with its more than 20 health system partners, including HCA Healthcare.

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☆ Trump Media stock falls below $20 per share, a first since company went public
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-28 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Trump Media ended Wednesday's trading session down more than 4% at $20.10 per share. The monthslong Trump Media stock slide continued Wednesday, as shares of the company majority-owned by former President Donald Trump fell below $20 for the first time since the Truth Social maker went public more than five months ago. A Trump Media spokesperson did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on the stock's latest dive. If he does sell — or if he even appears likely to — investors could lose confidence in Trump Media, a situation the company's own regulatory filings have acknowledged. But the company has noted that its fledgling social media platform, Truth Social, depends at least partly on Trump's enduring popularity and reputation.

Persons: monthslong, Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Trump Media, Nasdaq, monthslong Trump Media, Republican, Trump, Forbes, Democratic Locations: Pennsylvania

☆ Nestle CEO departure seen as 'not such a bad thing' for investors, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — Investors may think that the replacement of Nestle CEO Mark Schneider with company veteran Laurent Freixe is "not such a bad thing," analyst Jon Cox said Friday. "I think confidence has been severely hit in the case and particularly in Schneider," he told "Squawk Box Europe." "I presume most people will think it's not such a bad thing at this point for Schneider to go," he said. Freixe, who joined Nestle in 1986 and served most recently as executive vice president and CEO of the Latin America unit, will take over from Sept. 1. The company has struggled to retain market share as consumers have shifted away from labelled products amid inflationary pressures.

Persons: Mark Schneider, Laurent Freixe, Jon Cox, Cox, Kepler Cheuvreux, Schneider, Freixe, Laurent, Nestlé, Paul Bulcke Organizations: Nestle, Kepler, CNBC, America Locations: Schneider, London, Swiss

☆ Venture capital's new reality check: 'A ton of people looking to get out everywhere'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

PitchBook forecast in a May report that venture firms would raise less than $200 billion in 2024, a 48% drop from the industry's peak in 2021. "They may not see any carry dollars for a long time, maybe into full deployment to the next fund," the growth-stage principal said. AdvertisementBut this type of internal competition, including deal theft and sabotage, has always existed, the growth-stage principal added. 'A ton of people looking to get out everywhere'As the market continues to correct itself, more turnover is likely. "I know a ton of people looking to get out everywhere," the growth-stage principal said.

Persons: —, Michael Moritz, Combinator, they're, Will Champagne, it's, Ellis, Rebecca Zisser, VCs, Junior VCs, there's, Champagne, I'm, inbounds, I've Organizations: Service, Business, TechCrunch, Venture, Bay Area, Big Law, Kirkland, Haize Labs, Area, Junior

☆ Stocks in these 4 sectors can help investors weather the historic surge in volatility, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Subramanian said investors should buy defensive stocks so they can "sleep at night." According to Bank of America strategist Savita Subramanian, investors should "get used to the volatility." AdvertisementTo combat expectations of continued volatility, Subramanian said investors should buy defensive stocks that would allow them to "sleep at night." "The best hedge is owning high quality stocks," Subramanian said of combating market volatility. Most of these defensive stocks are found in defensive sectors, which include consumer staples, healthcare, real estate, and utilities.

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☆ Jim Cramer looks at what's holding back AMD stock from rallying even further
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim Cramer is "still in favor of owning the tech titans" even though "they don't benefit" when the Fed eventually decides to cut rates. Jim also noted another reason for AMD stock not rallying even further — investors still want to be in "companies that benefit from lower rates." As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Cramer, Lisa Su, Jim, We're, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Federal Reserve, Fed, Microsoft, Nvidia, AMD, DuPont

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ryanair, CrowdStrike, IQVIA Holdings and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Ryanair — Shares fell 16% after the budget airline reported weaker-than-expected fiscal first-quarter earnings . CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity stock plunged 12% as investors fully digested Friday's massive outage , which resulted in thousands of canceled flights. IQVIA Holdings — The stock jumped more than 6% after the health tech company's earnings beat expectations for the second quarter. In the second quarter, the company reported sales of $32.8 billion, below the $33.05 billion FactSet consensus estimate. Mattel — Shares of the toymaker soared more than 11%.

Persons: CrowdStrike, FactSet, Tesla, Elon Musk, LPR, Xpeng, Catterton, —, Alex Harring, Hakyung Kim, Lisa Kailai Han, Darla Mercado Organizations: Ryanair —, Guggenheim, Holdings, Nvidia —, Reuters, Blackwell, Verizon —, —, EV, People's Bank of, Li Auto, Mattel —, Mattel, Semiconductor, — Investors, VanEck Semiconductor, KLA Corporation, ASML Locations: CrowdStrike, People's Bank of China, chipmakers

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Delta Air Lines, SoundHound AI, WD-40, Tesla and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Delta Air Lines — The stock fell almost 5% after the airline issued a sales growth forecast for the third quarter that came in below expectations. The company also reported an almost 30% decrease in net income for the second quarter compared to a year ago. Shares of major airline stocks American Airlines and United Airlines also fell around 4.7% and 3.7%, respectively, following the results. WD-40 reported total net sales of $155 million in the fiscal third quarter, up 9% from the year-ago period. Semiconductor names — Investors took a few chips off the table on Thursday, selling high-flying semiconductor stocks.

Persons: QuantumScape, Conagra, Lantheus, Tesla, Horton, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Darla Mercado Organizations: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines, Costco, Peugeot, Opel, Vauxhall, Lantheus Holdings, Medicare, Services, PepsiCo, Revenue, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, Industries, Builders, Semiconductor, —, VanEck Semiconductor, Nvidia Locations: U.S, Canada, Europe

☆ A Wall Street Law Firm Wants to Define Consequences of Anti-Israel Protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Emily Flitter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The protests intensified this year until campuses emptied out for the summer. Now, a prominent Wall Street law firm is taking a more direct approach with protesters. Sullivan & Cromwell, a 145-year-old firm that has counted Goldman Sachs and Amazon among its clients, says that, for job applicants, participation in an anti-Israel protest — on campus or off — could be a disqualifying factor. The firm is scrutinizing students’ behavior with the help of a background check company, looking at their involvement with pro-Palestinian student groups, scouring social media and reviewing news reports and footage from protests. It is looking for explicit instances of antisemitism as well as statements and slogans it has deemed to be “triggering” to Jews, said Joseph C. Shenker, a leader of Sullivan & Cromwell.

Persons: they’ve, —, Cromwell, Goldman Sachs, Joseph C, Sullivan Organizations: Amazon Locations: United States, Gaza, Israel

☆ Forget Nvidia: Wealth manager for the ultra-rich names 3 global stocks to buy instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Shares in Adobe jumped by 17% after its results announcement last week, and are up around 7% in the last 12 months. "The market is not seeing much potential in Adobe because Nvidia is making all these big future predictions and markets love that. HDFC Bank In India, the wealth manager is betting on financial firm HDFC , as the country — and the bank itself — prepares for growth. When asked how HDFC compares with competitors like ICICI Bank , Sengupta responded that the former's management is "very stable with consistent leadership and that puts them in good standing." Shares in the bank are up by just over 1% in the last 12 months, but are showing signs of picking up.

Persons: Dhruba Jyoti Sengupta, Sengupta, Davidson, Harley Davidson, HDFC Organizations: Nvidia, CNBC Pro, Wrise, Adobe, Harley, HDFC Bank, India, ICICI Bank, National Stock Exchange, U.S, India Financials Locations: Asia, East, Europe, Dubai, India, FactSet

☆ America's Economic Plan Will Hurt World Economy, Global Stock Markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Linette Lopez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The European Central Bank began easing interest rates on Thursday, cutting its benchmark rate by 0.25%. Investors and economists expect the Federal Reserve to follow suit and cut interest rates in September. This combination means there's a good chance that the September cut Wall Street is praying for may never materialize. The US already has somewhat higher interest rates than other countries — the Fed's benchmark rate is 5.25%- 5.50%. And in Asian economies, where interest rates are already significantly lower than in the US, things could get even messier.

Persons: Tamara, Vasiljev, Peter Schaffrik, Nigel Green, Green, we're Organizations: European Central Bank, Investors, Federal Reserve, Oxford Economics, JPMorgan, UBS, Bloomberg, of International Finance, Markets, RBC Capital Markets, deVere, Fed, We're, ECB, Bank of, EU, Bank of Canada, Bank of Canada's, Bank of England Locations: stagflation, China, Europe, Japan, South Korea, It's, America, United States, EU, Bank of England, Canada, East Asia

☆ How bad bets on meme stocks led to a $1 billion wipeout
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —The only bet riskier than buying meme stocks like GameStop may be cheering for their decline. That’s the lesson Wall Street’s short-sellers are learning the hard way this week. See here: For the first four months of the year, GameStop short-sellers — investors who bet on a stock’s decline — were sitting on $392 million in gains, up nearly 50%. To understand the meme stock phenomenon, it helps to understand a bit of the tribalism underpinning it. Today’s GameStop shorts aren’t likely to hang on and repeat the mistakes of their Melvin Capital brethren.

Persons: CNN Business ’, Capital, RoaringKitty —, GameStop’s, Ihor Dusaniwsky, ” Organizations: CNN Business, New York CNN, GameStop, S3 Partners, Elon, Citron Research, Wall, Partners Locations: New York

☆ Americans have spent their savings. Economists worry about what comes next
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

But now that extra spending money is gone, economists are concerned about what comes next. That means many Americans have more debt than savings and suggests “that American households fully spent their pandemic-era savings as of March 2024,” they wrote in a recent report. Consumer spending plays a crucial role in driving economic growth in the United States, and it has shown remarkable strength over the past two years. “A continuing strong labor market could help consumers maintain spending patterns similar to those observed recently, even without pandemic-era savings,” they wrote. What comes next: Disney, Airbnb, Uber, Anheuser-Busch, Tapestry and Dillards all report later this week — investors will look for any comments about how consumer spending, or lack thereof, is altering revenue forecasts for 2024.

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☆ DuPont's beat-and-raise quarter is a major turning point for the chemical maker
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-01 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Even better, management signaled that the chemical company is moving past most of the destocking headwinds that plagued it this year. Net sales declined roughly 3% year over year to $2.9 billion, beating expectations of $2.8 billion, according to LSEG. Quarterly results Organic sales in the Electronics & Industrial business declined 2% year over year, with volume and prices both down 1%. And in Shelter Solutions, the destock looks complete after sales were flat in the first quarter and expected to rise sequentially in the second quarter. This new outlook reflects a continued electronics recovery and some easing of channel inventory destocking in industrial-based businesses.

Persons: we're, Ed Breen, Breen, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Dupont, Mark Makela Organizations: DuPont, PPG Industries, Industrial Technologies, Automotive, Electronics & Industrial, Semiconductor Technologies, DuPont's, Taiwan Semi, Samsung, Safety Solutions, Water Solutions, Solutions, CNBC, Getty Locations: bottoming, Taiwan, biopharma, Kalrez

☆ Now is probably a good time to hedge against downside risk in the stock market. Here are 4 ways you can protect your portfolio — including 2 that are historically cheap.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But with the market at an all-time high, now is probably a good time to hedge against potential downside, experts say. That's especially the case because there's an elevated degree of risk facing stocks, and the cost of some insurance measures is historically cheap. Related storiesThe S&P 500 also looks overextended on a technical basis, according to many measures. AdvertisementRosenberg Research"The definition of a stretched market is one when the S&P 500 gaps 14% or more above the 200-day trendline. Beyond extreme, in fact — back to 1928, the S&P 500 has only drifted this far above the moving average 7% of the time," Rosenberg said.

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☆ Why investors aren't betting against Trump's Twitter clone — yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Trump Media & Technology Group Corp — Donald Trump's social media company — is a flashing red light of a stock. In other words: It seems like a perfect candidate for short sellers — investors who bet that a company's stock price is overvalued and will fall. But not that much, for now: More than 3 million shares of Trump Media have been shorted, says short-tracker S3 Partners. Related storiesS3's managing director, Ihor Dusaniwsky, offers one explanation: It's particularly hard to short Trump's company for technical reasons. There is extraordinarily little stock borrow available in [Trump Media] to support new short sales and stock borrow rates are extremely high.

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☆ 'Take the emotion out of investing' during a presidential election year, strategist says. What to do instead
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Video of former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden is played during a hearing by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol on June 13, 2022 in Washington. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Investors' emotions may run high in 2024, especially in the realm of politics as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are poised for a rematch in this year's presidential election. "Politics have become increasingly more emotional," Moira McLachlan, senior investment strategist in AllianceBernstein's wealth strategies group, said Wednesday at Financial Advisor Magazine's Invest in Women conference in West Palm Beach, Florida. However, investors should avoid knee-jerk reactions by setting and sticking to an investment plan, strategists said. "It's so important to stay invested, and you have to try to take the emotion out of investing" to keep from doing something "detrimental" to your goals, said Kristina Hooper, chief global market strategist at Invesco.

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Moira McLachlan, Magazine's, Kristina Hooper Organizations: U.S, Capitol, WEST, Magazine's Invest, Women Locations: Washington, BEACH, Fla, West Palm Beach , Florida

☆ Palantir CEO says short sellers bet against great companies 'so they can pay for their coke'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Todd Haselton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Palantir CEO Alex Karp skewered short sellers — investors who bet on the decline in a company's stock price — in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. "I love burning the short sellers," Karp told CNBC's Sara Eisen on "Money Movers." "Almost nothing makes a human happier than taking the lines of cocaine away from these short sellers, who like, are going short on a truly great American company. Not just ours, but just love pulling down great American companies so they can pay for their coke." When a stock goes up, short sellers are on the hook to buy back shares, potentially at a huge loss.

Persons: Alex Karp skewered, Karp, CNBC's Sara Eisen, Palantir Organizations: CNBC, American, Intelligence, U.S . Army, YouTube

☆ Bitcoin's Wild Price Booms and Busts Are Going to Continue Forever
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The main explanation for the recent gain in bitcoin's price is the Securities and Exchange Commission's begrudged blessing of spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds, investment vehicles that track bitcoin's price. As bitcoin ETF providers have to invest in the underlying assets — bitcoins — demand for those assets increases. "The speed of the come-up is much faster than I thought," he said, adding that he was specifically surprised at retail-trader activity in the bitcoin ETFs. (Also, not everyone agrees it will be good for bitcoin's price.) Or maybe, just maybe, the latest run will cement bitcoin's future as a more stable part of people's investment portfolios.

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☆ Wendy's New Dynamic Pricing Plan Isn't As Crazy As It Sounds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Knee-jerk reaction and poor messaging aside, dynamic pricing isn't really novel and may actually make some sense. Platforms such as Ticketmaster often use dynamic pricing models for concerts and sporting events. While dynamic pricing may have a long history and other fast-food chains may be watching with interest, Wendy's may have doomed its own experiment. AdvertisementWhen people think of dynamic pricing, they think of Uber and airlines. "When people think of dynamic pricing, they think of Uber and airlines.

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