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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Airbnb, Pinterest, Expedia, Rivian and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Rivian posted an adjusted loss of 99 cents per share on $874 million in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had forecast a loss of 92 cents per share on revenue of $990 million. On the other hand, Block's adjusted earnings of 88 cents per share beat analysts' estimates by one cent. DraftKings said its fourth-quarter adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization will range between $240 million and $280 million. Expedia's adjusted earnings for the third quarter came in at $6.13 per share, beating analysts' call for $6.04 a share, per LSEG.

Persons: Rivian, LSEG, Airbnb, Akamai, FactSet, DraftKings, Sweetgreen, Toast, Julie Whalen, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Versace, —, Darla Mercado, Lisa Kailai Han, Alex Harring Organizations: StreetAccount, Revenue, Arista Networks, Capri Holdings, Capri Locations: LSEG

☆ Election next week holds big implications for stock market, especially the control of Congress
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But the true implications for investors monitoring the election may lie in which party controls Congress, rather than who will sit in the White House. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500 The importance of whichever party controls Congress was highlighted by Trump's recent trips outside battleground states such as New Mexico , a state that hasn't voted for a GOP presidential nominee in roughly 20 years. On the other hand, Evercore ISI's Emanuel expects a Harris victory, with a Democratic sweep of Congress, could result in the S & P 500 falling to roughly 5,700. The S & P 500 slid 1%, while the Nasdaq dipped 0.5%. Earnings season continues with about 100 S & P 500 companies confirmed to report.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, I'm, Abuhoff Jacobson, hasn't, Brian Burrell, Jay Hatfield, Harris, Hatfield, Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel, Evercore ISI's Emanuel, Jerome Powell's, Ralph Lauren, Warner, Alex Harring Organizations: NBC, Congress, House, Democratic, Republican, Hartford Investments, GOP, Thornburg Investment Management, Infrastructure Capital Advisors, Senate, Wednesday, Regional Banking, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, National, Marriott International, Diamondback Energy, Wynn Resorts, Palantir Technologies, NXP Semiconductors, PMI, PMI Services, Services PMI, Petroleum, Brands, Technology, Computer, CVS, Howmet Aerospace, Gilead Sciences, Labor, Consumer, Moderna, Molson Coors Beverage, Halliburton, Hershey Co, Warner Bros, Expedia, Akamai Technologies, Paramount Locations: New Mexico, Albuquerque, Santa Fe , New Mexico, Hartford, Albemarle, Qualcomm, Michigan

☆ Meet Glean, the enterprise AI search company that's so powerful Sam Altman deemed it a threat to OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Among them are Anthropic, Elon Musk's xAI, OpenAI cofounder Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence, and AI search startup Perplexity. The last of the five rivals, and perhaps the least well-known, is Glean, an enterprise search assistant. Founded in 2019 by Rubrik cofounder and ex-Googler Arvind Jain, Glean helps corporate workers find information across their companies' tools and data. Related Video Sam Altman moves to Microsoft after OpenAI fires him as CEOThe company enables AI search by integrating apps like Slack and Dropbox and powering search across their company's universe of data. AdvertisementBesides enterprise search, Glean also has an AI assistant that generates answers based on search results, such as summarizing the day's Slack messages or synthesizing multiple documents.

Persons: Glean, Jain, —, Sam Altman, Elon Musk's, Ilya Sutskever's, Googler Arvind Jain, Kleiner Perkins, Deedy Das, Larry Page, Das, Bipul Sinha, Rubrik, Mamoon Hamid, Vishwanath, Tony Gentilcore, Piyush Prahladka, …, Arvind, Hamid, Paul, Rajeev Dham, they're, Slack, Altman, It's Organizations: Google, Service, Elon Musk's xAI, DST Global, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia, Microsoft, Sony Electronics, Entrepreneurship, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Menlo Ventures, IIT Delhi, University of Washington, Akamai Technologies, Technology, YouTube, Kleiner Locations: Jaipur, Indian, IIT Delhi, India, Glean, Seattle

☆ This AI play has bottomed and is breaking out, according to options trader Zhang. How to play it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Tony Zhang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As industries increasingly rely on real-time AI models, Akamai's infrastructure offers both speed and enhanced security by processing data closer to users. This technological edge, combined with the company's attractive valuation, offers substantial upside potential, with recent market activity reflecting growing investor interest in its AI-driven growth opportunities. AKAM has formed a classic bottoming pattern over the past few months and is now breaking above a major resistance level at $102.50. AI models distributed on Akamai's extensive edge computing network provide significant upside potential, especially as demand for low-latency AI solutions increases across various industries. BEFORE MAKING ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS, YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER SEEKING ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

Persons: AKAM, Zhang Organizations: Akamai Technologies, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: AKAM

☆ A lower-risk trade using options on an AI-derivative play that's breaking out
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Tony Zhang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

As industries increasingly rely on real-time AI models, AKAM's infrastructure offers both speed and security by processing data closer to users. Combined with the company's attractive valuation, it offers substantial upside potential, with the chart showing growing investor interest in its AI-driven opportunities. Trading at only 15 times forward earnings, it's a significant discount relative to its industry average of nearly 28. AI models distributed on AKAM's extensive edge computing network provide significant upside potential, especially as demand for low-latency AI solutions increases across various industries. BEFORE MAKING ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS, YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER SEEKING ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

Organizations: CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: OptionsPlay

☆ This influencer was scammed out of thousands in crypto — and has a tip to help you avoid fraud
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"I was like, it was too good to be true, and I still fell for it," she told CNBC Make It. Rowena transferred the crypto to an Instagram account she believed belonged to a finance professional managing investments for a friend. "It's stopping and thinking, and it's having a conversation with someone," she told CNBC Make It last week. "I had invested some money into crypto, which I'm going to hold my hands up and say I don't fully understand," Rowena told CNBC Make It. "It's about making sure that wherever you're going for information, that it's a reputable source," Quinn-Cirillo told CNBC Make It.

Persons: Carly Rowena, Carly Rowena Carly Rowena, Rowena, she'd, Rowena messaged, —, I'm, Carly Rowena Rowena, Akamai, Censuswide, Tara Quinn, Cirillo, Quinn, hasn't, Natalie Billingham, Billingham, she's Organizations: CNBC, YouTube, British Psychological Society, Facebook, Meta Locations: British, TikTok, Costa Rica, Akamai

☆ Like digital locusts, OpenAI and Anthropic AI bots cause havoc and raise costs for websites
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

One study estimated that the world's supply of usable AI training data could be depleted by 2032. An OpenAI spokesperson said the company's bot was querying Coates' website roughly twice per second. But hungry AI botnets scrape first, ask questions later. "Utterly sick"Coates says his Game UI Database is back up and running and he continues to add to it. But Coates' story is emblematic of a bigger question: When AI comes to change the world, who bears the cost?

Persons: —, Edd Coates, Coates, Jay Peet, We've, Joshua Gross, Gross, Jennifer Martinez, Anthropic, Senecal, botnets, robots.txt, Roberto Di Cosmo, Di Cosmo, Tania Cohen, Cohen Organizations: Service, Business, OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Software Heritage, Software Locations: It's

☆ What business leaders should know about the SEC's cybersecurity disclosure rule
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Erica Sweeney | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Last year, the SEC mandated that public companies disclose material cybersecurity incidents. "These types of cybersecurity incidents have a real impact, potentially, on shareholder value," Kate Dedenbach, a privacy and cyber attorney at Fisher Phillips in Detroit, told Business Insider. "The SEC's goal is to provide investors with more robust and timely information about cybersecurity incidents so they can make more knowledgeable investment decisions." There's a timeframe for disclosuresThe SEC says that determining a cybersecurity incident's materiality should be done "without reasonable delay" but doesn't specify a timeframe. The SEC says companies can delay disclosure if a cybersecurity incident poses a substantial risk to national security or public safety.

Persons: —, Hugh Thompson, Kate Dedenbach, Fisher Phillips, Thompson, LoanDepot, Lei Zhou, Zhou, Dedenbach, Steve Winterfeld, it's, Winterfeld, cyberattacks, Winterfield Organizations: SEC, Service, RSA Conference, US Securities and Exchange Commission, Microsoft, Forbes, University of, Akamai Technologies Locations: Detroit

☆ Akamai CEO Tom Leighton on Q2 earnings beat, AI adoption and growth outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | 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 EmailAkamai CEO Tom Leighton on Q2 earnings beat, AI adoption and growth outlookAkamai Technologies co-founder and CEO Tom Leighton joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the company's quarterly earnings results, growth outlook, impact of generative AI adoption, his thoughts on the CrowdStrike outage, and more.

Persons: Tom Leighton Organizations: Technologies

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sweetgreen, Doximity, E.l.f. Beauty and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Doximity — Shares jumped more than 38% after the digital health company reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed expectations. That is more than the 22 cents per share that analysts polled by FactSet were expecting. Expedia reported adjusted earnings of $3.51 per share, versus the $3.06 per share LSEG consensus estimate. Akamai Technologies — The stock rose nearly 11% after the cloud company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results. According to LSEG, analysts expected $1.53 per share on $977 million in revenue.

Persons: Sweetgreen, Doximity, FactSet, Unity, LSEG, Versace, Michael Kors, Expedia, Akamai, Insulet, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Unity, Capri, Capri Holdings, Revenue, Technologies, Paramount Global, Bank of America

☆ Wall Street will look for signs of what's next for the market after a rocky start to August
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The S & P 500 ended the week down by 2%. As of Friday, the Nasdaq Composite was more than 10% below its recent high, while the S & P 500 was down by 5.7%. Markets were last pricing in a 71% chance of a half percentage point rate cut in September, up from 22% on Thursday, according to the CME FedWatch Tool . Brands , Fidelity National Information Services , Uber Technologies , Marathon Petroleum , Caterpillar Wednesday Aug. 7 3 p.m. Consumer Credit (June) Earnings: Costco Wholesale , Warner Bros. Discovery , Occidental Petroleum , Ralph Lauren , CVS Health , Hilton Worldwide Holdings , Walt Disney Company Thursday Aug. 8 8:30 a.m.

Persons: Stocks, payrolls, Bill Hornbarger, Benjamin F, Edwards, Russell, Claudia Sahm, selloff, Michael Kantrowitz, Piper Sandler, Kantrowitz, Jan Hatzius, Goldman Sachs, Hatzius, CNBC's, Eli Lilly, Ralph Lauren, Martin Marietta Organizations: Nasdaq, Treasury, Investors, Federal Reserve, Walt Disney Company, Caterpillar, Costco, Micro Computer, PMI, PMI Services, Services PMI, Simon Property Group, Diamondback Energy, Tyson Foods, Devon Energy, Airbnb, Wynn Resorts, TransDigm, Brands, Fidelity National Information Services, Uber Technologies, Marathon Petroleum, Consumer Credit, Costco Wholesale, Warner Bros, Discovery, Occidental Petroleum, CVS Health, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Gilead Sciences, Akamai Technologies, News Corp, Paramount Global, Expedia, Martin, Martin Marietta Materials Locations: Fortinet, Devon

TD Cowen raised its price target on Apple shares to $250 ahead of earnings later this week. The firm upgraded the conglomerate to buy from hold and raised its price target to $150 per share from $110. Jonas maintained an overweight rating on Tesla stock with a $310 price target, implying more than 41% upside from Friday's $219.80 close. The analyst upgraded the chemicals stock to overweight from neutral, and reiterated a $55 per share price target. — Brian Evans 5:49 a.m.: TD Cowen raises Apple price target ahead of earnings Artificial intelligence is going to be a main driver to Apple going forward, and the company's upcoming earnings release could reflect that, according to TD Cowen.

Persons: TD Cowen, Guggenheim, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, 3M's, Bill Brown, Nicole DeBlase, DeBlase, — Brian Evans, Adam Jonas, Jonas, Brian Evans, Jeffrey Zekauskas, Olin, Piper Sandler, Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab's, Schwab, Patrick Moley, AAPL, Krish Sankar, Sankar, John DiFucci, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Apple, Technologies, Ford, Deutsche Bank, EV, JPMorgan, Olin, Huawei, Akamai Technologies, Guggenheim, Security Locations: U.S, Friday's, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: McDonald's, Tesla, Stellantis and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

McDonald's — Shares were down slightly in the premarket after the fast food giant reported second-quarter results that missed analyst expectations . Bristol-Myers Squibb — The pharma stock shed 1.5% following a downgrade to underweight from equal weight at Barclays. This call comes after Bristol-Myers Squibb issued better-than-expected earnings and raised its full-year guidance on Friday. Tesla — The electric vehicle maker advanced 1.5% after bring crowned the top pick U.S. auto stock by Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas. The Marvel movie raked in more than $200 million during its opening weekend, making it the strongest debut on record for an R-rated film.

Persons: McDonald's, Olin, Myers Squibb, Myers, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Stellantis, Microstrategy, —, Samantha Subin, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox, Fred Imbert Organizations: JPMorgan, Technologies, Guggenheim, Myers, pharma, Barclays, Myers Squibb, Bristol, Ford, Deutsche Bank, Chrysler, Dodge, Disney, Marvel Locations: Bristol, Monday's premarket

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walt Disney, Dexcom, McDonald's, On Semiconductor and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Revvity — The life sciences company advanced 6% after posting a second-quarter earnings beat. Revvity's adjusted earnings of $1.22 per share topped the FactSet estimate of $1.12 per share. The new Marvel movie topped $200 million at the domestic box office, a record opening weekend for an R-rated film. Second-quarter adjusted earnings per share came in at 96 cents, versus the expected consensus estimate of 92 cents, per FactSet. The stock plunged more than 40% in the previous session after Dexcom reported disappointing second-quarter results and offered weak guidance.

Persons: Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Walt Disney, Dexcom, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: Management, Guggenheim, Ford, Deutsche Bank, Walt Disney —, Marvel, Semiconductor —, Revenue, Dexcom, Health Canada

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Live Nation, 3M, Uber, Eli Lilly, Amazon, Coinbase & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Live Nation as overweight Morgan Stanley said shares of the entertainment concert company are compelling. " Cantor Fitzgerald reiterates Nvidia as overweight Cantor said the stock is still a top pick at the firm. Guggenheim upgrades Akamai to buy from neutral Guggenheim said shares of the cloud computing networking company have more room to run. Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America said it's bullish heading into Apple earnings later this week. JPMorgan reiterates Eli Lilly as overweight JPM said the stock is a "core holding" ahead of earnings on August 8.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, TD Cowen, AAPL, Wells, Booz Allen Hamilton, it's, Guggenheim, Piper Sandler, Charles Schwab, Piper, Schwab, Olin, Mizuho, Bill Brown's, Myers Squibb, JPMorgan, Eli Lilly, JPM, Evercore, Tesla, Oppenheimer, Raymond James, Davidson, Raymond James downgrades Organizations: NVDA, MU, Apple, Huawei, Booz, Guggenheim, RBC, Deutsche Bank, Northrop, Deutsche, JPMorgan, Uber, Holdings, 3M, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Edge, Barclays downgrades Bristol, Myers Squibb, Barclays, Bristol, Ford, Microsoft, Charter, HSBC Locations: China, underperform

☆ The next front in U.S.-China tech battle? Underwater cables that power the global internet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Subsea cables are the backbone of the internet, carrying 99% of the world's data traffic. What are subsea cables? Subsea cables are the backbone of the global internet, carrying 99% of the world's intercontinental data traffic. More recently, U.S. tech giants including Meta, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon have invested significant sums to lay down their own cables. Many international subsea cable projects are reportedly circumventing China today due to concerns over data security and Beijing's expanding geopolitical influence.

Persons: TeleGeometry, Andy Champagne, Joe Vaccaro, Vaccaro Organizations: Photodisc, Getty, Yemen's, U.S, Asia America Gateway, Akamai Labs, CNBC, Cisco, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, U.S ., Echo, State Department, Wall Street, Submarine Systems, Team Telecom Locations: Yemen's Iran, China, Ireland, Asia, U.S, U.S . West Coast, Singapore, Indonesia, Africa, Europe, Pacific, Estonia, Hong Kong

☆ These S&P 500 stocks are cheap and well-liked by analysts heading into June
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The company has a low forward price-to-earnings ratio of roughly 8.6. Ulta Beauty also made the screen as a cheap stock that analysts are bullish on. The stock has a 14.5 forward price-to-earnings ratio and a consensus buy rating from analysts polled by FactSet. Online pickup orders inside an Ulta Beauty store in the Upper East Side neighborhood in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The stock has a 14.5 forward price-to-earnings ratio and a consensus buy rating from analysts polled by FactSet.

Persons: Jefferies, Trevor Williams, We're, FactSet, Stifel, Ulta, General Motors, Bing Guan Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, CNBC, Financial, Global Payments, Jefferies, JPMorgan, Cadillac, Chevrolet, General, FedEx, Halliburton, Gilead Sciences, CVS Health, Bloomberg, Getty, CVS, Epam, Motors, HAL Halliburton, Resorts, JBL, LKQ, Vegas Sands Corp, MGM MGM Resorts International, LSEG Financial, Inc Locations: Gilead, New York

☆ These corporate insiders have bought and sold millions of their own stock in May
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Corporate insiders have been actively buying and selling their own stock in May, with one recent weeklong stretch showing higher ups at five different companies spent at least $1 million, according to VerityData. A similar situation happened at Akamai Technologies , where CEO Tom Leighton bought about $2 million worth of stock last Tuesday. Insider sales The dollar figures attached to major insider sales during the same time period were even larger than the buys. Meanwhile, Crowdstrike CFO Burt Podbere sold about $8 million of stock, with chief security officer Shawn Henry also selling shares. The CEOs of Squarespace and T-Mobile each sold more than $6.5 million worth of stock.

Persons: VerityData, Jared Isaacman, Isaacman, Nancy Disman, Tom Leighton, Anthony Williams, John Childs, Childs, Gregory Bailey, Vlad Coric, Jayshree Ullal, Burt Podbere, Shawn Henry, Anthony Casalena's, Jonathan Neman, —, Nick Wells Organizations: Shift4, Akamai Technologies, VerityData, Arista Networks, Mobile Locations: Biohaven

☆ Cybersecurity professionals share best practices for securing 5G networks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-20 | by ( Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Professionals at the RSA Conference shared insights on securing 5G devices and networks. Business Insider spoke with several cybersecurity professionals at the annual RSA Conference, which took place from May 6 to 9 in San Francisco. Private 5G networks will change the way in which everything connects." Here are cybersecurity professionals' best practices for securing 5G devices and networks. That's because as more devices get connected to 5G networks, the bigger the attack surface becomes.

Persons: —, Nathan Howe, it's, Andrea Carcano, Boaz Gelbord, Donna Johnson, you've, Christine Gadsby, It's, Darren Guccione, Guccione, Jimmy Mesta, Carcano Organizations: RSA, Service, Business, RSA Conference, Nozomi Networks, BlackBerry, RAD Security Locations: San Francisco, cybersecurity

☆ Meme stocks are having a moment, but the broader market is rallying as well
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Meme stocks are having a moment, but the broader market is rallying as well. While GameStop's 74% rally got a lot of attention Monday ( "meme stocks are back!" ), the evidence indicates that a broad rally is dragging up a lot of stuff that hasn't been performing well this year. The S & P 600 Small Cap advance/decline is also near the highest levels since December, while the S & P Mid Cap 400 advance/decline line is at a new high. So when you hear the tired old refrain, "meme stocks are back," take a look at the rest of the market.

Persons: hasn't, Marko Kolanovic, Morgan, BoE, Ryan Detrick Organizations: Fed, ECB, Intel, Nike, Comcast, ChargePoint Holdings, CRISPR Therapeutics, Unity Software, Carson Group, CNBC

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Novavax, Taiwan Semiconductor, Sweetgreen and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sweetgreen — Sweetgreen popped 36% after surpassing first-quarter revenue expectations. The company also raised its full-year guidance for revenue and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Array's first-quarter adjusted earnings came in at 6 cents per share on revenue of $153.4 million. Victoria's Secret — Shares rose almost 6% after the intimate apparel maker reported better-than-expected preliminary first-quarter results and reaffirmed its guidance. Mettler-Toledo posted first-quarter adjusted earnings of $8.89 per share on revenue of $925.9 million.

Persons: Sanofi, Sweetgreen, LSEG, Array's, FactSet, Natera, Insulet, JFrog, Yun Li, Michelle Fox, Brian Evans, Hakyung Kim, Darla Mercado Organizations: French, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Unity Software, LSEG, Technologies, Akamai Technologies, Revenue, —, Norton, Citi, Toledo —, Mettler Locations: Toledo

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Yelp, Sweetgreen, Novavax, Akamai Technologies and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Akamai Technologies — Shares of the cloud company fell more than 10% after issuing weak guidance for the second quarter. Akamai sees adjusted earnings ranging from $1.51 to $1.56 per share on revenue of $967 million to $986 million. Sweetgreen — The salad chain popped 5% after Sweetgreen reported first-quarter revenue of $158 million, topping the LSEG consensus estimate of $152 million. Analysts polled by FactSet called for a loss of 4 cents a share on revenue of $141.2 million. The DNA testing company posted a loss of 56 cents per share, while analysts had estimated a loss of 71 cents, per StreetAccount.

Persons: Akamai, Sweetgreen, Array's, FactSet, Bumble, StreetAccount, LSEG, Sanofi, Yelp's, Macheel, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: LSEG, —, Gen, Revenue, Management, Unity Software, HSBC, 3M Locations: Norton

☆ Jim Cramer is a 'huge fan' of Akamai — not for content delivery but for a hidden jewel
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Akamai : Shares dropped more than 7% after the company missed quarterly earnings on content delivery network weakness. "I'm a huge fan of Akamai," Jim Cramer said Friday. "Buried within this company, almost 50% of the company, is a jewel of a cybersecurity company." Array Technologies : The solar company reported a strong quarter, highlighted by an unexpected profit. Unity Software : The platform for creating interactive content had a mixed quarter: a sales beat and an earnings miss.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Cramer, wasn't, Nextracker, Unity, hasn't, Matt Bromberg Organizations: CNBC, Club, Technologies, Unity Software, Zynga

☆ Friday's rapid-fire: Akamai, Enbridge, Sweetgreen, Array, Unity
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | 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 EmailFriday's rapid-fire: Akamai, Enbridge, Sweetgreen, Array, UnityJim Cramer looks at five stocks outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: CNBC, Club

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Yelp, Sweetgreen, Akamai Technologies and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company reported first-quarter earnings of 20 cents a share, surpassing analysts' estimates of 6 cents a share, per LSEG. Sweetgreen — The salad chain popped 5% after Sweetgreen reported first-quarter revenue of $158 million, topping the LSEG consensus estimate of $152 million. Akamai sees adjusted earnings ranging from $1.51 to $1.56 per share on revenue of $967 million to $986 million. Insulet — The medical device company fell 5% even after Insulet posted first-quarter earnings and revenue that topped expectations. Insulet posted earnings of 73 cents per share, greater than the FactSet consensus estimate of 40 cents earnings per share.

Persons: Sweetgreen, Akamai, LSEG, Array's, FactSet, Dropbox, Insulet, Darla Mercado Organizations: Revenue, Akamai Technologies, Unity Software, LSEG, Gen, Norton

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