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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Palantir & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-12 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: UBS upgrades Diageo to buy from neutral UBS said it sees brand momentum for the beverage company. JPMorgan upgrades Brookfield Renewables to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said it's bullish on shares of the renewables company. Wells Fargo reiterates McDonald's as overweight The firm said it's a top idea heading into the holidays and 2025. " Bank of America upgrades Constellation Energy to buy from neutral The firm said shares of the energy company are "compelling." Goldman Sachs reiterates AT & T as buy The firm said the telecom company is a top idea in 2025.

Persons: Don Julio, Goldman Sachs, Nucor, Bernstein, Apple, it's, Morgan, Wells, Blackstone, TD Cowen downgrades Adobe, Cowen, KeyBanc, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Roblox, Hershey, it's bullish, Woodward, Goldman, bullish, TD Cowen, Baird, Palantir, Dr Pepper, Disney, Parsons, Jefferies Organizations: UBS, Diageo, Crown, Dynamics, Gulfstream, Apple, JPMorgan, Brookfield Renewables, Brookfield Renewable Partners, Brookfield Renewable Corp, Morgan Stanley, Alcoa, Mobile, Nvidia, Mizuho, MU, DELL, HSBC, Hershey, UW, EW, Citi, American Airlines, Benchmark, Penske, Penske Auto Group, AWS, Adv, Energy, Deutsche Bank, Pepsi, Deutsche, Beverage, Disney, " Bank of America, Inc, Holdings, Constellation Energy, Constellation Energy Group, DoD, Federal Civilian, Emerson Electric, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Locations: Western Australia, Wells Fargo, 1H25, CRDO, Mar

☆ 13 'Wicked' filming secrets, including the memorable moment that Ariana Grande ad-libbed
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-10 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, it was a massive undertaking with a reported $160 million budget. Here are some of the behind-the-scenes details and filming secrets from the making of "Wicked," part one. AdvertisementCynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in "Wicked." Ariana Grande didn't remember saying 'RIGHT!' AdvertisementKristin Chenoweth got Ariana Grande matching Glinda jackets.

Persons: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jon M, Chu, Elphaba, Erivo, Grande, there's freckles, it's, Elle, Matthew Stockman, COVID, Kelly Clarkson, Jonathan Bailey, Giles Keyte, Christopher Scott, Idina Menzel, Kristin Chenoweth, Chenoweth, Menzel, Elphaba —, we're, " Chenoweth Organizations: Universal, New York Times, Getty, Universal Pictures, Entertainment

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Rivian, AMD, Broadcom, Charles Schwab, PayPal & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America downgrades Advanced Micro Devices to neutral from buy Bank of America said it's concerned about market share gain potential slowing. Deutsche Bank initiates First Citizens as buy Deutsche Bank said it has a favorable long term view of the commercial banking company. Bank of America upgrades PayPal to buy from neutral The firm said the stock is a turnaround story. Bank of America downgrades Capital One to neutral from buy Bank of America said the Trump trade has played out for Capital One. Bank of America upgrades TaskUs to buy from neutral Bank of America said the outsourcing company is "best in class."

Persons: it's, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's bullish, Robinson, Wells, Bernstein, JD …, Jefferies, McCormick, Biogen, Morgan, director's, JEF, OW, TD Cowen, Blackstone, Charles Schwab, Robinhood, Schwab, HOOD, Trump, SOFI, Truist, Tesla, Deutsche, Roth Organizations: Bank of America, Devices, AMD, Holdings, UBS, ELAN, Deutsche Bank, Citizens, First Citizens, JPMorgan, Broadcom, VMWare, Citi, Morgan Stanley downgrades Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Bank, New York Mellon, Cap Bank, Blackstone, Barclays, " Bank of America, PayPal, Capital, COF, of America, Newell Brands, Nokia, Telecom Locations: China, C.H, Real, robotaxi

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Eli Lilly, Cheesecake Factory, Walmart, Costco, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Jefferies upgrades Diageo to buy from hold Jefferies says it sees "renewed focus on growth" for the beverage company. Goldman Sachs initiates Cheesecake Factory and Brinker as buy Goldman said in its initiation of Cheesecake that it has "unit growth potential." Morgan Stanley upgrades Hewlett Packard Enterprise to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley says it's bullish on the company's acquistion of Juniper. Morgan Stanley downgrades Applied Materials to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley says it sees a "weaker operating environment" for the semis company. Morgan Stanley initiates Brown & Brown as overweight Morgan Stanley says the insurance risk management company has a competitive advantage.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Piper, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Brinker, Goldman, it's bullish, Bernstein, Oppenheimer, it's, Wolfe downgrades Ford, Wolfe, Morgan Stanley, Brown, Tesla, gigafactory, Robin Hood, Vlad Tenev, Eli Lilly, Orforglipron Organizations: Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Jefferies, Diageo, Disney, Broadcom, Detroit, Ford, Citi, Netflix, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, JPMorgan, ConocoPhillips, Barclays, Gates, Bank of America, Walmart, Costco, Optimus, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Locations: F4Q, Juniper, OW, Austin , TX

☆ Analysts turn more bullish on Marvell Technology after earnings, with one calling the stock a 'top custom AI chip play'
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-04 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wall Street is turning more bullish on shares of Marvell Technology in the wake of a strong earnings report. The findings prompted a slew of Wall Street firms to lift their respective price targets on the semiconductor. The average price target according implies 17% upside from Tuesday's close, according to FactSet. Malik has a buy rating on shares, while Moore rates them as equal weight. "Marvell posted a good quarter and a stronger outlook, driven in our view mostly by strong builds of Trainium 2 for Amazon," Moore wrote.

Persons: Harlan Sur, Citi's Atif Malik, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Malik, Moore, Marvell, America's Vivek Arya, Arya Organizations: Marvell Technology, Street, JPMorgan, " Bank, America's Locations: CY25

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Citi, CVS, American Express, Amazon, Kroger & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-12-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Bernstein downgrades FedEx to market perform from outperform Bernstein said it was downgrading FedEx ahead of earnings later this month due to fears about execution. "We are upgrading Citi to Outperform from Market Perform owing to its discounted valuation and the meaningful lag in its shares relative to peers since October earnings." Deutsche Bank upgrades CVS to buy from hold Deutsche says it sees "improving profitability" for CVS. BMO downgrades Kroger to market perform from outperform BMO says the grocery store stock is overvalued. Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America says it's sticking with its buy rating Apple following data showing an increase in App Store revenue.

Persons: Wells, Bernstein, KBW, Jefferies, Morgan Stanley, CFRA, Tesla, it's, OLLI, Mgmt, Mizuho, MoffettNathanson, Moffett Organizations: Citi, Citigroup, FedEx, Deutsche Bank, CVS, Deutsche, BMO, Kroger, KR, American Express, Holdings, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Underperform, " Bank of America, Apple, Nvidia, Data Center, 2027E Locations: Wells Fargo, F1Q25, North America

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Coinbase, Microsoft, Robinhood, Wingstop, Target & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Goldman Sachs reiterates Microsoft as buy Goldman says the stock remains extremely attractive following earnings on Wednesday. Bank of America reiterates as Meta as buy Meta remains a "top AI pick" following earnings on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank downgrades Kraft Heinz to hold from buy Deutsche says it sees "reduced growth" following earnings. BTIG upgrades Wingstop to buy from neutral BTIG said investors should buy the dip following earnings on Wednesday. "We are upgrading shares of Wingstop to Buy from Neutral with a $370 price target following the post-earnings selloff in shares yesterday."

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Al, Oppenheimer, Wolfe, Bernstein, it's, JPMorgan downgrades Brinker, Morgan Stanley downgrades Biogen, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank downgrades Kraft Heinz, KBW, Wells, Wells Fargo, L3Harris Organizations: Microsoft, Bank of America, Meta, JPMorgan, Chili's, Corp, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Walmart, Technologies, of America Locations: Robinhood, 4Q24, OW

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Apple, Netflix, Tesla, Meta, Uber, Amazon, Walmart, First Solar & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday: Evercore ISI reiterates Amazon as overweight Evercore says it's sticking with the stock ahead of earnings later this week. Evercore ISI reiterates Uber as overweight Evercore says it's bullish on Uber heading into earnings on Thursday. Janney upgrades First Solar to buy from neutral Janney says the solar company is attractive ahead of earnings on Tuesday afternoon. " Evercore ISI reiterates Meta as overweight Evercore says it's sticking with Meta ahead of earnings on Wednesday. Barclays reiterates Tesla as equal weight Barclays raised its price target on the stock to $235 per share from $220.

Persons: Evercore, Uber, it's bullish, Janney, Goldman Sachs, Ford, Goldman, Wells, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Bernstein, TD Cowen, Cowen, it's, Mizuho, Stephens, ROA, Guggenheim, HOOD, we've Organizations: Ford, CTV, APP, Citi, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Barclays, Walmart, Mizuho, Netflix, Guggenheim, Six Flags Entertainment Locations: Mexican, Brazil, Mexico, China, U.S

☆ Here are the 5 things that could move the stock market in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Earnings drove the stock market higher — can they do it again in the week ahead? But he acknowledged that timing is key because our portfolio discipline mandates that we consider lightening up our stock exposure in an overbought market. In fact, AMD was our worst-performing stock for the entire week, losing more than 7% following the prior week's 1.8% slide. Energy was the worst sector of the week for the market as oil prices sank. In the week ahead, housing numbers are the main draw on the economic front.

Persons: Jim Cramer, ASML, Morgan Stanley, WTI, industrials, We're, Sartorius, Danaher, we're, Stanley Black, Lockheed Martin, Philip Morris, Clark, Baker Hughes, Lam, DOV, CARR, Davidson, Northrop, Edwards Lifesciences, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Stocks, Tuesday's, Spencer Platt Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Netflix, Modelo, Corona, Constellation Brands, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Club, Abbott Laboratories, Energy, Texas, Honeywell, Danaher, Federal Reserve, Treasury, SAP, Logitech, Verizon, General Motors, GE Aerospace, GE, Lockheed, Quest Diagnostics, Norfolk Southern, Polaris, Seagate Technology, Texas Instruments, Canadian National Railway Company, Boeing, GE Vernova, Fisher, Boston, General Dynamics, Hilton, Lam Research, Business Machines, IBM, Newmont, Viking Therapeutics, Vista Energy, Mattel, O'Reilly Automotive, Whirlpool, American Airlines, United Parcel Service, Southwest Airlines, Tractor Supply Company, Carrier Global, Dow Chemical, DOW, Harley, Union Pacific, Valero Energy, Hasbro, Northrop Grumman, Ryder, Boyd Gaming, Western, Boston Beer Company, York Community Bancorp, Colgate, Palmolive, Newell Brands, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, NEW, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: BlackRock, CrowdStrike, U.S, Dover, Freeport, McMoRan, Kimberly, Norfolk, Las, ORLY, VALE, New York City

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Netflix, FedEx, Reddit, Broadcom, Chewy & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Citi initiates FedEx and UPS as buy Citi said in its initiation note that FedEx and UPS are well positioned. "Netflix remains a compelling growth story with significant room for revenue, earnings, and FCF growth over the next several years." Wells Fargo upgrades Valero to overweight from equal weight Wells said the company is one of the "best independent refiners." Mizuho reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as outperform Mizuho said it's sticking with its outperform ratings on Nvidia and Broadcom. Wells Fargo reiterates Roblox as overweight Wells Fargo raised its price target on Roblox ahead of earnings in late October to $54 per share from $46.

Persons: underperform Jefferies, Guggenheim, TD Cowen, Cowen, Morgan Stanley, it's bullish, Piper Sandler downgrades Blackstone, Piper, Piper Sandler, Wells, Jefferies, Wolfe, VALE, Chewy, it's, Mizuho, Wells Fargo, Evercore Organizations: Citi, FedEx, UPS, Jefferies, Southwest, Deutsche Bank, Netflix, Deutsche, Inc, MetLife, Barclays, Apple, Apple Intelligence, New York Times, Industry, Nvidia, Broadcom, Mizuho, Lowe's Locations: Valero, underperform, Underperform

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Campbell Soup, Gilead, American Express & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Wells Fargo upgrades Gilead to overweight from equal weight Wells says the biopharma company has an attractive setup. Wells Fargo upgrades Canadian National to overweight from equal weight Wells says it sees "accelerating growth" for the railway company. Barclays downgrades Netflix to underweight from equal weight Barclay says the "growth algorithm is getting more complex." Wells Fargo downgrades Amazon to equal weight from overweight Wells says the "positive revision story [is] on pause for Amazon. JPMorgan upgrades Ally Financial to overweight from neutral and downgrades American Express to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded American Express and says it sees "asymmetric risk."

Persons: Jefferies, Wells, Morgan Stanley, it's bullish, Barclay, NFLX, Piper Sandler, Piper, Mizuho, JPMorgan downgrades Lamb Weston, JPMorgan, downgrades Sherwin, Williams, KeyBanc, Bernstein, Campbell, underperform Bernstein, Coupang, CPNG, Barclays downgrades, Avery Dennison, Garmin, Hershey Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence LT, UW, Vertiv Holdings, Coty, Barclays, Netflix, MKSI, Mizuho, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Alliance, Deutsche, UBS, NXP, Express, American Express, Barclays downgrades DuPont, DuPont, Bank of America downgrades Constellation Brands, Bank of America, Constellation Brands, Bank of America downgrades Comerica, of America, CMA, Air Products, Hershey Locations: OW, Gilead, Canada, underperform

☆ Leo from 'Love Is Blind' is one of the most controversial contestants on season 7. What happened to him after his unceremonious exit?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

"Love Is Blind" season seven features a cast of singles from the Washington DC area. AdvertisementWarning: Spoilers ahead through episode six of "Love Is Blind" season seven. AdvertisementIn episode four, Brittany tells Leo that she's still "hurt" by the way he handled his relationships with her and Hannah. "Brittany & Leo were not one of the six couples chosen by producers to continue their journey in Mexico," an on-screen card reads right after Leo and Brittany's first in-person meeting. He's also promoted "Love Is Blind" on Instagram, teasing the seventh season with his cast portrait.

Persons: Leo, —, it's, he's, I'm, Brittany, Hannah, Nick D, Leo doesn't, Nick, Brittany doesn't, she's, Brittany's, It's, we're, Brittany —, da, Mona Lisa, He's Organizations: Washington DC, Service, Entertainment, Capital Art Advisory Locations: Washington, Japan, Brazil, Sweden, Mexico, United Kingdom, D.C, Miami, Los Angeles, New York City, da Vinci's

☆ Kristen Bell says Adam Brody did one key thing to take their kiss scene in 'Nobody Wants This' to the next level
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Netflix's "Nobody Wants This" stars Adam Brody and Kristen Bell as love interests. "Nobody Wants This" stars Adam Brody as Noah Roklov, a newly single rabbi, and Kristen Bell as Joanne, an agonistic host of a sex podcast. Adam Brody levelling up to a place of hotness that I didn’t think could be possible. Kirsten Bell as Joanne and Adam Brody as Noah on "Nobody Wants This." "And I was like, 'You guys gotta look at Adam Brody because he's gonna be the one.

Persons: Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Bell, —, Noah Roklov, Joanne, It's, Noah, they've, Noah assertively, Biene__B, NobodyWantsThis, ager, ‼ ️, Jo Organizations: Service

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Ford, Clorox, Netflix, Pinterest & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday: Morgan Stanley initiates LatAm Airlines at overweight Morgan Stanley says shares of the Latin American airline are undervalued. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley says it's sticking with Tesla ahead of the company's robotaxi day. Bank of America upgrades Alcoa to buy from neutral The firm says the aluminum company is uniquely positioned. Goldman Sachs upgrades Ford to buy from neutral Goldman says it likes the auto giant's "opportunity in software and services." Morgan Stanley reiterates Nvidia as overweight Morgan Stanley says it's standing by the dominant maker of AI processors.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, LTM, Tesla, Oppenheimer, it's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Raymond James, Atlassian, Hewlett Packard, it's bullish, Jefferies, KeyBanc, Davidson, Patrick, Wells, Nvidia's Blackwell, Raymond James downgrades Disney Organizations: LatAm, Bank of America, Alcoa, AA, Barclays, Apple, Citi, Anheuser, Busch InBev, Ford, HP, Meta, Google, YouTube, UBS, Netflix, Resources Locations: U.S, Mexico, Florida, Parks

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla, Meta, Disney, Apple, Uber, JPMorgan Chase & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Morgan Stanley upgrades Blackline to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the software company is undervalued. Morgan Stanley upgrades US Bancorp to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said U.S. Bancorp is well-positioned going forward. Barclays reiterates Tesla as equal weight Barclays says it's not sure the EV maker's upcoming robotaxi day will be a game changer. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley says the iPhone 16 cycle remains "unchanged" for now for Apple. Morgan Stanley downgrades JPMorgan to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley sees better value elsewhere than shares of JPMorgan.

Persons: Wolfe, Hess, Brent, Morgan Stanley, reprice, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Tesla, it's, Uber, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, JPMorgan, Piper Sandler, Piper, Forman, Gamble, TD Cowen Organizations: Chevron, Bancorp, U.S, MU, Autodesk, Barclays, Citi, Meta, Apple, Pro, Westlake, Resources, JPMorgan, DIS, Brown, Barclays downgrades Procter, Accenture, UBS, Brookfield, Partners Locations: AVGO, ASML, TER, OW, 4Q24

☆ Armies will be able to maneuver on battlefields again, but it's going to be difficult and bloody
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-29 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The Ukraine war raises a difficult question: Can armies maneuver to win anymore? Advertisement"Firepower kills," warned the French General Philippe Pétain just prior to the First World War. By temporarily suppressing the defensive drone-artillery combo that has proven so devastating in the Russo-Ukraine War, armies can again maneuver to defeat their enemies. ISW sees three problems with trying to maneuver in Ukraine, lessons that broadly apply to modern battlefields. AdvertisementArtillery and machine guns were so deadly in World War I that armies fought from trenches.

Persons: it's, —, Philippe Pétain, Pétain, ISW, That's, Michael Peck Organizations: Artillery, Service, Getty, Ukraine, Air Force, BAI, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Ukraine, Russo, Washington, Russia, Russian, Kursk, Ukrainian, Russians, Forbes

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Disney, Ford, General Motors, Duolingo, Roblox, Alphabet & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Wells Fargo upgrades Baker Hughes to overweight from equal weight Wells says it likes the oil service company's business model. Morgan Stanley upgrades AutoNation to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley says AutoNation is well positioned in a bumpy macroeconomic environment. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley says it's remaining cautious after checks of iPhone 16 demand for Apple. Morgan Stanley downgrades Ford to equal weight from overweight and General Motors to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley downgraded several automakers on Wednesday and said it's concerned about market share losses. Morgan Stanley reiterates Nike as equal weight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Nike to $82 per share from $79 ahead of earnings on October 1.

Persons: Wolfe, Sallie Mae, it's bullish, Wells, Baker Hughes, Piper Sandler, Tesla, Piper, Morgan Stanley, AutoNation, Mike Manley, Duolingo, MARA, CORZ, Piper Sandler downgrades Tyson, it's, Oppenheimer, GOOG's, Baird, Locker Baird, Apple, TD Cowen downgrades Expedia, Cowen, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley downgrades Ford, Roblox Organizations: APO, Bank of America, Macquarie, Tyson Foods, Barclays, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DOJ, Google, Foot, Apple, ISI downgrades, Pacific, Evercore, UNP, Disney, JPMorgan, Oil & Gas, Petrobras, Motors, GM, Citi, Investors, Nike Locations: CLSK, Foot Locker, Mexico, China, Fortnite

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Walmart, Salesforce, Starbucks, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Piper Sandler initiates Colgate-Palmolive and Church & Dwight as overweight Piper said both consumer products company offer an attractive risk/reward. Piper Sandler upgrades Salesforce to overweight from neutral Piper said it sees an attractive risk/reward for the stock. Bernstein reiterates Amazon as outperform Bernstein said advertising is "key to the bull case once again" for Amazon. Wedbush upgrades Comerica to outperform from neutral The firm added the regional bank to its best ideas list. " CFRA reiterates Nvidia as buy The firm says it sees Nvidia with "sustained compute demand" over the coming years.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Dwight, Piper, Baird, Jefferies, it's bullish, Raymond James reinstates Uber, Raymond James, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, KeyBanc, Morgan Stanley, immuno, Oppenheimer, Lowe's, Redburn, it's, Truist, Baird downgrades McKesson, Needham, Apple, Pinterest, Leerink, Guggenheim, Tesla, TSLA, Bernstein, CFRA Organizations: Colgate, Palmolive, Church, Jefferies, Starbucks, Avidity Biosciences, BP, Exxon, Costco, Walmart, Apple, GE Vernova, UBS, Citi, Mastercard, Visa, U.S, DOJ, Comerica, CMA, Nvidia

☆ How real estate's Alexander brothers got away with decades of alleged sexual assault: 'They are a menace.'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Katie Warren | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +34 min

Even as teenagers, the three Alexander brothers were notorious for being predatory, according to multiple people who knew them at the time. AdvertisementHofeldt said she'd seen the Alexander brothers around at parties before she met them during the 2003-2004 school year. Several months after the assault, Hofeldt invited the brothers' friend Julian Cohen to her house in the middle of the night. Oren Alexander and Howard Lorber at a party at Sir Ivan's Castle in the Hamptons in July 2011. The Alexander brothers have been accused by multiple people of assaulting women in tandem on numerous occasions.

Persons: she'd, Oren, Alon Alexander, Alon, —, Aaron Davidson, Alexander, Tal, Douglas Elliman, Kate Whiteman, Rebecca Mandel, Whiteman, Mandel, Angelica Parker, Renée Willett, Evan Torgan, Hunter Abrams, James, Shlomy, Orly, Michael M, Abby Hofeldt, choo, Rae Rae, Hofeldt, clotheslined, Gavin, they'd, Hofeldt's, Margo Hofeldt, Abby, Julian Cohen, Felix Cohen, Shlomy Alexander, Elliman, Douglas, Howard Lorber, Lorber, Oren Alexander, Steven Henry, Sir Ivan, Howard, Howard's, Oren's, James Ferraro, Ferraro, Ken Griffin, Bart's, Dina Goldentayer, Sean Zanni, Patrick McMullan, Barbara Fox, Beckford, Fox, Douglas Elliman's Erik Schneider, Jeff Miller, Brown Harris Stevens, Ken Griffin's, Griffin, Tal didn't, Douglas Elliman's, Gary Hershorn, Tal masturbated, texted Oren, Oren didn't, hadn't, Justin Ross Lee, he'd, Scott Roth, Lee, Matthew Peyton, Beth, Alon messaged Beth, Instagram, Beth messaged Alon, Beth Beth's, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Conor McGregor, Michael Stern, Stern, Mayweather, McGregor, Marc Patrick, what's, Sara Militello, Nicole Oge, Deanna Paul, Daniel Geiger Organizations: East Hampton, Business, Getty, Deal, FBI, Street Journal, Kent Security, Krop, High School, North Miami Beach, Miami Country Day, Miami Country Day School, Bacardi, University of Colorado, University of Maryland, Hofstra University, Sir, Hamptons, Manhattan, Forbes, Miami Beach, Douglas Elliman's, Real, New York Fashion, Art Basel, Vogue, Bath Club Estates, New York, Fox Residential, Board, New, Faena, Street, BI, Miami Herald, Tal, Peaceman Productions, UFC, Las Vegas, JDS, Brooklyn Tower, Stern of JDS, New York Post Locations: Long, Florida, Soho, Las Vegas, New York City, New York, Miami, South Florida, Orly Alexander, Israel, North Miami, Krop, Aventura, Hofeldt, Boulder, Sir Ivan's, Manhattan, Dominican Republic, Malibu, St, Brazilian, Elliman, Bath, New, Corcoran, Southampton, Water, East Hampton, Instagram, Teterboro , New Jersey, Las, Vegas, Teterboro, Brooklyn, what's

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Oracle, Carvana, Micron, Sprouts, Zillow, Coca-Cola & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: Evercore ISI reiterates Alphabet as outperform Evercore says it's sticking with shares of the search giant. Morgan Stanley reiterates Micron as equal weight Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on the stock to $100 per share from $140. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla overweight Morgan Stanley says it's sticking with its overweight rating heading into Tesla's robotaxi day on Oct. 10. Morgan Stanley upgrades Ase Technology to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of Ase that the chipmaker's stock is defensive. Morgan Stanley upgrades Chart Industries to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley says the gas liquefication company has "significant exposure to both energy transition and renewables as well as traditional energy."

Persons: Evercore, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Simon, Eaton, Wells, Pro Max, Carvana Evercore, Jack Sinclair, Curtis Valentine, Merchant Scott Neal, BTIG, Truist, Melius Organizations: DOJ, Micron, Technology, Industries, Citi, downgrades Colgate, Palmolive, CL, Barclays, GE, GE Vernova, JPMorgan, Apple, Pro, Ally, Mizuho, Oracle, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America Locations: Tesla's, Staples

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Meta, Tesla, Reddit, Amazon, Wingstop, Arm, Dollar General, Carvana, Qualcomm, SoFi & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America reiterates Arm as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with the stock following earnings on Wednesday. Robinson to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded the shipping company following its earnings. Barclays reiterates Meta as overweight Barclays says it's sticking with the Instagram parent following earnings on Wednesday. " Bernstein reiterates Qualcomm as outperform Bernstein says it's sticking with Qualcomm following earnings on Wednesday. Citi reiterates SoFi as buy Citi said it's getting more bullish on the stock following a series of investor meetings.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Morgan Stanley, Zeta, Oppenheimer, Etsy, Baird, Wolfe, Bill.com, Robinson, Raymond James, RDDT, Wells, David Lantz, Zack Fadem, Bernstein, Leerink, Cantor Fitzgerald, Tesla, Cantor, it's bullish, Morgan Stanley downgrades Voya, SoFi, it's Organizations: Mizuho, Bank of America, ARM, Zeta Global, Zeta, JPMorgan, GE, NFL, NBA, MLB, Nascar, Barclays, Meta, Qualcomm, SOX, Elon Musk's, Citi Locations: OW, 2H24, China, bullish

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Skechers, Meta, Southwest, Amazon, Sweetgreen, & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating on Tesla " Tesla AI Infrastructure 'base' is by far the fastest rising part of its asset base." Morgan Stanley downgrades WW International to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded the company formerly known as Weight Watchers due to concerns about free-cash flow. Morgan Stanley initiates CervoMed as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's bullish on shares of the biotech company. " Morgan Stanley downgrades STMicroelectronics to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock following earnings. Morgan Stanley reiterates Meta as overweight Morgan Stanley said buy the dip in shares of Meta.

Persons: Redburn, Lockheed Martin, Raymond James, Apple, it's, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Piper Sandler, Alexander, Baldwin, Piper, ALEX, TD Cowen, Morgan Stanley downgrades STMicroelectronics, Baird, Meta, Guggenheim, Oppenheimer, Sweetgreen, Stifel, Jefferies, Rosenblatt Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Airlines, Deutsche, Lockheed, Apple, Citi, Amazon, AMC, International, Dianthus Therapeutics, Meta, " Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Barclays, Microsoft, Aviation, Security, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Pharmaceuticals Locations: NYC, Brunswick

Meanwhile, Redburn Atlantic initiated coverage of DoorDash with a buy rating and a price target implying upside of more than 60%. He also notched down his price target to $29 from $32, indicating 9.4% downside potential from Thursday's close. Analyst Vivek Arya reiterated his buy rating on the Dutch-based chipmaker in a client note on Thursday. He also cut his price target to $1.25 from $6.25, which was 7 cents below Thursday's close price. DASH YTD mountain AAPL year to date — Hakyung Kim 5:33 a.m.: Raymond James raises Apple price target Raymond James is getting more bullish on Apple ahead of earnings.

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(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Wednesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. "At this point, we believe EPS and investor sentiment have troughed and believe the risk-to-reward profile skews favorable," wrote analyst Nik Modi. "However, with minimal upside to our revised $47 price target and a relatively 'balanced' risk-reward between our $28 bear case …. –Samantha Subin 5:54 a.m.: Wall Street stands by Alphabet, AI potential post-earnings Wall Street analysts remain bullish on the outlook for Alphabet , even after the stock fell on the back of its second-quarter results. His price target of $425, up from $320, implies upside of more than 28% from Tuesday's close.

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☆ 'Bridgerton' finally confirmed its season 4 lead — here's everything we know about the next season
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Olivia Singh | Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementBenedict's love story will be the focus of season 4Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton on season three, episode one of "Bridgerton." The official logline for next season reads: "The fourth season of 'Bridgerton' turns its focus to bohemian second son Benedict (Luke Thompson). AdvertisementLuke Newton and Nicola Coughlan will reprise their roles as Colin and Penelope Bridgerton in season 4Luke Newton and Nicola Coughlan on season three of "Bridgerton." Ashley told reporter Josh Rom during a "Bridgerton" season three screening premiere on Wednesday that she will return for season four. 'Bridgerton' season 4 won't come out until 2026Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich and Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton on season three, episode two of "Bridgerton."

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