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☆ Top 45 MLB free agents for 2024-25 with contract predictions, team fits: Will Soto get $600M+?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jim Bowden | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +48 min

MLB free agency is almost here so it’s time for my annual ranking of the top free agents with contract predictions and the best team fits for each player. Best team fits: Dodgers, Yankees, Mets, Diamondbacks, Red SoxSalary comps: NoneContract prediction: Minor-league contract4. Several teams have early interest in Walker, with the Astros and Mariners being the best early team fits. Best team fits: Padres, Rangers, Dodgers, Orioles, Guardians, MetsSalary comps: N/AContract prediction: None at this time19. Best team fits: Yankees, Mariners, Diamondbacks, BrewersSalary comps: Anthony Rizzo (2 years, $40M); Josh Bell (2 years, $33M)Contract prediction: 1 year, $15 million42.

Persons: Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell, Max Fried, Roki Sasaki, Pete Alonso, Anthony Santander, Christian Walker, Alex Bregman, I’ve, He’s, Aaron Judge, Bobby Witt Jr, Soto, Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Cy Young, Burnes, Stephen Strasburg, Jacob deGrom, Aaron Nola, Roki, Sasaki, he’s, Gerrit Cole, Cole, Cole won’t, Will, Brett Davis, They’ll, Carlos Rodón, Patrick Corbin, Tyler Glasnow, Pete, Matt Olson, Nolan Arenado, Kris Bryant, Carlos Correa, George Springer, Matt Chapman, Nolan Arenado’s, Dana Brown, Xander Bogaerts, Snell, —, José Berríos, Sonny Gray, Freddy Peralta, Peralta, Anthony, Shohei Ohtani, Tommy Gilligan, Brandon Nimmo, Willy Adames, Corey Seager, Andrew Friedman, Adames, Dansby Swanson, Javier Báez, Trevor Story, Marcell Ozuna, Ozuna, Walker, Paul Goldschmidt, Anthony Rizzo, Cody Bellinger, Cody Bellinger didn’t, Bellinger, Nick Castellanos, Kyle Schwarber, Shane Bieber, Tommy John, Bieber, Sean Manaea, Brad Penner, Manaea, Hyun Jin Ryu, Eduardo Rodriguez, Chris Bassitt, Miles Mikolas, Jack Flaherty, Flaherty, NL Cy Young, Lance McCullers Jr, Mitch Keller, Pablo López, Kyle Hendricks, Tomoyuki Sugano, Sugano, Michael Wacha, Jameson Taillon, Jon Gray, Nathan Eovaldi, Seth Lugo, Teoscar Hernández, Jayne Kamin, Teoscar, Hernández, Starling Marte, Jorge Soler, Walker Buehler, Buehler, Tanner Scott, Raisel Iglesias, Robert Suarez, Jurickson, Profar, Mitch Haniger, Lourdes Gurriel Jr, Michael Conforto, Eugenio Suárez, Suárez, Chris Taylor, Max Muncy, Jordan Montgomery, Wasserman, Ken Kendrick, Montgomery doesn’t, Seong Kim, Mike Shildt, Kim, J.P, Crawford, Jeff McNeil, Nico Hoerner, Orlando Arcia, Gleyber Torres, Torres, Tyler O’Neill, Bob DeChiara, Cody Bellinger —, O’Neill, Andrew Benintendi, Ian Happ, Yusei Kikuchi, Kikuchi, Tyler Anderson, Brandon Lowe, Lowe, Brandon Drury, Jorge Polanco, Nick Martinez, Martinez, Charlie Morton, Frankie Montas, Joc Pederson, Rhys Hoskins, Mitch Garver, Justin Turner, Charlie Blackmon, Carlos Estévez, Gregory Fisher, Estévez, Dave Dombrowski, Jeff Hoffman, Kendall Graveman, José Alvarado, Joe Jiménez, Ryan Pressly, Taylor Rogers, Luis Severino, Zach Eflin, Lucas Gioloto, Marcus Stroman, Reynaldo López, Jose Quintana, Tyler Mahle, Blake Treinen, Emilio Pagán, Wandy Peralta, Alex Verdugo, Mark Canha, Manuel Margot, Hunter Renfroe, Jose Iglesias, Chris Sale, Iglesias, Isiah Kiner, Miguel Rojas, Goldschmidt, Josh Bell, Hoskins, Hoffman, Matt Strahm, Chris Martin, Matthew Boyd, Boyd, Lance Lynn, Kyle Gibson, Clay Holmes, Luke Weaver, Dan Goldfarb, Mary DeCicco, Daniel Shirey Organizations: MLB, eventual, The Athletic, Baseball, OF, Boras, Yankees, American League, New York, Blue Jays, Dodgers, Phillies, Rangers, Nationals, Mets, Orioles, Red Sox, Chiba Lotte Marines, NPB, Diamondbacks, Angels, Kansas City, Braves, FIP, Star, Mariners, Astros, Giants, Rockies, Cardinals, Cy Young, Brewers, Milwaukee, Anthony Santander, RF, Santander, Reds, Adames, Rays, Cubs, Pirates, Cy, Guardians, Padres, Tigers, NL Cy, Twins, Yomiuri Giants, of Famers, Royals, Excel, Marlins, NL, The Diamondbacks, Montgomery, Sox, Tampa Bay, White Sox, Atlanta, Talent Sports, Apex, Athletics, Getty Locations: Bronx, Japan, New York, Houston, Walker, Seattle, Bledsoe, Tampa, Philadelphia, Fiume

☆ Earnings playbook: The first big week of the season includes reports from Netflix and big banks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Last quarter: Bank of America jumped after saying a rebound in net interest income was coming . What history shows: Bank of America shares have risen in 10 of the last 12 earnings days, according to Bespoke Investment Group. What history shows: Netflix tends to struggle on earnings days, averaging a slight decline, according to Bespoke. Shares have also fallen in two of the last three earnings days, including a 9.1% drop in April. What history shows: Bespoke data shows Procter & Gamble beats earnings expectations 85% of the time.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Wells, Hugh Son, Goldman, Leslie Josephs, Wednesday Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Bryan Kraft, Kraft, Procter & Gamble, Procter, Lauren Lieberman Organizations: Netflix, Procter, Gamble, Big, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, BlackRock, Tuesday Bank of America, CNBC, Investment, LSEG, JPMorgan, United Airlines, U.S, Delta, Wednesday, Deutsche Bank, Procter &, Barclays Locations: Wells Fargo, U.S, China

Here's a rapid-fire update on all 32 stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. AMD shares have caught a bid in recent days, but they're still cheap considering the growth of its AI processors. Broadcom : Investors who don't own any Broadcom yet should consider starting a position here, Jim said. Although it's tempting to offload shares, Jim said to stick with Honeywell for now because there's huge value in individual businesses like aerospace. There's little negative to say about this portfolio stock.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim, Apple, haven't, it's, that's, he'll, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, Larry Ellison, Biogen, Eli Lilly, Lowe's, Vimal Kapur, We'd, Linde, Lilly, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, It's, Jensen Huang, Kamala Harris, Republican Donald Trump, CrowdStrike, Palo, — we're, we're, Brian Niccol, Sands, Stanley Black, Decker, Wells, Charlie Scharf's, Jim Cramer, Angela Weiss Organizations: Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Club, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Labs, AMD, Amazon, Web, Broadcom, VMWare, Federal Reserve, Costco Wholesale, Coterra, DuPont, New York Times, Oracle, GE Healthcare, GE, Honeywell, Linde, Microsoft, Nvidia, Republican, Palo Alto Networks, Palo, Procter & Gamble, Procter, Gamble, Constellation Brands, Modelo, Stanley, TJX, Marshalls, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: Nvidia's, San Francisco, China, Dover, United States, industrials, OpenAI, Palo Alto, Wells Fargo

☆ We're trimming a defensive stock that is serving its purpose in the portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 400 shares of PG, decreasing its weighting in the portfolio to 2.15% from 2.4%. Ever since earnings, P & G has stormed back despite the market volatility. The move here has been based on investors buying quality safety stocks like P & G out of fear of a growth scare in the U.S. economy. We always say there's room in any portfolio for a defensive dividend aristocrat like Procter & Gamble, and the market's recent stretch of turbulence proved its purpose. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, we've, Procter, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Procter, Gamble, CNBC Locations: U.S

Here's a rapid-fire update on all 33 stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Best Buy : Jim said Best Buy's pullback in recent days has created a buying opportunity in the electronics retailer. Salesforce : The stock has in recent weeks clawed back some of its post-earnings plunge , even before Thursday's 6% surge. Wynn Resorts : Wynn is another stock in the portfolio that, it's become increasingly clear, trades based on its exposure to China. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim, Wall, Abbott, Johnson, We're, haven't, it's, Walt Disney, Estee Lauder, levered, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, OpenAI, Jensen Huang, Nikesh Arora's, Stanley Black, Decker, TJX, We've, Wells, Charlie Scharf poaches, Wynn, Jim Cramer, Michael M Organizations: Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Club, Apple, Abbott Laboratories, Prime, Web, Broadcom, VMWare, Costco Wholesale, Costco, Coterra Energy, DuPont, Walt, Disney, Nvidia, Ford Motor, Ford, Blue, Motors, GE Healthcare, GE, Management, Honeywell, Linde, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Procter & Gamble, Constellation Brands, Modelo, Corona, Fed, TJX, JPMorgan, Wynn Resorts, Wynn, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty Locations: China, Covid, Dover, Eaton, Palo Alto, U.S, Wells Fargo, Las Vegas

Here's a rapid-fire update on all 33 stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Below $200 a share is the level we'd get interested in buying more Salesforce stock, Jim said. The industrial name will continue to be a beneficiary of the AI trade due to Eaton's booming data center business. Alphabet : If this mega-cap name experiences a move lower, investors should scoop up shares, Jim said. Nvidia : There's not much more to say about Nvidia in light of another blowout earnings report and the strong guidance accompanying it.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim, Apple's, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, We've, Danaher, he'd, Walt Disney, We're, Estee Lauder, Eaton, Ford, Motors, Mary Dillon's, It's, Linde, Eli Lilly, Mark Zuckerberg's, Morgan Stanley, we're, Stanley Black, we've, Wynn, Jim Cramer, Michael M Organizations: Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Club, Apple, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Labs, Amazon Web Services, Broadcom, Dell, Samsung, Costco Wholesale, Coterra Energy, DuPont De Nemours, DuPont, The, Eaton, Ford, GE Healthcare, Honeywell, Jim, Linde, Microsoft, Nvidia, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Change, Procter & Gamble, Constellation Brands, Constellation, Modelo, Corona, Federal Reserve, TJX, Marshalls, Wynn Resorts, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty Locations: China, Dover, Eaton, U.S, Maxx, HomeGoods, Wells Fargo, Macau, New York City

☆ Investors and execs eye Trump's potential return to the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementThe 2024 presidential election seems destined to be the rematch many voters have been expecting : President Joe Biden against former President Donald Trump. So what would Trump's return to the White House mean for stocks? President Joe Biden gives remarks on the conflict between Israel and Palestine at the White House in Washington on October 7, 2023. During his speech, President Biden reiterated the United States' support for Israel. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Getty ImagesAmong the world's more powerful people, opinions are divided on the impact of Trump's return.

Persons: we've, Donald Trump, Donald Trump grins, Chip Somodevilla, Joe Biden, Trump, Nikki Haley, Haley, Biden, Trump's, that's, Matthew Fox, James Reilly, Amanda Andrade, Rhoades, didn't, Jamie Dimon, Dimon, Ray Dalio, Tesla, Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Charlie Munger, Francois G . Durand, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Dick Costolo, Elon, Rebecca Zisser, Gen Zers, Millennials, Uber, Dow, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, George Glover, Grace Lett Organizations: South, GOP, Trump, South Carolina GOP, Gov, Nasdaq, Capital Economics, White, Israel, Washington, Getty, Economic, CNBC, Bridgewater, Nvidia, Berkshire, SpaceX, Dow Jones, US Locations: New Hampshire, China, Capital, Israel, Palestine, Washington, United States, Russia, Ukraine, New York, London, Chicago

☆ High food prices could keep Americans hating the economy for years to come
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | Andy Kiersz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

High food prices are Americans' top concern about the economy, according to Morning Consult. Ninety percent of individuals said they were very or somewhat concerned about grocery and food prices , higher than any other factor surveyed. In part, these concerns can be attributed to rising food prices over the last few years. AdvertisementHigh food prices could be a key reason for this disconnect, Aaron Terrazas, Glassdoor's chief economist, told Business Insider. If Americans are hoping for cheaper food prices to come next year, they're unlikely to get their wish.

Persons: —, it's, Joe Biden's, Aaron Terrazas, haven't, Terrazas, Biden, McDonald's Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business, US Department of Agriculture, Social Security Administration

☆ Monthly Meeting Q&A with Jim Cramer on 20 stocks in everything from tech to industrials to drugs
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

(Anthony) Jim Cramer: There were some China statistics that showed that the consumer was doing slightly better. (David) Jim Cramer: The roadblock is that the money is at the state level. (Narayan) Jim Cramer: " Own, don't trade" is about trying to keep us in a stock that otherwise we would trade out of. (Jim) Jim Cramer: First, I think we have to remember Ford actually has a lot of money on its balance sheet — a lot of cash. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jeff Marks, Estee Lauder, Anthony, Jim Cramer, Wynn, It's, David, I'm, Narayan, it's, Steve Jobs, John, Tom Jorden, That's, Capex, Paul, Procter, Jim Farley, Jim, Ford, Shawn Fain, Farley, Donald, Larry Culp, He's, GEHC, Eli Lily, Louis, Lilly, Zepbound, We've, Alzheimer's, tirzepatide, hasn't, Edmundo, we've, haven't, Linde, Theresa, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Investing Club, Club, Caterpillar, Amazon, Nvidia, Apple, Web Services, Natural Resources, Exxon, Procter, Gamble, United Auto Workers, GE Healthcare, Electric, GE, General, Merck, Drug Administration, Novo Nordisk, Linde, LIN, Trust, Barrick, CNBC Locations: China, reaccelerate, GEHC

☆ Meet the 'queen of caviar' who supplies Britain’s royal family with the world's most expensive food
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( Lucy Handley | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

King's Fine FoodLaura King has run a caviar business for almost 20 years — even supplying Britain's royal family with the coveted foodstuff. Now, she's known as the "caviar queen," and her firm King's Fine Food imports hundreds of kilos of caviar into the U.K. every two to three weeks. Oscietra caviar is the most popular product sold by King's Fine Food. Laura King (left), founder of King's Fine Food, with her daughter Holly King, the company's sales director. "We're two women in business, probably the only two women in the caviar business almost in the world.

Persons: Laura King, King, John King, Holly —, —, Conran, Melba, Terence Conran, retails, …, You've, you'll, I've, King's, Holly King, Mason, Queen Elizabeth II, Holly, We've Organizations: King's, CNBC, Fine Food, Harrods, Cathay Pacific, Emirates . British Airways, Foods, John King Brain, Royal Locations: London, Dorchester, British, Iran, Russia, Belgium, China

☆ Hollywood insiders are bracing for M&A activity to make a comeback, as 10 experts reveal the deals they're predicting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Reed Alexander | Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

"The unknown is hard to transact in," Sam Powers, the global head of technology, media, and telecommunications for Bank of America, told Insider. Microsoft's $69 billion acquisition of Activision , which was completed Thursday, has also put media and tech M&A back in the spotlight. "People have been holding their breath in nervous anticipation" about the idea of tech buying big media , one investor told Insider. Private-equity bets on media and Hollywood have seen mixed resultsPrivate-equity firms may have the cash to finance major media acquisitions, but they're reckoning with market volatility. Are you a Hollywood insider?

Persons: Hollywood dealmakers, Jonathan Handel, Sam Powers, Bob Iger, —, Byron Allen, Greg Doherty, Iger, Disney's, Byron Allen —, Allen, Disney, it's, Handel, It's, you've, Reese Witherspoon, Dave Kotinsky, Moonbug, Reese Witherspoon's, Jeff Zucker, Abu, Tom Staggs, Kevin Mayer, Lucia Moses, Reed Alexander Organizations: Hollywood, Puck News, Bank of America, SAG, Writers Guild of America, Disney, ESPN, Activision, Byron Allen The Weather, Wall Street shareholders, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Hulu, ABC, Nexstar Media Group, Allen Media Group, Weather, Lionsgate, Starz, Paramount, BET, Warner Bros, Games, Disney Digital Network, Maker Studios, Observers, Comcast, Paramount Global, Tech, MGM, Microsoft, Netflix, Apple, RedBird Capital Partners, RedBird IMI, Private, SP, G Global Market Intelligence, Bloomberg, Media, Apollo Global Management, Yahoo Locations: Hollywood, Blackstone, Abu Dhabi, lmoses@insider.com, ralexander@insider.com

☆ Santa Clara's Levi's Stadium generated $2 billion for the local economy in 10 years, thanks to non-NFL events
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

A new study shows Levi's Stadium generated $2 billion for the local economy in its first 10 years. More than $300 million was brought in before Levi's Stadium opened and was used to help pay for its construction. Her two concerts at Levi's Stadium in July are estimated to have generated a total of $33.5 million in economic impact for the area. AdvertisementAdvertisementGuido thanked the citizens of the Bay Area in a letter and lauded the economic impact study in a statement. Before the Levi's Stadium analysis, most earlier studies showed the impact of a stadium rarely lives up to the promises of the teams.

Persons: Taylor Swift, —, SportsEconomics, Coldplay, Elton John, Kate Green, Al Guido, QuestionPro, Swifties, Mike Coppola, doesn't, Robert Beck, Goldman Sachs, Guido Organizations: Service, San Francisco 49ers, 49ers, Levi's, NFL, Office Sports, Bank of America, Fortune, Las Vegas Convention, Vistors Authority, Super, MTV, Goldman, Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Minnesota Vikings, Swift Locations: Santa Clara, Glendale , Arizona, Minneapolis

☆ Inside the clash between Amazon and Shopify over Buy with Prime
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Amazon and Shopify announced a new Buy with Prime app for Shopify on Wednesday. Buy with Prime let merchants offer Prime benefits, such as fast shipping and free delivery, on websites beyond Amazon.com. Amazon had no choice but to let Shopify merchants view Buy with Prime-related metrics on its own backend console, not within the unified Shopify Admin tool, according to the internal Amazon document from April. If Buy with Prime data wasn't smoothly integrated into Shopify Admin, Shopify merchants might not use the Amazon feature much. Constant delaysThe internal Amazon document described a Shopify-native Buy with Prime app as a "flagship" goal for Amazon's top leadership because it would make Buy with Prime more appealing to Shopify merchants.

Persons: Shopify, Santos Jeff Bezos Kevin Mazur, Jeff Bezos, Tobi Lütke David Fitzgerald, Sportsfile, Harley Finkelstein, Finkelstein, Mark William Lewis, Andy Jassy, they've Organizations: Amazon, Amazon.com, Prime, Project Santos, Getty, Amazon Logistics, Netalico Commerce, Web, Associated

[1/2] A response by ChatGPT, an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, is seen on its website in this illustration picture taken February 9, 2023. Anecdotal examples of people using ChatGPT to help with their day-to-day work include drafting emails, summarising documents and doing preliminary research. Reuters was not able independently confirm how employees at Tinder were using ChatGPT. In May, Samsung Electronics banned staff globally from using ChatGPT and similar AI tools after discovering an employee had uploaded sensitive code to the platform. Reuters was not able independently to confirm whether employees at P&G were unable to use ChatGPT.

Persons: Florence Lo, ChatGPT, Ben King, King, OpenAI, Tinder, Samsung, Google's Bard, Bard, We've, TATE.L, Dawn Allen, trialing ChatGPT, It's, Paul Lewis, Lewis, Richa Naidu, Martin Coulter, Jason Lange, Alexander Smith Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Microsoft, Google, AIs, Samsung Electronics, Cola, Tate, Procter, Gamble, Thomson Locations: WASHINGTON, U.S, United States, Europe, Atlanta , Georgia

☆ AI-Targeted Internet Advertisements Fueling Looming Addiction Crisis
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Albert Fox Cahn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

A new breed of direct-to-consumer services is aggressively using targeted ads to sell habit-forming medications. In short, AI and surveillance capitalism, which empower today's targeted ads, have joined forces with the deadly OxyContin playbook. As the Journal reported, after ADHD medications grew to 20% of the VC-funded company's business, driving a $4.8 billion valuation, things came crashing to earth. We as a society may have come to accept being stalked by targeted ads, but consequences are much graver when the product itself is a danger. But above all, we need rules that ban targeted ads for drugs that can get patients hooked.

Persons: Taylor Swift, they're, haven't, Van Zee, OxyContin, prescribers, Dr, David Sack, Anthony Yeung, recreationally, Yann Poncin, shih, Ryan Haight, Ryan Haight Act's, Albert Fox Cahn Organizations: Circle, Purdue, American, of Public Health, Sackler family's pharma, Physicians, Yale School of Medicine, Bloomberg, Drug Enforcement Agency, Department of Health, Human Services, Ryan, Twitter, FDA Locations: Canadian, California, United States, New Zealand, New York

☆ As earnings season winds down, investors turn to Tuesday's debt ceiling meeting
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

With only a small fraction of the S & P 500 left to report quarterly earnings, investors are now turning their focus to another major hurdle for the markets and economy: the debt ceiling crisis. Earlier this week, we looked back to debt limit crisis of 2011 for potential lessons. The protracted fight ultimately ended in an agreement in early August of that year, but it was a choppy summertime ride for investors. Within the portfolio, Wynn Resorts will report Tuesday, after the closing bell, and Disney will report on Wednesday, after the closing bell. Estee Lauder (EL) and Emerson Electric (EMR) reported earnings before the opening bell.

☆ Club meeting recap: Stocks jump, Apple shines, P&G
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) 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. Stocks jump Apple shines P & G sale 1. P & G sale Our positive view on Procter & Gamble (PG) is not changing, despite our 100-share sale Friday morning . 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.

☆ How The Legend of Zelda Changed the Game
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Zachary Small | Rumsey Taylor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +17 min

More than six million people watched the preview for hints about the next video game in Nintendo’s beloved Legend of Zelda franchise. Tears of the Kingdom, the next entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise, will encourage players to manipulate and combine objects to fight enemies and explore Hyrule. The immersive gameplay of the Zelda franchise is bolstered by its deep mythology , convincing players they are unearthing ancient secrets. Retrieving the Master Sword often marks the point in a Zelda game when the difficulty spikes and the stakes are raised. Clockwise, from top left: The Legend of Zelda (1986), A Link to the Past (1991), Ocarina of Time (1998) and The Wind Waker (2002).

Shortly after the opening bell, we will be selling 100 shares of Salesforce (CRM) at roughly $192.50 each and exiting our small position in Qualcomm (QCOM), selling 230 shares at roughly $103.89. QCOM 5Y mountain Qualcomm YTD performance As for what we are selling, we are moving on from our Qualcomm position. In what has been a tricky market lately, P & G has been resilient thanks to the defensive nature of its business. (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long CRM, QCOM, AAPL, PG. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

The 10.7% increase in prices was, however, lower than in recent quarters, adding to signs inflationary pressures might be easing as input costs declined. Packaged goods companies have been hiking prices as they grapple with a surge in costs of everything from sunflower oil and shipping to packaging and grain. Unilever reported a 10.5% rise in underlying first-quarter sales to 14.8 billion euros ($16.4 billion), beating analysts' average forecast for a 7.2% increase, according to a company-provided consensus. That included a 10.7% increase in prices and a 0.2% dip in volumes. Rivals P&G (PG.N) and Nestle (NESN.S) have also recently reported stronger than expected quarterly sales, with price hikes offsetting lower volumes.

"It's principally around the costs of labour, logistics and energy and what our suppliers see in their own production bases," finance chief Graeme Pitkethly said. On Thursday, Unilever said it had raised prices by 10.7% in the first quarter. "People are looking towards the second half of this year for some relief in costs - we'll see if that actually plays out," Richard Saldanha, a fund manager at Unilever and Nestle investor Aviva, said. "Clearly these companies are still displaying a pretty decent ability to push pricing ... Unilever is able to manage what is still a very elevated cost environment." Reporting by Richa Naidu Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Unfairly swept up in Wednesday's sell-off, these stocks now look more attractive
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Another Club stock with defensive characteristics is Procter & Gamble (PG). The three companies have very little economic sensitivity, and our overarching reasons for owning them haven't changed: Eli Lilly for its innovative drug pipeline, J & J for its sterling balance sheet and upcoming breakup and Humana for the growth fueled by its retooled Medicare Advantage offering. Plus, their stocks have largely been out of favor in 2023, especially the drugmakers in Eli Lilly and J & J; shares of both companies are down more than 10% year to date. META 1Y mountain Meta Platforms (META) stock performance over the past 12 months. Meta shares rallied into the close, climbing 1.9%, to nearly $198 apiece.

☆ P&G, Constellation Brands see solid U.S. demand, even as prices rise — a key reason we're shareholders
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Constellation Brands "Consumer demand for our products remains strong even in a challenging macro environment," Newlands said. Procter & Gamble Inflation continues to weigh on consumers and impact global sales volumes at P & G, CFO Andre Schulten said Thursday. P & G last month delivered solid fiscal second-quarter results , in part through raising prices by as much as 10% on some products. Constellation Brands, meanwhile, continues to demonstrate sustained demand for its leading beer brands. Trucks with Constellation Brands Inc. Corona and Modelo beer sit during a delivery in the Zona Rosa neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico.

☆ Here's how Wall Street pros traded 13 Club stocks last quarter, including Salesforce and Disney
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Big-name investors and hedge funds made moves in Club holdings Disney (DIS), Nvidia (NVDA) and TJX Companies (TJX) in the fourth quarter. Starboard's position stood at 3.03 million shares — valued at $401.22 million — at the end of the fourth quarter, according to the firm's 13F. Inclusive's 1.63 million shares were worth $216.77 million and ValueAct's 560,221 shares carried a market value of $74.28 million. CRM YTD mountain Salesforce (CRM) YTD performance In addition to Salesforce, a number of other Club holdings appeared in hedge funds' quarterly disclosures. Some of the activists swarming at Salesforce have positions in other Club holdings and made changes to them during the fourth quarter.

☆ Bassino pips Shiffrin to win Super-G gold
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 8 (Reuters) - Italy's Marta Bassino edged out American Mikaela Shiffrin to win the women's Super-G gold at the World Ski Championships in Courchevel, France, on Wednesday, winning the title by 0.11 seconds. Bassino has six World Cup gold medals to her name in the giant slalom but had never topped the podium in any other World Cup event. However, she did win gold in the parallel giant slalom at the 2021 World Ski Championships. Bassino is the second Italian to win a gold medal at this year's championships after Federica Brignone won the women's combined event on Monday. Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami, the defending champion and one of the pre-race favourites with 18 Super-G World Cup victories, could only manage sixth placed.

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