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☆ These new high yield bond funds are hitting the market as interest rates start to fall
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The managers for the fund also helm the BlackRock High Yield mutual fund, which has a four-star rating from Morningstar and a yield of roughly 6.5%. Other recent launches include the John Hancock High Yield ETF (JHHY) , an Invesco BulletShares 2032 High Yield Corp. ETF (BSJW) , and the AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (SYFI) , which was a conversion from a mutual fund. The new products come as the next steps for high yield debt are unclear. High yield investors say that the sector is still on solid ground, at least for now. Four of the five biggest broad-based high yield bond ETFs have seen inflows over the past month, according to FactSet.

Persons: Jay Jacobs, John Hancock, Michael Schlembach, Schlembach, AJ Rivers, Rivers Organizations: Morningstar, BlackRock, John, Yield Corp, Treasury, Federal Reserve, Marathon Asset Management Locations: BlackRock, U.S

☆ Nvidia to get 20% weighting and billions in investor demand, while Apple demoted in major tech fund
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Nvidia 's blistering rally will force a major technology exchange-traded fund to acquire more than $10 billion worth of shares of the chip giant while cutting dramatically back on Apple . The index that the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) follows will soon rebalance, based on an adjusted market cap value from Friday's close. As a result, Microsoft and Nvidia will likely have a weight of around 21%, while Apple will fall sharply to about 4.5%, Bartolini said. That is a change from the prior weightings, which saw Nvidia's weight be kept artificially low by index rules. As of June 14, Microsoft and Apple were both at about 22% each in the fund, while Nvidia was just 6%.

Persons: Matthew Bartolini, Bartolini Organizations: Nvidia Corporation, Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, SPDR, SPDR Americas Research Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, SPDR Americas

☆ The stock market has never been this divided before, by one measure
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The divergence between the broader stock market and a handful of massive technology companies continues to hit new milestones. Excitement around artificial intelligence has led to several tech stocks becoming dominant weights in the S & P 500. In the equal-weighted S & P 500, each company has the same influence on the index. Over the last 12 months, the SPDR S & P 500 Trust (SPY) is up 23.5%, while the Invesco S & P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) is higher by just 10%. RSP 1Y mountain Equal weighted measures of the S & P 500, like the RSP, are underperforming the index itself.

Persons: Jonathan Krinsky, that's, Krinsky Organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, RSP, Bulls

☆ These stocks are an AI model's biggest upside picks after a week of mild economic data
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The iFi AI model, powered by IBM's Watsonx, was still projecting big upside for bitcoin miner Marathon Digital as of Friday morning. The stock was also near the top of iFi AI's projections for 30-day returns on screens earlier in June. The AI model uses a variety of inputs, including fundamental data, technical analysis and company news, to make its predictions. Here are some of the model's biggest upside plays after a week of downward-trending inflation data and sliding Treasury yields. Ron Insana, CNBC senior analyst and commentator, is the CEO of iFi AI, which launched in March .

Persons: IBM's Watsonx, Ron Insana Organizations: Marathon, Group, homebuilder, Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto's, CNBC Locations: Marathon, Carvana, Palo

☆ Friday's trading could trigger a $10 billion rush of demand for Nvidia shares. Here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

At stake is one of the top two spots in the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) , whose June rebalance is based on market cap values as of Friday's close. The market caps of Microsoft, Apple and Nvidia were all within $100 billion of each other as of Thursday's close, according to a FactSet calculation. This type of big shift in an index fund is unusual, but not unprecedented. The fund tracks an index from S & P Dow Jones Indices that uses weighting caps to keep the index in bounds. Depending on how many shares of Nvidia are required, it might cause a short-term spike in the name," Bajaj said.

Persons: Dow, Dow Jones, Matthew Bartolini, Bartolini, Mohit Bajaj, SPDR, Bajaj, Todd Sohn, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Technology, Apple, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Dow Jones Indices, UBS, SPDR, Amazon, Trading, WallachBeth, Bajaj, Street Global Advisors, NYSE Technology Locations: U.S, SPDR Americas, rebalancing

☆ These are the stocks that short sellers are betting against even as the market rallies
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-13 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Hedge funds and other short sellers are betting against plenty of stocks even as the market sets new record highs. Many short sellers have pulled back since the start of the meme stock craze, but the practice of betting against stocks is still around. But with interest rates falling and stocks broadly climbing this week, those targeted stocks could be candidates for a so-called short squeeze. In certain cases, this can create a feedback loop where the extra buying pressure forces other short sellers to do the same. That performance could make them more likely to have a short squeeze in the near term, though the exact financial position of those short sellers is unknown.

Persons: Citron Research, Nick Wells Organizations: Arbor Realty Trust, Medical Properties Trust, Federal Reserve, Comstock Resources, Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, GameStop Locations: Arbor, U.S

The bank also raised its price target to $160 from $115, suggesting 18% upside from Wednesday's close. — Michelle Fox 7:59 a.m.: KeyBanc raises Netflix price target Netflix's growth isn't going to slow down any time soon, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. — Pia Singh 7:23 a.m.: Bank America raises price target on Boeing Bank of America is weighing the challenges and opportunities Boeing has to make a turnaround. She kept her $38 price target, which implies shares could drop just slightly from its latest close. — Pia Singh 5:45 a.m.: Jefferies names Microsoft a top pick Microsoft is "going for AI gold," according to Jefferies.

Persons: Jefferies, Christine Cho, — Jesse Pound, Clark, Anna Lizzul, Kimberly, — Michelle Fox, Justin Patterson, Patterson, — Pia Singh, Ronald Epstein, Epstein, Oppenheimer, Ulta, Rupesh Parikh, Parikh, Morgan Stanley downgrades Corning, Corning, Morgan Stanley, Meta Marshall, Marshall, Tom O'Malley, O'Malley, AVGO, JPMorgan's Harlan Sur, Timothy Arcuri, Brent Thill, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Barclays downgrades NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy Partners, Barclays, Bank of America, Clark Bank of America, KeyBanc, Markets, Netflix, Bank America, Boeing Bank of America, Boeing, Broadcom, VMware, Google, UBS, Jefferies Locations: Kimberly, F2H25

The firm upgraded the ingredients maker to buy from neutral but lowered its price target to $48 per share from $50. "Though these items might not help earnings until 2025, we believe visibility surrounding them could improve in coming months and send the share price higher," he added. Lovallo has a $198 price target for Lennar, reflecting 30.1% in upside. Analyst Raimo Lenschow upgraded the marketing automation stock to overweight from equal weight and upped his price target by $4 to $29. Singlehurst raised her price target to $58 from $54.20, but the new forecast implies nearly 2% downside from Tuesday's close.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Thomas Palmer, — Brian Evans, Edward Jones, Logan Purk, — Jesse Pound, John Lovallo, Lovallo, — Alex Harring, Oppenheimer, Colin Rusch, Rusch, Alex Bradley, Alex Harring, Raimo Lenschow, Lenschow, Wells, Steven Cahall, Wedbush, Michael Pachter, Pachter, Keith Gill, Piper Sandler, Valvoline Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, VVV's algo, hasn't, Will Gaertner, Gaertner, Morgan Stanley, Mark Murphy, Keith Weiss, Brent Bracelin, Louise Singlehurst, Singlehurst, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Analysts, Citi, Diamond Green Diesel, AMD, Devices, Nvidia, UBS, Lennar, KB, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Paramount, GameStop, Products, LSEG, Google, AI, JPMorgan, Oracle Locations: California, Tuesday's, VVV, reaccelerate, ORCL

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Affirm, General Motors, Apple and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Affirm Holdings – The stock popped nearly 7% following the announcement that its buy now, pay later loans will be embedded into Apple Pay as an option for purchases. U.S. Apple Pay users on iPhones and iPads will be able to use the option later this year, the company said in a filing. General Motors – The automaker's stock added about 2% after announcing a $6 billion share repurchase program. Apple – The stock jumped around 6% one day after the iPhone maker announced its artificial intelligence strategy at its Worldwide Developers Conference . GameStop – The stock rose about 2%, trimming losses after its recent slide.

Persons: General Motors, Siri, Keith Gill, Pierre Brondeau, Mark Douglas, Ronaldo Pereira, Elliott, Lee Cole, FactSet, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound Organizations: Apple Pay, Apple, General, GM, Worldwide Developers, OpenAI, GameStop, FMC, JPMorgan, Reuters, Apollo, Kyndryl Holdings, Southwest Airlines –, Academy Sports, Bank of America Locations: Southwest

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Eli Lilly, General Motors, Shopify
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Eli Lilly — Eli Lilly shares rose 2% after a panel of FDA advisors recommended the approval of its Alzheimer's drug known as donanemab. General Motors — The automaker's stock added more than 1% after its board authorized a $6 billion stock buyback program . Shopify — The e-commerce stock rose about 1% after JPMorgan initiated coverage with an overweight rating. Apple — Apple shares slipped less than 1% a day after the iPhone maker's Worldwide Developers Conference, where it revealed its artificial intelligence plans , called Apple Intelligence. GameStop — GameStop shares slipped 1% before the bell, continuing its volatile ride.

Persons: Eli Lilly, General Motors, Siri, Keith Gill's, Lee Cole, —, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min Organizations: General, JPMorgan, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Technology, Reuters, Apollo, Kyndryl Holdings, GameStop, Calavo, —, Calavo Growers

☆ This AI model sees big upside for Carvana and Meta Platforms in the next month
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

IFi AI is an investment firm that uses IBM's Watsonx to help make projections about the short-term directions of stocks. The stocks below are the highest upside stocks for the next 30 days in iFi's top confidence category that have a market cap of at least $2 billion. The bitcoin miner hasn't popped yet, with shares down about 1% month to date, but iFi still sees upside of nearly 40%. META YTD mountain Shares of Meta Platforms are below their all-time high reached in April. CNBC senior analyst and commentator Ron Insana is the CEO of iFi AI, which launched in March .

Persons: hasn't, iFi, PVH, Ron Insana Organizations: Oil, ConocoPhillips, Marathon, Holdings, CNBC

☆ California pension fund opposes 'ridiculous' Elon Musk pay package at Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This pay package is ridiculous," Ailman said on " Squawk on the Street ." The vote this week is to effectively reinstate a 2018 pay package that was struck down by a judge in January. California State Teachers' Retirement System Chief Investment Officer Chris Ailman said the fund opposed the pay package previously and will do so again. The head of a massive California pension fund told CNBC on Monday that he is voting against the revised pay package for Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The billionaire has indicated that he might focus more on his other projects if the Tesla pay package is rejected.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Porte, Ailman, Chris Ailman, CalSTRS, Musk Organizations: Viva Technology, Porte de, California State Teachers, CNBC, Tesla, SpaceX Locations: Paris, France, California, Tesla, Texas

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: DraftKings, Carvana, Southwest Airlines, Planet Fitness and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DraftKings — The sports betting stock added 1.8% after Morgan Stanley reiterated its overweight rating and said shares were again worthy of a top-pick designation. Morgan Stanley said the stock can rally despite concerns around Illinois' legalization of a sports betting tax. Nvidia — Shares were marginally lower ahead of the chipmaker stock's first day of trading after its 10-for-1 stock split . Planet Fitness — Stock in the fitness center chain advanced about 4% on the heels of an upgrade from Jefferies earlier on Monday. Analyst Randal Konik said "the stars have aligned" for Planet Fitness stock, adding that he expects strong franchise unit growth in 2025.

Persons: GoDaddy, Robert Half, Dow, Morgan Stanley, Joseph Moore, Randal Konik, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound Organizations: KKR, CrowdStrike, Comerica, Dow Jones, Dell Technologies, Palantir Technologies, AMD —, Nvidia —, Southwest Airlines —, Street Journal, Elliott Investment Management, Carvana, JPMorgan, Energy Global, Jefferies, Fitness Locations: Illinois

☆ How recent elections are shaking up investments in emerging markets like India and Mexico
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-07 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Emerging markets investors have had a bumpy week after surprising election results seem to have caught at least some traders off guard. Between now and Nov. 5 are almost all negative potential risks in Mexico," Joshi added. Elsewhere in the world There are other lingering political issues that could affect emerging market investing. And for investors in broad emerging markets funds, even positive developments in some of these countries can be overshadowed by what happens in China. "It's a very large weight so it's going to drive the emerging market index quite a bit.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Modi, Aastha Gudwani, Angus Shillington, Shillington, Adam Turnquist, We've, Turnquist, Claudia Sheinbaum, Andres Manual Lopez, Morgan Stanley's Nikolaj Lippmann, Arif Joshi, Joshi, Sheinbaum, Lopez, Claudia, Polina Kurdyavko, Javier Milei, Alejandra Grindal, Ned Davis, Grindal, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Indian, Bank of America India, CNBC, LPL, Lazard Asset, RBC Global Asset Management, Ned, Ned Davis Research, Federal Reserve Locations: India, Mexico, South Asia, VanEck, U.S, Morena, South Africa, Argentina, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Robinhood, Nvidia, Lululemon, Five Below and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Five Below told investors to expect between $830 million and $850 million, while analysts polled by LSEG forecasted $883 million. Sprinklr — The business technology stock dove 21.1% in the wake of weak guidance for the current quarter and full year. StoneCo — The financial technology stock rose 2.6% following an upgrade to overweight from neutral by JPMorgan . Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical — The biopharma stock added nearly 4% following an upgrade to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs. Shopify — The e-commerce technology stock slipped 1.6% on the back of a MoffettNathanson downgrade to neutral from buy.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Smartsheet, LSEG, Sprinklr, Mizuho, there's, StoneCo, CH Robinson, Goldman, ISI's, Shopify, Guggenheim, —, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: Nvidia, LSEG, Revenue, Mizuho, JPMorgan, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Goldman, eBay, Citi, UBS, BMO Capital, BMO, Viridian Therapeutics, ISI, Energy Locations: Americas

☆ This Fidelity portfolio manager says Nvidia has a 'huge moat' and can keep rallying
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia 's stock still has plenty of upside ahead of it even after the chip giant's market cap crossed $3 trillion , according to a highly rated portfolio manager. Adam Benjamin, a research analyst and portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments, told CNBC on Thursday that the artificial intelligence boom still has plenty of room to grow and that Nvidia remains in a strong position. Nvidia was the top holding in the Fidelity Select Technology Portfolio (FSPTX) as of April 30. "I know people like to talk about this as a chip company … but this is really a full infrastructure and compute and services company," Benjamin said. Other top holdings in Benjamin's Fidelity fund as of April 30 include Microsoft and Apple .

Persons: Adam Benjamin, Benjamin, Berkshire Hathaway's Warren Buffett, Morningstar Organizations: Nvidia, Fidelity Investments, CNBC, Wall, Berkshire, Fidelity, Technology, Morningstar, Microsoft, Apple

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CrowdStrike, GameStop, Dollar Tree, Nvidia and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity company popped 9% after posting a strong outlook and a first-quarter results beat. Dollar Tree — Shares of the discount retailer fell more than 4% after second-quarter guidance came in below expectations. Dollar Tree said it expected between $1 and $1.10 in adjusted earnings per share, while analysts surveyed by FactSet had penciled in $1.19 per share. Verint reported adjusted earnings of 59 cents per share on revenue of $221.3 million in the first quarter. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had anticipated just 54 cents in earnings per share and $214.5 million in revenue.

Persons: CrowdStrike, LSEG, FactSet, Kerrisdale, Brown, Forman, Verint, Tommy Hilfiger, PVH, Fadi Chamoun, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, KeyBanc, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Yun Li, Sean Conlon, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, GameStop, AMC, Kerrisdale, FactSet, SAP, Archer Aviation, Federal Aviation Administration, Systems, Materials, KLA, Barclays, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Authentic Brands, Old Dominion, BMO Capital Markets, Nvidia, America's, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Locations: China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Instacart, CrowdStrike and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hewlett Packard Enterprise — The technology stock climbed 15% after Hewlett Packard reported stronger-than-expected results for its fiscal second quarter. Dollar Tree — The discount retailer slipped 2% after reporting first-quarter results that were in line with analysts' expectations, according to LSEG. PVH — Shares slipped more than 1% after the luxury clothing brand owner announced that Martijn Hagman, CEO of Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe, would be leaving the company. PVH also reported a first-quarter earnings and revenue beat and raised its full-year earnings guidance. Instacart — Shares of the e-commerce company rose nearly 2% after an upgrade to buy from hold at research firm Gordon Haskett.

Persons: CrowdStrike, LSEG, Hewlett Packard, Rick Dreiling, PVH, Martijn Hagman, Tommy Hilfiger, Nio, Roaring Kitty, Tom O'Malley, Gordon Haskett, Hanesbrands, —, Jesse Pound Organizations: Hewlett Packard Enterprise, PVH, Reuters, AMC Entertainment, GameStop, Materials, KLA, Barclays, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Authentic Brands Locations: PVH Europe, China

☆ Goldman has two short-term trade ideas for clients on major stocks Tesla and Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors looking to bet on another rally for major tech stocks should take a look at some options trades that are curiously cheap, according to Goldman Sachs. The "Magnificent Seven" was the key to the stock market rally last year, but the group has splintered a bit in recent months. For example, investors have had a hard time betting on Tesla , which is down nearly 30% in 2024. "We see the potential for more volatility over the next two months than is priced into TSLA options. The strategy works by picking a strike price, typically above the current stock price, and expiration date.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, John Marshall, Elon Musk's, Goldman, Michael Ng Organizations: Tesla, Apple, Worldwide

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Tuesday as Wall Street sought its footing after an uneven start to the month. The S&P 500 added 0.15% to finish the session at 5,291.34, and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.17% to 16,857.05. Bath & Body Works was the worst-performing stock in the S&P 500, losing nearly 13% on the back of disappointing guidance. Tuesday's market move comes one day after the Dow fell more than 115 points, or 0.3%, on the first trading day of June. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both rose modestly on Monday as weak manufacturing data weighed on market sentiment.

Persons: Dow, Megan Horneman, Dow Jones Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Treasury, Dow Inc, Caterpillar, Body, Verdence Capital Advisors, Labor Department

☆ CEOs of General Motors, Salesforce among corporate insiders selling stock last month
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Barra sold more than $27 million worth of stock on May 28, joining several other GM insiders who have done similar trades this year. Meanwhile, Benioff sold more than $12 million worth of shares over the course of several days. Salesforce CEO Benioff sold 45,000 shares at an average price of $270.70 for a total of $12.18 million. The biggest move came from two insiders at a small investment firm — Oxford Lane Capital — who combined to buy $50 million worth of the stock. Claros Mortgage CEO Richard Mack bought 160,000 shares at an average price of $7.20 for a total of $1.15 million.

Persons: Mary Barra, Marc Benioff, Barra, Benioff, execs, Verity, Salesforce's, General Motors CEO Barra, Anthony Casalena, Brice Hill, Gerald Morgan, Cameron Breitner, Jonathan Cohen, Saul Rosenthal, Joseph Adams Jr, John Rakolta Jr, Richard Mack, —, Nick Wells Organizations: VerityData, General Motors CEO, Texas, Lane Capital —, Capital Partners, Oxford Lane Capital, FTAI Aviation, Petco, Wellness, Claros Locations: 10b5

A technical issue at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday caused the A-class shares of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to appear to be down nearly 100%. Trading was halted in those shares, as well as in Barrick Gold and Nuscale Power , which had also seen dramatic falls. ET update that it was investigating a technical issue related to the limit up and limit down bands, which are mechanisms to halt stocks for excessive volatility. It is unclear exactly how many stocks are affected by the issue. There were less than 4,000 recorded trades on the day for Berkshire's A-class shares when trading was halted.

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Barrick Gold, Barrick, Nuscale, NYSE, Consolidated Tape Association, Trading Locations: Warren

☆ This AI model sees big upside for a bitcoin miner and several biotech stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An AI model that is trying to use machine learning to pick stocks is optimistic about the outlook for some names in volatile sectors over the next month. IFi AI is a company aimed at individual investors that identifies stocks with potential upside based on a blend of fundamental, technical and news data. The stock in the model's highest confidence bracket with the most projected upside is a similarly named company — Marathon Digital . But instead of being an energy company, Marathon Digital is a bitcoin miner. CNBC senior analyst and commentator Ron Insana is the CEO if iFi AI, which launched in March .

Persons: IBM's Watsonx, —, Kilroy, Ron Insana Organizations: Marathon Oil, ConocoPhillips, Marathon, iFi, Kilroy Realty, BridgeBio Pharma, Viking Therapeutics, Therapeutics, CNBC Locations: California

☆ Stock futures are little changed ahead of first trading day of June: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures were calm on Sunday evening ahead of the first trading day in June. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 25 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P 500 futures were flat, and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.1%. The Nasdaq fell 1.1% last week as chip stocks, including Nvidia , stumbled. The first week of June is brimming with economic updates, including manufacturing data on Monday and a key jobs report on Friday.

Persons: Dylan Kremer Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Dow, Nvidia, Federal Reserve

Citi, meanwhile, initiated Lionsgate Studios with a buy rating. JPMorgan did lower its price target on Viasat to $23 per share from $30. The analyst reiterated his buy rating, noting that AI adoption is still in the early stages. The bank initiated coverage of the TV and movie studio with a buy rating. Its price target of $14 implies upside of more than 73% from Thursday's close.

Persons: Felix Liu, — Lisa Kailai Han, Sebastiano Petti, Petti, — Jesse Pound, Oppenheimer, Tyler Batory, Batory, — Hakyung Kim, Wynn, Vitaly Umansky, WYNN, Umansky, Wolfe, Eddie, Bill Carrache, Dell Dell, Wamsi Mohan, Dell, Mohan, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Ng, Morgan Stanley, we're, Erik Woodring, Woodring, Jason Bazinet, LION, COVID, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Dell Technologies, Lionsgate Studios, Citi, UBS, JPMorgan, Viasat, Homes, Wynn Resorts, Seaport Research Partners, Wolfe Research, Third Bank Regional, Dell, Bank of America, DELL, Lionsgate Entertainment, Starz Locations: Bilibili, China, Viasat, Macau, Las Vegas, Vegas, Wall, Thursday's

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