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☆ Wealthy investors find opportunities in stock market sell-offs
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

Wealthy investors and family offices shied away from stocks leading up to market swings this week, but many saw the drop in prices as an opportunity for tax savings and estate planning, according to wealth advisors. When stocks tumbled Monday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down 3%, wealthy investors neither panicked nor jumped in to buy, according to several advisors. The drop in prices last Friday and Monday also offered a chance for wealthy investors to take advantage of tax benefits and gift strategies. With the gift and estate exemption amount scheduled to expire at the end of next year, many wealthy investors are working to give away the maximum before the expiration. “Most family offices are so invested in alternatives, hedge funds, PE and real estate, that they aren’t moving their investments around anyway,” said Geoffrey von Kuhn, an advisor to several of the nation’s largest family offices.

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☆ Markets no longer think the Fed needs to be as aggressive with interest rate cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In just a few short days, markets have taken some of the urgency off the table for the Federal Reserve to slash interest rates. Earlier in the week, there were even some calls for an emergency intermeeting rate cut. At the least, markets figured the Fed was a near-certainty to reduce benchmark rates by at least a half percentage point. Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel has been one of the loudest voices for aggressive Fed action, calling Monday for an emergency cut . The Fed has been holding its benchmark rate in a range between 5.25%-5.50% for more than a year.

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☆ Banks are restricting employees from donating to the Harris-Walz campaign. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-08 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Financial-services firms risk the wrath of the Securities and Exchange Commission if their employees make campaign contributions to state or local officials such as Walz. Donating to the campaign would violate the regulator's "pay-to-play" rule, which keeps firms from trying to sway politicians for favors such as managing their state's pension fund. Those employees are also required to get permission to donate to the Harris-Walz campaign. It is possible to sidestep the pay-to-play rule by donating to PACs or Super PACs that aren't directly tied to the relevant candidate. "The Pay-to-Play Rule, although well-intentioned, imposes unique, unquantifiable costs on individuals by impeding their ability to participate in the political process."

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☆ Novo Nordisk cuts profit outlook over disappointing Wegovy sales
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

London — Novo Nordisk trimmed its full-year profit outlook Wednesday after reporting weaker-than-expected quarterly sales of its popular weight loss drug Wegovy. Chief Financial Officer Karsten Munk Knudsen in an interview called the market reaction unsurprising, given the market’s sensitivity to Novo’s mega-blockbuster drug Wegovy. Sales of Wegovy, Novo’s first-to-market weight loss drug, rose 53% to 11.66 billion crowns, well below the 13.54 billion crowns expected by analysts, while sales of Ozempic, a diabetes drug with the same active ingredient, also just missed expectations. Operating profit in the quarter rose 8% at constant exchange rates to 25.9 billion Danish crowns ($3.8 billion) compared with the 27.3 billion crowns forecast by analysts in an LSEG poll. All eyes on supplyNevertheless, Novo raised its sales growth outlook for this year to between 22% and 28% in local currencies from 19% to 27% previously.

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Stock futures pointed to a mild market bounceback following a significant sell-off Monday that left major indexes with their worst day in nearly two years. ET Tuesday, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures, S&P 500 futures, and and Nasdaq futures were each up about 0.4%. The recovery comes as Japan's Nikkei stock index, which saw its worst day in a generation Monday, rallied for its best day since 2008, surging 10.2%Still, Tuesday's gains are unlikely to make up for the losses stocks suffered Monday. Torsten Slok, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said in a note Tuesday that the economy remains in decent shape. "If the economy were crashing, default rates would be spiking higher, and that is not what the data shows.” he wrote.

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☆ Tuesday's analyst calls: Taiwan Semiconductor a buying opportunity, CrowdStrike upgraded
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

He increased his price target by $25 to $575, which suggests shares can jump about 20.9% over the next year. Rollins upgraded the stock to neutral from sell and upped his price target from $1.25 to $3.15 per share, which implies roughly 21.6% potential upside. Analyst Rick Wise initiated coverage of GE Healthcare with a buy rating and $100 price target, which suggests 22.7% upside. Analyst Rob Owens upgraded the global cybersecurity company to overweight from neutral and lowered his price target by $20 to $290, which implies 30.6% upside. Its price target of 1,200 Taiwanese dollars implies upside of 36.4%.

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☆ Nvidia is on an acquisition spree even as regulatory scrutiny heats up and AI M&A cools
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

According to public announcements, the firm has made four acquisition deals so far in 2024, exactly even with Nvidia's 2020 deal total. Nvidia declined to discuss its acquisition strategy for this report, citing a quiet period before it announces earnings on August 28. In May, Nvidia agreed to acquire Deci AI, another Israeli startup that makes tools for developers to build AI models, for $300 million. In July Nvidia competitor AMD announced an agreement to acquire Silo AI, a Finnish AI startup, for $655 million. And this quiet trickle of deals in various forms is unlikely to stop since the market for AI talent is so tight.

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☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Apple, Walmart, Disney, Boeing, Robinhood, Berkshire Hathaway and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Disney as overweight Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on the stock to $110 per share from $130 but said it is sticking with Disney shares. Morgan Stanley upgrades Prosperity Bancshares to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the regional bank has "best in class capital and growing liquidity." Morgan Stanley initiates MKS Instruments as overweight Morgan Stanley said the controlling and measuring device manufacturing company is well positioned. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it is sticking with the stock following its quarterly 10-Q report. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Walmart as overweight Morgan Stanley said it is sticking with its overweight rating on the stock following Walmart+ membership hitting a record high according to its survey checks.

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☆ With my Costco executive membership and store card, I earn enough rewards to pay for a whole shopping trip — here's how
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Dawn Levitt | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But even so, I think the pricier executive membership is 100% worth it for my family — especially when it's paired with the rewards from my Costco store credit card. Just remember that it's a credit card, and interest will be charged on any balance you carry over. Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesFor my family, our average $300 monthly trip earns us an annual $72 from executive-membership rebates and $72 in Costco credit card rewards. For example, last year, we bought a washer and dryer, tires for the car, and my laptop through our Costco membership. In total, we earned over $400 last year between our executive membership and Costco store credit card.

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Along with the downgrade, Roach slashed her price target to $286 from $463. Along with the downgrade, Arya cut his price target to $23 from $35 a share. — Samantha Subin 6:15 a.m.: Apple results suggest 'best is yet to come,' support multiyear upgrade cycle The latest earnings report from Apple reaffirms analysts' confidence in the technology giant and a multiyear upgrade cycle when it launches its latest iPhone later this year. Bernstein's Mark Shmulik trimmed his price target by $5 to $210 a share but encouraged investors to use the sell-off as an entry point. His price target of $95, down from $99, implies downside of 6.6% over the next 12 months.

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☆ Nikkei 225: Japan plans to raise interest rates and investors are spooked
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Nikkei 225 sank 4.5% on Friday, extending a global stock rout that started following the release of weak US economic data. The Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised interest rates by 15 basis points to 0.25% on Wednesday, its second hike this year, and announced plans to taper off its policy of bond buying. ”The hike has narrowed the difference in interest rate between the United States and Japan, which pushed the Japanese yen higher against the greenback. Combined with strong corporate earnings and effective corporate governance reforms, the weak yen propelled the Nikkei 225 to all-time highs this year. “From a Japanese equity perspective, the earnings boost from a weak yen is set to diminish,” Citi analysts said on Thursday.

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☆ Citi Research's Lucy Baldwin on FOMC meeting: Fed can finally focus attention on the labor market
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | 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 EmailCiti Research's Lucy Baldwin on FOMC meeting: Fed can finally focus attention on the labor marketLucy Baldwin, Citi Research global head, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the aftermath of the FOMC meeting where policymakers decided to leave interest rate unchanged.

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"While company reported 2Q results ahead of guidance on higher take-rate, weaker 3Q guidance and removal of FY GMS outlook suggest no near-term visibility," the analyst wrote. Etsy stock is 20% lower on the year but has increased 16% since July 8. Positively, AmEx did see slightly better [small or midsize enterprise] spend in Q2'24," wrote analyst Donald Fandetti. Bank of America lifted its price target to $563 from $555, while Citi increased its target to $580 from $555. Its price target of $220, up from $175, implies upside of 23% from Wednesday's close.

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☆ 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.

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☆ Apple set to report fiscal third-quarter earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the annual developer conference event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, California, U.S., June 10, 2024. Apple's third quarter, which ends in June, is traditionally the company's slowest quarter of the year by sales. This year, the "main event" won't be Apple's earnings, wrote Barclays analyst Tim Long, it's what the company says about the September quarter, which is nearly one-third over. Apple revealed Apple Intelligence in June, and the first preview version of some features was released earlier this week. JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee expects Apple to reassure investors that the coming iPhone replacement cycle will include better-than-expected revenue, thanks to AI.

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☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Microsoft, Starbucks, McDonald's, Pinterest & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bank of America reiterates Pinterest as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with Pinterest following the company's earnings on Tuesday. "We are raising our rating to Overweight (from Equal-weight); our new price target of $36 (up from $25) implies +43.4% one-year total return, including a 6.7% forward dividend yield." Bank of America upgrades RTX to buy from neutral Bank of America said demand is rising for the aerospace and defense company. " Bank of America adds Marriott to the US1 list Bank of America added the stock to its top picks list. "We initiate coverage of On Holdings (ONON) with an Outperform rating and a $46 price target.

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☆ 'Gaining share': Here's what Wall Street expects from Amazon's 2nd-quarter earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Wall Street expects the retail giant to report adjusted earnings per share of $1.47 in the quarter and revenue of $148.78 billion, according to data from Bloomberg. Here's what Wall Street expects from Amazon's upcoming second-quarter earnings report. While the US consumer is showing signs of softening, the bank expects Amazon's retail unit to be a beneficiary from the current economic environment. "AWS sales, in constant currency, may meet consensus' high-teens view," Bloomberg Intelligence said. AdvertisementThe analysts also said Amazon's advertising revenue could continue to grow at a "20%-plus pace as Amazon takes market share."

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☆ Oil prices slip on China demand concerns, waning Middle East worries
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oil prices slipped in early Asian trading on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous session, over concerns about Chinese demand and as the market shrugged off the risk of conflict escalating in the Middle East. Brent crude oil futures fell by 12 cents or 0.15% to $79.78 a barrel by 0033 GMT. The market is watching an upcoming meeting of China's top decision-making body, the Politburo, expected to take place this week, that could elicit further economic policy support. But expectations are limited after the Third Plenum, a key policy meeting in mid-July, largely reiterated existing economic policy goals and failed to lift market sentiment. Oil fell 2% in the previous trading session after Israel signaled that its response to a Hezbollah rocket strike in Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday would be calculated to avoid dragging the Middle East into an all-out war.

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☆ Citi expects three rate cuts beginning in September, says Scott Chronert
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | 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 EmailCiti expects three rate cuts beginning in September, says Scott ChronertScott Chronert, Citi Research head of U.S. equity strategy, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss expectations for the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, what will happen if the market's expectations on rate cuts come to fruition, and much more.

Persons: Scott Chronert Scott Chronert Organizations: Citi, Citi Research, Federal Reserve

☆ Starbucks' turnaround takes an encouraging step forward. Here's what we what to see next
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Starbucks Why we own it : Starbucks has one of the most recognizable brands of any restaurant. Like Starbucks, McDonald's has had a challenging 2024 and the company reported uninspiring results — missing on revenues, same-store sales, and earnings per share. Quarterly commentary Comparable store sales in North America — a key restaurant industry metric — fell 2%, slightly beating estimates of a 2.2% drop forecasted by Wall Street analysts, according to FactSet. In Starbucks' international segment, comparable store sales fell 7%, missing estimates of a 5.1% decline. A Starbucks store stands in Manhattan on January 30, 2024 in New York City.

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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Roblox, Netflix, Amazon, Tesla, McDonald's, Affirm & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates BrightView as buy Loop said it's bullish on shares of the commercial landscaping company. Evercore ISI reiterates Apple as outperform Evercore said it's bullish ahead of Apple earnings later this week. " Bank of America reiterates Roblox as buy Bank of America said it's standing by Roblox ahead of earnings on August 1. Deutsche Bank reiterates McDonald's as buy Deutsche said it's standing by the fast food giant following earnings. Bank of America reiterates Goldman Sachs as buy Bank of America said top pick Goldman Sachs has "cyclical/secular tailwinds."

Persons: Evercore, it's, Jensen Huang, Nvidia's Blackwell, Blackwell, KBW, Oppenheimer, Wells, Roblox, Tesla, McDonald's, Baird, Edward Jones, Goldman Sachs, ROE resiliency, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Organizations: Apple, Citi, Nvidia, " Bank of America, of America, Barclays, UBS, Amazon, Netflix, Bank of America, JPMorgan, RBC, Tesla, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Whirlpool, underperform Bank of America, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Labs, Edward, Stock, 2Q, PNC, WF

☆ Lost in the market's sharp rotation out of tech stocks is a really bullish call on major banks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Banks shining : Lost in the shuffle of all the earnings earlier and another tech selloff was a bullish note on large-cap banks from Morgan Stanley analyst Betsy Graseck. Before Wednesday's open, we get earnings from Club stocks GE Healthcare and DuPont . As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ 'Potential boost from TikTok uncertainty': Here's what Wall Street expects from Meta's 2nd-quarter earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAll eyes are on Meta Platforms with the company set to report its second-quarter earnings results after the market close on Wednesday. AdvertisementHere's what Wall Street expects from Meta's second-quarter earnings report. Looking forward, Post highlighted that a potential TikTok ban in early 2025 could provide a big boost to Meta's advertising business. Advertisement"With political spend, and potential TikTok ban in 1Q'25, Meta could also see an ad spend benefit in 2H'24," Post said. The company also has the potential to offer guidance on the monetization potential of its licensing of Llama, its open-source large language model.

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