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☆ Premarket stocks: Buybacks could rebound this earnings season
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Stock buybacks struggled to recover last year after taking a hit in 2022, even as corporate earnings began to rebound. Investors view buybacks as an indication that a company’s leadership believes its own shares are undervalued and are confident about its future performance. Buybacks also tend to push up share prices due to the added demand. ONEOK, a natural gas company, on Wednesday unveiled a $2 billion share repurchase program. The week’s total for initial claims landed far below economists’ projections for 205,000 initial claims, according to FactSet estimates.

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☆ 4 stock ideas I brought back from the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference and everything else I learned about the industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

We will go over them – but first, let me talk about what I learned at last week's JPMorgan Health Care Conference that I attended in San Francisco, and what it means to your portfolio. We know health care has a lot of angles too it. The previous CEO Roz Brewer was from Starbucks and struggled with the role that Walgreens plays in health care. You have to be following the transformation of Bristol-Myers, which is opening its wallet to buy a host of drug companies, including anti-psychotic firm Karuna. Health care is the way to go.

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☆ Five defensive stocks to buy now if you think there's recession risk ahead
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

CVS YTD mountain CVS stock has fallen 15% from the start of the year. KR YTD mountain Kroger stock has added nearly 2% from the start of the year. AER YTD mountain AerCap stock has rise nearly 28% from the start of 2023. GM YTD mountain General Motors stock has gained 8% in 2023. GPN YTD mountain Global Payments stock has risen 27% year to date.

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☆ Strategists say red hot stock market rally is due for a breather
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-20 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The equity market is due for a cooldown, according to several strategists, who are telling clients to begin positioning themselves defensively in preparation for a slow-growth earnings environment next year. The S & P 500 has rallied almost 24% this year, but is up 11% in the fourth quarter alone. The SPDR S & P Regional Banking ETF , for example, is up 24% this quarter, but still down 12% for the year. According to Calvasina, industrials are the most overvalued sector in the S & P 500, while energy and communication services offer the most attractive valuations. .GSPHC YTD mountain S & P Health Care sector performance this year.

Persons: Venu Krishna, Krishna, haven't, Lori Calvasina, Calvasina, Marko Kolanovic, Kolanovic Organizations: Barclays, Dow Jones, Federal Reserve, CNBC, Big Tech, Regional Banking, RBC Capital, P Health Care, JPMorgan Locations: Krishna, SPX, Europe

☆ Friday's S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 rebalance may reflect concerns over concentration risk
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-14 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Five companies (Apple , Microsoft , Amazon , Nvidia and Alphabet ) make up about 25% of the S&P 500. Standard & Poor's estimates that nearly $13 trillion is directly or indirectly indexed to the S&P 500. The three largest ETFs (SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust , iShares Core S&P 500 ETF , and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF ) are all directly indexed to the S&P 500 and collectively have nearly $1.2 trillion in assets under management. S&P 500: Apple and others will be for sale. In addition, three companies are being added to the S&P 500: Uber , Jabil , and Builders FirstSource .

Persons: It's, JD.com, Phil Mackintosh, Robert Jankiewicz Organizations: Nasdaq, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Broadcom, Trust, Vanguard, Comcast, Exxon Mobil, Visa, Marathon Petroleum, P Global, Builders, Alaska Air, SolarEdge Technologies, CDW Corporation, Cola Europacific Partners, Roper Technologies, eBay, EBAY, Enphase Energy, Video Communications, Pfizer, Seagen, Technology, CNBC

☆ TikTok parent ByteDance offers share buyback valuing the Chinese giant at $268 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There is no timeline for the completion of the share repurchases, but ByteDance has asked shareholders if they'd like to sign up to the program, the person said. ByteDance is offering shareholders $160 per share, which values the firm at around $268 billion, the person said. ByteDance, which was founded in 2012, has been tipped to go public for the last few years, but has faced an increasing number of headwinds. ByteDance is also cutting hundreds of jobs from its gaming division, where the company has aggressively expanded without success. The firm has been hit by a slowing Chinese economy and by stricter domestic regulation in the internet sector.

Persons: ByteDance Organizations: CNBC Locations: U.S

☆ We're updating price targets for 6 stocks and changing our rating for Palo Alto
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The Club on Friday is changing the rating and price target on one of our favorite stocks, and updating the price targets on 5 other names in the portfolio to reflect recent quarterly earnings reports, new developments at the companies and broader economic forces. We're increasing our price target on shares of Palo Alto (PANW) to $300 from $280. We're raising our price target on shares of Salesforce (CRM) to $275 from $240. We're lowering our price target for Ford (F) stock to $13 from $16. We're lifting our price target on shares of Eli Lilly (LLY) to $630 from $600.

Persons: PANW, Ford, Linde's, Linde, Eli Lilly, it's, It's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Palo, Palo Alto Networks, Costco, Ford, UAW, Management, Motors, GM, Linde, LIN, P Healthcare, donanemab, Novo Nordisk, Pfizer, CNBC Locations: Alzheimer's, Lilly, Santa Clara , California

☆ Goldman says buy beer powerhouse Constellation. One of its reasons made us think
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Goldman Sachs believes Constellation Brands (STZ) has the potential to revive sales in its struggling Wine & Spirits division. It's not impossible, but we're more bullish on the company's core beer business. In the Goldman note, Herzog acknowledged that Wine & Spirits has, indeed, struggled. Management's emphasis on "driving shareholder returns reduces the risk of its underperforming Wine business," she added. We had been hoping to hear news about a breakup of its underperforming Wine & Spirits, which did not happen.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, It's, Bonnie Herzog, Goldman, Herzog, Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Luke Sharrett Organizations: Constellation Brands, Modelo, Wine, Constellation, CNBC, Workers, LLC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Corona, Pacifico, Simi, U.S, Louisville , Kentucky

☆ These global stocks are forming the bullish 'golden cross' signal — and have risen every time in the past
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The phenomenon, known as a "golden cross," occurs when a stock's 50-day moving average share price rises above the longer-term 200-day moving average. It comes at a time when the S & P 500 has rallied by nearly 10% from a recent low, and charting analysts expect to see the index rise further . The stocks below are about to signal the golden cross pattern. Canadian stock Descartes Systems rose 7% on average in the month after the golden cross. The stock's price action has shown the golden cross forming seven times over the past decade.

Persons: Kevin Krishnaratne, David Weiss, Shagun Singh, Michael Werner, Hayley Tam Organizations: CNBC, Descartes Systems, Stryker Corporation, Deutsche, Nasdaq, Scotiabank, Stryker, RBC, UBS, CNBC Pro Locations: Canadian, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Singapore

Goldman Sachs raised its price target on General Motors after the stock's best day since early 2021. The bank reiterated a buy rating as well as a top pick label, accompanied by a $300 per share price target. Goldman Sachs also maintained its buy rating and increased its target price to $345 per share from $340. To be sure, it maintained its $16 per share price target, which implies more than 3% downside from Wednesday's $16.52 close. — Brian Evans 5:45 a.m ET: Goldman raises GM price target Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Delaney increased his price target on General Motors to $45 from $42 after a series of bullish moves by the auto giant.

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BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday ahead of an update on U.S. consumer inflation and a meeting of oil producers in Vienna. Consumer spending, the lifeblood of the economy, rose at a 3.6% annual rate from July through September. In Bangkok, the SET fell 0.5%. Facebook parent company Meta fell 2%, Google’s parent company Alphabet gave up 1.6% and Microsoft dropped 1%. Las Vegas Sands slid 4.9% after Miriam Adelson, the casino operator’s controlling shareholder, sold some $2 billion in stock.

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☆ How Salesforce 'hit the trifecta' with its quarterly results
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) 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. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. 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.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Salesforce, EBIT, Ford, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Commerce, Treasury, Organization of, Petroleum, West Texas, Club, Ford, General Motors

☆ Wealth Assistants claimed it would help its clients make money on Amazon. Clients said they 'lost everything' instead.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Madeline Stone | Jack Newsham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Wealth Assistants also said that if clients didn't break even in the first year, they would get their money back. BI spoke with 16 people who invested between $35,000 and $100,000 each to work with Wealth Assistants and said they lost their money. Ten days later, Wealth Assistants said it laid off its roughly 75 employees and planned to shut down by December 1. Selling customers on the entrepreneur lifestyleMany Wealth Assistants clients said they were drawn by the opportunity to generate passive income. Cart.com sent Wealth Assistants a formal notice of termination in the fall after Wealth Assistants stopped paying its invoices earlier in the year, the representative said.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Salesforce, Snowflake, Pure Storage and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Salesforce — Salesforce popped more than 9% after the cloud software company reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat analysts' expectations. Snowflake posted adjusted earnings of 25 cents per share on revenue of $734 million. It also issued first-quarter and full-year earnings guidance that also topped estimates. On Wednesday, the company announced a $10 billion share buyback, raised its dividend and reinstated its full-year guidance. Pure Storage — The data storage stock tumbled 14.5% in Thursday's premarket after offering a weak revenue outlook.

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☆ JPMorgan strategists see 'challenging' backdrop for US stocks in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lewis Krauskopf | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 16, 2023. The bank projected a 2024 price target for the benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) of 4,200, or about 8% below current levels. Absent rapid easing of monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, "we expect a more challenging macro backdrop for stocks next year," J.P. Morgan's Dubravko Lakos-Bujas and his team said in an outlook report on Wednesday. "In contrast to this robust outlook, we expect lower sequential revenue growth, no margin expansion, and lower buyback executions," the strategists wrote. Those risks include two major wars and 40 countries holding national elections including the U.S., which the strategists expect will drive equity volatility to be generally higher in 2024 than in 2023.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Morgan, Dubravko, J.P, Lewis Krauskopf, Nick Zieminski Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ GM Plans $10 Billion Stock Buyback in Bid to Assuage Investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

General Motors was the last of the Detroit automakers to reach a new tentative labor deal with the United Auto Workers. Photo: Rebecca Cook/ReutersGeneral Motors plans to sharply increase cash return to shareholders, as Chief Executive Mary Barra seeks to reassure investors about the health of GM’s core car-making business after setbacks in fledgling pursuits such as electric and driverless vehicles. The company also said Wednesday it will work to offset higher labor expenses from its new contract with the United Auto Workers and unionized employees in Canada. The contracts will add a total of $9.3 billion in costs over about four years, including $1.5 billion next year, higher than analysts had estimated.

Persons: Motors, Rebecca Cook, Mary Barra Organizations: Detroit automakers, United Auto Workers, Reuters General Motors Locations: Canada

☆ GM Plans $10 Billion Share Repurchase in Bid to Assuage Investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Mike Colias | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

GM will fund its stock buyback in part by freeing up capital previously earmarked for development of EVs and autonomous vehicles. Photo: john g mabanglo/EPA/ShutterstockGeneral Motors plans to sharply increase cash return to shareholders, as Chief Executive Mary Barra seeks to reassure investors about the health of GM’s core car-making business after setbacks in fledgling pursuits like electric and driverless vehicles. GM on Wednesday outlined plans for an accelerated $10 billion share repurchase for next year, its largest stock buyback in recent memory. The company will fund it in part by freeing up capital previously earmarked for development of EVs and autonomous vehicles, which have been the main pillars of Barra’s growth strategy.

Persons: Mary Barra Organizations: Shutterstock, Motors, GM

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 17, 2023. Wall Street indexes ended marginally higher on Tuesday after Fed Governor Christopher Waller, deemed a hawk, hinted at lower interest rates in the months ahead if inflation continued to ease. Other similar positive comments sent Treasury yields tumbling, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note last at an over two-month low of 4.2840%. Fed Governor Michelle Bowman on Tuesday alluded to the possibility of another rate hike. Reporting by Shristi Achar A and Amruta Khandekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini GanguliOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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The New Zealand dollar was last up 1.1% at a four-month high of $0.6207, having blown past resistance. The U.S. dollar, meanwhile, slid to fresh multi-month lows on the euro, yen, sterling, the Australian dollar, yuan and Swiss franc. Overnight Fed Governor Christopher Waller - an influential and previously hawkish voice at the U.S. central bank - told the American Enterprise Institute that rate cuts could begin in a matter of months, provided inflation keeps falling. Fed funds futures rallied on the remark to price more than hundred basis points of cuts in 2024 and 40% chance they begin as soon as March. Two-year Treasury yields fell sharply and along with the dollar fell further still in Asia.

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☆ GM CEO Mary Barra on $10 billion stock buyback, Cruise challenges and China market
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | 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 EmailGM CEO Mary Barra on $10 billion stock buyback, Cruise challenges and China marketCNBC’s Phil LeBeau and GM CEO Mary Barra join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the company's new 2023 guidance, challenges with Cruise, China market, slowing EV growth and spending plans, and more.

Persons: Mary Barra, Cruise, Phil LeBeau Organizations: Cruise Locations: China

☆ GM says union labor deals will increase costs by $9.3 billion
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

General Motors expects new labor contracts with the United Auto Workers and Canadian union Unifor to increase its costs by $9.3 billion and add approximately $575 in costs per vehicle during the terms of the deals. GM disclosed the expected labor deal impact as part of a business update Wednesday in which it initiated a $10 billion accelerated stock buyback program, increased its dividend and reinstated its full-year 2023 guidance. GM said the $9.3 billion in labor cost increases are expected to occur as follows: $1.5 billion in 2024; $1.8 billion in 2025; $2.1 billion in 2026; $2.5 billion in 2027; and $1.1 billion from January-April 2028. GM's expected vehicle cost increase includes $500 per vehicle in 2024. Chrysler parent Stellantis , which was the second of the so-called Big 3 U.S. automakers to reach a deal with the UAW, has not disclosed expected costs of its labor pact with the union.

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☆ 'Sugar rush’ of a big buyback won’t erase questions about GM’s growth strategy: Mark Fields
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email'Sugar rush’ of a big buyback won’t erase questions about GM’s growth strategy: Mark FieldsMark Fields, Fmr. Ford CEO, joins 'Fast Money' to talk the EV market, Cybertruck delivery, GM earnings and more.

Persons: Mark, Mark Fields Organizations: Ford

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: General Motors, Petco, Foot Locker and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Petco — Shares of the pet retailer plummeted 17% after reporting a third-quarter loss of 5 cents per share. Analysts had anticipated the company would earn 2 cents per share on revenue of $1.51 billion, according to a LSEG survey. CrowdStrike — Shares of the cybersecurity company gained 2.7% after it reported positive third-quarter earnings and raised its fourth-quarter forecast. The results topped estimates of 74 cents per share on revenue of $777 million expected by analysts, according to LSEG. The company, which was slated to report its third-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday, posted its results early.

Persons: TD Cowen, Steve, Hormel, LSEG, NetApp, CrowdStrike, Okta, Phillips, Elliott, CNBC's David Faber, —, Macheel, Jesse Pound Organizations: Toyota, AstraZeneca, pharma, LSEG, General Motors, GM, JMP Securities, Elliott Management Locations: Tuesday's, U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Foot Locker, General Motors, Phillips 66 and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Late Tuesday, the company reported fourth-quarter earnings of 2 cents per share, topping the FactSet consensus estimate of a loss of 7 cents per share. Foot Locker — The footwear retailer gained 17% after Foot Locker topped analysts' expectations in its third quarter. The company also issued third-quarter earnings guidance and a full-year forecast that came ahead of what the Street anticipated. Workday — The enterprise cloud stock popped 12% after Workday reported third-quarter results that exceeded expectations. Phillips 66 — Phillips 66 gained 3.6% after Elliott Investment Management on Wednesday said it took a $1 billion stake in the company.

Persons: Locker, CrowdStrike, General Motors, Vestis, Phillips, — Phillips, CNBC's David Faber, Jabil, Hormel, LSEG, —, Alex Harring, Darla Mercado Organizations: Rover, Blackstone, Fluence Energy, Revenue, LSEG, General, GM, United Auto Workers, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Elliott Investment Management, Petco, Wellness, Hormel

☆ GM initiates $10 billion buyback, boosts dividend and reinstates 2023 guidance after UAW strikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-29 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

General Motors is seeking to regain Wall Street's confidence leading into 2024 with several investor-focused initiatives Wednesday following a tumultuous year of labor strikes and setbacks in its plans for electric and autonomous vehicles. GM's reinstated 2023 guidance also includes:Net income attributable to stockholders of $9.1 billion to $9.7 billion, compared to a previous outlook of $9.3 billion to $10.7 billion. Adjusted EBIT of $11.7 billion to $12.7 billion, compared to the previous outlook of $12.0 billion to $14.0 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of roughly $7.20 to $7.70 including the stock buyback, compared to the previous outlook of $7.15 to $8.15. Before the UAW strikes, CFO Paul Jacobson said the company was on track to achieve "toward the upper half" of its earnings forecast.

Persons: Mary Barra, General Motors, GM's, Paul Jacobson Organizations: General Motors Company, Milken Institute Global Conference, General, Detroit, United Auto Workers, GM, UAW Locations: Beverly Hills , California

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