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☆ National Park Visits Are Surging, and One Firm Is Making Unexpected Millions
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Allison Pohle | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Visitors driving into Montana’s Glacier National Park this summer must buy a vehicle pass on Recreation.gov. The pass is free, but visitors pay a $2 fee to book the reservation. Visitors might assume that, like entrance fees, the reservation charges help pay for improving trails around the park’s Running Eagle Falls or expanding the park’s volunteer program. But a chunk of the money ends up with consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.

☆ Lightning Round: If I'm going to be in A.I. it's going to be NVIDIA
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | 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 EmailLightning Round: If I'm going to be in A.I. it's going to be NVIDIAMad Money host Jim Cramer weighs in on all manner of stocks, including C3.AI, CVR Energy, Advanced Micro, Booz Allen, Suburban Propane and Vertiv.

☆ These 74 stocks across 5 categories of AI are the top picks from the sector's leading fund managers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-18 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

These 74 stocks are picked by AI ETF managers. What she believes is unique about her fund is its heavy focus on quantum computing technology, making up 41.22% of the fund. While big data is used for different technologies, it enables AI to work with massive data sets in its machine-learning process. TipRanks, a financial technology website that uses AI to analyze financial data, created a stock list for what they deem are the best AI stocks based on popularity. TipRanks' list of nine of the best AI stocks have large market caps and are likely to remain relevant for a long time.

☆ The AI craze has sent some stocks soaring up to 300%. This list of over 74 stocks across 5 categories features the top picks from the sector's leading fund managers.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-08 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

☆ Goldman sees debt limit fight possibly hitting stocks this summer
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. government hit its debt limit earlier this month, starting a countdown to when the Treasury Department will run out of resources . Goldman chief economist Jan Hatzius said in his "Weekly Kickstart" note that the looming debt ceiling fight this summer could have a significant impact on stocks. "Our economists expect the deadline to raise the debt limit will arrive between June and October. Market reactions to past debt limit episodes have been mixed. Hatzius' Goldman colleague Alec Phillips said in a follow-up note that, "we continue to believe the risk that Congress fails to raise the debt limit by the deadline is higher than at any point since 2011."

☆ Get ready for a deluge of data next week that will shape the Fed's next moves
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Within the portfolio, we'll get the latest earnings from Danaher (DHR), Halliburton (HAL), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday before the opening bell. While the results will be important as always, we are most interested in the earnings call with analysts and investors. Housing Starts fell 1.4% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.38 million, slightly above the 1.36 million expected. Building permits dropped 1.6% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.33 million, below expectations of 1.37 million. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Veteran investor says 'tech is dead,' names safer stocks to weather the 'current storm'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Zavier Ong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Stock picks Against that backdrop, Landsberg said he favors the consumer staples and health care sectors. Consumer staples will therefore be a better trade than discretionary stocks as consumer spending power is reined in, he added. They are still going to have to buy some of these things, and that's going to be a spot that's going to hold up better." It is a leading player in consulting but more importantly in tech consulting, which is cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and defense," Landsberg said. "With cyberattacks around the world that's going to continue, I don't see them really having a problem getting more business and continuing the business that they have," he added.

☆ Cramer's lightning round: Booz Allen is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Loading chart...Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp : "It was down big today, and I would be a buyer." Loading chart...Piedmont Lithium Inc : "I want you in something much more substantive than that." Loading chart...Lumen Technologies Inc : "They're behind the eight ball, frankly. I just am afraid that it's just too risky."

☆ What investors should buy in this 'short lived' rally, according to one analyst
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

After October's stock market rally , investors are debating whether stocks have hit the bottom or if it's another short-lived bounce. We're having a little bit of a rally here — I think, again, short lived," he told CNBC's Street Signs Asia on Monday. "Investors should be adding money to the areas that will do OK in a global recession; short the areas that will not." What to avoid Landsberg said he would short tech, high-yield credit, and European assets. His firm has short positions in: ProShares Short QQQ, ProShares Short S & P 500, ProShares Short Russell 2000, ProShares Short MSCI EAFE, ProShares Short Hi Yield and ProShares Short Financials.

☆ Meet a 41-year-old who regretted quitting the same consulting job — twice — for more excitement and better pay. With a recession looming, he says he's staying put.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Jacob Zinkula | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Chris Downs, 41, returned to the same company twice after quitting in 2008 and 2021. In a recession, returning to one's old job might not be so easy. In 2008, Downs quit his job as an associate for the global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. Economic uncertainty is among the reasons Downs says he is "even less likely to leave" his job again. If he were on the job hunt now, he says he would probably prioritize job stability.

☆ Earnings are off to a surprisingly decent start. Next week is the big test for tech
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Stocks rallied this week as earnings season ramped up and is so far off to a better-than-expected start. With 20% of the S & P 500 having reported financials so far, sales results have thus far been 1.4% above expectations while earnings results are 5.4% above expectations, in aggregate. That inverse correlation between bond yields and stocks was powerful enough to trump positive earnings reports. Looking back On the earnings front, we got results from Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Procter & Gamble (PG), and Danaher (DHR). As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Stocks could continue to break higher as Apple, big tech report earnings in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The three major averages closed higher Friday, with the S & P 500 adding 2.37% to close at 3,752.75. Stovall said the S & P 500 had six positive moves of 1% or more in the last 17 trading days, as of Friday. Earnings, earnings, earnings About 150 S & P 500 companies report earnings in the coming week. Technically speaking Scott Redler, partner with T3Live.com, said he is watching a formation in the S & P 500 that could be positive. His first target for the S & P 500 is 3,800.

☆ Judge Rebuffs DOJ Request to Block Booz Allen Hamilton’s Cybersecurity Deal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Dave Michaels | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday declined to halt Booz Allen Hamilton Holding purchase of a competing cybersecurity firm, turning back the Justice Department’s effort to block the deal on antitrust grounds. Booz Allen in March moved to acquire EverWatch, a company it had been competing against to win a five-year contract to support the National Security Agency’s mission of collecting foreign communications. The Justice Department sued in June, alleging the acquisition would drive up prices for the U.S. government and create a monopoly supplier for a critical national-security service.

☆ Putin grants Russian citizenship to U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( The Associated Press | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Brinley-Bruton-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Whistleblower Edward Snowden has a new title: Russian citizen. U.S. authorities have for years wanted Snowden returned to the United States to face a criminal trial on espionage charges. Snowden said in 2019 that he was willing to return to the U.S. if he’s guaranteed a fair trial. In fact, in 2016, The Washington Post’s own editorial board opposed granting the whistleblower a pardon. He is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree as being granted Russian citizenship.

☆ Congressional stock report: Diet Coke-loving Debbie Dingell buys the competition, environmentalist Lois Frankel eyes oil, and Dan Crenshaw gets his move on
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-29 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Members of Congress regularly make stock trades and are required to disclose them. Here's Insider's compilation of the most recent stock trades lawmakers disclosed. Her stock sales include the American Express Company, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, consumer credit reporting agency Equifax Inc., and oil company Hess Corporation. Dingell this month also sold up to $50,000 worth of stock in the parent company of department store Macy's. These disclosures, which include a range of information about members' income, assets, debt, and financial trades, were originally due May 17.

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