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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Instacart, Spirit Airlines, Marathon Digital and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Following the ruling, Bank of America downgraded Spirit to an underperform rating, while Susquehanna downgraded the airline to negative. Rivian — The electric vehicle manufacturer slid nearly 8% following a downgrade to a hold rating from Deutsche Bank. Polaris , Mattel — The stocks moved following rating changes from Morgan Stanley. Meanwhile, toymaker Mattel slid 2.8% after Morgan Stanley downgraded shares to equal weight, citing lofty consensus estimates and a tough 2024 outlook. Marathon Digital — The crypto mining firm slid 3% during Wednesday's trading session.

Persons: JetBlue's, Sinclair —, Sinclair, SolarEdge — SolarEdge, Teladoc, Davidson, Nutanix, William Blair, Uber, Ford, Morgan Stanley —, Ted Pick, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Gregory Lewis, —, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways —, Bank of America, Susquehanna, Interactive, LSEG, Diamond Sports Group, Diamond, Barclays, Broadcom, VMware, Wolfe Research, Deutsche Bank, UBS, JPMorgan, Polaris, Mattel, Automotive, Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, BTIG, Marathon Digital Locations: Europe, China

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves before the bell: Spirit, Tesla, Teladoc, Rivian and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Spirit Airlines , JetBlue Airways — The airline stocks slid after a federal judge blocked JetBlue Airways' proposed $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit Airlines. JetBlue shares fell nearly 1%, while Spirit Airlines dropped more than 20%. SolarEdge Technologies — The solar stock fell 5% following a downgrade by Barclays to underweight from equal weight. Twist Bioscience — Shares climbed 3.2% on the heels of an upgrade to buy from neutral at Goldman Sachs. Ford — Shares shed 2.3% on the back of a UBS downgrade to neutral from buy.

Persons: Sinclair —, Sinclair, Goldman Sachs, Davidson, William Blair, Nutanix, Wolfe, Uber, Tesla, Morgan Stanley —, Ted Pick, Visteon, Morgan Stanley, Morgan, —, Sarah Min, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Organizations: Spirit Airlines, JetBlue Airways —, JetBlue Airways, Bank of America Securities, Susquehanna Financial, JetBlue, LSEG, Diamond Sports Group, Diamond, Technologies, Barclays, Goldman, —, Broadcom, VMware, Deutsche Bank, Ford —, UBS, JPMorgan, Polaris, Mattel Locations: Rivian, China

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Rivian, Amazon, Netflix, Ford, Rocket Lab & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Citi reiterates Apple as buy Citi said it's standing by its top pick status on Apple shares. UBS downgrades Ford to neutral from buy UBS said it sees limited upside to estimates. TD Cowen downgrades Fisker to market perform from outperform TD said it sees too many growing pains for Fisker. KeyBanc initiates Rocket Lab as overweight Key said it sees upside for the rocket satellite company. "We initiate coverage on Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) with an Overweight rating and $8 price target, reflecting ~50% upside."

Persons: Jefferies, Tesla, Elon, Ford, TD Cowen downgrades Fisker, JPMorgan downgrades Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, it's, Christine Barone, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Davidson downgrades Teladoc, Key, Evercore, Wolfe, Piper Sandler, TGT, BURL, SolarEdge, Mizuho, William Blair, it's bullish Organizations: Citi, Apple, Huawei, UBS, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Bros, Rocket Lab, Lithia, Dealers, Susquehanna, JetBlue Spirit, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, EV, CART, Target, Barclays, Boeing, Airbus, Mizuho, Amazon, " Bank of America, Netflix Locations: China, 2Q24, 3Q24, Burlington

☆ Lightning Round: Uber and DoorDash posted amazing numbers, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) 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 EmailLightning Round: Uber and DoorDash posted amazing numbers, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stocks including: AMD, Teladoc, Palo Alto Networks, SoFi, Uber, EQT and more.

Persons: DoorDash, Jim Cramer, SoFi Organizations: AMD, Palo Alto Networks Locations: Palo

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Uber is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Advanced Micro Devices' year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Teladoc's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon EQT's year-to-date stock performance. Uber : "[Buy, buy, buy!] Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon SoFi's year-to-date stock performance.

Persons: Howard Hughes, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Devices, Palo Alto Networks Locations: DoorDash

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Alphabet, Microsoft, Boeing and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Alphabet — The Google and YouTube parent sank more than 6% premarket after results for its cloud business fell short of estimates. Boeing — Shares of the jet plane maker rose more than 3% premarket after it reported a quarterly revenue beat . Texas Instruments —The semiconductor designer and manufacturer's stock slid 5.5%, one day after fourth quarter guidance trailed estimates. Visa — The payments stock fell 1.3% before the bell after fourth quarter earnings and revenue topped analyst estimates and it raised its dividend by 16%. Revenue also beat expectations, along with fiscal second quarter and full-year revenue guidance.

Persons: Max, TXN, FactSet's StreetAccount, Wells, Hilton, Stride, —, Alex Harring, Sarah Min, Fred Imbert, Yun Li Organizations: Google, YouTube, LSEG, Microsoft, Xbox, Boeing —, Boeing, Texas, Deutsche Bank — U.S, Deutsche Bank, Visa, Dynamics, General Dynamics, Mobile, Revenue Locations: Israel, FactSet

☆ Goldman Sachs gives its playbook for which stocks to buy and sell in this latest rate spike
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Treasury yields jumped last week, with the 10-year Treasury hitting its highest yield since 2007. Long duration stocks, which have the bulk of their projected earnings and cash flow far off in the future, have started to underperform short duration stocks that are generating significant cash already. For investors looking for short duration stocks that have not yet started to outperform, shares of rental car company Hertz Global are down 20% month to date. Overall, the short duration stocks highlighted by Goldman have lower valuations and a stronger near-term earnings picture than the long-duration stocks. 50% of companies in the Long Duration basket are expected to post negative EPS in 2023, compared with 6% for Short Duration," Kostin said.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Kostin, Goldman, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Treasury, Sinclair, U.S . Steel, . Steel, Hertz Locations: LSEG .

☆ September is the cruelest month for stocks. Pros share their trading tips — and what to buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The pros share their expectations and tips for how investors can trade in the month ahead. The volatility isn't over The "potential bite" of aggressive Fed policy could lead to more volatility, said Richard Saperstein, chief investment officer at investment firm Treasury Partners, in a Tuesday note. Avoid tech — but not completely Avoid mega-cap tech stocks such as the "Magnificent Seven" now, the pros said, referring to Apple , Amazon , Alphabet , Meta , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla — tech stocks that have made massive gains this year. "Big tech stocks have run and valuations are richer than they have been. Dave Sekera, chief U.S. market strategist at Morningstar, said on Thursday that not all tech stocks are overvalued.

Persons: Richard Saperstein, Ben Kirby, CNBC's, Carol Schleif, George Ball, Sanders Morris Harris, Schleif, Ball, it's, Dave Sekera, Kirby, Thornburg, Morgan Stanley, Andrew Slimmon Organizations: U.S . Federal Reserve, Treasury Partners, Thornburg Investment Management, BMO Family Office, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Big Tech, Morningstar, Autodesk, Software, Teladoc, CNBC, CME, Hyatt Hotels, Hotels, Resorts, Hilton Hotels, Morgan, Morgan Stanley Investment, United Rentals Locations: U.S, China, Argentine

☆ Ark Invest says it's not A.I. hardware it's focused on, it's software — and names 2 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"We see that for every dollar spent on AI hardware like Nvidia GPUs, $8 could be pulled through in terms of AI software," he told CNBC's " Squawk Box Asia " on Wednesday. Ark Invest's flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) exited its position in Nvidia entirely in early January. 'Huge' beneficiaries Leggi named two AI software stocks that Ark is "focused on": Communication platform software firm Twilio and virtual health-care company Teladoc . Twilio accounts for 4.11% of the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF, and 4.04% of the ARK Innovation ETF, where it's in the top 10 holdings. Teladoc makes up 3.17% of the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF and 3.68% of the ARK Innovation ETF.

Persons: Renato Leggi, CNBC's, …, Leggi, Teladoc, it's Organizations: Nvidia, Invest, Innovation Locations: U.S

☆ Doctors all over the US are suffering from burnout — and AI could provide a simple solution
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Natalie Rahhal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Doctors could soon be getting an extra hand in the office in the form of AI assistants. One telehealth startup is using an AI chatbot to analyze symptoms ahead of a doctor's visit. But doctors could soon be getting an extra hand in the office in the form of AI assistants. Some AI companies are creating tools that could ease physician burnoutAI is already helping to balance doctors' busy schedules in several ways. The company has not disclosed how it obtained the initial data on which its AI was trained but claims it's HIPAA-compliant.

Persons: —, Ran Shaul, it's, K Health's chatbot, Shaul, Stephanie Foley's, Foley, K, Craig Spencer, Spencer, AI's, McDonald's Organizations: Healthcare, Morning, Mayo Clinic, American Medical Association, Stanford University School of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, American Medical Informatics Association, Family, American Medical Association Internal Medicine, Health, Maccabi, K Health, Brown University Locations: Teladoc, ChatGPT

☆ 'Realistic, not frothy': Investor says S&P 500 will hit 5,000, names stocks to buy in that scenario
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Some on Wall Street are getting increasingly bullish on the S & P 500 , raising their price targets for the index. It increased its year-end S & P 500 price target from 4,400 to 4,900 — the highest in CNBC's Market Strategist survey . Mid-cap tech stocks : Ball said "mid tech is the equity place for tomorrow." Big tech stocks have contributed to much of the gains this year — although the rally is broadening out — but other well established "but not gigantic" tech stocks have "more premise looking ahead." Energy stocks: The S & P 500 energy subsector has underperformed this year, gaining just 1% to date.

Persons: Sanders Morris Harris, George Ball, CNBC's, Ball Organizations: Oppenheimer Asset Management, CNBC's, Citi, Trade, Energy, Enterprise Products Partners Locations: Tuesday's, bitcoin

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Topgolf Callaway Brands is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Topgolf Callaway Brands' year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Idexx Laboratories' year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Teladoc Health's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Lucid Group's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon JD.Com's year-to-date stock performance.

Persons: Topgolf, Teladoc, they've Organizations: Topgolf Callaway Brands, Idexx Laboratories, Teladoc Locations: China

☆ Lightning Round: Cramer on Callaway, IDEXX, Teledoc and Lucid
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) 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 EmailLightning Round: Cramer on Callaway, IDEXX, Teledoc and Lucid'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stocks including: Topgolf, Idexx Lab, Teladoc Health, Lucid, Johnson Controls and JD.com.

Persons: Cramer, Callaway, Jim Cramer, Johnson Organizations: Teladoc Locations: IDEXX

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Alphabet, Microsoft, PacWest, Snap and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Alphabet — The Google parent popped more than 6% after topping Wall Street's second-quarter earnings expectations, fueled by growth in its cloud-computing segment. Microsoft, however, did beat Wall Street's estimates, reporting earnings of $2.69 per share on $56.19 billion in revenue. Snap topped second-quarter expectations, reporting a narrower-than-expected loss of 2 cent a share on $1.07 billion in revenue. Wells Fargo also said that its board approved a previously announced dividend hike to 35 cents from 30 cents per share. The company topped earnings but fell short on revenue expectations, reporting adjusted earnings per share of 63 cents on $29.92 billion in revenue.

Persons: Ruth Porat, Refinitiv, Wells Fargo, popper, —, Sarah Min, Yun Li, Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Boeing, Texas, — Texas, Teladoc Health, Dish, Bloomberg News, Fisher, Pacific Locations: Mountain View , California, Banc, California

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Microsoft, Alphabet, Snap, Teladoc and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The company posted earnings of $1.44 per share on $74.6 billion of revenue. Analysts called for earnings of $1.34 per share, adjusted, and revenue of $72.82 billion, per Refinitiv. Still, the company posted earnings of $2.69 per share, compared to the $2.55 per share anticipated by analysts, per Refinitiv. Wells Fargo — Shares of the bank jumped 3% in extended trading after Wells Fargo announced a $30 billion share buyback program. Teladoc said it lost 40 cents per share in its second quarter, beating analysts' estimates for a 41 cent loss per share, per Refinitiv.

Persons: Ruth Porat, Wells, Robert Half —, Refinitiv, Teladoc Organizations: Google, Revenue, Microsoft, Texas, — Texas, FactSet . Texas, NASA, Management Locations: Mountain View , California, United States

☆ Teladoc Health expands Microsoft tie-up to automate documentation with AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 18 (Reuters) - Teladoc Health (TDOC.N) is expanding a partnership with Microsoft (MSFT.O) to use the tech giant's artificial intelligence services to automate clinical documentation on its telehealth platform. The integration of AI services including Microsoft's OpenAI, owner of viral chatbot ChatGPT, will help ease the burden on healthcare staff during virtual exams, Teladoc said on Tuesday. The companies have been collaborating since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, wherein Teladoc integrated its Solo virtual healthcare platform into Microsoft Teams. Teladoc will now also use Microsoft's Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience, an AI-powered voice-enabled solution that uses the GPT4 AI service, to automatically document patient encounters, the telehealth company said. Reporting by Leroy Leo in Bengaluru; Editing by Devika SyamnathOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Microsoft's OpenAI, Teladoc, Leroy Leo, Devika Organizations: Teladoc, Microsoft, Thomson Locations: Bengaluru

☆ The 3 main ways digital-health startups are competing for a slice of the $13 billion market for obesity care
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Yeji Jesse Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have surged in popularity. A Rock Health report lays out three main ways startups are competing for a slice of the market. As weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy surge in popularity, digital-health startups are jumping in — offering everything from prescriptions to weight-management tools to compete for a slice of the $13 billion market. That's according to a new report by Rock Health, which lays out three main ways digital-health companies are vying to get in on obesity care. Rock Health said these platforms could be used in conjunction with weight-loss drugs to help track progress.

☆ The CEO of virtual-care veteran Omada shares why he's avoiding the race to prescribe trendy new weight-loss drugs and what he's doing instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Omada Health, a leader in managing diabetes, is grappling with how it can play a role. Health companies are at a crossroads in deciding how to respond to the frenzy for prescription weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. Now, as the rise of these powerful drugs upends the weight-loss industry, Omada is grappling with how it can play a role. Instead of prescribing the drugs, Omada is pitching itself as a gatekeeper, akin to the role health insurers usually play. One survey from 2022 found that only about a fifth of companies cover weight-loss drugs for their workers.

☆ David Tepper’s Appaloosa hedge fund raises Uber stake, adds small bet on Cathie Wood's innovation fund
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Hedge fund veteran David Tepper's Appaloosa Management dramatically increased its stake in Uber last quarter, while building a small bet on Cathie Wood's flagship innovation fund, according to a new regulatory filing. Tepper boosted his Uber stake by 390%, to $190 million, at the end of March, making it his third biggest holding. The hedge fund also hiked its stake in Alphabet to more than $200 million, making the Google parent Appaloosa's top holding. Meanwhile, Appaloosa also added an $80 million stake in FedEx last quarter, making the freight carrier its ninth biggest bet at the end of March. The hedge fund took a small stake in Ark Innovation Fund ( ARKK ), worth $20 million at the end of March.

The conglomerate reported adjusted first-quarter earnings of $2.07 per share on revenues of $8.86 billion. Southwest Airlines — The airline company's shares slipped 3.4% following a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter. The pharmaceutical company posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.46, while analysts had estimated $2.51, according to StreetAccount. United Rentals — Shares fell 5.7% after the company's first-quarter earnings came in below expectations. CBRE — Shares of the real estate group soared 8.8% after CBRE's first-quarter earnings announcement buoyed investor sentiment.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta, Teladoc, Harley-Davidson, Southwest Airlines and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Teladoc Health – The telemedicine company saw its stock soar more than 7% after revenue topped analyst estimates in the latest quarter. The company also raised the low end of its revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance, although it posted a wider-than-anticipated loss in the latest quarter. Harley-Davidson – Harley-Davidson jumped 4.4% after the motorcycle maker topped earnings and revenue expectations, according to consensus estimates from Refinitiv. Honeywell International – Honeywell advanced 1.8% after surpassing earnings and revenue expectations in its latest quarter. ServiceNow – Shares declined 1.1% premarket after a 17% runup year-to-date entering its latest earnings.

☆ Matthew Tuttle got the financial world buzzing with ETFs that short everything Cathie Wood's ARK and Jim Cramer buy. He told us the next big ideas on his radar.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Marley Jay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In late 2021 Matthew Tuttle launched a fund that bets against the ARK Innovation ETF. A month ago he started a new ETF that shorts stocks picked by Jim Cramer of "Mad Money." Tuttle, the CEO and investment chief of Tuttle Capital Management, is starting to get a lot of requests for "anti"-ETFs. When shorting big name investors makes senseIt's easy to assume Tuttle is motivated by personal or professional dislike for Wood and Cramer. While he's considered creating an anti-fintwit ETF, Tuttle is still positive on Fintwit itself.

☆ Pharmacy startups are losing their battle with giants like CVS and Walgreens
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Pharmacy startups like Capsule and Truepill are crumbling in the fight against pharmacy giants. But in the past year, the pharmacy startups have begun to crumble. Plus, each chain has thousands of stores across the country, providing the convenience that the pharmacy startups seek to replicate with tech. The digital-pharmacy shakeoutAnalysts suggested that healthcare startups with pharmacy components, rather than pure-play pharmacy startups, are best positioned to succeed. Truepill CEO Sid Viswanathan TruepillBut the pharmacy startups that have attempted to offer additional services have largely shelved those efforts in recent months.

☆ Telehealth Apps Sharing Consumer Data Draw FTC Crackdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-26 | by ( Patience Haggin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Federal Trade Commission is expected to look at more apps as it focuses on health data. The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on the data-sharing practices of telehealth companies, focusing on widespread uses of data that many companies in the industry have failed to disclose to users. The FTC earlier this month reached a proposed settlement with BetterHelp, a subsidiary of Teladoc Health Inc., over allegations that the therapy-focused telemedicine company promised to keep users’ health data private but shared it with advertising partners.

☆ Three-Stock Lunch: Enphase, Fisker and Teladoc
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-27 | 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 EmailThree-Stock Lunch: Enphase, Fisker and TeladocPayne Capital Management's Courtney Garcia joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss investment strategies for today's top movers: Enphase, Fisker, and Teladoc.

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