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☆ Larry Ellison is $19 billion richer after Oracle shares rally the most since 2021
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Larry Ellison, chairman and co-founder of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2017 conference in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2017. Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison is almost $19 billion richer after the software maker he founded in 1977 forecast double-digit revenue growth for the fiscal year, lifting the stock to its sharpest rally since 2021. Ellison owns about 1.15 billion Oracle shares, equal to around 42% of the company's outstanding stock. Oracle shares soared 13% on Wednesday to a record $140.38, their best day since Dec. 10, 2021. Oracle said its database will become available on Google's public cloud and that OpenAI will be able to use Microsoft's cloud-based AI tools atop Oracle's cloud infrastructure.

Persons: Larry Ellison, Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Bernstein, Elon Musk, Skydance, David Ellison Organizations: Oracle Corp, Oracle, Forbes, Bank of America, Barclays, JPMorgan, UBS, Street Journal, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Tesla, Paramount Global Locations: San Francisco, California , Florida, Lanai, California

☆ From banks to beauty: Fund manager says AI is giving these companies 'phenomenal' uplift
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Liontrust Asset Management's Clare Pleydell-Bouverie is looking beyond the headline-makers, however, to other companies set to gain from AI adoption. She said AI is set to remove "a lot of waste out of people's jobs," and bring about a "phenomenal productivity uplift." 'Higher customer conversion' Pleydell-Bouverie also said consumer-facing companies like French beauty and cosmetics label L'Oreal stand to gain from the adoption of AI. "They've pioneered beauty tech as an industry," she said, adding that the company's generative AI beauty assistant system has a 60% higher customer conversion than in-store advisors. The analysts have an average price of $450.25 on L'Oreal, giving it slightly downside potential.

Persons: Clare Pleydell, CNBC's, Bouverie, They've Organizations: Big Tech, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Liontrust Global Technology Fund, Technology, JPMorgan Chase, JPMorgan, L'Oreal, Euronext Locations: Euronext Paris, U.S

☆ Inside the Goldman Sachs' 2024 summer internship: From the first-day jitters to David Solomon's words of wisdom
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It was Monday, June 10, the first day of Goldman Sachs' 2024 summer internships at its Manhattan headquarters. Goldman Sachs received a record 315,126 applications for its 2024 internship program, up severalfold from the 53,107 applications it received a decade ago. Goldman interns mingle Emmalyse BrownsteinDay 1 began with basics like how to access their Goldman email account and log into their company dashboards. For lunch, the bank served sandwiches and wraps and displayed chocolate-covered cookies emblazoned with the Goldman Sachs logo for dessert. See Solomon's full letter to interns below:AdvertisementJune 11, 2024 Welcome to Goldman Sachs On behalf of our people around the world, welcome to Goldman Sachs.

Persons: Goldman, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Chocolate, JPMorgan Chase, Emmalyse, Solomon, Will Bousquette, Jean Altier, Lou D'Ambrosio, Dan Dees, David Organizations: Service, Business, tote, JPMorgan, Goldman, BI, Invest Locations: Manhattan, New York City, New York, Dallas, San Francisco, Palm, bagels, Hudson

☆ JPMorgan's equity strategist says stocks are ignoring 'abundant' risks, sees maybe one Fed cut
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The outlook for stocks looks dour as the chances of Federal Reserve rate cuts decrease and risks abound, according to JPMorgan's Marko Kolanovic. Indeed, the S & P 500 initially ripped higher on Friday after the data was released but closed along the flatline for the day. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500, YTD Against this backdrop, the strategist reiterated his "defensive tilt," staying overweight commodities and cash and being underweight stocks. JPMorgan is the most bearish firm out of all those surveyed by CNBC PRO with an S & P 500 target of 4,200. The S & P 500 closed Monday at 5,360.79.

Persons: JPMorgan's Marko Kolanovic, Dow Jones, Kolanovic Organizations: Equity, Labor Department, Dow, Investors, JPMorgan, CNBC PRO Locations: U.S

☆ JPMorgan says India has an 'improving credit story'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | 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 EmailJPMorgan says India has an 'improving credit story'Soo Chong Lim, head of Asia credit research at JPMorgan, says it's "generally quite constructive on India's macro story."

Persons: Chong Lim Organizations: JPMorgan Locations: India, Asia

☆ Apple stock soars 7% to record highs after AI-focused WWDC event
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple stock soared 7% to a record high as investors cheered developments unveiled at its WWDC event. Apple gained as much as $198 billion in market value on Tuesday. The iPhone maker is now just $29 billion in market value away from eclipsing Microsoft as the world's largest company. The stock initially sold off, with Apple shares falling 2% on Monday following the WWDC event. Tuesday's gain for Apple has re-cemented the iPhone maker as the second largest company in the world, reclaiming the spot from Nvidia.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Siri, We're Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Service, Wall, Citi, JPMorgan, Nvidia

☆ Here's an undervalued stock that can benefit from new Alzheimer's drugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 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, Financials, Morgan Stanley, Wells, —, Jim, Eli Lilly, Biogen, Jim Cramer's, LLY, DOV Organizations: CNBC, Federal, GE Healthcare, FDA, GE, JPMorgan, Dover Locations: That's, Dover

☆ We expect first Fed cut in December, JPMorgan Private Bank strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | 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 EmailWe expect first Fed cut in December, JPMorgan Private Bank strategist saysMadison Faller, global market strategist at JPMorgan Private Bank, discusses U.S. data, the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and the trajectory of interest rates.

Persons: Madison Faller Organizations: JPMorgan Private Bank, Reserve

☆ JPMorgan: First Fed rate cut will come in November
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | 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 EmailJPMorgan: First Fed rate cut will come in NovemberJoyce Chang, Chair of Global Research at JPMorgan, previews the latest Fed monetary policy decision.

Persons: Joyce Chang Organizations: JPMorgan, Global Research

☆ Trading CPI: How stocks may react to latest inflation report, according to JPMorgan traders
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

.SPX YTD mountain SPX year to date Here's what they expect, based on six scenarios: 40% chance: CPI rises 0.3%-0.35%: This is the most likely outcome, according to JPMorgan. Under this scenario, the S & P 500 could fall as much as 0.75% and gain as much as 0.75%. The S & P 500 would pull back between 1% and 1.25% under this scenario. 12.5% chance: CPI rises between 0.2% and 0.25%: The S & P 500 would jump 1.25% to 1.75% as September rate cut expectations surge, JPMorgan traders said. "Given the acceleration higher in inflation, rate cut bets for 2024 would evaporate and we will see the return of views of a rate hike."

Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: Federal Reserve, CPI, JPMorgan Locations: U.S

☆ 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

Oppenheimer raised its price target on Nvidia after the company completed a 10-for-1 stock split. 7:07 a.m.: Baird increases First Solar price target Baird thinks First Solar has more room for growth after soaring 46% in the past month. His buy rating and $238 per share price target implies more than 23% upside ahead. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: Oppenheimer raises Nvidia price target after stock split Nvidia's momentum will continue, according to Oppenheimer. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: JPMorgan says buy Shopify Shopify is the "online sale you don't want to miss," according to JPMorgan.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Baird, Ben Kallo, Kallo, — Brian Evans, Apple's, Samik Chatterjee, WWDC, Atif Malik, We're, Goldman Sachs Michael Ng, OpenAI, Brian Evans, Morgan Stanley, Adam Jonas, Ford, Jonas, Ford's, Rick Schafer, Schafer, Reginald Smith, Smith, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, JPMorgan, iPhone, Citi, Ford, China EV Locations: Monday's

☆ 'Best WWDC Ever': Wall Street is pumped up over Apple's AI game plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street was definitely impressed by Apple's WWDC event on Monday. Analysts predict AI features will drive significant upgrade cycles for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17. Here's what Wall Street is saying about Apple's WWDC event. Citi: 'Best WWDC ever'"We believe Apple's WWDC was the best WWDC conference in a long time as it introduced 'AI for the rest of the people," analysts at Citi said. Chatterjee echoed Citi's thoughts that the AI features should drive a massive upgrade cycle for the iPhone over the next two years.

Persons: Apple's, Siri, —, Goldman Sachs, We're, Michael Ng, WWDC, Atif Malik, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Dan Ives, Ives Organizations: Service, Apple, Citi, Goldman, JPMorgan, Apple Intelligence, Cook

☆ Jim Cramer says don't bet against Celsius or Shopify. He looks at 3 other stocks, too
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Jim Cramer has been calling for Ford, a CNBC Investing Club portfolio name, to do a buyback, too. But now that's reflected in the stock," Cramer said. Cramer said this research note was so negative that "I don't care that i[Cleveland-Cliffs] is down 28% for the year. "Gratuitous neutral," Cramer said.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Ford, Cramer, Morgan Stanley, it's Organizations: CNBC, Club, General Motors, Ford, Shopify, JPMorgan, Cliffs, GE Vernova, Citi, Costco Locations: Cleveland

☆ 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

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Uber, Shopify, Tesla, Ford, Alphabet, Pepsi, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating following the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. Baird reiterates Tesla as outperform Baird said it's sticking with its outperform rating heading into Thursday's shareholder meeting. "We are initiating coverage of Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR) with an Overweight rating and $13 PT." We argue the former, initiating coverage with an Outperform rating and $50 TP." Barclays reiterates PepsiCo as overweight Barclays said it's sticking with its overweight rating on the stock despite a bumpy macro in the salty snacks category.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, WWDC, Oppenheimer, Ford, Baird, Tesla, Evercore, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Piper Sandler, Piper, it's, it's bullish, Bernstein, BTIG, D.A, Davidson, Citi, Uber Organizations: Nets, Apple, JPMorgan downgrades, JPMorgan, Nvidia, Bitdeer, Bitdeer Technologies, Citi, Broadcom, VMware, Barclays, DA, PepsiCo Locations: JPMorgan downgrades Cleveland, Cleveland, Delaware, China

☆ How Costco is expanding e-commerce on 3 fronts and what's next for the record-high stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Everybody, including Costco, is chasing Amazon, which accounts for 45% of all U.S. e-commerce sales, according to JPMorgan in a research note Monday. While unlikely to compete at the level of Amazon or Walmart online in the near future, Costco could carve out a lucrative e-commerce lane with its loyal, value-orientated customers. Engaged members want to spend more online at Costco "given the value/quality and cash back," the analysts added. Costco has an "incredible opportunity to better target customers and leverage its rich database of perfect data and is still in its early innings" of e-commerce, JPMorgan said. Adding to the e-commerce story, JPMorgan cited the Costco Logistics network, which has amped up "e-commerce fulfillment of bulky items."

Persons: Jim Cramer, Morgan Stanley, Gary Millerchip, Instacart, Jim Cramer's, Jim, John Keeble Organizations: Costco, JPMorgan, Walmart, Amazon, Target, Kroger, Costco Logistics, Logistics, CNBC, Lakeside, Getty Locations: Grays, United Kingdom

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Apple, Walmart, Microsoft, Disney, Arm, GM, DraftKings & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley resumes Broadcom as overweight Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of Broadcom , saying it's "compelling." UBS reiterates Apple as neutral UBS said its survey checks show that interest in AI remains "muted" for Apple. Morgan Stanley names DraftKings a top pick Despite gaming tax issues in Illinois, Morgan Stanley moved the gaming stock back to top-pick status. Morgan Stanley downgrades Advanced Micro Devices to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said investors' expectations are "too high." UBS reiterates Micron as buy UBS raised its price target on Micron to $155 per share from $125.

Persons: Truist, Morgan Stanley, TD Cowen, Bernstein, Tesla, underperform Bernstein, Elon Musk, Disney, DraftKings, Jefferies, Colleen, Wells, Raymond James, MHK, Rosenblatt, NVDA, Melius Organizations: Microsoft, New, Broadcom, UBS, Apple, Nvidia, Disney, North America Gaming, Jefferies, JPMorgan, Honeywell, Micron, Nike, ARM, Adobe, Citi, General Motors, Bank of America, Mobile Locations: Int'l Parks, Illinois, North

☆ 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

Analyst Stephen Grambling reiterated his overweight rating on shares, which he thinks should move higher based on potential earnings upside. Analyst Christopher Horvers upgraded the big-box retailer to overweight and hiked his price target by $15 to $81, which suggests 25.4% potential upside. Analyst Tom O'Malley's price target is now $145 per share, which implies 19.9% potential upside from Friday's close. Ramsey also attributed his new price target to the firm's latest data center modeling which estimates a software-based revenue breakout for Nvidia. He raised his price target to $150, which implies 40.8% upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Stephen Grambling, Grambling, — Pia Singh, Christopher Horvers, Horvers, Tom, O'Malley, TD Cowen, Matthew Ramsey, Ramsey, Rajat Gupta, Gupta, CVNA, Joseph Moore, Moore, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Monday, JPMorgan, North America Gaming, Illinois Senate, Walmart, Nvidia, Barclays Barclays, Sovereign, Broadcom, AMD Locations: Illinois, North, IL

☆ Here's what to expect from Apple's AI event and how to trade it
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The pressure is heating up on Apple to flaunt its AI potential at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference Monday. Shares of Apple have lagged major technology peers since the start of the year, rising just 1.5%. While the Apple event isn't typically regarded as a big market-moving stock catalyst, the highly anticipated announcement of new generative AI-enabled features changes the narrative this year, Woodring said. He added that shares tend to underperform the S & P 500 by 10 basis points on average on the day of the event. The analyst retained a $225 price target on Apple shares, implying 14% upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Siri, Tim Cook, Samik Chatterjee, Atif Malik, AAPL, Toni Sacconaghi Organizations: Apple, Developers, Nvidia, Microsoft, Mac, Citigroup, Google, Samsung

☆ JPMorgan upgrades Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | 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 EmailJPMorgan upgrades WalmartCNBC's Melissa Repko and Christopher Horvers, JP Morgan Analyst, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss Walmart's big bet on groceries and the analyst call to upgrade the stock.

Persons: Melissa Repko, Christopher Horvers, Morgan Organizations: JPMorgan, Walmart

☆ JPMorgan upgrades Walmart, says it's time to get defensive with consumer softening into the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( John Melloy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The second half of this year is the perfect time for Walmart, according to JPMorgan. The firm upgraded Walmart to overweight from neutral and raised its price target to $81, which represents a 23% gain from Friday's close. Walmart also said it would hit the high-end of its full-year guidance as it won over more higher-income shoppers. JPMorgan said that, along with liking Walmart's individual merits, there was also a macroeconomic reason behind the call. JPMorgan said it was maintaining its 2024 EPS forecast of $2.57, which is above the $2.43 Wall Street consensus and raising its 2025 EPS estimate to $2.86.

Persons: Christopher Horvers Organizations: Walmart, JPMorgan Locations: Friday's

☆ Buy Walmart stock for 21% upside as the company is positioned to weather a consumer slowdown later this year, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan upgraded Walmart to 'Overweight' from 'Neutral' and raised its price target to $81. "The stock adds a strong balance of defense and offense on both the top and bottom lines in a soft consumer backdrop," JPMorgan said. AdvertisementWalmart stock is trading at record highs, but JPMorgan thinks it's still a great buy for investors. According to the bank, Walmart can play both offense and defense when it comes to growing its business during uncertain times. AdvertisementBut perhaps most important to Walmart is its growing profits from "alternative profit pools," which include its third-party fulfillment business, Walmart+ subscription, and growing advertising business.

Persons: —, it's, Christopher Horvers, Horvers, Horver Organizations: JPMorgan, Walmart, Service, Wall

☆ Jim Cramer says buy Southwest on activist push — and his thoughts on 2 tech stock downgrades
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. "Southwest Air is an underperformer for many, many years, but it does have a good balance sheet," Jim Cramer said. "I'm not so sure they're as high as people think," Cramer said. The CNBC Investing Club has long owned Nvidia , the dominant maker of AI chips. And yet if you look at the long term, Palo Alto has been very good," Cramer said.

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