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☆ Peloton raises its full-year profit guidance, but expects the holiday quarter to be softer than expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Gabrielle Fonrouge | In Gabrielle-Fonrouge | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Despite the progress, Peloton is expecting to lose more members and sell fewer bikes and treadmills than Wall Street analysts had expected during its all-important holiday quarter. The company is expecting to have between 560,000 and 580,000 paid app subscribers by the end of its current quarter, compared with expectations of 608,200, according to StreetAccount. It's expecting adjusted EBITDA of between $20 million and $30 million during its current quarter, compared with StreetAccount EBITDA estimates of $13.9 million. For fiscal 2025, Peloton raised its full-year EBITDA guidance – a key metric that investors are watching to gauge the company's future value. It said it's now expecting to generate between $240 million and $290 million in adjusted EBITDA, compared with a previous range of $200 million and $250 million.

Persons: It's, Barry McCarthy, McCarthy, Peter Stern, it's Organizations: Sporting Goods, Wall Street, LSEG Locations: Daly City , California, North America

Stellantis worker at work inside of the new Hybrid and PHEV Vehicles Stellantis Group eDCT Assembly Plant on April 10, 2024 in Turin, Italy. Auto giant Stellantis on Thursday reported a 27% decline in third-quarter net revenues, but said it was making headway in addressing operational issues such as U.S. inventories. The Netherlands-based company, which owns household names including Jeep, Dodge, Fiat, Chrysler and Peugeot, said that net revenues for the July-September period came in at 33 billion euros ($35.8 billion). Analysts had expected third-quarter net revenues to come in at 36.6 billion euros, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus. Stellantis said it is set to reach its target of slimming down the U.S. stocks by 100,000 units by the end of November.

Persons: Stellantis Organizations: Vehicles, Auto, Dodge, Fiat, Chrysler, Peugeot, Analysts, U.S, Atlantic Locations: Turin, Italy, Netherlands, U.S, Milan, China

☆ Bristol Myers Squibb tops earnings estimates and hikes outlook, helped by Eliquis and new drugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Annika Kim Constantino | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past Wall Street's expectations thanks to its blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis and a portfolio of drugs it expects to deliver long-term growth. Bristol Myers previously said it expected sales to rise in the "upper end" of the low single-digit range. The results come as Bristol Myers moves to cut $1.5 billion in costs by 2025 and funnel that money into key drug brands and research and development programs. Notably, the Food and Drug Administration approved Bristol Myers Squibb's highly anticipated schizophrenia drug Cobenfy during the quarter.

Persons: Bristol Myers, Joe Biden's, Bristol Myers Squibb's Organizations: Bristol Myers Squibb, LSEG, Food and Drug Administration, Bristol Locations: Cambridge, Cambridge , Massachusetts, Eliquis

☆ Intel shares jump 9% on earnings beat, uplifting guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Intel shares rose 9% in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker reported better-than-expected earnings and issued quarterly guidance that topped estimates. Intel called for fiscal third-quarter adjusted earnings of 12 cents per share and revenue between $13.3 billion and $14.3 billion. Analysts had expected 8 cents in adjusted earnings per share and $13.66 billion in revenue. During the quarter, Intel announced the launch of Xeon 6 server processors and Gaudi artificial intelligence accelerators. As of Thursday's close, Intel shares were down about 57% in 2024, while the S&P 500 index had gained 20%.

Persons: Pat Gelsinger, Dave Zinsner, Gaudi, Harvest's Paul Meeks Organizations: Intel, CNBC, Qualcomm, Computing, StreetAccount, Revenue, Data Center Locations: Taipei, Taiwan

☆ Amazon set to report Q3 earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon will report results for the third quarter after the bell Thursday. Earnings are growing much faster, due largely to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's widespread cost-cutting efforts. Amazon is expected to report operating income of $14.7 billion during the quarter, up more than 31% from a year earlier, according to StreetAccount. During the third quarter, Amazon held its annual Prime Day megasale in July. WATCH: What to expect from Meta and Amazon earnings

Persons: Brian Olsavsky, Donald Trump, Olsavsky, Andy, Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Jassy's, Brad Erickson, CNBC's, megasale, Amazon, Oppenheimer, Jason Helfstein, SpaceX's, Helfstein, hasn't Organizations: LSEG, LSEG Revenue, Web, Paris Olympics, Amazon, CNBC, Nasdaq, RBC Capital Markets, Apple, Microsoft, Meta, Adobe Analytics, United Launch Alliance, . Space Force, Olsavsky Locations: U.S

☆ Apple's services unit is now a $100 billion a year juggernaut after 'phenomenal' growth
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook (C) joins customers during Apple's iPhone 16 launch in New York on September 20, 2024. Apple's second-largest division after the iPhone has turned into a $100 billion a year business that Wall Street loves. In Apple's earnings report on Thursday, the company said it reached just under $25 billion in services revenue, an all-time high for the category, and 12% growth on an annual basis. Apple's services unit has become a critical part of Apple's appeal to investors over the past decade. After Thursday, Apple's services business alone, based on its most recent run rate, would land around 40th on the Fortune 500, topping Morgan Stanley and Johnson & Johnson.

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple's, Apple, Luca Maestri, We've, Cook, Morgan Stanley, Johnson, Maestri Organizations: Apple, Services, SEC, Google, Apple Pay, Johnson Locations: New York, Europe

☆ Yen under pressure as BOJ keeps rates steady
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Japanese Yen and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. The yen remained under pressure on Thursday as the Bank of Japan kept ultra-low interest rates steady, while the U.S. dollar consolidated ahead of jobs data later this week and the U.S. presidential election next week. The BOJ kept interest rates steady on Thursday and roughly maintained its forecast that inflation will hover near its 2% inflation target in coming years, signaling its readiness to continue rolling back its massive monetary stimulus. Analysts are divided over the prospect of additional interest rate hikes by year-end, putting the focus on BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda's post-meeting briefing for clues on the pace and timing of further increases. "Any strengthening of the yen at present would likely result from a general weakening of the U.S. dollar if interest rates begin to align," said Sean Teo, a sales trader at Saxo.

Persons: Yen, Kazuo Ueda's, Sean Teo, payrolls, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Sterling Organizations: Bank of Japan, U.S ., U.S, Treasury, Saxo, National Statistics, PMI, Westpac, European Central Bank, Australian, Analysts, New Zealand Locations: China, U.S

☆ Microsoft's stock heads for worst day in two years after disappointing forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Microsoft 's better-than-expected earnings report wasn't enough to prevent the stock's steepest selloff in two years, as investors instead focused on the company's forecast for the current period. Microsoft shares fell more than 5% on Thursday and headed for their worst day since Oct. 26, 2022, when they dropped 7.7%. Amazon , which leads the cloud infrastructure market, is scheduled to report results after the close on Thursday. Net income rose 11% to $24.67 billion from $22.29 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Amy Hood Organizations: Microsoft, Revenue, Google, BofA Global Research Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia

☆ How Hermès is bucking the global luxury slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Natalie Rice | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

French luxury company Hermès has spent nearly 200 years emphasizing quality, scarcity and desirability — a strategy that's helped it dominate the luxury sector, even over its much larger rivals. Analysts say the Birkin and the Kelly account for between 25% and 28% of Hermès' total revenue. For fiscal year 2023 Hermès reported the fourth-highest revenue total of the major luxury fashion brands, behind LVMH , Richemont and Kering . In its most recent quarter, Hermès posted double-digit revenue growth while competitors LVMH and Kering reported sharper-than-expected declines in sales. Globally, many luxury consumers have pulled back on spending, particularly aspirational buyers in 2023 and 2024.

Persons: Hermès, Birkin, Kelly handbags —, Jane Birkin, Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco, Kelly, Luca Solca Organizations: Bernstein Locations: LVMH

☆ Apple to report earnings as investors worry about 'mixed' iPhone demand
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook inspects the new iPhone 16 during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters on September 09, 2024 in Cupertino, California. "That should be expected, as Apple Intelligence features (the only reason to upgrade)have yet to be rolled out in a significant way." U.S. carriers, including AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile, have also seemed unexcited about an Apple Intelligence upgrade cycle. But research firm Counterpoint Research told CNBC in October that iPhone sales, especially for the lower-priced devices, were strong in China. WATCH: Apple Intelligence rollout could be an inflection point, says Futurum Group CEO's Daniel Newman

Persons: Tim Cook, Apple doesn't, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Davidson, Gil Luria, We're, John Stankey, Malif Atik, Apple, Luca Maestri, Maestri, Kevan Parekh, CEO's Daniel Newman Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Verizon, Mobile, Huawei, Citi, Research, CNBC, Apple Watch, LSEG, Major League Soccer Locations: Cupertino , California, Spanish, U.S, China, Apple's

☆ Don't be alarmed by conservative guidance after a solid quarter, Jim Cramer says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday told investors not to get scared off when a company posts good earnings results but issues more modest guidance, as it doesn't always mean that management is worried about the future. "Some money managers are dumbfounded when a very good company reports a very good quarter but then issues a very conservative forecast," Cramer said. Sometimes, he said, it's worth it to hold on to a company with good earnings while others on Wall Street panic about guidance. For the current quarter, Microsoft predicted revenue between $68.1 billion and $69.1 billion, while analysts surveyed by LSEG were hoping for $69.83 billion. Despite the disappointing guidance, Cramer was appeased by management's explanation for the weaker guidance, particularly commentary from CFO Amy Hood.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, management's, LSEG, Amy Hood, Hood, she's Organizations: Microsoft

☆ Amazon CEO pledges AI investments will pay off as capital expenditures surge 81%
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"I think we've proven over time that we can drive enough operating income and free cash flow to make this a very successful return on invested capital business," Jassy said. "We expect the same thing will happen here with generative AI." The jump in spending is primarily being driven by generative AI investments, Jassy said. A day earlier, Alphabet CFO Anat Ashkenazi warned the company expects capital spending to grow in 2025. Amazon has said its cloud unit has picked up more business from companies that need infrastructure to deploy generative AI models.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, OpenAI, we're, Mark Zuckerberg, Anat Ashkenazi, It's, it's Organizations: Amazon Web Services, Meta, Microsoft, Amazon Locations: OpenAI

☆ As Diwali begins, these 4 Indian stocks are set to rise over 30%, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The new year is commencing with most sectors — and stocks — being overvalued, according to Kotak's analysts. Here are four buy-rated Indian stocks with over 30% potential upside that analysts are betting on this Diwali. Kotak has a 12-month target price of 2,140 Indian rupees ($25.45) on the stock, implying around 40.8% potential upside. Other factors in its favor include regulatory tailwinds promoting recycling and the formalization of reverse charge mechanism on metal scrap, Kotak's analysts wrote in a Sept. 30 note. "SHK['s] tiny relative to global majors, but its technical capabilities are reputable," Kotak's analysts wrote in their Sept. 30 re-initiation report.

Persons: Kotak, Kelkar, Gabriel India, — Organizations: South, Kotak Securities, Bombay Stock Exchange, Industries Fiem Industries, India's National Stock Exchange, Company, BSE, Anand, Gabriel Locations: India, automotives

☆ Linde falls after its guidance fails to wow the market. We've seen this movie before
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

To be sure, it wasn't the typical beat-and-raise quarter that Linde has become known for over the years. Linde Why we own it: The industrial gas supplier and engineering firm has a stellar track record of consistent earnings growth. It increased to $10 billion thanks to the largest gas project sale in company history. Other companies in the industrial gas space have a shakier track record at this, especially for clean hydrogen projects. Guidance For the fourth quarter, Linde expects adjusted EPS in the range of $3.86 to $3.96, implying 8% to 10% growth compared with the year-ago period.

Persons: Linde, —, Sanjiv Lamba, shouldn't, Lamba, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Linde, Revenue, LSEG, LIN, Products, CNBC, Tanks, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, China, India, Dow Chemical's Fort Saskatchewan

☆ Big Tech's vanishing perks have left employees to face a stark new reality
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, Big Tech is pulling back on the freebies for its employees . The perks help recruit and retain talent and keep employees working at the office. Some Amazon employees aren't buying it. It's not all bad news for Amazon employees, though. Some Amazon employees support Jeff Bezos' controversial WaPo decision.

Persons: —, David Arky, Tyler Le, Insider's Lara O'Reilly, Rob Price, Hugh Langley, Sydney Bradley, It's, Matt Garman, Frederic J . BROWN, BI's Jyoti Mann, Ashley Stewart, Garman, Stave Huffman, Spencer Platt, Natalie Ammari, Tesla, Meta, Jenny Chang, Rodriguez, Harris, Trump, you'll, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Dan DeFrancesco, Jordan Parker Erb, Hallam Bullock, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Service, Microsoft, SEC, Big Tech, Meta, Citibank, Tech, Services, Getty, Amazon Web Services, Amazon, BI, Google, Semiconductor, Intel, Washington Post, Apple Locations: OpenAI, AFP, New York, London

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Peloton, Super Micro Computer, Robinhood, Estee Lauder and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Carvana — The used car platform rose 23% after posting a third-quarter earnings and revenue beat . Etsy — Shares rallied 8% after the online e-commerce platform posted third-quarter results that surprised to the upside. Microsoft called for revenue ranging between $68.1 billion to $69.1 billion, while analysts had forecasted $69.83 billion, according to LSEG. Coinbase — The cryptocurrency exchange platform shed 10% after posting a third-quarter earnings and revenue miss . Teleflex — Shares plummeted 15.6% after the medical device provider reported third-quarter revenue of $764.4 million, below FactSet's estimated $768.7 million.

Persons: Peter Stern, Carvana, Etsy —, FactSet, Coinbase, LSEG, Uber, Ernst, Young, Teleflex, Robinhood, Estee Lauder, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Alex Harring, Jesse Pound, Samantha Subin Organizations: —, Ford, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, Microsoft, eBay —, eBay, MGM Resorts, MGM Locations: Norwegian, FactSet, China

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: India's deepening ties with natural gas
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Currently, more than 80% of India's energy needs are met by coal, oil and solid biomass, according to the International Energy Agency. On the demand side, the Indian government has aggressively pushed policies that favor vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG), a derivative of liquified natural gas (LNG). Meanwhile, the number of households that could receive piped natural gas is more than 300 million. For instance, natural gas is a crucial ingredient for making fertilizers, and manufacturing it domestically helps increase food security. Seth is also optimistic about India's growth rate for its third and fourth quarters despite slower capital expenditure in some states.

Persons: Punit Paranjpe, Francis Mascarenhas, They're, Maruti Suzuki, GAIL, MGL, of Home Affairs Amit Shah, David Morrison, Shah, Ajay Seth, Seth, Aravind Maiya, Embassy REITs, Maiya, Landsberg Bennett, Michael Landsberg, Landsberg Organizations: Gas, Private, Afp, Getty, International Energy Agency, Energy, Reuters, Maruti, Institute for Energy Economics, Rystad Energy, Citi, JPMorgan, Gujarat Gas, of Home Affairs, Foreign, Department of Economic, Reserve Bank of India, CNBC, Embassy, Fortune, Wealth Locations: Dhamra, Bhadrak district, India's Odisha, India, Europe, Ukraine, Moscow, Russia, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Pune, Gujarat, Canada, U.S

☆ Beaten-up Nextracker provides investors a reason to believe. But timing is key here
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Nextracker lost around 32% of its value in between its August earnings report and Wednesday's close — a frustrating decline. It's too early to act, given the results of next week's contests could move shares of Nextracker and its peers considerably. "We were pleasantly surprised and gratified that this was the best solar earnings we've seen this quarter," Jim Cramer said Thursday. Nextracker Why we own it: Nextracker makes industry-leading tracking technology, which enables large-scale solar panel installations to follow the sun's movement and increase their power generation. Guidance Nextracker reaffirmed its fiscal 2025 guidance for revenue while upping its outlook for a pair of profitability metrics.

Persons: Nextracker, Jim Cramer, We're, Howard Wenger, Chuck Boynton, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Peter Cade Organizations: NXT, Club, Mizuho Securities, CNBC, Stone Locations: Nextracker

☆ Wall Street remains confident on Microsoft's AI story despite weak guidance. Some say to buy the dip
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street's bullish sentiment on Microsoft hasn't faded, even after the tech giant forecast disappointing revenue growth numbers. The company's revenue increased 16% year over year in the quarter, and its net income rose 11% during the period compared to the year-ago quarter. That forecast led shares to slip nearly 4% in premarket trading, despite the company's strong earnings performance. That would be the company's fastest ever AI-related revenue growth rate. Barclays, which has one of the lowest price objectives on Wall Street, said it sees Microsoft shares being "range bound" in the short term.

Persons: Morgan Stanley —, Bernstein, Morgan Stanley, Keith Weiss, Weiss, Kirk Materne, Materne, Raimo Lenschow Organizations: Microsoft, LSEG, JPMorgan, Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, 25X, Investors Locations: Wells

☆ Amazon's advertising business grew 19% in the third quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Amazon's online advertising business brought in $14.3 billion in the third quarter, up 19% year over year, in line with analysts' estimates of $14.3 billion. The Seattle tech giant revealed the financial results of its growing advertising unit as part of its latest earnings report Thursday. Amazon's overall third-quarter sales were $158.9 billion, ahead of analysts' estimates of $157.2 billion. Amazon's online advertising business is still a fraction of the company's overall business, but its growth over the years has made it a major competitor to Alphabet and Meta , which lead the digital advertising market. Meta's third-quarter advertising revenue came in at $39.9 billion, which was up 19% compared with the year prior.

Persons: Amazon's Organizations: Google, Meta, CNBC, Emarketer, YouTube Locations: Seattle

☆ Private job creation totaled a stunning 233,000 in October, far more than expected, ADP says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jeff Cox | Jeff Cox Is A Finance Editor With Cnbc.Com Where He Covers All Aspects Of The Markets | Monitors Coverage Of The Financial Markets | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ADP said it was the best month for job creation since July 2023. “Even amid hurricane recovery, job growth was strong in October,” ADP chief economist Nela Richardson said. Job creation was strongly concentrated in companies with 500 or more employees, which added 140,000 of the total. The ADP report traditionally tees up the more closely watched nonfarm payrolls count from the Bureau of Labor Services. The BLS report showed private job gains of 223,000 in September and 254,000 total payrolls growth.

Persons: Dow Jones, Nela Richardson, Helene, Milton — Organizations: North Carolina, Boeing, Federal Reserve, Manufacturing, Bureau of Labor Services, ADP, BLS Locations: U.S, Florida, North

☆ The U.S. economy grew at a 2.8% pace in the third quarter, less than expected
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jeff Cox | Jeff Cox Is A Finance Editor With Cnbc.Com Where He Covers All Aspects Of The Markets | Monitors Coverage Of The Financial Markets | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. economy posted another solid though slightly disappointing period of growth in the third quarter, propelled higher by strong consumer spending that has defied expectations for a slowdown. The economy accelerated at a 3% pace in the second quarter. Personal consumption expenditures, the proxy for consumer activity, increased 3.7% for the quarter, the strongest performance since Q1 of 2023. The release comes with the Federal Reserve poised to lower inflation rates further despite the seemingly strong economy and inflation that remains above target, though far from its peak in mid-2022. Markets widely expect the Fed to cut another quarter percentage point off its benchmark short-term borrowing rate when policymakers conclude their two-day meeting on Nov. 7.

Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: Gross, Commerce Department, Federal Reserve Locations: U.S

☆ Harris and Trump's closing arguments and ancient Mayan city discovered: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

And an ancient Mayan city is discovered beneath the jungle. At a rally yesterday in Allentown, Pennsylvania, a majority-Latino city, Trump called to the lectern Puerto Rico’s Republican shadow senator, who proclaimed, “The people of Puerto Rico trust you.”Read more about Trump’s closing arguments. But what does North Korea stand to gain? But actually, an intensified partnership between Russia and North Korea is a likely boon for Kim Jong Un’s nuclear ambitions. Read All About ItStaff Pick: A vast ancient city is found by accidentAerial lidar surveys reveal ancient settlements in the Campeche region of Mexico.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, “, Joe Biden, Tony Hinchcliffe, ” Biden, Biden, ”, Hurley, Bryan Birks, Jessica Hurley’s, ’, Becky Munge, Mikhail Metzel, Kim Jong, Luke Auld, Thomas, — Elizabeth Robinson, Elizabeth Robinson Organizations: Republican, Trump, Trump’s New, Trump’s New York City, Puerto, NBC, Medicaid, NBC News, Getty, Pentagon, Cambridge University Press, Tulane University Locations: Trump’s New York, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Springfield , Illinois, North Korea, AFP, Russia, Ukraine, “, Europe, Asia, Kursk, Korea, Campeche, Mexico, New Orleans

It is clear what Russia stands to gain from an influx of some 10,000 North Korean troops to aid its war in Ukraine. North Korean troops are expected to help with that. North Korea, for its part, needs a partner that will shield it from the United Nations Security Council as it pursues its nuclear ambitions. “North Korea is trying to get as many benefits as it can from this relationship,” said Edward Howell, an expert on North Korea at the Chatham House think tank. “If thousands of North Korean troops learn how to survive on a battlefield full of drones,” Gabuev said, “that is a lesser problem than North Korea having quieter nuclear-capable submarines.

Persons: Kim Jong, Kim, Vladimir Putin, ” Alexander Gabuev, Russia —, Mark Rutte, NBC’s Keir Simmons, Putin, ” Putin, didn’t, ” Gabuev, Kim Jong Un, Mikhail Metzel, ”, Edward Howell, —, Gabuev Organizations: West, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, NBC News, Pentagon, Ukraine, NATO, Vostochny, Getty, Yonhap News Agency, United Nations Security Council, Chatham House, . Security Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Asia, United States, North Korea, Berlin, “, West, Russia’s Kursk, Moscow, Ukrainian, Kursk, Washington, Kazan, Pyongyang, Korea, North Korean, AFP, South Korea, Seoul

☆ Google 'moving in a good direction': What analysts are saying after tech giant's strong earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Major Wall Street banks remain bullish on Alphabet following the tech titan's strong third-quarter results . On Tuesday, Google's parent company reported earnings of $2.12 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had predicted $1.85 per share. The company's revenue grew 15% year over year to $88.27 billion, more than the same quarter last year and the $86.30 billion analysts had anticipated. "We think shares could remain choppy as we work through the Search remedies, given the large impact zone, but performance in 3Q was solid." Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs' Eric Sheridan also commended the firm for its strong investment cycle, which includes investments into Google's Cloud infrastructure and more AI deployment through its application ecosystem.

Persons: LSEG, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Ross Sandler, Doug Anmuth, Eric Sheridan Organizations: Barclays, Citi, JPMorgan, Bank of America, of America, Google, DOJ

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