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☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Exxon, Amazon, Boeing, Spotify, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Morgan Stanley downgrades Boeing to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. Morgan Stanley names Taiwan Semiconductor a catalyst driven idea Morgan Stanley said it's bullish heading into the semiconductor company's earnings later this week "Comments on 2023 full-year guidance and semi cycle recovery are keys to watch. Morgan Stanley resumes Virgin Galactic as equal weight Morgan Stanley resumed coverage of the space flight company and says it has first mover advantage. Morgan Stanley reiterates Spotify as overweight Morgan Stanley said Spotify has several levers to pull and that it's a self-help story. JPMorgan reiterates Apple as overweight JPMorgan said it appears that iPhone lead times are moderating for Apple.

☆ Buy these broadband operators after valuations took a hit, Truist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Oversold conditions make now an opportune time to bet on shares of Comcast and Charter Communications , Truist said. Analyst Greg Miller upgraded shares of both Comcast and Charter to buy from hold, with respective $50 and $550 price targets. The recent investor flight from both stocks has created a valuation reset, he said. Comcast and Charter sold off sharply in 2022, falling about 30% and 48%, respectively. Comcast shares gained more than 1% premarket, while Charter added 1% on light volume.

☆ Mike Sievert of T-Mobile is the CNN Business CEO of the Year
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

T-Mobile’s solid performance on Wall Street was one big reason why CEO Mike Sievert is the CNN Business pick for CEO of the Year. CNN Business spoke to Sievert about how T-Mobile has continued to perform well in a super competitive business. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert talks to employees at a 2022 company event. That has led to higher expenses, but Sievert said T-Mobile is less worried about inflation than other consumer firms. Prepared for more competitionSievert, who has been with T-Mobile since 2012, took over as CEO in 2020 from long-time CEO John Legere.

☆ Wall Street ends lower after latest Fed rate hike
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Chuck Mikolajczak | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Economic data on Tuesday, which showed cooling consumer inflation for November, had heightened expectations a move by the Fed to halt rate hikes might be on the horizon next year. Nearly all of the 11 major S&P sectors ended the session in negative territory, with healthcare (.SPXHC) the sole advancer. Despite the Fed statement, U.S. Treasury yields were slightly lower after initially jumping in the wake of the announcement. Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.39-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.42-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted eight new 52-week highs and two new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 82 new highs and 223 new lows.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, JPMorgan Chase, GE, Starbucks, Costco & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: UBS reiterates Apple as buy UBS said Apple's iPhone supply chain headwinds are abating. Cowen reiterates TJX Company as outperform Cowen said it's feeling more bullish on the stock after a series of recent management meetings. Piper Sandler reiterates Tesla as outperform Piper said reports of Tesla cutting production in China are mostly overdone. Bank of America reiterates Chipotle as buy Bank of America said the Mexican chain restaurant has "price elasticity." Oppenheimer upgrades General Electric to outperform from market perform Oppenheimer said it's starting to see strong execution from GE .

☆ 'Big Short' fund manager Burry buys another prison stock
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Carolina Mandl | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The move comes after fund manager Burry dumped a dozen positions in the second quarter, including Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O), and replaced them with a new stake in prison company Geo Group Inc (GEO.N). A regulatory filing on Monday showed he bought roughly 1.5 million additional shares in Geo Group in the third quarter. Burry also added $7.8 million stake in CoreCivic, the filing showed. Shares in Geo Group, CoreCivic and Aerojet are up year-to-date, outperforming the S&P 500, which is down 16.3% on the year. Fund managers are not required to disclose short positions, which profit when a company's shares fall.

☆ Investors should swap these 39 big portfolio losers for more promising counterparts to cut their tax bills and position themselves for bigger profits, Wall Street firm Evercore says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Marley Jay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

As the year ends, investors will start to incorporate tax loss harvesting into their strategies. Selling some stocks at a loss can allow investors to defer taxes on more successful positions. Julian Emanuel at Evercore explains what to sell at a loss, and what to swap in for 2023. The stock and bond markets have given investors headaches this year, but as 2022 comes to a close, at least their losses can give investors a tax break. Below are the stocks Evercore thinks investors should use as tax loss targets, and those they think investors should swap them out for.

☆ The economy may be in better shape than you think...for now
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The consensus forecast from economists surveyed by Reuters is that GDP grew at an annualized pace of 2.1% in the third quarter. (This will be the first estimate for third-quarter GDP, and there will be several revisions in the coming weeks.) That also means the Fed will likely continue to sharply raise interest rates to finally choke off inflation once and for all. Those rate hikes helped cause a so-called double-dip recession, where the economy suffered two downturns between 1980 and 1982. In other words, the much-hoped-for “soft landing” for the economy could turn out to be a pipe dream.

☆ How to invest in communications stocks, a sector that's huge, highly diversified, and growing — offering something for almost every type of investor
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Amy Fontinelle | Read More | Read Less | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Here's what you should know about how to invest in communications stocks, what the risks are, and what rewards you might anticipate. Companies in the media, entertainment, interactive gaming, information creation, and information distribution businesses also belong to the communications sector. Basically, it expanded the existing telecommunications sector to become a broader communications services sector. The advantages of communications stocksThere are a variety of reasons for investors to consider communications companies. And the COVID-19 lifestyle shifts might make us permanently more reliant on communications companies, even once the pandemic is behind us.

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