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☆ YouTuber Marques Brownlee breaks down how he makes money — and his response to critics of his negative reviews
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

15-year YouTube vet Marques Brownlee has 1,200 videos and 15 employees under his belt. Brownlee said he doesn't care how companies feel about his negative reviews. AdvertisementMarques Brownlee, one of YouTube's premier tech reviewers — and Team USA Ultimate Frisbee player — shared a fresh look into his enduring success. In an interview on Ben Thompson's Stratechery podcast, Brownlee recounted launching his YouTube channel roughly 15 years ago. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Marques Brownlee, Brownlee, —, Ben Thompson's Organizations: YouTube, Service, Business

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, FedEx, Tesla, Caterpillar, Shopify, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Stifel initiates Tesla at buy Stifel said it's bullish on Tesla for the long term. JPMorgan upgrades FedEx to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded the shipping giant following earnings on Tuesday. Jefferies reiterates Alphabet as buy Jefferies said its survey checks show Alphabet is top of mind for consumers when it comes to AI. Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi raised its price target on Nvidia to $150 per share from $126. Morgan Stanley downgrades Accenture to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said shares of the IT company are "no longer" attractive.

Persons: Tesla, Stifel, it's, Piper Sandler, Piper, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Mark Clouse, Carrie Anderson, Rebecca Gardy, Wolfe, HOOD, Warnick, Shopify, Rosenblatt, Nike's, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, GOOGL, Stephens, Wells, BTIG, Northrop, Rivian, Piper Sandler downgrades Aptiv Organizations: JPMorgan, FedEx, Campbell, Barclays, Nu Holdings, BMO, Steel, Nippon, US Steel, X, Digital Realty, Citi, U.S, Caterpillar, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Android, UBS, Nike, Nvidia, Davidson, Home, Bank of America, " Bank of America, shipper, UPS, Cruises, Northrop Grumman, VW, JV, Accenture Locations: 1Q24, Mexico, Brazil, China, Houston, U.S, Rivian

☆ Affordable luxury: Price-conscious Americans are turning to cheaper steakhouses
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

So business is booming at Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse, even as Americans pull back elsewhere. And in the three months through May 26, sales at Longhorn Steakhouse locations open at least 16 months rose 4%. An affordable luxuryWhen it comes to steakhouses, Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse are on the cheaper end, noted Jim Salera, a research analyst at Stephens. Patrons sit at a bar and watch sports at a Texas Roadhouse restaurant in November 2023. “Retail demand has been probably a little bit weaker,” said Michael Bailen, senior director of investor relations at Texas Roadhouse.

Persons: Texas, ”, Jim Salera, Salera, you’re, Peter Saleh, They’ve, Scott Olson, Saleh, Rick Cardenas, It’s, Michael Bailen, ” Bailen, “, ’ Organizations: New, New York CNN, Texas, Texas Roadhouse, LongHorn, Longhorn, Darden Restaurants, steakhouses , Texas Roadhouse, Stephens, of America, CNN, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Kroger Locations: New York, Texas, Olive, steakhouses , Texas, Skokie , Illinois, . Texas

☆ High valuations of Apple and Microsoft get a pass. Nvidia does not but should
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Sure enough, the next day began a historic ascent of Apple stock, an in-your-face rally that many thought made no sense. There's a coalescence of two themes, high speed, accelerated computing and increasingly intelligent AI, and neither works without Nvidia chips. I know that it seems impossible to ponder Nvidia's stock going any higher or passing Apple and Microsoft and staying ahead of it. Ask yourself, does any company match Jensen and Nvidia right now? I say let others be baffled over the Apple versus Microsoft versus Nvidia conundrum.

Persons: WWDC, Tim Cook, Tim, Claude, hasn't, Moore, Elon Musk, Nvidia's, Jensen Huang, Jensen, Ben Franklin, Franklin, Da Vinci, — Jensen, Steve Jobs, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jim Cramer Rob Kim Organizations: Apple, Developers, Microsoft, Club, Dell, HP Inc, PC, Micron, Nvidia, Computers, Intel, AMD, Pentium, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Franklin Institute, Oracle, Google, GTC Conference, Cisco, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Philadelphia, Rome, Jensen

☆ In a Digital Age, High-End Outdoors Magazines Are Thriving in Print
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-16 | by ( John Branch | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

In an ordinary industrial building off a busy Orange County street, a Seussian contraption, nearly 100 feet long, clattered to life. The room filled with the hum and squeaks of belts and machinery. Like passengers on a dark amusement ride, bundles of colorful magazine pages, printed a week earlier, began a wild, circuitous journey, through tunnels and up ramps, that lasted a few minutes. The long edge of each new 130-page sheaf was dipped into a pool of melting glue, then dropped into a U-shaped cover. After drying during a series of slow corkscrews, the new magazine’s edges were chopped smooth by guillotines and emerged through an opening.

Persons: Stephen Casimiro, ” Casimiro, ” Organizations: Geographic, Adventure Locations: Orange County

☆ There may not be many of them. But these Southern lesbian bars are still finding ways to thrive
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Leah Asmelash | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

While not an official tally, the Lesbian Bar Project aims to amplify and keep track of these spaces, which can register with the project. In the South, The Lipstick Lounge, Tennessee’s only bar registered with the Lesbian Bar Project, is in Nashville’s hip East End neighborhood. By the end of Burton’s trip, she found that the narrative of “dying lesbian bars” was maybe not totally accurate. “Sometimes it’s a physical shift from a lesbian bar to a bar that sometimes holds … queer or lesbian nights,” Burton said. Though the two are married, they don't classify their bar as a lesbian bar.

Persons: Sade, Tracy Chapman croon, Erin Karcher, “, Karcher, Joy Carter, ” Carter, it’s, ” Karcher, Lillian Faderman, you’re, “ We’re, ”, ” There’s, We’re, Krista Burton, Moby Dyke, —, isn’t, ” Burton, Burton, bartenders, Sue Ellen’s, Shamecca, they’ve, who’ve, ” Le’Teshia, Herz, Kimberly McKeand, CBS42, Le’Teshia, Christa Suppan, ” Suppan Organizations: CNN, Durham Performing Arts Center, Lesbian, Nucleus, Lesbian Bar, Gallup, Stonewall, Mobile Locations: Durham, Raleigh, North Carolina , Texas, Tennessee, Chicago, San Francisco, Durham , North Carolina, Georgia, Atlanta, Washington, North Carolina, New York, Seattle, America, Herz, Mobile , Alabama, Tulsa , Oklahoma, Dallas, Richmond , Virginia, Mobile, Gulf, Florida, Mississippi, ”, Virginia, Richmond

☆ Why the Stock Market Has Risen Even With No Fed Rate Cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Jeff Sommer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Even without any interest rate cuts so far in 2024 — and with the likelihood of just one meager rate reduction by the end of the year — the stock market has been purring along. That’s quite an achievement, given the expectation in January that the Fed would trim rates six or seven times in 2024 — and that interest rates throughout the economy would be much lower by now. Buoyant as the stock market may seem, when you look closely, it’s apparent that the S&P 500’s recent returns rest on a precarious base. fever — based on the belief that artificial intelligence is ushering in a new technological age — has been spreading among investors, and that has been enough so far to keep the overall stock market averages rising. In fact, strip away the biggest companies, especially the tech companies, and overall market performance is unimpressive.

Persons: — Organizations: Federal, Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple Locations: U.S

☆ These are the best airlines right now, according to The Points Guy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Travel website The Points Guy published its annual list of the 10 best airlines in the US on Wednesday. Markus Mainka/Shutterstock2022 Rank: 6Best areas: Involuntary bumpsWorst areas: Route networkAdvertisement6. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images2022 Rank: 5AdvertisementBest areas: Bags and change feesWorst areas: Lounges4. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images2022 Rank: 4Best areas: Route network, award availability (flights that can be booked with points or miles)AdvertisementWorst areas: Mishandled baggage and affordability3. Getty Images2022 Rank: 1AdvertisementBest areas: Timeliness and involuntary bumpsWorst areas: Affordability

Persons: —, Guy, Power, Allegiant, Here's, Elizabeth Page Brumley, Joe Cavaretta, Tom Williams, Markus Mainka, Robert Alexander, CHARLY TRIBALLEAU, Nicolas Economou, Mario Tama Organizations: Service, Business, Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, United Airlines, Delta, Wall Street, TPG, Allegiant Air, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Frontier, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, Department of Transportation, Frontier Airlines Frontier Airlines, Las Vegas, Tribune, Getty, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Air Allegiant, US, JetBlue Airways JetBlue, Southwest Airlines Southwest, American Airlines American, United Airlines United, Delta Air Lines Delta Air Lines Locations: Delta, South, Hawaii, Pacific, Asia, US West Coast, AFP, Alaska

☆ A mysterious hole on Mars could be a jackpot of scientific discoveries, from extraterrestrial life to where astronauts could live
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ellyn Lapointe | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

But there is a possibility that residual underground lava tubes may still exist. HUM Images/Getty ImagesIf these lava tubes are anything like Earth's, they could be the perfect place for astronauts to hunker down during their stay on Mars. It's unclear if lava tubes on Mars would also be this warm — it's not a stretch to imagine, just a challenge to confirm. But to be clear, just because there could be life in these pits, doesn't mean Mars definitely hosts extraterrestrials. "This is a good place to look, but we don't know if there's life on Mars at all," Johnson said.

Persons: —, Brandon Johnson, Johnson, George Rose, Ross Beyer, Beyer, there's, it's Organizations: Service, University of Arizona, Business, NASA, JPL, Scientists, Purdue University, Olympus, SETI Institute, Goddard, Arizona State University, Reconnaissance Locations: Arizona, Tharsis, Hawaii

☆ I 'escaped' Texas for Tennessee. I loved the food and tech scene, but got tired of the heat and rising property taxes.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Alcynna Lloyd | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jim Ward, a 61-year-old who works in cybersecurity and moved from Dallas, Texas, to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2022. AdvertisementAfter 20 years of living in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, my wife and I finally escaped to Tennessee two years ago. As far as geography goes, in the Dallas area, the terrain is predominantly flat with few trees. HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWhile living in Texas, I had a job that required a lot of traveling. AdvertisementOur quality of life has improved in TennesseeThere are certainly several similarities between Tennessee and Texas, but I also see a lot of differences.

Persons: —, Jim Ward, There's, LeConte, Kevin Ruck, that's, we've Organizations: Service, Ward, Dallas, Business, DFW, Love, Getty, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Dallas Love Field, Houston, Tennessee Theatre Locations: cybersecurity, Dallas , Texas, Knoxville , Tennessee, Houston, Dallas, Texas, Fort Worth, Tennessee, Plano, Irving, Highland Village, Virginia, North Carolina, Highland, Knoxville, We're, Smoky

☆ Salesforce shares plunge 16% on first revenue miss since 2006
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected $2.40 in adjusted earnings per share on $9.37 billion in revenue. It's the first time since 2006 that Salesforce fell short on revenue, according to LSEG data. The company now expects adjusted earnings of $9.86 to $9.94 per share, compared with $9.68 to $9.76 three months ago. Analysts polled by LSEG were looking for $9.76 in adjusted earnings per share and $38.08 billion in revenue. During the quarter, Salesforce started selling its Einstein Copilot assistant sales and customer service reps.

Persons: Marc Benioff, LSEG, Salesforce, Einstein, Slack, Robert Hum Organizations: Economic, Revenue, Professional Services Locations: Davos, Switzerland

☆ Opinion | What Do I Owe the Dead of My Generation’s Mismanaged Wars?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Phil Klay | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

We passed row after row of pristine white tombs, the dead of all the just wars and unjust wars that made and remade this country, and my relative told us he found it quite moving; he hadn’t been expecting that. Perhaps he thought it’d be more bombastic, or obviously militaristic, and he was taken by the beauty and serenity and quiet dignity of the place. The Marines were trying to manage the chaos of the poorly planned evacuation of Afghans from Kabul — a humanitarian mission at heart, trying to help those we were abandoning. The blast killed the aid worker and his relatives, seven of whom were children. The sort of people those Marines died trying to help.

Persons: hadn’t, it’d, Nicole Gee, “, ” Organizations: Arlington National, Marine, Marines, ISIS Locations: Afghanistan, Arlington, Ireland, Kabul

☆ For Millennials, Living Alone Is Status Symbol Milestone
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

That's helping establish a new millennial milestone for some: Ditching roommates, moving out from the family home, and landing on living alone. Business Insider's analysis of American Community Survey microdata from IPUMS found that 10.5% of millennials lived alone in 2022. Per BI's analysis of American Community Survey data via IPUMS, 16% of millennials lived with at least one parent as of 2022. (The data doesn't specify if that means they're living with their parents or if their parents are living with them.) Subsidized solo livingSome lower-earning millennials are able to get assistance reaching the solo-living milestone — but it's not always easy.

Persons: Jess Munday's, Jess Munday's San Francisco, Munday, " Munday, I'm, it's, IPUMS, millennials, Bella DePaulo, they've, DePaulo, she'd, Jess Munday, Dara Feller, Aria Velasquez, they're, " Velasquez, Velasquez, Erica Charles, she's, Charles, Rick Fry, Fry, She'd, She's, Clibborn, Sydney Krantz, He's, —, homeownership Chaz Zimmer, Chaz Zimmer, Adrianna Newell, Tomasz Piskorski, Piskorski, Zimmer hasn't, Zimmer, he's, James Paniagua, Paniagua, snagging, Julia Mazur, Kathy Pierre, Pierre Organizations: Business, American, Survey, Pew, BI Garak, BI, Subaru, Columbia Business School Locations: Jess Munday's San, Francisco's, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington ,, IPUMS, Florida, California, Waverly , New York, homeownership, Oakland , California, Los Angeles, Oakland, London, Austin, Charlotte , North Carolina, Charlotte

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit the 40,000 milestone for the first time on Thursday, about 19 months after the last time it crossed the 30,000 threshold. Since last passing 30,000 on Oct. 17, 2022, no Dow stock has seen a bigger percentage gain than Caterpillar – which has almost doubled in price. Keep in mind that the Dow is a price-weighted index that gives higher-priced stocks more influence. Five of the Dow's 30 stocks – Microsoft, Caterpillar, Goldman Sachs , Salesforce and American Express – have made up half of the index's overall gains in the journey from 30,000. Only one stock – Johnson & Johnson – is decisively lower since the Dow last crossed 30,000.

Persons: Dow, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, – Johnson, Johnson – Organizations: Dow Jones, Dow, Caterpillar, Microsoft, Express

☆ Opinion | Why Was This Treasure of Musical Theater All but Lost to the Ages?
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( John Mcwhorter | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Purlie” and “The Wiz” — along with “Dreamgirls,” which landed just past the decade divider in 1981 — have been well attended since the 1970s. “The Wiz” was made into a film that many Black people regard as iconic, and a revival is playing on Broadway now. It ran for over two years, won the Tony for best musical and best actress (Virginia Capers) and Theatre World awards for three other leads. Musical theater historians tend to blow by it with a couple of respectful sentences. It’s had a regional revival or three, but compared with “Purlie,” “The Wiz” and “Dreamgirls,” it is a dead property.

Persons: Lorraine Hansberry’s, Blacker, Purlie, ”, —, “ Purlie ”, “, Hansberry’s, Robert Nemiroff, Charlotte Zaltzberg, Judd Woldin, Robert Brittan, Tony, Virginia Capers, It’s, “ Purlie Organizations: Sun, Broadway, Theatre

☆ Ahead of retail earnings, here's what we know about the consumer so far
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Robert Hum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

There are signs that the U.S. consumer is still spending, especially on experiences. But stubbornly high prices are squeezing consumers with lower incomes, pressuring everyday purchases and corporate profits. Broadly speaking, credit card companies like American Express, Visa and MasterCard have described spending trends as "relatively strong," "relatively stable," and even "healthy." Priceline parent Booking Holdings told analysts there are no signs consumers are taking shorter vacations or trading down in their hotel choices. McDonald's added that "the consumer is certainly being very discriminating in how they spend their dollar."

Persons: Brandon Bell, Morgan Stanley's Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley, Mike Stocker, Stanley Black, Decker, —, Anton Pinsky, Beata Zawrzel, Laxman Narasimhan, Shack, Domino's, Pavlo Gonchar Organizations: Getty, Home Depot, Walmart, American Express, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal, Booking Holdings, Las, Port, Tribune, Service, Consumers, Whirlpool, Corp, Starbucks Corp, Nurphoto, Lightrocket Locations: Austin , Texas, U.S, Las Vegas, Port of Miami, Krakow, Poland, Russia, Ukraine

☆ China has a lot more missiles — with US warships and bases in its sights
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

American warships and bases in the Pacific are within reach of an increasingly worrying threat, a missile force unlike anything the US has faced in combat. With these missiles, China is signaling that it could attack US bases and ships in the region with little to no warning, Clark said. TK Department of DefenseThere's a lot more to the Chinese Rocket Force than these weapons, though. AdvertisementThat said, the US and its allies can't afford to assume the Rocket Force won't be ready should conflict come. In other words, how the US prepares itself and adapts to the Chinese Rocket Force gives it the best shot at avoiding a fight altogether.

Persons: China's, Andersen, Thomas Shugart, Bryan Clark, John Aquilino, Kevin Frayer, Harry Harris, Harris, Clark, Shugart, Gerald R, Kendall Warner, Byrd, US Defense Department Harris, Robert Peters, Peters, Ronald Reagan, Andrea Rosembert, Cpl, Ryan Little, Charles Flynn, I'm, Flynn, it's, Andy Wong Organizations: Business, Army Rocket Force, Pentagon, China's Rocket Force, Department of Defense TK Department of Defense, Center, New, New American Security, US Navy, PLA, Hudson Institute, Pacific Command, People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, Eastern Theater Command, People's Liberation Army PLA, Getty, Rocket Force, Liberation, TK Department of Defense, Chinese Rocket Force, US Defense Department, Ford, Virginian, Tribune, Service, Japan, Self, Defense Force, Misawa Air Base, Pacific, US, Defense, Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, Army, Heritage Foundation, Aegis, Guam, Area, Ronald, Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense, Department of Defense, US Air Force, Marine Corps, Andersen Air Force Base, Marine, Combat, US Army Pacific, Stealth, Force, Military Locations: Beijing, China, American, Guam, South, Washington, Japan, New American, People's Republic of China, South Korea, Taiwan, South China, AFP, U.S, Marshall, Pearl, Pacific, PLARF, Tiananmen

☆ I left San Francisco and moved to LA. Here are the 5 worst things about leaving the Bay Area.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-04 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementEven though LA is much larger than San Francisco, LA doesn't feel urban, while San Francisco does. Here's what I felt were the five worst things about leaving the San Francisco Bay Area and moving to LA. AdvertisementAs an artist and business owner, I founded my eco-friendly textile and wallpaper collection business in San Francisco in 2013. I miss San Francisco's culture and philanthropic spiritLiving in San Francisco, I found that many of its businesses have a good environmental or social mission. But I believe, for the most part, San Francisco still has the same caring heart and soul it's had for years.

Persons: —, Stevie Howell, It's, I've, Francisco —, Jessica Silverman, Rebecca Camacho, would've, it's, Crissy, I, Manseen Logan Organizations: Service, Business, San, San Francisco Bay Area, Minnesota, National Parks Conservancy, Area Locations: Los Angeles, San Francisco, LA, It's, San Francisco , LA, San Francisco Bay, Mandalay, Francisco, Bernal Heights Hill, Dolores Park, Ocean, Stinson Beach, Angel, mlogan@businessinsider.com

☆ NYC's EV revolution is riding on Uber and Lyft drivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

For Uber and Lyft drivers, time is money, so widely accessible charging is key to the EV switch. A study by the US Department of Energy found that 1,000 fast chargers were needed for every 20,000 EV drivers on the road. A mad dash for EV licensesThe transition is getting an early test this year now that thousands more ride-hailing drivers have licenses. AdvertisementIn October, the Taxi & Limousine Commission opened applications for this gig work for the first time in five years — but for EV drivers only. In exchange, Uber drivers will get up to a 25% discount when they charge.

Persons: Manhattan, Tesla, Eric Adams, Bobby Familiar, Revel, Michael Replogle, David Do, Aeraj Qazi, Qazi, Guillermo Fondeur, Uber, he's, Fondeur, Adams, EVs, Con Edison, Flo, Replogle, it's, Josh Gold, Uber's, that's, Do, we've, Juliana Kaplan Organizations: EV, US Department of Energy, Business, NYC's Department of Transportation, Chargers, Taxi, Limousine Commission, TLC, New York Taxi Workers Alliance, Rentals, Department of Transportation, DOT, LaGuardia Airport, Tesla, Gravity, Green, Initiative Locations: New York City, Queens, NYC, Canadian, Canada, EVs, Manhattan, America

☆ 6 portfolio stock earnings and the Fed's favorite inflation gauge dominate the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

The Nasdaq sank 2% on Friday as Netflix dropped nearly 11% post-earnings and Club stock Nvidia fell 10%, entering bear market territory but still up more than 50% in 2024. Following a much stronger-than-expected March retail sales report last month, fresh economic data and six Club stock earnings will take center stage in the week ahead. While lower rates may help stock multiples, that is not a sustainable path to higher equity prices over time. Earnings : The latest quarterly reporting season is starting to ramp into high gear with six Club names set to report next week. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Dow, Jerome Powell, Jim Cramer, Mark, Meta, Bing, Ford, Vimal, Lockheed Martin, Clark, Philip Morris, Sherwin, Williams, Baker Hughes, Lam, Northrop, Dr Pepper, CARR, Edwards Lifesciences, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Michael M Organizations: Nasdaq, Netflix, Nvidia, Dow Jones, Federal, Fed, Hamas, Gross, Google, Reality Labs, General Motors, Honeywell, Microsoft, Verizon Communications, Albertsons Companies, SAP, Cadence Design Systems, United Parcel Service, General Electric, GE, PepsiCo, Lockheed, Spotify Technology, RTX Corporation, JetBlue Airways, Halliburton, HAL, Philip Morris International, Quest Diagnostics, Texas Instruments, Seagate Technology, Mattel, Veralto Corporation, Boeing, General Dynamics, Boston, Hilton, Fisher, Otis Worldwide, IBM, Grill, Viking Therapeutics, Lam Research, Whirlpool, WM, Honeywell International, Royal Caribbean Cruises, American Airlines, Altria, Newmont, Caterpillar, Southwest Airlines, Myers Squibb, AstraZeneca, Mobileye, Northrop Grumman, CNBC, Comcast, Merck, Dow Inc, Carrier Global, Union Pacific, Intel, Western, Mobile, L3Harris Technologies, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Colgate, Palmolive, HCA Healthcare, Charter Communications, Newell Brands, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty Locations: Israel, Iran, Ukraine, destocking, China, Cleveland, Freeport, McMoRan, Kimberly, Masco, Bristol, New York City

☆ These companies slated to report next week have a history of beating earnings estimates, including one tech giant
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nearly 76% of companies that have reported have beaten earnings expectations, while 59% have come in above analysts' expectations for revenue. A diverse group of companies reports results next week, on track to be the busiest one of the season. A company's earnings results are, of course, integral to both its near- and long-term performance. As a result, CNPC Pro screened stocks slated to report their earnings next week for those that have a history of beating analysts' expectations. The workflow automation platform beats earnings expectations 89% of the time.

Persons: They've, Meta, Piper Sandler, Five9, Baird, William Power, —, Robert Hum, Fred Imbert Organizations: Dow Jones, Technology, Microsoft, Meta, Humana, Comcast, Chubb, Visa, Investment Group, JPMorgan, Citi, Cloud Locations: industrials

☆ Opinion | Let Young People Live With Strangers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

And now is the time of year when many kids, just accepted into college, decide they won’t do it. Their intermittent snores, the way they hum while cleaning or just miss the trash can when flinging dirty tissues. But forcing kids from widely diverging backgrounds, ethnicities and economic classes to live in close quarters is one of the benefits of a residential college. It can produce terrible conflict, but that, too, is essential to preparing young people for the world. Or they use a campus matching service like RoomSync or StarRez, which schools can license and tailor to their needs.

Persons: It’s

☆ They were kidnapped from a boarding school 10 years ago. Hear their stories
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-13 | by ( Stephanie Busari | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Boko Haram has waged a 15-year insurgency battle in northern Nigeria and has kidnapped thousands of people in that time. But the Chibok girls serve as a potent symbol to the world of hope and resilience. Boko Haram robbed her futureOnce an ambitious student with dreams of academic achievement, Hauwa Ishaya was 16 when she was kidnapped. As a result, she instead became a self-described “slave” – attending to her married sisters’ needs and treating wounded Boko Haram fighters. ‘I believe she’s alive’It is not only the girls kidnapped 10 years ago whose lives have been forever changed.

Persons: Nigeria CNN —, Haram, Amina Ali, Amina, Boko, CNN Amina, “, Hauwa Ishaya, CNN Hauwa, ” –, ’, Hauwa, ”, Hannatu Stephen, Hannatu, ‘, Yana Galang, Rifkatu, Yana, CNN Yana, she’s Organizations: Nigeria CNN, Amnesty International, CNN, American University of Nigeria Locations: Yola, Nigeria, Adamawa State, Boko Haram, Chibok

☆ Goldman Sachs money manager: Be selective with small caps because prices ‘can go down with great velocity'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-08 | by ( Anna Gleason | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Goldman Sachs sees opportunities in small-cap stocks — even as the Russell 2000 finishes its worst week since early January. "I do think that you have to be very selective in small caps because things can go down with great velocity," he told CNBC's " Fast Money " on Thursday. "Within the Russell 2000, you have a lot of stuff that you probably don't want to own," he said. Even with the losing week, the Russell 2000 is up almost 2% for the year, as of Friday's market close. "Other financial conditions have eased a bit, which is also helpful for small caps.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Russell, Greg Tuorto, CNBC's, Tuorto Organizations: Core Equity ETF, Federal Signal Corp, SPX Technologies, Federal Reserve, Nvidia, Innovation Locations: Cava, Cava —

The S & P 500 is closing out the first quarter on an epic win streak: The index is up 10% year to date and an amazing 25% in the past five months. Select S & P 500 sectors YTD Communication Services up 15% Technology up 12% Energy up 11% Financials up 11% Industrials up 10% Health Care up 8% The only sector down this quarter is real estate, off by 3% in the period. About 70% of the S & P 500 is in the green this year. The S & P 500 advance/decline has been on a tear since the middle of January, with far more stocks advancing on a daily basis than declining. "We saw persistent strength with the S & P 500 up every month from November through February, and this has nearly always been followed by more months of strength," he said.

Persons: Todd Sohn, Strategas, It's, Russell, Ned Davis, Davis, Alec Young Organizations: Communication Services, Technology, Energy, Care

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