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Chipotle reported adjusted earnings of 27 cents per share, exceeding expectations of 25 cents a share from analysts polled by LSEG. Alphabet posted earnings of $2.12 per share on revenue of $88.27 billion, while analysts polled by LSEG expected earnings of $1.85 per share on $86.30 billion in revenue. Visa — The global payments company beat earnings and revenue expectations for the fiscal fourth quarter, driving shares up about 1.5%. First Solar also missed Wall Street's expectations in the third quarter, posting earnings of $2.91 per share on revenue of $888 million. Analysts sought $3.14 per share in earnings and revenue of $1.08 billion, per LSEG.

Persons: Chipotle, LSEG, Qorvo, Reddit Organizations: LSEG . Revenue, Google, Visa, AMD

☆ A Trump win would mean protective policies for tech companies, says TD Cowen's Paul Gallant
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | 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 EmailA Trump win would mean protective policies for tech companies, says TD Cowen's Paul GallantPaul Gallant, TD Cowen managing director, joins CNBC's 'The Exchange' to discuss why gig stocks could see big moves depending on the election, why he thinks Trump would be a boost to megacap tech, and more.

Persons: Cowen's Paul Gallant Paul Gallant, TD Cowen, Trump

☆ Here's what analysts are looking for when Google parent Alphabet reports earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Several analysts maintained their buy ratings ahead of the results and expect AI-driven gains to appear in its search and YouTube segments. Still, the consensus revenue estimate implies Alphabet could post its slowest year-over-year growth since the third quarter of 2023 . Analysts polled by LSEG expect Alphabet to earn $1.85 per share on $86.3 billion in revenue, implying year-over-year earnings and revenue growth of 19.1% and 12.5%, respectively. Like Sheridan, Black expects Alphabet's AI enhancements to support search and YouTube growth, as AI drives efficiency for advertisers. "While advertisers may express some concerns around consumer sentiment, GOOG Search remains a 'utility-like' component of advertiser budgets," he said.

Persons: Brent Thill, Thill, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Sheridan, Benjamin Black, Black Organizations: Google, LSEG, FactSet, Citi Research, Jefferies, CNBC, Deutsche Bank Locations: Monday's

☆ Citi calls these smaller stocks buys that are expected to rally from here
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Citi forecasts an expected total return of 33% for the name. Earlier this month, JPMorgan raised its price target on the name to $195, which corresponds to a potential upside of 41% from Monday's close. Citi also highlighted Ally Financial as a stock to buy, and the firm sees an expected total return of 48% for the name. Shane's $40 price target is nearly 14% higher than where shares of Ally closed on Monday. Wlodarczak's $170 price target implies a potential upside of 46% for the stock.

Persons: Russell, Scott Chronert, Said, Matthew Boss, Hollister, Richard Shane, Shane's, Jeffrey Wlodarczak Organizations: Citi, megacap, Federal Reserve, Citi U.S, Abercrombie, Fitch, JPMorgan, Entertainment, Research Locations: Monday's

☆ S&P 500 futures tick higher as Alphabet shares jump on earnings beat: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Futures tied to the broad market index added nearly 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures inched up by 0.1%. Alphabet kicked off a major week for megacap tech earnings. The Google parent exceeded analysts' expectations as the company saw strong quarterly revenue growth from its cloud business, leading shares up 5% after market close. In anticipation of the Big Tech earnings releases, investors drove the Nasdaq Composite to a fresh record during Tuesday's trading session. "We are closely monitoring tech earnings releases to ensure businesses investment in artificial intelligence and other productivity enhancing tools remains robust to support strong future earnings growth."

Persons: Dow, It's, Rob Haworth, Haworth Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Dow, Google, AMD, Tech, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Big Tech, NASDAQ, U.S, Bank Asset Management

☆ Big Tech stocks have a high earnings bar to clear
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Overall S & P 500 profit growth is tracking below what analysts anticipated heading into the reporting period. Still, the S & P 500 is less than 1% below a record high reached earlier this month. Solita Marcelli, UBS Global Wealth Management chief investment officer for the Americas, also warned that high valuations could be a problem for megacap tech stocks as earnings roll out. Technical patterns based on price charts aren't too favorable, either, heading into megacap tech earnings. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) in June hit its highest level relative to the S & P 500 since March 2000 , when the dot-com bubble peaked.

Persons: Solita Marcelli, Marcelli, Wells Fargo Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nasdaq, UBS Global Wealth Management, Netflix Locations: Americas

☆ Goldman Institute calls for ‘data center diplomacy’ as U.S. competes in global AI race
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kate Rooney | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

"Data may be the new oil, and it's ultimately nations, not nature, that's going to determine the future of AI infrastructure built." AI relies on massive amounts of data for training and gigantic data centers. Despite a slowing economy, Beijing has been investing in AI data centers, and launched a $6.1 billion national initiative called "Eastern Data, Western Computing." The U.S. has its own slate of initiatives, including a task force on AI infrastructure. "The Arab Gulf countries of the Middle East present many promising opportunities for AI data centers," Cohen wrote.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Jared Cohen, Goldman, Cohen, it's, They've, Anthropic Organizations: Goldman Sachs Global Institute, CNBC, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Computing, United, United Arab Locations: China, Beijing, U.S, Canada, Australia, France, Gulf, OpenAI, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

☆ As Investors Broaden Their Portfolio Horizons, Are the Mag 7 Still the Names to Own?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | 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 EmailAs Investors Broaden Their Portfolio Horizons, Are the Mag 7 Still the Names to Own? Nancy Tengler of Laffer Tengler Investments says the mega-cap tech stocks still deserve a place in every investor's portfolio.

Persons: Nancy Tengler Organizations: Investments

☆ Monday, October 28, 2024: Cramer says to hold this 'own it, don't trade it' tech stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Monday, October 28, 2024: Cramer says to hold this 'own it, don't trade it' tech stockJim and Jeff discuss the their disappointment in this mega-cap tech stock. They also dive into this Big Tech sector. Finally, they discuss why they sold this financial stock.

Persons: Cramer, Jeff Organizations: Big Tech

☆ Why this ‘Magnificent 7’ stock is still a buy even though it’s behind on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

What's more, the enormous Amazon Web Services cloud services business effectively allows Amazon the leeway to figure out the best path forward in terms of applying AI to the rest of its businesses. At the same time, Amazon's Prime Video platform presents a formidable opponent against Netflix . Wang also said Amazon's Prime membership rolls could benefit from the upcoming holiday shopping season. So Amazon has a little bit of time to get their AI story right," he said. Wang added that investors can expect more insight into Amazon's investments during its December re:Invent conference.

Persons: Ray Wang's, Wang, Amazon's Organizations: Constellation Research, Amazon, Netflix, Microsoft, Google

☆ Stock futures rise with Nasdaq set to add to records as oil prices decline
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-27 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. equity futures jumped as investors looked for a batch of megacap technology earnings to keep driving the Nasdaq Composite to new heights this week. Weekend airstrikes by Israel against Iran did not target oil or nuclear facilities as was feared and oil futures were lower in early trading. S&P 500 futures gained 0.4% and Nasdaq 100 futures increased by 0.5%. Both the Dow and S&P snapped a six-week winning streak, but the Nasdaq eked out its seventh positive week in a row. "One thing we expect to see play out is these megacap tech names continuing to reinforce commitment to AI in tech spending broadly," Yung-Yu Ma chief investment officer at BMO Wealth Management, told CNBC.

Persons: Yung, Yu Ma Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Dow, Presidential, Microsoft, Meta, Apple, BMO Wealth Management, CNBC Locations: Israel, Iran

☆ Big companies are seeing more turnover in the CFO chair. Here's why that matters
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

CFO turnover hit 8.9% globally during the period, surpassing levels in 2022 and 2023. A global pandemic, increased geopolitical tensions overseas, supply chain disruptions and recession concerns have made the CFO role even harder. Jim Cramer also has pounded the table of the importance of the CFO role, arguing that "a good CFO can give you a feeling of a Good Housekeeping seal of approval." Moving forward, it's unclear whether CFO turnover will continue to pickup. "If a CFO immediately resigns intra quarter, what companies will do sometimes is reaffirm their guidance to ease investor concerns.

Persons: Zachary Kirkhorn, Deepak Ahuja, Russell Reynolds, CFOs, Steve Gallucci, —, they've, Goldman Sachs, David Viniar, Josh Crist, Crist, Raymond James, Paul Shoukry, Jim Cramer, Amy Hood, Hood, we've …, Costco's Richard Galanti, Eli Lilly, Anat Ashkenazi, Ashkenazi, Ruth Porat, Apple, Luca Maestri, Amy Weaver, Mike Stepniak, Jeff Marks, Marks, It's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: Wall Street, Deloitte's Global, CNBC, Fortune, Goldman, Bloomberg News, Kolder, Microsoft, Honeywell, Federal, Jim Cramer's Charitable, Istock, Getty

☆ Friday, October 25, 2024: Cramer recommends buying this industrial stock on a pullback
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Friday, October 25, 2024: Cramer recommends buying this industrial stock on a pullbackJim and Jeff weigh in on the analyst's call to downgrade this mega-cap tech stock. They also explain why they're watching these conglomerate stocks closely.

Persons: Cramer, Jeff

☆ Bolt CEO changes RTO policy to 'stop the insanity of people working remotely from places like Bali.' Read the memo.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The CEO of European ride-hailing app Bolt is mandating workers return to the office 12 days a month. AdvertisementThe CEO of European mobility app Bolt didn't mince words earlier this month when calling workers back to the office. "We will stop the insanity of people working remotely from places like Bali," he said. "We believe that in-person collaboration drives innovation and performance, and our existing policy advises employees to work from a Bolt office for 2-3 days a week," a Bolt spokesperson said. "Starting from 1 January, this policy will be formalised with employees being asked to work from a Bolt office 12 days per month.

Persons: Markus Villig, Bolt, —, Villig, Elon Musk, flexibly, it'd, Read Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Amazon, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management, Team, – Locations: Bali, Tallinn, Estonia, – Tallinn

☆ Wall Street braces for a big week ahead of the election, with megacap tech earnings, key data on tap
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investors will contend with earnings results from five of the Magnificent Seven companies next week. .SPX 1M mountain S & P 500 "I sort of refer to this period that we're in right now as like a strange brew," said Mark Malek, investment chief at Siebert. On Friday, the Nasdaq Composite hit an all-time high , but the S & P 500 snapped a six-week win streak. In fact, the high concentration of the mega-cap leaders in the S & P 500 spurred Goldman Sachs' David Kostin this month to release a dim long-term forecast for the overall market. HSBC head of equity strategy Nicole Inui upped her S & P 500 year-end target to 5,900.

Persons: Mark Malek, Siebert, Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Siebert's Malek, they've, Nicole Inui, Inui, D.R Horton, Price, Eli Lilly, Lauder Organizations: Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Nasdaq, U.S, Treasury, Big Tech, HSBC, FactSet, Richmond Fed, Dallas Fed, Ford, Semiconductor, Caesars Entertainment, Devices, Pfizer, Royal Caribbean Group, PayPal, ADP, Kraft Heinz, Caterpillar, GE Healthcare Technologies, Holdings, ECI Civilian Workers, PCE, PCE Deflator, Chicago PMI, Cruise Line Holdings, Uber Technologies, Lauder Companies, Mastercard, Generac, Jobs, PMI, Manufacturing, Exxon Mobil Locations: U.S, Chicago

☆ 13 cheap stocks with strong earnings as mega-cap growth fades in a major market shift
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Here are 13 top stocks that are cheap and have above-average earnings growth. Mega-cap growth stocks dusted their smaller peers for 18 months, beginning in early 2023. These firms have above-average earnings growth and cheaper-than-average valuations, and they have an impressive record of outperformance over the last few decades. Without potent earnings, GARP stocks could risk falling into the "value trap" category. Cheaper GARP stocks should become more appealing in that backdrop, according to BMO, and historical performance backs that up.

Persons: —, Brian Belski, he's, Belski Organizations: BMO Capital Markets, Service, BMO Capital, BMO, Markets

☆ KeyBanc downgrades Apple to underweight, citing iPhone sale concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Recent consumer survey data on iPhone sales points to a lack of growth for Apple , according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. AAPL YTD mountain AAPL, year-to-date Nispel thinks the iPhone SE is "not purely additive" to overall iPhone sales, citing data from the firm's consumer iPhone survey for September. Additionally, among those who are likely or extremely likely to upgrade to the iPhone 16, 61% are interested in the iPhone SE. "We think this shows the iPhone SE is not incremental, and could possibly be cannibalistic to iPhone 16 sales," the analyst wrote in a Thursday note. "From our view, if iPhone SE is successful, iPhone Units could rise but [average sales prices] could fall, contrary to consensus."

Persons: Brandon Nispel, Nispel Organizations: Apple, KeyBanc, Markets Locations: U.S

☆ History shows Nasdaq bull market could return more than 10% next year, barring a shock
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Nasdaq Composite index finally made a new all-time high on Friday, its first since July. But history shows there may be more than 10% upside ahead as stocks enter the third year of a bull market, according to DataTrek statistics. DataTrek co-founders Nicholas Colas and Jessica Rabe said they "remain bullish" on U.S. large-cap tech stocks because the average third year of a bull market has brought an increase of just 4.4% for the tech-heavy Nasdaq, the firm's data shows. The data, too, shows that another positive year for Nasdaq is no sure-fire bet. A two-year bull market after a losing year, the pattern we are currently in since the 2022 debacle, has continued into a third year just 60% of the time since 1971.

Persons: DataTrek, Nicholas Colas, Jessica Rabe, What's Organizations: Nasdaq Locations: U.S, East, Europe

☆ Big earnings disappointments spoiled the stock market party this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A torrent of big-name earnings hit the stock market this week — and the majority did not live up to analysts' muted expectations. Of the S & P 500 companies that have reported so far, about 74% of companies have beaten earnings expectations . But their blended earnings growth rate, which includes the reports already out and estimates for those on the docket, is 3.4%, falling short of the 4.2% estimate. The growth rate of just the companies that have posted so far is 3.1%, according to FactSet. Tech stocks buoyed the market on Friday ahead of their looming earnings reports, lifting the Nasdaq Composite to a record high.

Persons: Philip Morris, ServiceNow, Phillip Colmar, Colmar Organizations: CNBC, MRB Partners, Tech, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Locations: Colmar

☆ How investors should navigate the S&P 500 likely trailing bonds and inflation for the next decade, according to Goldman Sachs
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Goldman Sachs forecasts muted S&P 500 gains, with a 3% annual return over 10 years. Diversification and equal-weighted S&P 500 exposure may offer better long-term returns. The bank's most bearish scenario would see the S&P 500 decline by an annual 1%, while its more positive calls for a gain of 7%. Goldman SachsAdding an exchange-traded fund that tracks the equal-weighted S&P 500 could be one way to go about it. AdvertisementFurthermore, investors should consider a more mixed asset portfolio of stocks and bonds without tilting toward one more than the other.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, David Kostin, Goldman, There's, Christian Mueller Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Treasury

☆ AI and robots take center stage at ‘world’s largest tech event’
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Yara Enany | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A year after Collins Dictionary named “AI” its word of the year, the buzz around artificial intelligence is only getting louder. AI and robotics were the big themes at Gitex Global, which bills itself as the world’s largest tech event and ran Monday to Friday last week at Dubai’s World Trade Centre. “I think what (was) very exciting this year (was) the focus on AI and deep tech,” said Trixie LohMirmand, executive vice president of Dubai World Trade Centre and CEO at KAOUN International, which organizes the event. Several companies launched new products at this year’s show, including Dubai-based deep tech company Xpanceo, which debuted the new prototypes of its smart contact lenses. A prototype of an Xpanceo contact lens at Dubai's Gitex.

Persons: ”, Trixie LohMirmand, Patrick Dennis, hasn’t, Gitex, “ Organizations: CNN, Collins, Trade, Dubai World Trade Centre, KAOUN, Avaya, Gulf Computer, United Arab Locations: Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Singapore, Morocco, South Korea, Nigeria

☆ Here's where investors worried about a stock market bubble should put their money, according to a top economist
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Investors worried about a market correction should adjust their portfolios, David Rosenberg says. The top economist has warned stocks are in a bubble and at risk of a major decline. Investors need to exercise caution and avoid following the "herd mentality," Rosenberg said, pointing to the fervor for mega-cap tech stocks. Instead, he said, investors should focus on stocks with strong business models, strong growth, and good prices, and add some "insurance" to their portfolios. Most forecasters on Wall Street still expect a strong performance from equities into year-end and 2025.

Persons: David Rosenberg, —, who's, he's, Chuck Prince, Rosenberg, REITs, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Rosenberg Research, Utilities, Aerospace, UBS, BMO, Deutsche Bank Locations: —

☆ Friday, October 18, 2024: Cramer expects positive hardware sales to drive this mega-cap tech stock higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Friday, October 18, 2024: Cramer expects positive hardware sales to drive this mega-cap tech stock higherJim and Jeff discuss the positive news around this mega-cap stock. They also talk about what to watch to get into this semiconductor stock. Finally, they break down the moves in this manufacturing stock.

Persons: Cramer, Jim, Jeff

☆ S&P 500 eyes another record close — plus, our 2 health-care stocks that defied the group
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Markets: The S & P 500 is on pace for another record close and its sixth straight positive week. Financials also continued their strong run this week thanks to strong earnings from banks such as Club holding Morgan Stanley and other financial services companies. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. 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, hasn't, Financials, Morgan Stanley, Danaher, we'll, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, ., ASML Holdings, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Nvidia, bellwether, Abbott Laboratories, UBS, Mizuho, . Energy, Texas, OPEC, International Energy Agency, Coterra Energy, Dow Jones, Dover, Honeywell, Jim Cramer's Charitable

☆ Earnings next week will determine whether stocks still have further to run
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Earnings next week will be key to where stocks head from here. While roughly one-tenth of S & P 500 companies reported over the past week, about 20% of the broader index plans to report next week. He noted that the S & P 500 is trading at a 40% premium to its long-term P/E ratio, while tech stocks are trading at upwards of 60%. For the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 , it's the first such streak going back to December 2023. Meanwhile, the equal-weighted S & P 500 slightly outpaced the market-cap weighted benchmark this week, a bullish signal for sectors such as health care.

Persons: Sam Stovall, Stovall, FactSet's John Butters, Butters, it's, Tesla, Lockheed Martin, Russell, Nelson Yu, Harker Organizations: U.S, CFRA Research, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Lockheed, GE Aerospace, Business Machines, General Motors, Verizon Communications, United Parcel Services, Southwest Airlines, Nvidia, Philadelphia Reserve, Chicago, PMI, New, . Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Locations: Independence, Philadelphia, . Kansas

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