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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Intel, Teladoc, Nvidia, Salesforce & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Bank of America reiterates Target as neutral Bank of America said it sees "modest upside" at current levels. Bank of America downgrades Lucid Group to neutral from buy Bank of America said it's concerned about slowing demand for the luxury vehicle company. Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America said Nvidia remains "best-in-class" after its earnings report on Wednesday. Bank of America reiterates CVS as buy Bank of America said it sees "significant free cash flow generation potential" for CVS. Goldman Sachs upgrades Nvidia to buy from neutral Goldman upgraded Nvidia after its "impressive" earnings report on Wednesday.

☆ Cathie Wood's Innovation ETF notches best month ever as beaten-down tech stocks roar back
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cathie Wood notched her best month ever as her beaten-down innovation darlings staged a big comeback in the new year. Wood's flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) jumped 3.7% on Tuesday, bringing its January return to 27.8%. The innovation investor has said that the macroeconomic trends should start to work in her favor. The muted flows marked a stark difference from the same month last year when it enjoyed $238 million in inflows. The widely followed fund manager has been buying the beaten-down Tesla for a few months during the sell-off.

☆ A booming market for gear to help seniors grow older at home is creating an opportunity for investors
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Alphabet, Amazon and Best Buy are among the fund's plays on the aging in place theme. Best Buy breaks into the space It's Best Buy that has really been doubling down on its efforts to break into the space. Best Buy sees the role of technology within health care becoming much more important. Medicare Advantage's health care at home coverage includes primary care, transitional care when someone is released from a hospital and often hospice care, she said. That should lead to higher earnings power, said Baker, who has a buy rating and $237 price target on Lowe's stock.

☆ Teladoc Health cuts 300 jobs to shave costs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Companies Teladoc Health Inc FollowJan 18 (Reuters) - Teladoc Health Inc (TDOC.N) said on Wednesday it has removed "redundant roles" and cut 300 jobs, or 6% from its non-clinician global workforce, as the company plans to prioritize its commercial businesses in a challenging demand environment. These job cuts have resulted from a combined implementation of the telehealth company's restructuring plans and previously announced cost-saving measures, some of which were implemented in the fourth quarter of 2022. The restructuring process has also resulted in a reduction of office spaces in certain markets, and Teladoc will further review its real estate footprint under the cost-management drive. Teladoc said it will record $4.4 million of the total $21.4 million of charges related to these measures taken in the fourth quarter, but does not expect them to have a material impact on its annual results. Reporting by Khushi Mandowara and Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Nivedita Bhattacharjee and Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Greenlight's David Einhorn is shorting innovation stocks like those held by Cathie Wood
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Einhorn also said he is still short some 'bubble' names. Driving the stellar performance was a successful bet against what seemed to be the constituents of Wood's flagship ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) . "In early 2021, we also identified an actively-managed ETF of so called 'innovation' stocks that appeared to us to have significantly similar characteristics to our bubble names," stated the letter. ARKK 1Y mountain ARK Innovation ETF's 1-year sell-off Einhorn said he created another "bubble" basket with 31 names totaling 6.5% of capital in January of last year. Einhorn said this bubble basket remained in the portfolio but he has covered some positions.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Tesla, Nvidia, Lululemon and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Hong Kong, China, 13 Sept 2022, A red Tesla car passes in front of a Tesla dealership in Wanchai. Tesla – Shares of Tesla rose 8% Monday after CEO Elon Musk's attorneys on Saturday asked a California court to move a trial over the company stock to Texas, citing local negativity. Uber – Uber shares gained 5.2% on an upgrade from Piper Sandler to overweight from a neutral rating. Monolithic Power Systems – Shares of Monolithic Power Systems gained 6.4% amid the semiconductor rally, following shares of Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices. Goldman Sachs – Shares gained 2% following reports that the banking giant is laying off 3,200 employees, or 6.5% of the workforce it had in October.

☆ Analysis: Wood’s ARK slammed by higher interest rates in 2022 along with other growth funds
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( David Randall | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The ARK Innovation Fund has lost around 67% year to date, more than tripling the decline of the S&P 500 index (.SPX). With the S&P 500 on pace for its biggest annual decline since the Great Financial Crisis, few funds are likely to escape 2022 unscathed. Wood's fund ranked 3,544 among all 3552 actively-managed U.S. equity mutual funds tracked by Morningstar. The worst performing fund of the year, by comparison, was the Voya Russia fund, which is down 92% for the year to date. CRASH LANDINGOther funds that soared in recent years on the backs of large bets on technology stocks fell on hard times in 2022.

☆ Cramer's lightning round: Teladoc Health is not a good situation
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

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☆ A therapist from online provider BetterHelp reportedly told a 22-year-old gay patient to turn straight so he could reunite with his family
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

But according to Hill, the therapist that online provider BetterHelp matched him with did exactly that. "He said either you sacrifice your family or you sacrifice being gay," Hill told The Wall Street Journal. A former clinical director at the company told The Journal that therapists were "treated like Uber drivers." The company told the Journal it goes thorough background checks and also relies on state licensing boards, which certify therapists. A spokesperson for BetterHelp told Insider by email: "We firmly stand behind the high-quality service provided at BetterHelp, both in successful therapist matching and ongoing care."

☆ Buzzy startups failed to fix mental-health care. Now their mistakes are fueling the space's next generation.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Blake Dodge | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

In the past two years, highly funded startups have tried to disrupt mental-health care. The startups said they wanted to help solve the industry's biggest problems: Mental-health care is too expensive, and there isn't enough of it to go around. Talkspace's priority is now its division that sells mental-health care to employers, which pay recurring fees for employee access. Startups tackling more serious mental-health conditions are working with health plansThere's also a rising crop of mental-health companies tackling the costliest mental-health conditions, something the direct-to-consumer firms tend to shy away from. About half of Bicycle's patients pay with their insurance, a number he's looking to increase.

☆ Cathie Wood's Innovation ETF draws $1 billion despite a 60% loss. Here's why investors are standing by her
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Rather, Cathie Wood's loyal investors have been doubling down on her disruptive strategy this year. Wood's flagship Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) has reeled in $1.3 billion in new money year to date despite a 60% loss, and that is among the top 3% of all exchange-traded funds in the U.S., according to FactSet. Because of the slight weighting, they could afford to be more loyal and patient despite the drastic drawdown. The Innovation fund is focused on advanced technology companies in areas such as genomics, robotics, internet and fintech. She has been buying the dip in her favorite growth names all year, and so have many of her investors.

☆ Cathie Wood's Innovation ETF surges 13%, on track for its best day ever
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Cathie Wood's flagship ARK Innovation ETF staged a dramatic relief rally Thursday on the back of an easing inflation reading . ARKK's biggest holding Zoom Video popped about 12%, while Tesla jumped nearly 7%. The innovation investor has been calling deflation for some time, betting the high prices were caused by temporary Covid-related supply issue. The innovation investor just doubled down on a slew of her favorite stocks this week, unfazed by the turmoil in many of these names. Wood snapped up shares of six companies Wednesday, including adding to some of her largest holdings Zoom Video and Tesla.

☆ These global stocks surged last week, and analysts give them further upside
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Moderna, on the other hand, has 40% upside on average, according to analysts covering the stock. Over 60% of analysts covering Centene give it a buy rating, and it has 18% average upside, according to FactSet data. It jumped 16% last week week. Japanese electronics firm Ibiden surged over 20% last week, and analysts give it 23% upside on average. Analysts covering it give it an average upside of nearly 30%.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta Platforms, ServiceNow, Teladoc, Credit Suisse & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

McDonald's — The fast-food giant's shares got a 2.8% lift after the company beat earnings expectations for its most recent quarter. Align Technology — The Invisalign maker saw its shares tumble 18% after it posted disappointing earnings for the most recent quarter. Credit Suisse — Shares of the Swiss bank plummeted 19.5% after Credit Suisse posted a greater-than-expected loss for the third quarter. ServiceNow — The stock jumped 13% after ServiceNow surpassed earnings expectations in its most recent quarter. Comcast — The media giant's stock rose 4.8% after topping analysts' earnings expectations for the third quarter.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Meta Platforms, ServiceNow, Align Technology and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines after the bell:Meta Platforms — The Facebook parent plunged more than 13% after missing earnings estimates for the third quarter. Meta beat revenue estimates, posting a better-than-expected decline year-over-year but shared disappointing guidance for the fourth quarter. ServiceNow — The software stock soared 12.4% postmarket as earnings per share came in 12 cents ahead of Wall Street expectations. Align Technology — The maker of Invisalign dental straighteners toppled 16.8% after missing earnings estimates for the recent quarter. O'Reilly Automotive — Shares gained more than 3% after hours following a beat on revenue and earnings for the third quarter.

☆ Stock picking isn't dead. But it might as well be for most investors
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Index funds tend to be cheaper. Obviously, index provider S&P Global (SPGI) has a vested interest in promoting passive funds backed to various benchmark indexes. Even legendary investing guru Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) has extolled the virtues of index funds for average investors. He noted that just one of every four active funds beat their passive benchmarks over the ten years ending in June. That’s why some investors aren’t singing a funeral dirge for active stock picking – just yet.

☆ Stocks could continue to break higher as Apple, big tech report earnings in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The three major averages closed higher Friday, with the S & P 500 adding 2.37% to close at 3,752.75. Stovall said the S & P 500 had six positive moves of 1% or more in the last 17 trading days, as of Friday. Earnings, earnings, earnings About 150 S & P 500 companies report earnings in the coming week. Technically speaking Scott Redler, partner with T3Live.com, said he is watching a formation in the S & P 500 that could be positive. His first target for the S & P 500 is 3,800.

☆ Beware of fad stocks. Truly owner, Snap & Zoom have plunged
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The Sam Adams brewer, which also owns the hard seltzer brand Truly, is struggling as the popularity of alcoholic seltzer appears to be fading fast. “The continuing decline of the hard seltzer segment … is deeper than previously expected,” said Boston Beer founder and chairman Jim Koch on the company’s earnings call in July. Sam Adams owner Boston Beer made a big bet on Truly Hard Seltzer. Sales have slowed, the company is still losing money, its founders have left, and the stock has plunged nearly 80% this year. E-signature software company DocuSign (DOCU) and virtual health company Teladoc (TDOC) have also plunged this year after getting huge boosts from Covid in 2020.

☆ Cathie Wood says this emerging investing trend is the 'most misunderstood and underappreciated'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Ark Invest's Cathie Wood believes innovators in DNA development are the most undervalued corner of the market. "I believe that today the genomic revolution is most misunderstood and underappreciated," Wood said at Morgan Stanley's AlphaCurrents Conference last week, according to a transcript provided by the bank. "The stocks in the last year, this growth stock bear market, has ravaged the genomic space. Ark Invest has a specific exchange-traded fund dedicated to this space: ARK Genomic Revolution ETF (ARKG) . However, the fund has wiped out half of its value this year as rising rates hit growth stocks particularly hard.

☆ What Cramer is watching Tuesday — market extremely oversold, new signs of housing slowdown
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Counterintuitive: Raymond James says buy homebuilder Lennar (LEN), raises price target to $90 per share from $75, despite surging mortgage rates. Morgan Stanley slashes price target on FedEx (FDX) in half to $125 per share. Citi put Dow stock McDonald's (MCD) on a "negative catalyst watch" and lowers price target to $246 per share from $275. Deutsche Bank raises PepsiCo (PEP) price target to $181 per from $179; keeps hold rating ahead of third-quarter results next month. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Teladoc Health trading on the story, not the valuation, says Gilman's Jenny Harrington
▼ + stars: | 2022-04-28 | 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 EmailTeladoc Health trading on the story, not the valuation, says Gilman's Jenny HarringtonJenny Harrington, Gilman Hill Asset Management CEO, joins 'Halftime Report' to discuss the falling Teladoc shares and the pressure the ARK Innovation ETF in facing right now.

☆ Nancy Pelosi's husband just invested millions in 2 tech companies with lots at stake on Capitol Hill
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-12 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The House speaker's husband, Paul Pelosi, made two million-dollar stock trades. Pelosi's husband buys up more stocksHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, bought stocks in Google's parent company, Alphabet, and in Nvidia Corporation, which designs graphics-processing units for the gaming market. Drew Hammill, the speaker's spokesman, said she did not own any stock and complied with all disclosures, which require members of Congress to post stock trades for spouses and dependent children. Rep. Pat Fallon, a Republican from Texas, in a group photo with freshman members of the House Republican Conference on the House steps of the US Capitol on January 4. By federal law, members of Congress have 30 days from when they become aware of a stock trade to formally disclose it.

☆ Bogaţii devin din ce în ce mai bogaţi în ciuda crizei
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-07 | by ( On | In | ) omniapres.md time to read: +1 min

Amazon valorează acum mai mult de 1.500 de miliarde de dolari, alăturându-se clubului în care se mai află şi Apple şi Microsoft. Creşterile firmelor din tehnologie au ajutat şi indicele Nasdaq să treacă de 10.000 de puncte, notează zf.roAlphabet, proprietarul Google a depăşit, de asemenea, luni, pragul de 1.000 de miliarde de dolari. Aceşti patru giganţi tehnologici, împreună şi cu Facebook, valorează acum mai mult de 6.400 de miliarde de dolari. Acţiunile Netflix, Tesla, Square, PayPal, Nvidia şi Adobe au atins şi ele, luni, maxime record. La fel şi Zoom Video, Peloton, Lowe’s, Clorox şi Teladoc, companii care au beneficiat mult de trecerea la realitatea lucrului de acasă.

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