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☆ Where is Alpha Now?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | 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 EmailWhere is Alpha Now? In an era of major crosscurrents, investors want to know where the greatest investment opportunities are today. Three influential players will examine the key issues influencing the markets, and share their perspective on delivering alpha.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Estee Lauder, Cisco, Micron, PayPal, Nvidia & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Deutsche Bank reiterates Nike as buy Deutsche said it's standing by shares of Nike heading into earnings next week. Canaccord downgrades Stitch Fix to neutral from buy Canaccord downgraded the online personal styling service after the company's disappointing earnings report. " Goldman Sachs upgrades Estee Lauder to buy from neutral Goldman said in its upgrade of the stock that investors should buy the weakness. Deutsche Bank reiterates Costco as buy Deutsche said it sees upside potential heading into earnings on Thursday. " Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America said its survey checks on Apple show that carrier promos are driving more consumers to upgrade iPhones.

☆ Oversold conditions are starting to emerge for stocks ahead of the Fed's decision
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This is the daily notebook of Mike Santoli, CNBC's senior markets commentator, with ideas about trends, stocks and market statistics. Last week's decline after the hot consumer price index report pushed off the perceived moment of a Fed truce took the S & P 500 below the 3,900 area bulls were hoping would hold. The 2-year Treasury yield pushing 4% is rippling across asset classes, reflecting the combined inflation backdrop and anticipated Fed response. Some equity-valuation models tied strictly to this yield suggest the S & P 500 forward price-earnings "should" be more like 13x-14x rather than the current 16.5x. It's a crude instrument for gauging fair value but has largely been in tune with valuation trends in recent years.

That’s essentially unchanged from last month’s NBC News poll, which had Republicans ahead by 2 points, 47%-45%, well within that poll’s margin of error. In this new poll, Democrats enjoy advantages among Black voters (77%-8%), those in the age group 18-34 (57%-33%), whites with college degrees (58%-38%), women (53%-40%) and Latinos (46%-42%). That’s essentially unchanged from August, when 68% of Republicans and 66% of Democrats expressed high interest. By comparison, Biden’s favorability score in the new NBC News poll is 42% positive, 47% (-5). And on the topic of abortion, 61% of voters say they disapprove the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June overturning Roe v. Wade, compared with 37% who approve.

☆ US consumer spending rose in August as gas prices fell
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-15 | by ( Martha C. White | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

(CNN Business) Another month of falling gas prices gave Americans' wallets a bit of a reprieve in August. The continued decline in gas prices was reflected by a 4.2% dropfor the month on spending at gas stationsBacking out this volatile component, sales rose by 0.8% for the month. The retail report suggests that the tailwind of lower gas prices was a key factor helping Americans cope last month. "Gas prices are certainly a challenge for consumers. If we saw another spike in gas prices then we would expect to see weaker spending in a lot of these other retail sales categories."

☆ The best investing stories of June: Interviews with accurate analysts — real estate wizardry — world class stock-pickers
▼ + stars: | 2020-07-07 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

If you aren't yet a subscriber to Investing Insider, you can sign up here. That's where the Investing team at Business Insider comes in. -- JoeJoin Business Insider on July 8 at 12 p.m. Ruobing Su/Business InsiderBusiness Insider spent weeks talking to stock analysts across Wall Street — and not just in popular sectors like tech and retail. We spoke to 11 of the top-ranked on Wall Street to get their forecasts and single-stock picks.

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