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☆ NFL Draft 2025 Big Board: Will Johnson, Abdul Carter lead Dane Brugler’s initial top 50
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-21 | by ( Dane Brugler | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +46 min

Position CB CB/WR DT Edge LB OT QB RB S TE WR iOL Class Jr. R-Jr. R-So. Photo: Jonathan Bachman / Getty Images OT Jr. 11 Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame Height: 6-0 Weight: 186 Class: Jr. Photo: Tim Warner / Getty Images CB Sr. 42 Barrett Carter LB Clemson Height: 6-0 Weight: 234 Class: Sr. Photo: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images WR Jr. 50 Drew Allar QB Penn State Height: 6-4 Weight: 230 Class: Jr. Photo: Joe Robbins / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images QB Jr.(Illustration: John Bradford / The Athletic; Photos of Carson Beck, Will Johnson and Travis Hunter: Rich von Biberstein / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images; Gregory Shamus, Ryan Kang / Getty Images)

Persons: Will, Johnson, “ can’t, Devon Witherspoon, Derek Stingley Jr, Sauce Gardner, Thomas Shea, Abdul Carter, LaVar Arrington, NaVorro Bowman, Micah Parsons, Carter, Tom Allen, Scott Taetsch, Travis Hunter, Hunter, Deion Sanders, Ron Chenoy, Jr, Mason Graham, Graham, NFL hasn’t, Quinnen Williams, Williams, Bailey, James Pearce Jr, Pearce, Pierce, —, Donald Page, Tetairoa McMillan, McMillan, Malik Nabers, Rome Odunze, Jedd Fisch, Noah Fifita, Ivan Pierre Aguirre, Luther Burden, Burden, Theo Wease, Brady Cook, Johnnie Izquierdo, Carson Beck, Beck, Stetson Bennett, Brock Bowers, Matt Ryan, Megan Briggs, Starks, Bo Nix, hasn’t, Jamal Adams, Kim Klement Neitzel, Will Campbell, Campbell, Jonathan Bachman, Benjamin Morrison, Morrison, Darryl, Morrison’s, Matt Cashore, Shavon Revel Jr, Revel, wasn’t, Scott W . Grau, Emery Jones Jr, Joe Alt, Blake Fisher, Troy Fautanu, Roger Rosengarten, Caedan Wallace, Jones, Jones wasn’t, Julio Aguilar, Williams hasn’t, Travon Walker, ”, Jeff Blake, Edge, Kelvin Banks Jr, Banks, Steve Sarkisian, Bijan Robinson, Jonathon Brooks, Xavier Worthy, Adonai Mitchell, Nick Tre . Smith, Tyleik Williams, Joseph Maiorana, Deone Walker, Walker, Joe Robbins, Shedeur Sanders, Sandersmania, Sanders, Eli, Manning, “, Sr, Nic Scourton Edge, Scourton, Jeff Brohm, Zach Bolinger, Harold Perkins Jr, Perkins, Brian Kelly, Blake Baker, Baker, who’s, David Rosenblum, Colston, McCarthy, Sherrone Moore, Aaron J, Thornton, Jonah Savaiinaea, Savaiinaea’s, Savaiinaea, Louis, Kevin Langley, Quinn Ewers, Ewers, Ewers wasn’t, Ron Jenkins, Conner Weigman, Weigman, Jimbo Fisher’s, Fisher, Bobby Petrino, Collin Klein, Mike Elko, Maria Lysaker, Jeanty, Chris Williams, Ersery, isn’t, Jason Mowry, JT Tuimoloau, Tuimoloau, Matthew Visinsky, Lander Barton, Barton, Morgan Scalley, Cody, Jackson, Lander, Chris Gardner, Patrick Payton, Payton, Jermaine Johnson, Jared, Isaiah Vazquez, Kenneth Grant, Grant wasn’t, Grant, Troy Taormina, Mansoor Delane, Dorian Strong, Rich Schultz, Maxwell Hairston, Andru Phillips, Kentucky’s, Phillips, Hairston, Carly Mackler, Egbuka, Stroud, Marvin Harrison Jr, Garrett Wilson, Chris Olave, Rick Osentoski, Denzel, Burke, Tim Heitman, Ollie Gordon II, Gordon, Barry Sanders, Brian Bahr, QB Drake Maye, Rich von Biberstein, Ayomanor, Henderson, Danny Stutsman, Stutsman, Lincoln Riley, Brent Venables, Landon Jackson, Preston Smith, Petre Thomas, Jalon Walker, it’s, Quay Walker, Nolan Smith, Perry McIntyre, Jahdae Barron, Barron, Barron doesn’t, Tim Warner, Barrett Carter, Kirby Smart, Dabo Swinney’s, Ken Ruinard, Isaiah Bond, Bond, Jalen Milroe, Kevin C, Cox, Walter Nolen, Nolen, Ole Miss, Jack Sawyer, Sawyer, Dylan Buell, Darrell Jackson Jr, Don Juan Moore, Sam Brown, Cam Ward, Damien Martinez, Brown, Ken Murray, Deion Burks, Burks, Evan Stewart WR, Stewart, Dillon Gabriel, Drew Allar, Allar, Sean Clifford, Allar’s, Will Levis, John Bradford, Will Johnson, Gregory Shamus, Ryan Kang Organizations: NFL, Edge, Will Johnson, Michigan, Wolverines, Detroit, Washington, USA, Abdul Carter Edge, Penn, Indiana, Nittany Lions, Parsons, FCS Jackson State, FBS, Stanford, School, UCLA, Getty, SEC, Arizona, Missouri, Tigers, Bulldogs, Oregon, LSU, Benjamin Morrison CB Notre Dame, Notre Dame, CB, Carolina, Louisburg College, Getty Images, Penn State, Baton, NC, Longhorns, Cass Tech High School, Buffs, Nic Scourton Edge Texas, College, Purdue, Boilermakers, Colston Loveland, St, Wildcats, College Football, Texas, Aggies, Kansas State, Ashton Jeanty, Boise State, Gophers, JT Tuimoloau Edge, Utes, Utah, Patrick Payton Edge, Miami Northwestern, Seminoles, Florida State, Mansoor Delane CB Virginia, Hokies, Virginia Tech, Giants, Buckeyes, Buckeye, Denzel Burke CB, Ollie Gordon II RB, Oklahoma State, Hampton RB, Appalachian State, ACC, Hampton, America, Alabama, Clemson, Tide, Ole Miss, Jack Sawyer Edge, Ohio State, Maryland, Terps, Miami, Hurricanes, West, Houston, Cougars, Sooners, — Penn State Locations: Michigan, Colorado, Servite, Calif, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia , Missouri , Texas, Rome, Arizona, Washington, Oklahoma, Georgia, Theo Wease , Missouri, Athens, USA, Louisiana, Alabama , Michigan, Oregon, Winston, Salem, East Carolina, Baton Rouge, Austin, Texas, Ohio, Columbus, Detroit, Alabama, Kentucky, Lexington, Dollaz, Colston Loveland TE, Gooding , Idaho, Loveland, Ann Arbor, American Samoa, Honolulu, College, Boise, Kansas City, JT Tuimoloau Edge Ohio, Utah, Patrick Payton Edge Florida, Miami, C.J, Fort Worth , Texas, Canada, Massachusetts, Notre Dame , Tennessee, Palo Alto, Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma, Alabama’s, But Texas, Jack Sawyer Edge Ohio, Florida, Savannah, Ga, West Virginia

☆ Palo Alto Networks extends recent stock rally on solid earnings. It may be too much, too fast
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-20 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Wall Street's enthusiastic reaction Tuesday to solid earnings from Palo Alto Networks reinforced our belief that the cybersecurity stock is getting overextended. However, that doesn't mean he's any less bullish on Palo Alto in the long run. PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks YTD Wall Street analysts echoed our bullish sentiments. At least two dozen research firms — including Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan, and Goldman Sachs — raised their price targets on Palo Alto, according to FactSet data. To be sure, not everyone on Wall Street is convinced that Palo Alto has significant growth ahead.

Persons: clawing, Jim Cramer, Jim, management's, billings, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs —, Palo, Nikesh Arora, Arora, Morgan Staley, Jim Cramer's, Alfred Dunhill, David Cannon Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Palo Alto, Club, JPMorgan, Management, Palo, UBS, CNBC, Getty Locations: Palo Alto, Palo, Wells, Wells Fargo, United States, St Andrews, Scotland

☆ Palo Alto Networks finally gets back on track — delivering strong earnings and a promising outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-19 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

After two rough quarters, Palo Alto Networks on Monday evening delivered the type of earnings report we expect from one of the best cybersecurity companies in the world. PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks YTD The issue with billings in recent quarters has been that the high cost of money has resulted in increased negotiations on terms and financing options. Palo Alto Networks Why we own it: We believe cybersecurity is a secular growth market as bad actors are relentless and companies simply cannot afford to not invest in defense. Palo Alto Networks headquarters in Santa Clara, California, US, on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. Palo Alto Networks Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on August 18.

Persons: management's, billings, Dipak Golechha, Nikesh Arora, Arora, Palo, we're, platformization, I've, Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim, David Paul Morris Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Revenue, LSEG, Total billings, U.S, Networks, billings, Palo Alto, Alto Networks, Cisco Systems, Palo, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Palo, billings, XDR, Palo Alto, Santa Clara , California

☆ LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's family office goes shopping for AI startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-19 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The $220 million round in May, which also included Aglaé, valued H at $370 million, according to the company. While the amounts of Aglaé's investments aren't disclosed, the funding rounds for the AI firms totaled more than $300 million, according to Fintrx. Aglaé also invested in a $25 million seed round for Lamini, a Palo Alto, California-based startup building enterprise AI applications. Aglaé joined Susquehanna to invest in the $27 million seed round for Toronto-based Borderless AI, a human resource management platform. Arnault and his family are, however, big art collectors, and Aglaé was an investor in a $9.5 million funding round for LaCollection, a digital art platform.

Persons: Google's, Wendy, Eric Schmidt, Aglaé, Arnault, Robert Frank Organizations: Accel Partners, Google, CNBC, Fintrx, Aglaé Ventures, Susquehanna, Toronto, Music Media, Back, Netflix, Spotify Locations: Palo Alto , California, New York, Photoroom, France, Paris, Sonarverse, Irvine , California, San Francisco, French, LVMH, Airbnb

☆ Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it's working
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-16 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

In addition to the headline numbers, here are three other factors to keep in mind when Palo Alto reports after Monday's market close. Palo Alto cut its 2024 full-year guidance for revenue and billings during quarterly results in February because of its pivot to "platformization," or bundling its products and services. Shares of Palo Alto nosedived 28% in the session following the Feb. 20 release. PANW YTD mountain Palo Alto Networks (PANW) year-to-date performance 2. As for other competitors, the case for companies to give Palo Alto their business just keeps getting stronger.

Persons: Jeff Marks, Palo, Nikesh Arora, it's, Jim Cramer, Wells Fargo, Evercore, CrowdStrike, Arora, we've, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Chris Jung Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, Wall, Palo Alto, Palo, billings, Palo Alto nosedived, Barclays, Alto, Investors, CNBC, Mobile, Congress, Fira, Barcelona, Getty Locations: Palo Alto, Palo, billings, Barcelona, Spain

Several analysts raised their ratings and price targets on Starbucks a day after news that Chipotle CEO would take over at the coffee chain. Starbucks shares rallied on the news, while Chipotle shares fell. He also lowered his price target on shares to $685 from $750, which implies just 6% upside from Monday's close. Chipotle shares pulled back of 7% comes as decelerating trends and a sector rotation already impacted Chipotle's multiple. Since Niccol took the position of CEO in 2018, Chipotle shares surged more than 770%.

Persons: Bernstein, Fatima Boolani, Boolani, — Hakyung Kim, Eli Lilly Eli Lilly's, Berenberg, Lilly, Kerry Holford, " Holford, Morgan Stanley, Keith Weiss, Weiss, Hakyung Kim, Brian Niccol's, Danilo Gargiulo, Gargiulo, Niccol, Chipotle, Laxman Narasimhan, Brian Niccol, Baird, David Tarantino, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Citi, Palo Alto, Palo Alto Networks, pharma, Intuit, Starbucks, Deutsche Bank, SBUX Locations: Tuesday's

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Starbucks, Chipotle, Eli Lilly, Target, TJX Companies, Coinbase and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Stifel upgrades Starbucks to buy from hold Stifel upgraded the coffee chain following the management shakeup that included a new CEO. Jefferies upgrades Sportradar to buy from hold Jefferies upgraded the Swiss global sports tech company, saying it's becoming "increasingly attractive." Morgan Stanley reiterates Target as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with its overweight rating heading into Target 's earnings next week. Berenberg reiterates Eli Lilly as buy Berenberg raised its price target on the drugmaker to $1,050 per share from $1,000. TD Cowen upgrades Ilumina to buy from hold TD Cowen sees revenue growth ahead for the biotech company.

Persons: Wolfe, PulteGroup, rais, Brian Niccol, Baird, Tesla, it's bullish, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Elliott, Wells, Equitrans, ETRN, Jefferies, it's, SRAD, Bernstein, Chipotle, Morgan Stanley, Berenberg, Eli Lilly, Lilly, circumspection, Ross, BURL, ROST, Oppenheimer, TD Cowen, mgmt Organizations: Stifel, RBC, Johnson, underperform RBC, Elliott Management, Barclays, Nvidia, JPMorgan downgrades Emerson, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Ball Corp, Ball Corporation, Montrose Environmental, Stock, Intuit, Citi, Palo Alto, Bank of America, TJX Companies, Argus Locations: Florida, Underperform, Swiss, Montrose, QuickBooks, Burlington, Coinbase, China, Hershey

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Amazon, Lyft, CrowdStrike, Dell, Disney, Hormel, Eli Lilly, Home Depot & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Tuesday: Wells Fargo initiates Rollins as overweight Wells says it's bullish on shares of the pest control company. Goldman Sachs reiterates Disney as buy Goldman said it's sticking with its buy rating following Disney's biennial D23 fan event in California. " Wells Fargo initiates ITeos Therapeutics at overweight Wells said in its initiation of coverage into ITeos that the biotech company has multiple catalysts ahead. Bank of America reiterates Lyft as buy The bank said the ride sharing company is trading at a "significant discount." Wells Fargo reiterates Home Depot as overweight Wells says investors should buy the dip in Home Depot shares following earnings Tuesday morning.

Persons: Wells, Rollins, it's bullish, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bernstein, WBD, BTIG, Eli Lilly, Stifel, Lyft Organizations: Wells Fargo, Disney, UBS, JPMorgan, Netflix, Mizuho, Palo Alto, Barclays, Dell, DELL, Citi, Sales, Warner Brothers Discovery, ITeos, " Bank of America, Bank of America, Co, McCormick &, Depot, Amazon Locations: California, Turkey

Meanwhile, Mizuho raised its price target on Palo Alto Networks ahead of the company's upcoming earnings release. But Grambling shaved $4 off his price target to $47, though that still implies 57.5% upside from Monday's close. Long kept his price target unchanged at $97, which reflects just 1.8% in upside over Monday's closing price. Analyst Laurent Yoon downgraded the media stock to market perform from outperform and shaved $2 off his price target to $8. Analyst Gregg Moskowitz raised his price target on the cybersecurity stock to $380 from $350, maintaining his outperform rating.

Persons: Bernstein, Mizuho, Rollins, Wells Fargo, Jason Haas, Haas, — Alex Harring, Thomas Palmer, Palmer, Morgan Stanley, DraftKings, Stephen Grambling, Grambling, Alex Harring, Tim Long, Long, Dell, Damian Karas, Karas, " Karas, Warner, Laurent Yoon, Yoon, Discovery's Turner, Gregg Moskowitz, Moskowitz, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Warner Bros, Palo Alto Networks, Hormel Foods, Citi, Hormel, Planters, Grambling, DraftKings, Barclays, Dell, Nasdaq, UBS, Discovery, NBA, Discovery's Turner Sports, Mizuho Locations: Wells Fargo, Monday's, Southern, Grambling, Palo Alto

☆ Jim Cramer: What Starbucks shareholders should do after 20% stock pop on CEO change
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. There were many Wall Street upgrades of Starbucks stock following the change. Jim Cramer said he's happy about the switch and remains committed to Starbucks shares. 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 .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Morgan, Laxman Narasimhan, He's, Brian Niccol, he's, Jim, Mizuho, Morgan Stanley, Palo, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Federal Reserve, Nasdaq, Tuesday's PPI, Nvidia, Starbucks, Palo Alto Networks Locations: Palo Alto

☆ With the A's leaving Oakland, the Pioneer League B's want fan investment in Bay Area baseball
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-13 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

That gave birth to the Oakland Ballers, or the B's — the Pioneer League team that debuted earlier this year, co-founded by Freedman and Carmel. Courtesy: Oakland BallersThe Pioneer League, an MLB partner league whose teams aren't affiliated with the pro teams like those in minor league baseball, instantly appealed to Freedman's tech sensibilities because it's a testing ground for baseball evolution. Potential investors will be able to buy their shares on a first-come, first-serve basis "just like you're buying sneakers from the Oakland B's," said Stidd. Oakland Ballers stadium. Courtesy: Oakland Ballers

Persons: Paul Freedman, Oakland Ballers Paul Freedman, Freedman, Bryan Carmel, Charlie Finley, Kelsie Whitmore, Carmel, DealMaker, Jon Stidd, Stidd, It's, Lonnie Murray, Dave Stewart Organizations: Oakland, MLB's A's, Las Vegas, Oakland Coliseum's, CNBC, Golden State Warriors, Oracle, NFL's Raiders, MLB's Oakland, Pioneer League, Freedman, Oakland Ballers, MLB, League, Securities and Exchange, Green Bay Packers, Local, BART, AAA Insurance, Raimondi, Boilermakers, Little League, San Francisco Chronicle Locations: Oakland , California, Las, Palo Alto, Oakland, Chicago, Las Vegas, Sacramento, Carmel, Oakland —, West Oakland, workshopping

☆ Abnormal Security, valued at $5.1 billion amid email security push, eyes eventual IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Riley De León | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The cybersecurity software contender has more than 2,400 customers, including Maersk, Xerox and Mattel — in all, some 17% of the Fortune 500, according to the company. Cybersecurity company Abnormal Security said Tuesday it has raised $250 million in a Series D funding round that values the firm at $5.1 billion. With Microsoft surpassing $20 billion in cybersecurity revenue last year, competition has picked up among cybersecurity sector incumbents Cloudflare, Zscaler and Palo Alto Networks. Additionally, CrowdStrike veteran James Yeager was recently hired to head up public sector sales, an area that the email security vendor is targeting for growth. In March, Abnormal hired CFO Smita Sanadhya, a former executive at Microsoft Hong Kong and HP as well as startup Okta, which she helped to scale to a $2 billion public company.

Persons: Evan Reiser, Cloudflare, Reiser, Michael DeCesare, James Yeager, Smita Sanadhya, Jeff True Organizations: Twitter, Maersk, Xerox, Mattel, Fortune, Wellington Management, Greylock Partners, Menlo Ventures, Insight Partners, Security, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Software, Cloudflare, CNBC, Forescout Technology, Microsoft Hong Kong, HP, Abnormal Locations: Zscaler, Palo, Exabeam

☆ X will close its headquarters after Elon Musk trashed San Francisco — but he's not done with California yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Twitter — now called X — is closing its San Francisco office, CEO Linda Yaccarino says in a memo. A New York Times reporter first posted about the news — on X. AdvertisementElon Musk last month said he was sick of "dodging gangs of violent drug addicts" just to get into X's San Francisco headquarters. A New York Times reporter posted — on X — that the company would close its San Francisco headquarters "over the next few weeks." CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote in an email to X employees that workers would move to offices in San Jose.

Persons: Linda Yaccarino, —, Elon, X Organizations: Twitter, San, Palo, New York Times, Service, X's San, Times, Business Locations: Bay, San Jose, Palo Alto, X's, X's San Francisco headquarters, San Francisco

☆ Sequoia's Michael Moritz says Trump's Silicon Valley supporters are making a 'big mistake'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Sri Muppidi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWhile some Silicon Valley investors and startup leaders are going red hoping for a more "tech-friendly" White House, Michael Moritz, a storied Sequoia Capital investor, believes that does not reflect the Valley overall. "Fortunately, at least in Silicon Valley, Trump will not prevail," Moritz wrote in a Financial Times opinion piece, which was also posted on LinkedIn. Like the rest of the nation, Silicon Valley is deeply divided over whom to support in the upcoming presidential race. In his piece, Moritz chided Trump supporters in Silicon Valley. Moritz added that Trump had historically not performed well among Silicon Valley voters.

Persons: —, Michael Moritz, Trump, Moritz, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Doug Leone, Shaun Maguire, Roelof Botha, Andreessen Horowitz, Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz, Fund's Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Chamath, Vance, Sen, JD Vance, Palmer Luckey, Elon Musk, VCs, Kamala, Harris, Vinod Khosla, Reid Hoffman, Mark Cuban, Ron Conway Organizations: Service, Sequoia Capital, LinkedIn, Business, Google, PayPal, Democratic, Republican, Tech, Trump, VR, Bloomberg, PAC, Street Journal, Netflix, Harris, Politico Locations: Silicon Valley, Sequoia, Park City , Utah, Silicon, Palo Alto , California, Newport Beach , California, Washington ,, Francisco, San Jose

☆ Here are 4 things we're watching closely in the stock market this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Stocks had a rough week, topped off with a pummeling Friday after the July jobs data came in weaker than expected. Until then, bad economic news was good news for the stock market, because it meant the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates sooner. On Thursday, a drop in U.S. manufacturing activity for July and a jump in initial jobless claims dragged down the market. Next week is light on economic data, so expect earnings reports and CEO commentaries to drive the market action. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Stocks, Dow Jones, Jim Cramer, would've, Eli Lilly, Mounjaro, Berkshire Hathaway, Krystal, Tyson, BAX, Owens, Walt, Oscar Health, CRON, Krispy, Papa, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow, Reserve, Broadcom, Devices, Palo Alto, PMI, Wynn Resorts, Investors, Wynn, Wynn Palace, U.S . Disney, Management, and Drug Administration, Carlyle Group, Krystal Biotech, Tyson Foods, TSN, Alpha Metallurgical Resources, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Axsome Therapeutics, Technologies, Clover Health, Realty Income Corp, Avis Budget Group, CSX Corp, CSX, Simon Property Group, Sterling Construction Company, Teradata Corp, Yum China Holdings, ZoomInfo Technologies, Holdings, Caterpillar, Baxter International, Vulcan Materials Company, Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, Constellation Energy Group, Marathon Petroleum Corp, Owens Corning Inc, Duke Energy Corp, GXO Logistics, Brands, Builders, Wynn Resorts Ltd, WYNN, Rivian Automotive, Devon Energy Corp, GigaCloud Technology Inc, Lumen Technologies, VF Corp, Walt Disney Co, Novo Nordisk, CVS Health, Aurora Cannabis Inc, Emerson Electric Co, Sony Group Corporation, SONY, Inc, ODP Corporation, Icahn Enterprises, MannKind Corp, ACM Research, Brink's Company, AppLovin Corporation, Digital Turbine, Sarepta Therapeutics, Occidental Petroleum Corp, Bros, SolarEdge Technologies, Aspen, Coeur D'Alene Mines Corp, Co, Vistra Energy, Cheniere Energy, Cronos, Himax Technologies, Properties Trust, Papa John's, Paramount Global, Trade, Lab, B2Gold Corp, Honest Company, Gilead Sciences, Growth, Nikola Corporation, Embraer, New Fortress Energy, Construction, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Disney, Pixar Locations: Palo, Macau, Las Vegas, Boston, Vegas, Wynn Macau, China, Novo, Coeur, Gilead

☆ JD Vance holds Silicon Valley fundraiser as tech leaders rally around Kamala Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ohio Sen. JD Vance held a fundraising event in Palo Alto hosted by BitGo CEO Mike Belshe. Vance, a former VC, has the backing of influential tech execs, including Elon Musk. But many Silicon Valley figures are throwing their support behind Kamala Harris. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementOhio Sen. JD Vance has been fundraising in Silicon Valley.

Persons: Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Mike Belshe, Vance, Elon Musk, Kamala Harris, —, Donald Trump's, Mike Belshe's Palo, Couples Organizations: Service, Ohio Locations: Ohio, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, Vance

☆ We're buying more of this tech name and eyeing 6 more stocks as the market drops
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 260 shares of PANW, increasing its weighting to 2.46% from 2.18%. One way we like to think about buying into a sea of red is remembering what our approach would be if the market was in rally mode. So with stocks selling off, we're looking to do some light buying of high-quality companies with great long-term prospects that we've been waiting for the stock prices to come down. Outside of these tech names, there are some other stocks we may have our eyes on next week. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, we've, Nikesh Arora, — it's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Palo Alto Networks, PANW, Nvidia, Web Services, DuPont, Federal Reserve, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: DuPont, Dover, Wells Fargo

Jim Cramer said Friday the Fed should have cut at this week's meeting. Those were in place with AMD because Jim Cramer mentioned the stock on CNBC TV over the past 72 hours. 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, Dow Jones, here's, Eli Lilly, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Federal Reserve, Fed, Bond, chipmaker Broadcom, AMD, Palo Alto, Nvidia, Wynn Resorts, Disney, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: U.S, DuPont, Dover, Wells

☆ Microsoft's cloud is 'no-brainer' for some AI startups, helping Azure gain ground on AWS
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

However, after EzDubs went through the Y Combinator startup program last year, the company made a quick pivot, adding Microsoft's cloud into the mix. That's because EzDubs' founders learned of a partnership that enabled Y Combinator companies to receive $350,000 worth of credits on Microsoft Azure. The current offer includes $350,000 in AWS credits, plus $300,000 reserved for tapping the custom silicon, the spokesperson said. A spokesperson later said 58% of Y Combinator startups had taken up Microsoft's credit offer, a figure that doesn't reflect actual Azure usage. "Leading AI startups use OpenAI to power their AI solutions, therefore, making them Azure customers as well."

Persons: Amrutavarsh Kinagi, Kareem Nassar, Padmanabhan Krishnamurthy, EzDubs, Krishnamurthy, Y, Annie Pearl, it's, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Hayden, CNBC InKeep, OpenAI, Nick Gomez, InKeep's, InKeep, Gomez, CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin, Prady Modukuru, Modukuru, Anthropic, Daksh Gupta, Gupta, Nassar Organizations: Google, Microsoft, CNBC, Amazon, Services, Alchemist, AWS, Hayden Field, Sync Labs, Sync, OpenAI Locations: Palo Alto , California, OpenAI's, San Francisco

☆ Trading the Fed decision: These stocks could get the biggest boost from lower rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( John Melloy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Certain stocks should be winners as the Federal Reserve seeks to lower short-term rates, if history is any guide. Short-term yields have been falling this week in anticipation of a Fed action. CNBC Pro screened for the stocks in the S & P 500 that tend to rise the most when short-term rates decline. The majority of stocks are in businesses that would benefit from lower rates. There are also often volatile stocks that would benefit from lower rates increasing risk-taking by investors.

Organizations: Federal, Federal Reserve, Traders, CNBC Pro, Treasury, Camden Property Trust, Alto Networks, Power Systems, Qualcomm Locations: PutleGroup

☆ F.D.A. Approves Blood Test for Colon Cancer Detection
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Gina Kolata | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new screening test for colorectal cancer. For many people, a routine blood test is easier to get than a colonoscopy or a fecal sample test. But the blood test, made by Guardant Health of Palo Alto, Calif., comes with a limitation. It is approved for people aged 45 and over who are at average risk for colon cancer. As many as 53,000 Americans are expected to die from colorectal cancer this year.

Persons: Guardant, Matt Burns Organizations: Drug Administration, Guardant Health, Palo Locations: Palo Alto, Calif, United States

☆ Jim Cramer calls the bottom in CrowdStrike stock after global IT outage fallout
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The worst is over for CrowdStrike shareholders after steep losses tied to the major global IT outage caused by the company, CNBC's Jim Cramer predicted Monday. "I think it's the bottom" in CrowdStrike's stock price, Cramer said Monday on "Squawk on the Street," shortly before the opening bell. Shares of CrowdStrike were higher in the premarket and added more than 3% in early regular trading. CRWD mountain 2024-07-18 CrowdStrike since close July 18, day before global IT outage The declines "were not an overreaction because [the IT outage] was really bad," Cramer said. Some Wall Street analysts also have recently come to CrowdStrike's defense, Cramer pointed out.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, George Kurtz, Morgan Stanley Organizations: CNBC, Club, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, Analysts Locations: CrowdStrike

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Dell is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-25 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Dell's year-to-date stock performance. Dell : "[buy, buy, buy!] Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Five Below's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Toyota's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon CrowdStrike's year-to-date stock performance.

Persons: They've, Kurtz, I'm, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Dell, Toyota, Networks Locations: Alto

☆ IBM shares jump on earnings and revenue beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

IBM shares rose 5% in extended trading on Wednesday, after the company reported second-quarter results that surpassed analysts' predictions. Earnings per share: $2.43 adjusted vs. $2.20 expected, according to LSEG$2.43 adjusted vs. $2.20 expected, according to LSEG Revenue: $15.77 billion vs. $15.62 billion expected, according to LSEG. Revenue increased 1.9% from $15.48 billion a year ago, IBM said in a statement. IBM said its software business brought in revenue of $6.74 billion, up 7% and more than the StreetAccount consensus of $6.49 billion. That was down 0.9% and below the $5.23 billion StreetAccount consensus.

Persons: Arvind Krishna Organizations: IBM, LSEG Revenue, Revenue, Palo Alto Networks Locations: LSEG, Montreal

☆ Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco will require all shoppers make an appointment. The controversial move could solve a major headache.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Dominick Reuter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewSaks Fifth Avenue shoppers visiting the brand's San Francisco store may need something they previously haven't: a reservation. AdvertisementThese appointment-only stores also require fewer staff, and the San Francisco Chronicle reported that the company will lay off an unspecified number of workers. Just as Union Square is a major center of retail in San Francisco, it has also been a statistical epicenter of retail crime. Advertisement"This move is essentially about Saks trying to make the San Francisco store work better," Saunders told BI. The San Francisco Standard spoke with several shoppers in the area who expressed disappointment at Saks becoming less accessible to regular people.

Persons: —, Larry Bruce, Neiman Marcus, Amanda Lai, McMillanDoolittle, Neil Saunders, Saunders, Breitling, Lange, Söhne, Patek Philippe, Emily Stewart Organizations: Service, Saks, Business, Gucci, San Francisco Chronicle, Nordstrom, Rolex, San Francisco Locations: San Francisco, Napa, Palo Alto, Las Vegas, L.A, New York, Union, Switzerland

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