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☆ S&P 500 futures slip after Microsoft reports; traders brace for key inflation data: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures slid on Wednesday evening, as Wall Street absorbed a fresh batch of earnings reports from megacap technology names. S&P 500 futures lost 0.3%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.5%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 27 points. The S&P 500 declined 0.3%, while the Dow dropped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 0.6%. Economists polled by Dow Jones expect that the PCE grew by 0.2% on a monthly basis and 2.1% from a year earlier.

Persons: Dow Jones, Jamie Cox Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Dow, Investors, Federal, Harris Financial, Tech, Apple, Merck, Intel

☆ Wells Fargo's Mike Mayo: Here's why financials will benefit no matter who wins the election
▼ + 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 EmailWells Fargo's Mike Mayo: Here's why financials will benefit no matter who wins the electionMike Mayo, Wells Fargo Securities managing director and senior banking analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Mayo's take on why financials benefit from either candidate's election, what happens if rates go up more than expected, and much more.

Persons: Wells, Mike Mayo Organizations: Wells Fargo Securities Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ 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

☆ How the stock market is likely to react to the election outcome
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The SPDR S & P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) has jumped nearly 5% since the fourth quarter began on Oct. 1, while the S & P 500 is ahead a little more than 1%. In the event of a Trump win but with a divided Congress, the S & P 500 is likely to remain flat in the days following the election, Emanuel wrote. Evercore ISI expects the S & P 500 falling in the 10 days after the election, to roughly 5,700, as markets re-price their expectations. 3Fourteen Research co-founder Pies expects a Harris win would translate into a drop in cyclical and small-cap stocks, and spur investors to turn to high-quality tech names. However, a Harris win, with a split Congress, is an outcome that could spur a drop in the S & P 500 immediately after the election, down to about 5,525, according to Evercore ISI.

Persons: Stocks, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Mike Mullaney, Trump, Harris, Julian Emanuel, Warren, CNBC's, Emanuel, Evercore, Jeff Schulze, Evercore ISI's Emanuel Organizations: U.S, Nasdaq, NBC, Boston Partners, Treasury, Trump, Republican, Regional Banking, Evercore ISI, 3Fourteen Research, Democratic, ClearBridge Investments, ISI

☆ 'Unfortunate' E. Coli disrupted McDonald's return to strength, says Evercore's David Palmer
▼ + 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 Email'Unfortunate' E. Coli disrupted McDonald's return to strength, says Evercore's David PalmerDavid Palmer, Evercore ISI senior managing director, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss to what degree E. Coli interrupted McDonald's strong quarter, how long the international weakness story will continue, and how the food safety issue will impact McDonald's going forward.

Persons: Evercore's David Palmer David Palmer

☆ McDonald's sales dropped for the 2nd quarter in a row as customers keep tightening their belts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

McDonald's global sales fell for the second consecutive quarter, down 1.5%. AdvertisementGlobal sales at McDonald's have fallen for a second consecutive quarter as the fast-food chain struggled in international markets, especially France, the UK, China, and the Middle East. Sales were down 1.5% in its third quarter, following from a 1% slide in the previous quarter, ending June 30. Comparable sales in the US were virtually flat, up 0.3% from the same period in 2023, while sales in international markets dropped 2.1%. Sales in licensed international markets fell 3.5%.

Persons: —, Chris Kempczinski, Neil Saunders Organizations: Service, Consumers Locations: France, China, McDonald's

☆ AI boom thrusts Europe between power-hungry data centers and environmental goals
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( April Roach | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Major equipment suppliers in Europe say that U.S. chip designers are calling on them to lower their water temperatures to accommodate the hotter AI chips, according to Herbert Radlinger, managing director at NDC-GARBE. Energy efficiency is high on the European Commission's agenda, as it seeks to reach its goal of reducing energy consumption by 11.7% by 2030. The EU predicted in 2018 that energy consumption of data centers could rise 28% by 2030, but the advent of AI is expected to boost that number two or threefold in some countries. Many of the recent discussions have focused on different ways to source "prime power" for AI data centers and for the potential for more collaboration with utilities, said Steven Carlini, chief advocate of AI and data centers and vice president at Schneider Electric. Liquid cooling will require a "reconfiguration," Gunen explained, adding that new data centers are already coming ready with this technology.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Andrey Korolenko, Nvidia's Blackwell, we've, Winterson, CNBC Michael Winterson, Michael Winterson, Herbert Radlinger, Steven Carlini, Carlini, Schneider, Meta, Gunen, Equinix Organizations: Luza, CNBC, European Data Center Association, NDC, EU, Energy, Directive, Schneider, Schneider Electric, European, Nvidia, Blackwell Locations: Europe, Brussels, Equinix

☆ UBS updates its S&P year-end '25 target to $6,600
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | 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 EmailUBS updates its S&P year-end '25 target to $6,600Alli McCartney, UBS Alignment Partners managing director, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the firm's new year-end target, what it reflects, and what gold's outperformance means for equity markets.

Persons: Alli McCartney Organizations: UBS, Partners

☆ Google has a 'big cost advantage' over Microsoft Azure, says D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | 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 EmailGoogle has a 'big cost advantage' over Microsoft Azure, says D.A. Davidson's Gil LuriaGil Luria, D.A. Davidson managing director and Mark Mahaney, Evercore ISI head of internet research, join 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Google and Snap earnings.

Persons: Davidson's Gil Luria Gil Luria, D.A, Davidson, Mark Mahaney Organizations: Google, Microsoft

☆ I landed a job with a 'magic circle' law firm but still went all out to get an internship at a US bank. It was the best use of my last summer in college — here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Adrian Teh secured a job offer with a top UK law firm in August 2023, two years before graduating. But that wasn't the case for me — I was also in the running for a summer internship with a US bulge bracket bank. I secured that investment banking internship as well. Adrian TehSpending my summer interning gave me a better sense of what I wanted to do. AdvertisementIn comparison, I thought working in a law firm offered relatively fewer exit opportunities.

Persons: Adrian Teh, Teh, —, interning, I'm Organizations: Service, Singapore Management University, Bankers Locations: Singapore

☆ U.S. economic growth likely to be very strong: Strategist
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | 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 EmailU.S. economic growth likely to be very strong: StrategistDwyfor Evans, managing director and head of Asia-Pacific macro strategy at State Street Global Markets, discusses the longer-term outlook for U.S. earnings.

Persons: Dwyfor Evans Organizations: Street Global Locations: Asia, Pacific

☆ Apple's September quarter will be better than expected, says Wedbush director Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | 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 EmailApple's September quarter will be better than expected, says Wedbush director Dan IvesDan Ives, Wedbush Securities managing director, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss concerns around iPhone 16 demand, Ives' thought on Apple's different 'supercycles', and much more.

Persons: Dan Ives Dan Ives, Ives Organizations: Wedbush Securities

☆ JPMorgan's Stephen Tusa: 3M has room to run with entrance of new management
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | 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 EmailJPMorgan's Stephen Tusa: 3M has room to run with entrance of new managementStephen Tusa, managing director at JPMorgan, joins CNBC's 'Halftime Report' to give his bull case for 3M.

Persons: Stephen Tusa Organizations: JPMorgan

☆ Market Navigator: Will the U.S. dollar continue to climb
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | 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 EmailMarket Navigator: Will the U.S. dollar continue to climbTom Fitzpatrick, R.J. O’Brien managing director of global market insights, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss whether he expects the dollar to continue to climb.

Persons: Tom Fitzpatrick, R.J, O’Brien Organizations: U.S .

☆ Arm CEO says AI growth is being limited by finding enough talent: 'I need more engineers'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Jaures Yip | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Arm CEO Rene Haas said in a recent interview that he needs more engineers to drive AI growth. Companies are aggressively recruiting top AI talent, with some offering lucrative compensation. AdvertisementThe AI train is running at full steam, but Arm CEO Rene Haas believes there's one thing they need to keep it moving — more engineers. The comments from Arm and its CEO highlight how the generative artificial intelligence boom following ChatGPT's launch nearly two years ago has led to a talent war for top AI engineers and researchers. Related storiesA limited pool of researchers and candidates with experience in areas like machine learning and data engineering has allowed AI talent to become more selective when evaluating job offers.

Persons: Rene Haas, —, Haas, Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Ram Srinivasan, JLL Organizations: Service, Bloomberg, SEC, Competition Locations: British, PwC

☆ Apple’s iPhone AI debuts today. Here’s what to expect
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( John Towfighi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Apple’s AI features for iPhones will be available for free to users with any iPhone 16, iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, who update to iOS 18.1. Apple Intelligence is also available for iPad and Mac models that support iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15. The AI features rolling out with iOS 18.1The Apple Intelligence features rolling out Monday include improvements to writing and editing, Siri and the Photo app. “Some market participants are optimistic that Apple Intelligence could dramatically boost iPhone shipments soon,” Kuo said in the blog post. Following Apple's new product announcements, customers can pick up the new iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 10, AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Max from UK Apple Stores today.

Persons: Pro Max, Siri, Angelo Zino, Dan Ives, ” Ives, didn’t, Chi Kuo, Kuo, ” Kuo, Max, Peter Nicholls, “, Wedbush’s Ives, CFRA Research’s Zino, ” Zino, Apple’s Organizations: CNN — Apple Intelligence, Apple Intelligence, Pro, Microsoft, Google, Apple, Developers Conference, Big Tech, Apple Apple, CFRA Research, CNN, Wedbush Securities, TF International Securities, Regent, AirPods, Apple Stores Locations: London, England

☆ VCs are 'hedging their bets,' backing competing LLMs like Anthropic and OpenAI, breaking a long-standing venture taboo
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Ben Bergman | Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Venture firms are increasingly investing in competing LLM startups like OpenAI and xAI. Some VCs argue investing in multiple LLMs is strategic, while others see it as unethical. AdvertisementWhen venture firms pull out their checkbooks, there has traditionally been an unspoken rule: Do not back a competitor. Sound Ventures and Wisdom Ventures backed both OpenAI and Anthropic. There is also the matter of money, with only a handful of firms capable of writing the colossal checks required to fund LLM companies.

Persons: VCs, —, Joe Aaron, — Sheel, Andreessen Horowitz, Elon Musk's XAI, Ilya Sutskever, Umesh Padval, Padval, Anthropic, OpenAI, Gregg Hill, they've Organizations: Service, Sequoia Capital, Fidelity, Ark Invest, Sound Ventures, Wisdom Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Parkway Venture, Madrona Ventures, NASDAQ Locations: OpenAI, Canadian

☆ Boeing's new CEO is taking on the ultimate management test
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Tim Paradis | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Boeing's still-new CEO, Kelly Ortberg, faces urgent challenges, including a worker strike. Ortberg is focusing on communication, trust, and future innovation at Boeing to get the company on the right path. Ortberg, in a letter released to employees along with the company's third-quarter results, said Boeing's customers want — and need — the company to succeed. "With the right focus and culture, we can be an iconic company and aerospace leader once again," he wrote. "When you feel that the CEO is with you, and the CEO is feeling your pain, it makes it more tolerable and provides hope for the future," Franklin said.

Persons: Boeing's, Kelly Ortberg, Ortberg, —, we've, Bill George, George, he's, Rosalind Franklin, Boyden, Franklin, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, who's, Mary Barra, Alan Mulally, Sonnenfeld, haven't, Richard Aboulafia, they're, Aboulafia Organizations: Boeing, Service, Harvard Business School, Yale School of Management, Yale's, Leadership, General Motors, Ford, GM Locations: Seattle

☆ Big Tech is creating a new market for small nuclear reactors — these stocks are ways to play it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to reduce capital costs and accelerate construction timelines that typically plague nuclear plants, but the technology has struggled to reach the commercial stage. The difference now is the appetite of tech companies for fossil-free fuel. The market for SMRs could grow by two gigawatts to five gigawatts by 2035 assuming big tech companies make up a majority of the demand, Percoco said. The small, pure-play advanced reactor companies NuScale and Oklo are options, but their stocks are volatile and business outlook uncertain. SMR OKLO 1M mountain NuScale Power has climbed 54% and Oklo by 117% in the past month.

Persons: Paul Zimbardo, Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, Zimbardo, NuScale, Sam Altman, Kenneth Parks Organizations: Google, Jefferies, CNBC, Amazon, Tech, Microsoft, Constellation Energy, GE Vernova, GE Locations: Kairos, Pennsylvania, SMRs, Idaho, Ontario

“Taiwan's membership at the IMF would help boost financial resilience,” the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington said during this week's IMF and World Bank annual meetings. Taiwan also is seeking to participate in the U.N. World Health Organization's annual World Health Assembly and join Interpol. But China, which sees Taiwan as a breakaway province and threatens to annex it by force, has blocked such efforts and insists it represent Taiwan in international forums. The island is now designated as “Taiwan Province of China” in IMF literature. The U.S. House has approved a bill that would direct the United States to advocate for Taiwan’s IMF membership.

Persons: “, Donald Trump, Bo Li, Patrick McHenry, ” McHenry, Young Kim, Fatima Hussein Organizations: WASHINGTON, —, International Monetary Fund, IMF, Cultural, World Bank, U.S, Health Assembly, Interpol, U.S . State Department, People’s Bank of China, Taiwan Academy of Banking, Finance, U.S . House, Democrats, North Carolina Republican, Financial Services, United Nations, Associated Press Locations: — Taiwan, Poland, Taipei, Washington, Taiwan, U.S, China, Taiwan Province, United States, Japan, Taiwan Strait, Beijing, Kosovo, Europe

☆ Here are Mizuho's top underappreciated AI beneficiaries
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | 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 EmailHere are Mizuho's top underappreciated AI beneficiariesSiti Panigrahi, Mizuho managing director, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss where there's growth potential in the software space, names in the software space absent from Panigrahi's buy list, and much more.

Persons: Siti Panigrahi, Mizuho

☆ 2 swing states show why the US is struggling to build enough houses
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Two swing states — Arizona and Pennsylvania — exemplify in their own ways how housing markets across the country have failed to address the key issue they face: too few homes. Sprawling subdivisions helped accommodate the growing population and were enough to keep housing costs relatively low through the early 2010s. As demand spiked, snarled supply chains helped inflate construction costs. Home prices have risen 39% since January 2020, Horowitz noted, even though the state's population is shrinking. Like many other states, Pennsylvania has underbuilt housing since the 2008 financial crisis, which tanked the housing market.

Persons: —, Alex Horowitz, it's, Horowitz, Mario Tama, we've, Ben Metcalf, Metcalf, Josh Shapiro, Shapiro, Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, He's, Harris, Redfin, Noah Sheidlower Organizations: Service, Pew's, Business, Getty Images, Terner Center, Housing Innovation, UC Berkeley, of Labor Statistics, Pennsylvania, Tucson Mayor, Federal Reserve Locations: Michigan, Wisconsin , Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, North Carolina, Nevada, Zillow, Pennsylvania, Phoenix, . Pennsylvania

China's Ministry of Commerce on Thursday emphasized the country's efforts to restrict illegal exports of military goods to Russia as it seeks to cast Beijing as a neutral player amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. The term refers to goods or technologies that can be used for civilian as well as military purposes. China on Saturday unveiled an export control law for dual-use items, set to take effect Dec. 1. Despite the timing of its release, the text of China's new export control law does not mention specific countries. And Xi did not mention the export controls in during his trip to Russia, according to official statements.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Gabriel Wildau, Xi Organizations: SZ, Technology, China's Ministry of Commerce, Atlantic Treaty Organization, Saturday, U.S Locations: Shenzhen, China, Russia, Beijing, Ukraine, Kazan, Russian, Moscow

☆ What's in a title? How hedge funds and their employees use the industry's lack of consistency to their advantage
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Bradley Saacks | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

The lack of uniformity allows both firms and employees to present themselves in the best light. This lack of uniformity and the relentless war for talent has firms and employees alike taking advantage of the ambiguity. Rokos has two dozen employees with the title "investment officer" in their LinkedIn profiles. At Coatue, executives sign off on what employees put as their title on LinkedIn, people familiar with the firm's operations said. Members of Tiger Global's front-office team use "investor" as their title on LinkedIn instead of a more specific role.

Persons: —, David Einhorn's, James Fishback, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Ken Griffin, Gerald Beeson, Sjoerd, Google's Paul Darrah, Jose Gamez, Rokos, Chris Rokos, Paul Enright, Townie Wells, Enright, Jain, Tiger, Marshall Wace, D.E, Shaw, allocators, Elliott, Don Steinbrugge, Steinbrugge Organizations: Service, Goldman, Bloomberg, Business, Industry, Citadel, Citadel Securities, Jain, Townie, Viking Global, Sigma, Fund, Talent, Agecroft Partners Locations: Greenlight, Miami, Palm Beach, London, Wells, Coatue

☆ Denny's is closing 150 locations in the latest sign of the squeeze on family dining
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Nora Redmond | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDenny's is the latest casualty of the squeeze on family dining chains, announcing this week that it plans to close about 150 locations before 2026. "We believe this is absolutely the right thing to do to make our system stronger," Denny's CEO Kelli Valade told investors. "Everyone has lost traffic," Denny's CEO Valade said. The turn toward takeoutThe rise in takeout has also impacted family dining as more customers look to order food in rather than go out. "They are drawing customers away from traditional family dining establishments," Puzhakov said.

Persons: —, Kelli Valade, Valade, Gregg Majewski, Neil Saunders, Tomas Gorny, Gorny, Elijah Puzhakov, Puzhakov Organizations: Service, Securities, Exchange, Craveworthy Brands, McDonald's, KFC Locations: Olive, takeout

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