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☆ Ginny Redington Dawes Starred as a Writer of Advertising Jingles
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

As a singer and songwriter in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ginny Redington struggled to win attention in an extremely crowded field. When she began writing advertising jingles in the mid-1970s, she rapidly became a star in that smaller arena by writing a peppy tune for McDonald’s Corp.’s “You, You’re the One” campaign. Her greatest hits also included ditties for dozens of other products, including Colgate toothpaste and Holiday Inn .

☆ Morning Bid: Chipped
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

A surge of 'soft landing' hopes for the U.S. economy on Thursday got sideswiped overnight after a dire industry readout from chipmaking giant Intel decimated its stock price after the bell. "We expect some of the largest inventory corrections literally that we've ever seen in the industry," he told Reuters later. Annual 'core' PCE inflation is expected to have slowed to 4.4% last month, the lowest in more than a year, from 4.7% in November. U.S. bonds of Adani firms also fell after Hindenburg Research flagged concerns in a Jan. 24 report about debt levels and the use of tax havens. They do not reflect the views of Reuters News, which, under the Trust Principles, is committed to integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: American Express, Intel, Silvergate Capital and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Colgate-Palmolive — Shares fell more than 4% after Colgate-Palmolive released its latest earnings results. The guidance came even as the company reported earnings that beat on top and bottom lines. Visa — The payments stock rose by more than 2% after a better-than-expected fiscal first quarter. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv had expected earnings of $2.01 per share on revenue of $7.7 billion. Net revenue rose 12% year over year, with total cross-border volume climbing 22%.

☆ Stock futures tick down after the Dow posts a five-day win streak
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures slipped Thursday evening as investors look ahead to earnings and economic reports due Friday. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.31% and 0.56%, respectively. The S&P 500 rose 1.10% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.76%. The Dow and the S&P 500 have gained 1.7% and 2.2% this week, respectively. Investors may be watching Chevron's report closely after the company announced a $75 billion stock buyback and dividend boost on Wednesday.

☆ Did the economy end 2022 with a bang or a whimper?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the United States economy still seems to be chugging along just fine after experiencing a hiccup in the first half of 2022. Despite worries about weaker consumer spending during the holidays, economists are forecasting solid growth for the fourth quarter. Yearning for earningsMore blue chip companies will report fourth quarter results (and perhaps give guidance about the first quarter of 2023 and beyond) this week. But according to FactSet senior earnings analyst John Butters, earnings for the tech sector are expected to fall nearly 10% in the fourth quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2021. Verizon (VZ), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Travelers (TRV), 3M (MMM), Boeing (BA), Dow (DOW), Visa (V), Chevron (CVX) and American Express (AXP).

☆ Get ready for a deluge of data next week that will shape the Fed's next moves
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Within the portfolio, we'll get the latest earnings from Danaher (DHR), Halliburton (HAL), and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) on Tuesday before the opening bell. While the results will be important as always, we are most interested in the earnings call with analysts and investors. Housing Starts fell 1.4% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.38 million, slightly above the 1.36 million expected. Building permits dropped 1.6% in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.33 million, below expectations of 1.37 million. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Six stocks Goldman Sachs likes ahead of earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Goldman Sachs' analysts have stocks they are confident about going into a new earnings season. The stocks we found are Amazon , ServiceNow , Colgate-Palmolive , Boeing , Microsoft and Cleveland-Cliffs . Colgate-Palmolive Analyst Jason English raised estimates ahead of Colgate-Palmolive's Jan. 27 earnings as headwinds from foreign exchange turn in to tailwinds. While English said the uncertain global environment could hurt Colgate's business, he still expects the toothpaste and soap maker to meet Goldman's 9% per-share earnings growth forecast for the year. Specifically, we are now forecasting AWS growth to decelerate to +21% YoY (vs. +27.5% YoY in Q3'22) with more subdued growth expectations in 2023.

☆ Earnings could keep the market on edge in week ahead as investors wait for Fed
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

I do think that will happen even more in the week ahead as the Fed is in a blackout period. S & P Global PMI data is released for both services and manufacturing Tuesday. "The market continues to think the Fed does not have to administer as much medicine as the Fed tells us they plan to. Earnings, earnings, earnings Stocks were lower in the past week, with the S & P 500 off by 1.8%. "It's a mild earnings recession, but it's an earnings recession.

☆ Morgan Stanley upgrades consumer goods maker Church & Dwight, says now is a good time to buy
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-17 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Now's the time to snap up shares of Church & Dwight as the consumer goods maker is set to gain after a dismal 2022, according to Morgan Stanley. The firm on Monday upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight and boosted its price target to $91 from $82. But, the firm expects a "sharp fundamental turn in 2023 to above-consensus organic sales and GM results," Mohsenian wrote. Morgan Stanley now expects robust second-half organic sales growth of 6.4%, solidly outperforming 2022 and moving ahead of its peers. Morgan Stanley is lowering its earnings per share estimates to be more in-line with consensus, but wouldn't be surprised to see upside in the second half of the year.

☆ Cloudflare Takes Aim at a Top Security Threat: Your Inbox
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Belle Lin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Cloud-infrastructure company Cloudflare Inc. announced Wednesday new email security capabilities aimed at helping businesses defend against phishing, malware and other cyberattacks commonly targeting corporate email accounts. It provides web performance, cybersecurity and other services to millions of customers, of which more than 156,000 pay for its services. Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare Photo: Cloudflare Inc.Chief Executive Matthew Prince said the new security functions are also in response to an increase in ransomware and other sophisticated cyberattacks, some of which are perpetrated by relatively unsophisticated hackers. Prince said, referring to the growth of so-called “ransomware-as-a-service,” where ransomware operators provide malware programs to affiliates to launch attacks. Prince said Cloudflare, which was itself a customer of Area 1 before pursuing an acquisition, has more closely integrated its existing cybersecurity services with Area 1’s email security platform.

TORONTO, Dec 28 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Like dogs seeking forever homes, stray pet businesses will find new owners in 2023. After a surge in Covid-19 lockdown adoptions, some seven out of 10 U.S. households owned one, according to a recent survey by The American Pet Products Association. Nestlé (NESN.S) boss Mark Schneider, for one, said he is open to opportunities in pet food, while Colgate-Palmolive (CL.N) recently bought additional manufacturing facilities to beef up its Hill’s Pet Nutrition division. Privately held Mars, which acquired Canada-based Champion Petfoods and Nom Nom, also could be on the hunt. Separately, Mars also agreed to acquire pet food brand Nom Nom for an undisclosed price, Bloomberg reported on Jan. 14.

☆ Amazon bulked up its advertising behemoth in 2022 — and its becoming an even bigger threat to Meta
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Lauren Johnson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Amazon's digital ad business is only behind Google's and Meta's — and it's already stolen budget from Meta. Today, that advertising business is no longer simply a way to drive product sales on Amazon. Amazon's ad business, which generated $9.5 billion during the third quarter of 2022, dwarfed Microsoft and Snap and ranked third behind Google and Facebook parent, Meta. There are now nearly 600 advertising partners in Amazon's advertising ecosystem, according to Amazon's directory of companies in the space. As part of its ambitions to grow advertising, Amazon also pitches a data clean room called Amazon Marketing Cloud.

☆ Activist Dan Loeb boosts stake in Bath & Body Works and seeks board shake-up, shares jump
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Third Point's Dan Loeb hiked his stake in Bath & Body Works to 6% as the activist investor said he might push for board changes to improve governance issues at the retailer, according to a new regulatory filing. Shares of Bath & Body Works jumped about 5% in premarket trading Friday. Loeb said he might seek changes in board composition if the issues at hand don't resolve quickly. Bath & Body Works didn't immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. Last month, Bath & Body Works reported quarterly earnings that were more than double what analysts had anticipated.

☆ The best Cyber Monday deals under $25 you can get right now
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +9 min

SKIP AHEAD Best Cyber Monday deals under $25 | Best Cyber Monday sales under $25To help you make the most of this shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best Cyber Monday deals and sales under $25 that we think you’ll want to know about. Best Cyber Monday 2022 deals under $25Below, we’re sharing the best Cyber Monday deals under $25 based on our previous coverage and reporting. 4.5-star average rating from 75,259 reviews on AmazonLogitech says its wireless keyboard and mouse combo can work with any Windows computer. Best Cyber Monday 2022 sales under $25Here are the best Cyber Monday sales under $25 that we think you’ll want to know about. Remember that sales include multiple deals, and not every product listed in a sale is going to be the best deal around.

☆ 35+ best Black Friday deals under $25
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Mili Godio | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

But your Black Friday purchase doesn’t have to break the bank: You can find several affordable deals under $25 across retailers throughout the holiday weekend. SKIP AHEAD Best Black Friday deals under $25 | Best Black Friday sales under $25To help you make the most of this shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best Black Friday deals and sales under $25 that we think you’ll want to know about. Best Black Friday 2022 deals under $25Below, we’re sharing the best Black Friday deals under $25 based on our previous coverage and reporting. 4.5-star average rating from 75,259 reviews on AmazonLogitech says its wireless keyboard and mouse combo can work with any Windows computer. Best Black Friday 2022 sales under $25Here are the best Black Friday sales under $25 that we think you’ll want to know about.

☆ First TVs, now tortillas: U.S. companies set minimum prices to halt discounting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Jessica Dinapoli | Thomson Reuters | New York-Based Reporter Covering U.S. Consumer Products Spanning Paper Towels To Packaged Food | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

read moreFor many years manufacturers set the lowest price at which retailers could advertise certain big-ticket items like TVs. read more As a result, consumers have struggled to find a lower advertised price anywhere else. This compels brands that sell huge volumes of goods on Amazon to set, and then enforce, a minimum price. "We have no role in creating them or in their continued adoption," the Amazon spokesperson said when asked about minimum advertised pricing policies. Amazon said in response that it does not prevent sellers from offering lower prices elsewhere.

☆ Dan Loeb’s Third Point builds stakes in retailers Bath & Body Works, TJX
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Daniel Loeb's Third Point disclosed new positions in retailers Bath & Body Works and TJX Companies in the third quarter, a new regulatory filing showed. The hedge fund built a $265 million bet in Bath & Body Works, making the retailer its sixth biggest holding at the end of the third quarter, the filing showed. Off-price retailer TJX has fared better,, with shares slipping only about 3% on the year. Loeb's largest positions: Consumer giant Colgate-Palmolive was Loeb's biggest position at the end of the third quarter, with a stake worth more than $800 million, the filing showed. Loeb took a $241 million stake on Twitter last quarter, betting that Elon Musk's takeover deal would go through.

☆ Elon Musk took over a struggling business with Twitter and has quickly made it worse
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

In this article TWTR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Twitter profile page belonging to Elon Musk is seen on an Apple iPhone mobile phone. watch nowCompared to larger rivals Facebook and Google , Twitter never managed to develop an online ad business that matched the scale of its influence in popular culture and society at large. Twitter's revenue in the second quarter declined from a year earlier. Other opportunities are emerging, such as connected TVs and streaming services as well as Amazon's growing online ad business for retail-oriented companies, Tipograph said. González said she was willing to give Musk "the benefit of the doubt" when he told the group that Twitter was aligned with them.

Most of us think we're getting a deal when we shop at the dollar store. But after talking to some financial experts, I've started to realize that not every item at a dollar store is a deal. Carey found that at Dollar Tree, 120 ounces cost $15, while 164 ounces of the same detergent at Walmart cost $12.74. ToothpasteA quick grab you might be tempted to pick up at a dollar store is toothpaste to have around the house. While some of these savings might be just a few cents, this can add up overtime, especially if you're filling up a cart at a dollar store.

☆ Is Your Colleague Earning More Than $200,000 a Year? Now You Can Find Out
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Chip Cutter | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Want to make more than $200,000 a year in New York? The options may be more plentiful than you think. From content director at Colgate-Palmolive Co. to the diversity, equity and inclusion business manager at Macy’s Inc., the list of jobs offering the chance to make over $200,000 includes careers in a wide a range of industries, one of the early revelations from New York City’s new salary transparency law.

☆ First Tom and Gisele—Now Colgate and Palmolive?
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Aaron Back | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Colgate-Palmolive reported results with sales and earnings more or less in line with analyst estimates. The sports and modeling worlds have been rocked by news of a high-profile divorce. Could one of corporate America’s most famous unions also be headed for the splits? An activist challenge to the consumer-goods giant Colgate-Palmolive has started a discussion over whether and how it could be broken up. No big moves are imminent, but the chatter could ultimately lead to many far-reaching outcomes.

☆ Morning Bid: Tech melts, buck bounces
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

All of which raises some questions about the price at which Elon Musk eventually agreed to buy Twitter. But the dollar rallied on Friday as other central banks looked to more than match any easier Fed tilt. Eyes are shifting to another U.S. inflation update later, with European growth and inflation numbers surprising to the upside. Although spurred back higher on Friday by the inflation news, European bond markets had a dovish take on Thursday's doubling of European Central Bank interest rates to 1.5%. Key developments that should provide more direction to U.S. markets later on Friday:* U.S. September PCE price index, personal income and consumption.

☆ Nasdaq futures fall after weak Amazon guidance adds pressure to tech rout
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nasdaq 100 futures were lower Thursday night after disappointing Amazon earnings added to the already pressured index. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 0.5%, and S&P 500 futures lost 0.1%. Amazon led the declines in extended trading, having plunged after the company posted weaker-than-expected quarterly revenue and issued disappointing fourth-quarter sales guidance. Earlier in the day, the Nasdaq Composite lost 1.6%, due to a rout in Meta and other tech stocks, and the S&P 500 fell 0.6%. The Dow and S&P are on pace to end the week higher by about 3% and 1.5%, respectively.

☆ The economy may be in better shape than you think...for now
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-23 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The consensus forecast from economists surveyed by Reuters is that GDP grew at an annualized pace of 2.1% in the third quarter. (This will be the first estimate for third-quarter GDP, and there will be several revisions in the coming weeks.) That also means the Fed will likely continue to sharply raise interest rates to finally choke off inflation once and for all. Those rate hikes helped cause a so-called double-dip recession, where the economy suffered two downturns between 1980 and 1982. In other words, the much-hoped-for “soft landing” for the economy could turn out to be a pipe dream.

☆ Should you apply early to college? Here’s what the experts say about this 'strategic game'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( Jessica Dickler | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

What to know about early action versus early decisionWhether it's nonbinding early action or early decision, which is binding, the deadlines for these types of applications are typically Nov. 1 or Nov.15 for a December decision, or even earlier for rolling admission. "A lot of people view early action or early decision as interchangeable," said Eric Greenberg, president of Greenberg Educational Group, a New York-based consulting firm. However, "early action, in certain cases, makes no difference in admission." Early decision, on the other hand, can "help leverage someone's admissions chances." watch now"If someone is applying early decision or early action and gets in, at that point in the calendar there's more money available," Greenberg said.

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