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☆ Stock futures fall slightly with Wall Street on track for a winning week: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures edged lower on Thursday evening with Wall Street poised to end the week with gains in the three major averages. S&P 500 futures dipped 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures were lower by 0.3%. All three major averages are on track for a positive week, led by the Nasdaq Composite's gain of 1.56%. That's a change from last week, when Wall Street's postelection rally appeared to stall. Shares of Gap jumped 15% after the company beat earnings estimates and hiked its full-year sales guidance.

Persons: Wall, Saira Malik Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Nvidia, market's, Intuit Locations: New York City

☆ ‘A lot of fear:’ Trump’s deportation proposals are already rattling workers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“People are afraid of walking the streets right now; there’s a lot of fear … a lot of fear,” Sanchez said. “Shrinking worker (supply) in a period in which those sectors need more workers and are having a hard time finding workers will clearly generate a slowdown,” Peri said. Although temporary farm visas — known as H-2A — do exist, there is no legal way to have year-round foreign workers. “We know [undocumented immigrants] are working, they’re not sitting at home,” he said. “The slowing in immigration that’s broadly anticipated will probably show up in tighter labor markets for lower-skilled workers,” he said in an interview.

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☆ The 'sky is the limit' for India's middle-income housing market: Property developer
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailThe 'sky is the limit' for India's middle-income housing market: Property developerIrfan Razack of Prestige Group sees opportunities in India's housing market amid the rapid urbanization and growing incomes.

Persons: Irfan Razack Organizations: Prestige Group

☆ Why American Women Are Staying Single, Swearing Off Marriage, Dating
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kelli María Korducki | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Now, unmarried women are no longer part of an edgy cultural vanguard — they're the official status quo. As of 2021, a record 52% of American women were either unmarried or separated, according to a report by Wells Fargo Economics. Single women also have single men outnumbered: A Census Bureau analysis of 2019 data found that for every 90 unmarried men in the US, there were 100 unmarried women. In a 2019 survey from the Pew Research Center, only 38% of single women reported looking for dates or a relationship, compared with 61% of single men. Even before 1970, it was far from unusual to see American women working for a living.

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☆ Troubling signs under the hood: Charts point to possible market selloff around corner
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( David Keller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

While the S & P 500 and Nasdaq 100 have both pushed to new all-time highs in November, market breadth indicators have mostly not confirmed those recent highs. Market breadth indicators like these are equal-weighted, meaning they simply count the number of stocks fulfilling a certain requirement. The change in that indicator over the last six weeks tells us that about 20% of the S & P 500 members have registered a sell signal on their point & figure charts! This chart shows the percent of stocks above their 200-day moving average, as well as the percent of stocks above their 50-day moving average as we quoted above. The S & P 500 continues to make higher lows, but a push below 5,850 would break that pattern which has been in place since August.

Persons: David Keller Organizations: Nasdaq, CMT, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL

☆ The market is having knee-jerk reactions to Trump's picks. That could spell buying opportunities
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Big swaths of the market have pulled back since the Nov. 5 election. Vaccine makers and processed food companies suffered after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, was tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Just this week, HSBC upgraded Moderna to buy from hold, saying that its "pipeline deserves more than the market is giving it credit for." BioNTech, which pulled back more than 5% this month, was identified by Evercore ISI this week as a buying opportunity. AbbVie and First Solar are two other stocks with strong upside potential, based on analysts' consensus price targets compiled by FactSet.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, Luke O'Neill, FactSet Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, Defense, Department of Government, Hartford Funds, Catalyst, Alpha Fund, White House, Moderna, HSBC, Evercore ISI, RFK Jr Locations: China

☆ Bond market sending clear message Fed may be moving 'too aggressively': Morgan Stanley's Dan Skelly
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailBond market sending clear message Fed may be moving 'too aggressively': Morgan Stanley's Dan SkellyDan Skelly, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management executive director, and Dan Eye, Fort Pitt Capital Group partner & CIO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the day's market action.

Persons: Morgan Stanley's Dan Skelly Dan Skelly, Morgan, Dan Eye Organizations: Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Fort Pitt Capital Group

☆ 10-year Treasury yield dips as investors await economic data, Fed speeches
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

One basis point equals 0.01%. The 10-year Treasury yield fell more than 1 basis point to 4.390%, while the yield on the 2-year Treasury slipped by nearly 2 basis points to 4.291%. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield dipped on Thursday as investors await a fresh batch of economic data and a flurry of speeches from Federal Reserve policymakers. Existing home sales for October and the Kansas City Fed survey for November are scheduled to follow slightly later in the session. Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee, Kansas City Fed President Jeff Schmid, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr are all poised to deliver remarks about the U.S. economy on Thursday.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Beth Hammack, Austan Goolsbee, Jeff Schmid, Michael Barr, Michelle Bowman, Samantha Subin, Sophie Kiderlin Organizations: Treasury, Federal Reserve, Philadelphia Fed, Kansas City Fed, Cleveland Fed, Chicago Fed Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Washington, Moscow, Kansas, U.S

☆ British regulators will soon announce competition remedies for the multibillion-pound cloud industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Igor Golovniov | Sopa Images | Lightrocket via Getty ImagesLONDON — Britain's competition regulator is preparing remedies aimed at solving competition issues in the multibillion-pound cloud computing industry. The sources, who preferred to remain anonymous given the investigation's sensitive nature, said that the cloud market remedies could be announced within the next two weeks. Amazon is the largest player in the market, offering cloud services via its Amazon Web Services (AWS) arm. Ofcom subsequently referred its cloud review to the CMA to address competition issues in the market. She is expected to outline plans for a review in 2025 into whether the CMA should more frequently use behavioral remedies when approving deals, the FT reported.

Persons: Igor Golovniov, there's, Sarah Cardell, Keir Starmer Organizations: Ofcom, Microsoft, Getty, Markets, CNBC, CMA, Amazon, Web Services, Google, Chatham House, Financial Times Locations: U.S, U.K

☆ HSBC names 3 'underappreciated' Asian stocks to watch in 2025 — giving one 63% upside potential
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Meituan HSBC is bullish on Meituan and has a target price of 220 Hong Kong dollars ($28.30) on the stock, giving it 25.8% upside potential. "Despite the macro challenges, Meituan's growth profile remains resilient," said Charlene Liu, HSBC Global Research's head of internet and gaming research for Asia-Pacific. Calling it a "best-in-class small-cap" idea, HSBC Global Research's India health-care analyst Damayanti Kerai believes it is "well positioned to sustain healthy growth." Kia's shares have been on an uptrend, gaining around 8% in the last five days. HSBC has a target price of 160,000 Korean Won ($114.80) on the stock, implying nearly 63.1% upside potential.

Persons: Charlene Liu, Liu, Damayanti Kerai, Kerai, Will Cho, Cho, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: HSBC, Hong, HSBC Global Research's, Morningstar, Hong Kong Exchange, Krishna, Medical Sciences, Bombay Stock Exchanges, Kia, Korea Exchange, Won Locations: Asia, Hong Kong, U.S, HSBC Global Research's India, Korean, HSBC Global Research's Korea, EU

☆ Home sales jumped in October, and housing demand is set to pick up from here, NAR says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

That's partly due to higher inventory levels, which rose 19% in October compared to last year. Existing home sales rose 3.4% in October, the group said. Sales rose 2.9% year-over-year for the first annual rise since July 2021 when Americans were still in the midst of a pandemic homebuying boom. Despite higher inventory levels, existing home prices have continued to rise, with the median existing home price climbing 4% in October to $407,200. Last week, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticked lower but remained elevated at 6.78%, three basis-points higher higher than the 52-week average, according to Freddie Mac.

Persons: Lawrence Yun, Freddie Mac, Yun, Zillow Organizations: National Association of Realtors, NAR, Bank of America Locations: Real

☆ The US is ramping up sanctions by targeting the last major Russian bank not yet blacklisted
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

AdvertisementThe US levied sanctions on Gazprombank, the last major Russian bank not yet blacklisted. Washington is clamping down on Gazprombank, Russia's last major lender operating free of US sanctions. Up until this point, Washington refrained from sanctions in order to maintain gas flows between Russia and remaining European customers. "Today's sanctions targeting Russia's largest remaining non-designated bank, as well as dozens of other financial institutions and officials in Russia, will further diminish and degrade Russia's war machine," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. The so-called System for Transfer of Financial Messages is used to evade sanctions and fund Russia's war effort, the US said.

Persons: Russia's, Washington, Janet Yellen, OMV Organizations: Treasury, Treasury Department, Russia, Kremlin Locations: Russian, Russia, Europe, Washington, Ukraine, Austrian

☆ Here's why Dollar Tree and Dollar General stocks have plummeted
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ryan Baker | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dollar stores companies were some best performing stocks in the S&P 500 during the Great Recession, said Piper Sandler managing director Peter Keith. Shares of Dollar Tree — which owns its namesake brand and Family Dollar — and Dollar General have both fallen roughly 50% this year. Lower income Americans, who comprise about 60% of Dollar General sales, are under more pressure to stretch their dollars in the face of high inflation. In its fiscal 2024 second quarter earnings call, Dollar General said those customers are also more reliant on online storefronts, which dollar stores have had less success in rolling out. Both Dollar Tree and Dollar General have also faced numerous worker safety violations over the past decade.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, Melissa Repko Organizations: Walmart, CNBC

☆ Wells Fargo says GE Vernova is a buy as AI energy demand grows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

GE Vernova can help meet the massive energy demands from artificial intelligence, according to Wells Fargo. The firm initiated coverage of the energy company with an overweight rating. Analyst Michael Blum said robust power demand tied to AI could lead to GE Vernova emerging as a key beneficiary, especially because the subsequent buildout will require an update to the power grid. GEV YTD mountain GE Vernova stock. The analyst also noted GE Vernova trades at a discount relative to the S & P 500.

Persons: Michael Blum, Blum Organizations: GE, General, GE Vernova Locations: Wells Fargo

In this article MAR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTMarriott International's business operations and growth are solid, CEO Anthony Capuano told CNBC Monday, amid layoffs of more than 800 corporate employees and continued sluggishness in China's tourism market. Marriott International reported net room growth of 6% year-on-year and room rate growth of 2.5%, driven by a strong return of group travel, which Capuano called the "bright, shining star" for the business today. The company raised its year-end guidance for net room growth, and added 9 million new Bonvoy members in the third quarter. That measure turned out to be corporate layoffs, first reported by the travel media company Skift on Nov. 14, which later linked to a notice of "mass layoffs" of 833 Marriott employees posted on a Maryland government labor website. watch nowCapuano denied that the company — which doubled in size during the past decade — grew too big, too fast, at least in terms of corporate employees, instead calling the move a much-needed "reorganization" of its global corporate structure.

Persons: Anthony Capuano, Capuano, Leeny Oberg, —, Rather Organizations: Marriott, CNBC, Marriott International, Uber, Starbucks Locations: RevPar, China, Greater China, Maryland, Bethesda , Maryland

☆ Market breadth has improved beyond 'Magnificent 7,' says analyst
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailMarket breadth has improved beyond 'Magnificent 7,' says analystAnwiti Bahuguna, chief investment officer of global asset allocation for Northern Trust Asset Management, discusses Nvidia earnings and what they mean for the broader market.

Persons: Anwiti Bahuguna Organizations: Trust Asset Management

☆ Trump is laying the groundwork for his 'drill, baby, drill' agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

If confirmed by the Senate, three key nominees would largely be responsible for executing Trump's "drill, baby, drill" agenda across the federal government. The Interior Department leases millions of acres of public lands and waters for oil and gas drilling. The oil and gas industry is pushing the Trump administration to issue a new five-year offshore-leasing program. Woods of ExxonMobil told Semafor last week that the Trump administration should keep regulations to curb methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure. But Trump attacked electric vehicles on the campaign trail, adopting the oil and gas lobby's messaging.

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☆ I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unknowingly sick. It was reassuring but I felt scammed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe idea that testing and tracking your health will help you live longer is buzzy right now. I feared I had problems like high cholesterol or blood sugar and paid $156 for a direct-to-consumer health test. The author eating pineapple to feel less dizzy after the blood tests. AdvertisementDirect-to-consumer tests might seem like a good idea, but in most cases, you'd be better off letting sleeping dogs lie. AdvertisementMore testing isn't necessarily betterPeople tend to think that tests can only do good, but unnecessary health testing can actually be harmful, Plüddemann said.

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☆ Google's search business is all about distribution. The DOJ wants to take this away, and it's freaking investors out.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Alistair Barr | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US government's lawyers said Google should be banned from offering "anything of value for any form" of search distribution. For instance, if most people click on the third result for a particular query, Google's search engine will likely adjust and rank that result higher in the future. They know that the search business is mainly about distribution, and Google may not be able to do this now. "We believe Google's default search placements via contractual agreements represent 50%+ of Google's US search queries," he estimated on Thursday. If half of Google's search queries go away, that could threaten the self-reinforcing cycle of user click data improving its results.

Persons: Mark Mahaney, —, Kent Walker Organizations: DOJ, Google, US Department of Justice, Chrome, US, Apple Locations: Google's

☆ Piper Sandler highlights the stocks most likely to benefit from bullish market sentiment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wall Street's optimistic tone since Donald Trump secured a return to the White House could have outsized benefits for a handful of stocks that typically gain when sentiment is bullish, according to Piper Sandler. "By many metrics, bullish sentiment is at an extreme," Michael Kantrowitz, Piper Sandler's chief investment strategist and head of portfolio strategy, wrote in a Tuesday note. Against this backdrop, Piper Sandler screened for stocks that are most sensitive to bullish sentiment. Garmin is another stock that historically performs well when market sentiment is high, registering gains 62% of the time. GRMN YTD mountain Garmin stock has gained nearly 60% in 2024.

Persons: Donald Trump, Piper Sandler, Stocks, Michael Kantrowitz, Piper, Uber, Trump, FactSet Organizations: Investors, Uber Technologies, Garmin, Materials, Micron Technology

☆ The Pre-Market Rundown: November 21, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailNews Update – Pre-MarketsCNBC brings you fast, accurate, and actionable business news and market updates.

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☆ Target's recent trade imports data tells the real story behind massive earnings miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

But cargo container trade data reviewed by CNBC tells a more nuanced tale. "We took some action to move product ahead of the port strike which came with more cost," Fiddelke said. Target's peak season imports for 2024 compared to 2023 were flat to down, according to cargo container volumes data pulled and analyzed by ImportGenius. According to customs data aggregated by Panjiva, Walmart imported 25,000 shipments from May 31-August 31, valued at $1.3 billion. "With any frontloading for the port strike, inventory would be up even higher than that."

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☆ Market interconnectedness challenges 'un-investable China' narrative: Analyst
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 interconnectedness challenges 'un-investable China' narrative: AnalystBrendan Ahern of KraneShares explains why he is skeptical of calls that China is an "un-investable" market, saying Chinese equities are an attractive investment despite challenges.

Persons: Brendan Ahern, KraneShares Locations: China

☆ Nvidia shares slump 3% in premarket as quarterly revenue growth slows
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

POLAND - 2024/11/13: In this photo illustration, the NVIDIA company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)Nvidia shares dropped in U.S. premarket trading Thursday after the tech giant's third-quarter earnings failed to impress investors. ET, following the Wednesday release of Nvidia's quarterly results, which beat on both the top and bottom lines. Other chipmakers fell on the back of the market reaction to Nvidia's third-quarter results. The slump in Nvidia also had a knock-on effect on European semiconductor firms.

Persons: Piotr Swat, chipmakers Organizations: NVIDIA, Getty, Nvidia, Revenue, Intel, Qualcomm, Micron Technology, AMD, BE Semiconductor, STMicroelectronics, Infineon Locations: POLAND, U.S, Dutch, Asia

☆ This chart shows how crazy-fast the value of Elon Musk's xAI has grown in 16 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's AI startup xAI has been valued at a reported $50 billion 16 months after its founding. One of his other companies, his artificial intelligence startup xAI, has catapulted from launch just 16 months ago into an AI company now worth a reported $50 billion. Related Video How Elon Musk makes and spends his billionsThe chart below helps put that meteoric rise into perspective. How does that $50 billion valuation compare to the competition? It took OpenAI, last valued at $157 billion in October, around 9 years to pass the $50 billion milestone, according to PitchBook.

Persons: OpenAI, Elon Musk, — Organizations: Elon, SpaceX Locations: xAI

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