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☆ Opinion: ‘Kinds of Kindness’ has a cultish take on toxic work culture
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Opinion Noah Berlatsky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

In his new film, “Kinds of Kindness,” though, Yorgos Lanthimos goes further. Jesse Plemons is Robert in Yorgos Lanthimos’ new film, “Kinds of Kindness." Workplace harassment is a pervasive problem in a huge range of professions, from farm work to domestic labor to Hollywood itself. Remote work saves companies money by reducing rent and relocation costs, and because workers who work from home are more satisfied with fewer pay raises. People in “Kinds of Kindness” are pushed to mistake domination for kindness.

Persons: Noah Berlatsky, Yorgos Lanthimos, Lanthimos, Noah Berlatsky Noah Berlatsky, Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Joe Alwyn, Mamoudou Athie, Hunter Schafer, Robert, Plemons, Raymond, Dafoe, —, Chau, balk, Raymond’s largesse, don’t, Yorgos, Atsushi Nishijima, MeToo, Harvey Weinstein, Jamie Dimon, Raymond isn’t, Raymond kisses Robert, Emily, Stone, Omi, she’s, Donald Trump’s, Steve Wozniak, Musk, Steve Jobs, Trump, Roberts Organizations: CNN, Searchlight, Hollywood, JPMorgan, Elon, Apple Locations: Chicago, Hong, Hollywood

☆ JPMorgan upgrades Campbell Soup, saying its recently-acquired Rao's sauce business is thriving
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Campbell Soup 's acquisition of Rao's parent Sovos Brands is a key part of why JPMorgan is now bullish on the Camden, New Jersey-based food company for the first time in 15 years. Analyst Ken Goldman upgraded Campbell to overweight from neutral, a rating the bank hasn't had on the stock since 2009. The Rao's brand alone brought in nearly $775 million in annual net sales in 2023, driving Sovos sales above $1 billion last year. Rao's organic net sales climbed about 37% in 2023 from 2022, boosting the acquired business's growth rate to 25%. CPB .SPX YTD mountain Campbell Soup vs. S & P 500, year to date Despite the excitement around Rao's, the JPMorgan call comes amid a period of underperformance for Campbell.

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☆ Wednesday could be a big day for AI chip stocks as their market-leading rally stalls
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

MU YTD mountain Micron shares this year Nvidia's seemingly limitless rally stalled in recent sessions as investors took a break from semiconductor stocks. While it isn't a given that CEO Jensen Huang shows up at Nvidia's meeting, any commentary could provide an impetus for the stocks. Meeks noted that recent comments from Huang about AI chips during a trip to Asia spurred a bounce in shares. Comments could boost sentiment and convince investors the chip behemoth has yet to reach peak revenue, he added. Meeks called the selloff in chip stocks overdone, viewing a long-term runway for the AI theme at a reasonable valuation.

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☆ Here’s how Wall Street is playing fixed income in the second half of the year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Fixed-income investors may want to consider making a few tweaks to their portfolio as the second half of the year gets underway. But the central bank is expected to start cutting rates in the coming months, perhaps as soon as September. However, many on Wall Street still believe two cuts are likely this year, including Charles Schwab. Jones anticipates better returns for fixed income in the second half but believes volatility will remain high. Investors can have a barbell portfolio with Treasurys on one end and investment-grade bonds and an agency MBS on the other, she suggested.

Persons: Charles Schwab, Kathy Jones, Jones, Sameer Samana Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, nab, MBS, JPMorgan, Treasury, Wells, Wells Fargo Investment Institute Locations: Wells Fargo, Samana, munis

☆ EU allegations against Apple are worrisome but not a game-changer for the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Apple could face EU fines of up to 10% of the company's total global revenue if found in violation of the DMA's competition policies. Ultimately, though, JPMorgan analysts said Monday that Apple's AI features delay overseas would have little impact on financials. AAPL YTD mountain Apple YTD Overall, Apple stock has had a rocky 2024 performance. Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers remarks at the start of the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 10, 2024 in Cupertino, California. Apple will announce plans to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) into Apple software and hardware.

Persons: Apple, Jim Cramer, it's, Jim, Melius, Siri, Pro Max, Jim Cramer's, Tim Cook, Justin Sullivan Organizations: Apple, European Union, CNBC, JPMorgan, The Club, Huawei, Developers, Pro, Apple Worldwide Developers Locations: Europe, Apple's, China, Cupertino , California

☆ China growth worries have hit a big alcohol stock. Why some analysts see a buy opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Flying Fairy," a 53% alcohol from Shanghai-listed Kweichow Moutai , saw wholesale prices drop by more than 5% in a week. He agreed the drop in wholesale prices won't have a big impact on Moutai's immediate earnings. What's also different about Moutai's stock decline is that investors aren't rushing in to bottom fish as they have in the past, Ye said. "The recent wholesale price drop we think is mostly triggered by the arbitragers in the market," Morningstar's Song said. She expects wholesale prices to increase in coming months given major Chinese holidays in the fall.

Persons: stoking, That's, Jennifer Song, Song, Kweichou Moutai, Ye Yuhua, What's, Ye, Moutai, Huatai, Moutai's, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Nomura, Morningstar, Stock, Capital, Financial Holdings, JPMorgan, Macquarie Locations: Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hainan

☆ Behind Balyasny's training program that gives analysts a crash course in data science and AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"Five, 10 years from now, it's going to be table stakes to know Python, to know a lot of these AI tools that are being generated today. And that's exactly what the 6-month program, called Bridger, strives to do. It gives sell-side analysts from research firms, investment banks, and consultancies the chance to build up their technical chops. The program also creates a pipeline of analysts at a time when investing talent among hedge funds is competitive and expensive. While learning to code was always part of the curriculum, this year it added AI skills to the program.

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☆ Fundstrat's Tom Lee keeps making bold stock calls — and nailing them
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

For example, a call that the S & P 500 would rise 100 points on a positive consumer price index print came true last year. That's true so far, with the S & P 500 jumping 4.8% in May after finishing April down 4.2%. As equities struggled, (the S & P 500 fell almost 20% in 2022), Lee felt like the risk of inflation was being mispriced. Because of that, he foresaw a rebound in 2023, a year that sent the S & P 500 more than 24% higher. "There was a pretty widely-held view that the Fed had to crash the economy in order to contain inflation," Lee said.

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☆ U.S. crude oil on pace for second weekly gain as gasoline demand surges
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

U.S. crude oil was on pace Friday for a second weekly gain in a row, as gasoline demand has surged to post-pandemic highs. Oil prices traded flat Friday morning but are ahead more than 3.6% for the week. Gasoline consumption in the U.S. surged to 9.4 million barrels per day, or bpd, last week, the highest level for that time of year since the Covid-19 pandemic ended, according to JPMorgan. "Gasoline demand in the US has been on a steady rise since the Memorial Day weekend and we expect a further advance as record 71 million Americans are expected to travel during the upcoming July 4th holiday," JPMorgan analyst Prateek Kedia told clients in a research note. Here are today's energy prices:Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, said prices at the pump could rise after U.S. oil, gasoline, and distillate stocks all fell for the first time in weeks, indicating stronger demand.

Persons: Prateek Kedia, Patrick De Haan Organizations: JPMorgan Locations: U.S

☆ UK inflation is finally back at 2%. Here’s why rate cuts are still ‘off the table’
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Hanna Ziady | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

That suggests the Bank of England won’t follow the European Central Bank in cutting interest rates when it meets Thursday. A rate cut in August, when UK policymakers meet next, is now also less likely. Other economists, including analysts at Nomura, thought an August rate cut was still possible if pay rises and the price of services cooled further. “For an August rate cut, we will need other economic news to play ball,” the analysts wrote in a note. UK inflation peaked at 11.1% in October 2022, driven to a 41-year high by surging food and energy costs.

Persons: ”, Zara Noakes, Rebecca Florisson, Jake Finney Organizations: London CNN —, Bank of, Bank of England, European Central Bank, JPMorgan Asset Management, Nomura, “ Workers, Work Foundation, Lancaster University, PwC Locations: United Kingdom, England, United States, Europe

☆ JPMorgan raises its EPS estimates for Apple, says stock could rise another 13%
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. "We don't want to be too greedy after a parabolic move," said Jeff Marks, the CNBC Investing Club's director of portfolio analysis. 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.

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☆ Andy Sieg Could Be Citi's Next CEO If He Can Fix a Broken Wealth Business
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Hayley Cuccinello | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

Andy Sieg shocked the finance industry last spring when he left Merrill Wealth Management. AdvertisementBank of America analyst Ebrahim Poonawala recently argued that Citi should consider selling the wealth business if it cannot improve its profitability. AdvertisementWhile Sieg has told Citi managing directors to manage up less, a former Merrill executive who worked under him said Sieg was adept at it. Former Citi managing directorAdvertisementVahid's position will be taken by Kris Bitterly, the global head of investment products, in September. Mirroring tactics that supercharged Merrill, Sieg has changed Citi Wealth's compensation scheme to prioritize asset gathering, to the consternation of several employees.

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☆ Investors are hoarding cash, a tidal wave of non-tech earnings is quietly rising, and 3 other fascinating takeaways from JPMorgan Asset Management's mid-year outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Since then, those technology titans have crushed the rest of the market in earnings growth and returns. By contrast, the other 493 stocks in the S&P 500 saw their earnings fall in 2023. The firm is calling for 17% earnings growth in the fourth quarter, both for stocks in and out of the Magnificent 7. All 11 market sectors will enjoy earnings growth in Q4 for the first time since Q2 of 2021, according to JPMAM's projections. That includes healthcare, energy, and materials, which saw earnings decline earlier this year.

Persons: Tesla, Stocks, Santos, JPMAM Organizations: Asset Management, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia

☆ What we can expect from the fifth and final season of 'The Boys'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Olivia Singh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"#TheBoys Season 4 Premiere Week is the perfect time to announce: Season 5 will be the Final Season! Season 4 is designed to be a darker, more introspective season ahead of the all-out action of season 5Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe Kessler and Karl Urban as Billy Butcher in season four of "The Boys." Season 5 of 'The Boys' will definitively wrap up the show's storyKarl Urban as Butcher and Antony Starr as Homelander in the season three finale of "The Boys." But the upcoming fifth season of "The Boys" will be the end of the road for the show. Jasper Savage/Prime Video"It's not totally locked in yet, but we are going to start shooting around mid-November," Kripke told Variety.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Adobe, RH, Hasbro and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Adobe — The software stock surged 14% on stronger-than-expected quarterly results. Adobe posted adjusted earnings of $4.48 per share on $5.31 billion in revenue and boosted its full-year guidance. JPMorgan also upgraded shares to overweight from neutral. Hasbro — The toymaker's shares jumped 4.8% on the back of an upgrade from Bank of America to buy from neutral. Dell Technologies — The PC maker fell more than 1% after CEO Michael Dell disclosed the sale of 5.7 million shares.

Persons: RH, LSEG, Zscaler, Keith Gill, Stellantis, Michael Dell, —, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh Organizations: Adobe, JPMorgan, Wall, Hasbro, Bank of America, Zero Trust Network Security, Boeing — Boeing, Federal Aviation Administration, Airbus, New York Times, GameStop, Dell Technologies Locations: Bank, U.S

☆ These stocks could survive Wall Street's summer lull and thrive, CFRA’s Sam Stovall says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

June's historical average return comes out at just 0.1% while July typically sees a 1.2% gain, according to Stovall. Summer exception This summer could prove to be an exception to the typical summer lull, given the upcoming presidential election, Stovall said, noting that the broad market index has posted an average 3.7% summer increase during the 19 election years since World War II. Ahead of this year's election, Stovall expects a few aerospace and defense contractors to stand out. Other areas of the market that should survive and thrive during a slow summer period are consumer staples companies, tobacco names, health-care distributors and pharmaceuticals, Stovall said. Costco and Walmart shares are up roughly 29% and 2% this year, respectively, posting strong returns as consumers have become more motivated by price and value in a high-inflation environment.

Persons: Sam Stovall, Stovall, CFRA, Eli Lilly, Lockheed Martin, Morgan Stanley, Becton Dickinson, Christopher Horvers, FactSet Organizations: Day, Labor, Walmart, Lockheed, Dynamics, Republicans, Costco, JPMorgan

The firm upgraded the ingredients maker to buy from neutral but lowered its price target to $48 per share from $50. "Though these items might not help earnings until 2025, we believe visibility surrounding them could improve in coming months and send the share price higher," he added. Lovallo has a $198 price target for Lennar, reflecting 30.1% in upside. Analyst Raimo Lenschow upgraded the marketing automation stock to overweight from equal weight and upped his price target by $4 to $29. Singlehurst raised her price target to $58 from $54.20, but the new forecast implies nearly 2% downside from Tuesday's close.

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☆ Inflation unexpectedly cools off as the Fed decides its next move
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Meanwhile, the gas index rose 2.2% from May 2023 to this past May, higher than the 1.2% year-over-year increase in April. The food index rose 2.1% for the 12 months ending May after it was consistently seeing year-over-year increases of 2.2%. More specifically, the food at home index rose 1.0% for the 12 months ending May after a 1.1% increase. Meanwhile, the food away from home index rose 0.4% in May from the preceding month and 4.0% year over year in May. Inflation measures like the CPI suggest US inflation is still too high although these rates look a lot better than back in 2022.

Persons: —, it's, Elizabeth Renter, David Kelly Organizations: Service, Index, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business, CPI, BLS, Housing, Morgan Asset Management

☆ Larry Ellison is $19 billion richer after Oracle shares rally the most since 2021
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-12 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Larry Ellison, chairman and co-founder of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2017 conference in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2017. Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison is almost $19 billion richer after the software maker he founded in 1977 forecast double-digit revenue growth for the fiscal year, lifting the stock to its sharpest rally since 2021. Ellison owns about 1.15 billion Oracle shares, equal to around 42% of the company's outstanding stock. Oracle shares soared 13% on Wednesday to a record $140.38, their best day since Dec. 10, 2021. Oracle said its database will become available on Google's public cloud and that OpenAI will be able to use Microsoft's cloud-based AI tools atop Oracle's cloud infrastructure.

Persons: Larry Ellison, Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Bernstein, Elon Musk, Skydance, David Ellison Organizations: Oracle Corp, Oracle, Forbes, Bank of America, Barclays, JPMorgan, UBS, Street Journal, Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Tesla, Paramount Global Locations: San Francisco, California , Florida, Lanai, California

Oppenheimer raised its price target on Nvidia after the company completed a 10-for-1 stock split. 7:07 a.m.: Baird increases First Solar price target Baird thinks First Solar has more room for growth after soaring 46% in the past month. His buy rating and $238 per share price target implies more than 23% upside ahead. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: Oppenheimer raises Nvidia price target after stock split Nvidia's momentum will continue, according to Oppenheimer. — Brian Evans 5:41 a.m.: JPMorgan says buy Shopify Shopify is the "online sale you don't want to miss," according to JPMorgan.

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☆ 'Best WWDC Ever': Wall Street is pumped up over Apple's AI game plan
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Wall Street was definitely impressed by Apple's WWDC event on Monday. Analysts predict AI features will drive significant upgrade cycles for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17. Here's what Wall Street is saying about Apple's WWDC event. Citi: 'Best WWDC ever'"We believe Apple's WWDC was the best WWDC conference in a long time as it introduced 'AI for the rest of the people," analysts at Citi said. Chatterjee echoed Citi's thoughts that the AI features should drive a massive upgrade cycle for the iPhone over the next two years.

Persons: Apple's, Siri, —, Goldman Sachs, We're, Michael Ng, WWDC, Atif Malik, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Dan Ives, Ives Organizations: Service, Apple, Citi, Goldman, JPMorgan, Apple Intelligence, Cook

☆ Here's an undervalued stock that can benefit from new Alzheimer's drugs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. 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.

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☆ The Fed's next decision will likely mean Americans are going to wait a lot longer for any interest rate cuts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | Madison Hoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Americans shouldn't expect interest rate cuts to head their way anytime soon. Related stories"It may be bad, partly, because it is driven in part by uncertainty and fear and high interest rates holding back activity," Pollak added. "And if I had to bet, I bet that we will get two rate cuts, one in September and one in December." Some Democratic lawmakers have been pushing the Fed to cut rates and give Americans some breathing room, especially after the European Central Bank cut rates earlier in June for the first time in five years. "The Fed's decision to keep interest rates highs continues to widen the rate gap between Europe and the U.S, as the lower interest rates could push the dollar higher, tightening financial conditions," they wrote, adding: "You have kept interest rates too high for too long: it is time to cut rates."

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☆ JPMorgan upgrades Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | 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 upgrades WalmartCNBC's Melissa Repko and Christopher Horvers, JP Morgan Analyst, join 'Power Lunch' to discuss Walmart's big bet on groceries and the analyst call to upgrade the stock.

Persons: Melissa Repko, Christopher Horvers, Morgan Organizations: JPMorgan, Walmart

☆ Buy Walmart stock for 21% upside as the company is positioned to weather a consumer slowdown later this year, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

JPMorgan upgraded Walmart to 'Overweight' from 'Neutral' and raised its price target to $81. "The stock adds a strong balance of defense and offense on both the top and bottom lines in a soft consumer backdrop," JPMorgan said. AdvertisementWalmart stock is trading at record highs, but JPMorgan thinks it's still a great buy for investors. According to the bank, Walmart can play both offense and defense when it comes to growing its business during uncertain times. AdvertisementBut perhaps most important to Walmart is its growing profits from "alternative profit pools," which include its third-party fulfillment business, Walmart+ subscription, and growing advertising business.

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