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☆ Jim Cramer identifies an interesting buy level for our worst performing Big Tech stock this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | 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. Jim Cramer said Thursday that Microsoft shares below $400 each would be an interesting buy level. 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 . Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Stocks, Thursday's, Eaton, it's, Jim, Linde, Sanjiv Lamba, Estee Lauder, Bristol Myers, Uber, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Linde, Merck, LIN Locations: SharkNinja

☆ Nasdaq 100 futures rise as investors parse latest tech earnings, await jobs data: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nasdaq 100 futures advanced Thursday night as traders analyzed major earnings reports in the runup to the all-important jobs report. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose 15 points, or 0.1%, while S&P 500 futures also gained 0.1%. Those moves come after a downbeat session on Thursday, which saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite dragged down by post-earnings slumps in Microsoft and Meta Platforms . The Dow led the major indexes down with a slide of 1.3%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq shed 1% and 0.5%, respectively. On the earnings front, traders will monitor Friday reports from Chevron and Exxon Mobil .

Persons: Dow, Jay Hatfield, Dow Jones, nonfarm Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Amazon, Intel, Microsoft, Meta, Infrastructure Capital Management, Chevron, Exxon Mobil

☆ Opening Bell: October 31, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq

☆ BlackRock launches ETF that expands beyond the 'Magnificent Seven'
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Krysta Escobar | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

BlackRock's iShares is trying to appeal to investors who want to diversify beyond from the so-called Magnificent Seven. The firm launched the iShares Top 20 U.S. Stocks ETF (TOPT) this month. It doesn't just hold the Magnificent Seven — Apple , Amazon , Meta , Alphabet , Microsoft , Nvidia and Tesla . It's made up of the 20 largest U.S. stocks by market capitalization. Aguirre, the firm's head of U.S. iShares product, noted the ETF's mission is to deliver an easy and accessible way to tap into the innovation of megacaps – "whether that be in the tech-heavy Nasdaq space or, more broadly, within the S&P [500]."

Persons: iShares, It's, BlackRock's Rachel Aguirre, CNBC's, Aguirre Organizations: Stocks, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla

☆ What Wall Street expects from Amazon, Apple earnings after the bell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street faces another key litmus test Thursday with results from megacap technology giants Apple and Amazon . For Apple, Wall Street also wants to see its latest iPhone pick up steam, and investors seek more insight into when the company's AI initiative will begin lifting sales. For Apple, Wall Street expects EPS of $1.60 on $94.58 billion in revenue. Amazon's retail business also remains top of mind for Wall Street ahead of the busy holding shopping period. Apple For Apple, Wall Street is eagerly searching for signs of strong demand for its latest iPhone model and updates on its AI strategy.

Persons: Jason Helfstein, Brent Thill, Bank of America's Justin Post, Doug Anmuth, Goldman Sachs, Eric Sheridan, Ronald Josey, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Jefferies, Edison Lee, Samik Chatterjee, Davidson's Gil Luria, Wamsi Mohan, Tim Long, AAPL, Long Organizations: Apple, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Wall, LSEG, Amazon, StreetAccount, Jefferies, Bank of America's, Apple Intelligence, " Bank of America, Barclays Locations: Amazon

☆ Super Micro's $50 billion stock collapse underscores risk of AI hype
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ari Levy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Super Micro is one of the primary vendors for building out Nvidia-based clusters of servers for training and deploying AI models. Super Micro is now at risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq, and has until Nov. 16 to regain compliance with the stock exchange. Ernst & Young was new to the job, having just replaced Deloitte & Touche as Super Micro's accounting firm in March 2023. Since the S&P's announced index changes in March, Super Micro's stock has dropped at least 10% on six separate occasions. — CNBC's Rohan Goswami and Kif Leswing contributed to this report WATCH: Super Micro stock is a 'very risky buy'

Persons: Ernst & Young, Deloitte didn't, hasn't, P's, Dow Jones, Kevin Barry, Barry, —, Rohan Goswami, Kif Leswing Organizations: Computer Inc, Bloomberg, Getty, Micro, Nvidia, Ernst, Nasdaq, Mizuho, Deloitte, Touche, CNBC, Ernst & Young, Dell, SEC, Super, Hindenburg Research, Super Micro, U.S, U.S . Super, Whirlpool, P Global Locations: San Jose , California, U.S, That's, U.S .

☆ Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open; Australia inflation data in focus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Dylan Butts | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The Australian flag is in front of Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 14, 2024. Asia-Pacific markets were set for a mixed open Wednesday after key Wall Street benchmarks rose, with the Nasdaq Composite closing at a new record high as tech stocks gained. Traders in Asia will assess consumer price data out of Australia, with inflation for the quarter ended in September expected to fall to 2.9%, down from 3.8% in the previous quarter. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a higher open for the market, with the contract in Chicago at 39,255 and its counterpart in Osaka at 39,160 compared to the index's previous close of 38,903.68. Hong Kong Hang Seng index futures were at 20,746, higher than the index's last close of 20,701.14.

Persons: Australia's Organizations: Nasdaq, Traders, Nikkei Locations: Christiansborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, Asia, Pacific, Australia, Chicago, Osaka, Hong Kong

☆ Microsoft set to report quarterly results after the close
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft will report results for its fiscal first quarter after the close of regular trading on Wednesday. Mobility and security services, along with some Windows revenue, will now be part of the Productivity and Business Processes unit, which includes Office software. Analysts expect $24.04 billion in revenue from the Intelligent Cloud segment that includes Azure cloud infrastructure. Amazon , which leads the cloud infrastructure market, is slated to report results after the close on Thursday. During the quarter, Microsoft worked to help customers recover after a flawed update to CrowdStrike security software brought down Windows PCs globally.

Persons: Satya Nadella, OpenAI Organizations: Partnership for Global Infrastructure, Microsoft, Productivity, Gartner, Windows, BlackRock, UBS, Capital, Nasdaq Locations: Borgo, Savelletri, Italy

☆ Coinbase shares tumble as muted crypto trading leads to a third-quarter miss
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company's initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. Coinbase Wednesday reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter results, weighed down by muted trading in the cryptocurrency market. Coinbase has been an active lobbyist for the crypto industry this year, spending millions backing pro-crypto political action committees. While crypto price action has been tepid, the market cap for stablecoins reached new highs, helping push Coinbase's third-quarter stablecoin revenue to $246.9 million. That revenue could be challenged in the current quarter with interest rates expected to continue coming down.

Persons: Bitcoin, Coinbase, Stablecoins, stablecoins Organizations: Nasdaq, Coinbase, LSEG, Revenue Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Opening Bell: October 30, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq

☆ 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

☆ We see two post-earnings declines as buys, while happy to see a Tuesday laggard stabilize
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Then there were selloffs in Club stocks Eli Lilly and Advanced Micro Devices after their earnings releases. 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, Eli Lilly, Lilly's, AMD's financials, Stanley Black, Decker, Estee Lauder, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Dow, Caterpillar, Devices, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Starbucks, MGM Resorts, Linde, Merck, ConocoPhillips, Mastercard, Roblox, Myers, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Bristol

☆ What investors should look for as Meta, Microsoft report earnings Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Another busy day of megacap technology earnings kicks off Wednesday with results from Meta Platforms and Microsoft after the bell. Wall Street expects Meta Platforms to post third-quarter earnings of $5.25 per share, up from $4.39 a year ago, per LSEG. For Microsoft, EPS and revenue are expected to reach $3.10 and $64.51 billion, respectively, for the fiscal first quarter . Meta Platforms For Meta Platforms, analysts are hunting for signs that AI is continuing to boost the company's core product and advertising spending. Microsoft Microsoft faces a tougher bar headed into the print, with many analysts leaning toward caution as the company lags some of its megacap peers and underperforms the Nasdaq Composite.

Persons: haven't, Davidson, Gil Luria, Citi's Ronald Josey, Citi's Josey, Mark Mahaney, Barton Crockett, Mark Shmulik, Bank of America's Justin Post, Keith Bachman, Citi's Tyler Radke, Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss, Weiss, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Azure's Organizations: Meta, Microsoft, D.A, Revenue, Google, Bank of America's, Microsoft Microsoft, Nasdaq, BMO Capital Markets, BMO

☆ Nasdaq jumps to record close as major tech names rise ahead of earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Hakyung Kim | Alex Harring | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The Nasdaq Composite rose to a fresh record on Tuesday as investors readied for key corporate earnings releases, including reports from notable tech names. The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced 0.78% to a record close of 18,712.75. Ahead of their earnings releases, shares of Meta jumped 2.6%, and Alphabet advanced 1.8% on Tuesday. This will mark the busiest week of the earnings season with more than 150 S&P 500 companies scheduled to have reported by Friday’s close. Notably, the blue-chip Dow broke a five-day losing streak, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq notched its eighth positive session of the last nine.

Persons: “ It’s, Sam Stovall, Friday’s, Jonathan Krinsky, ”, Dow Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, Research, Traders, Treasury, U.S

☆ Trump Media shares halted repeatedly as DJT whipsaws in volatile trading
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

Trading of Trump Media shares was halted for volatility multiple times Tuesday morning as the company majority owned by Donald Trump ricocheted in early trading. Nearly 16 million Trump Media shares changed hands in the first 10 minutes of the trading day. Just more than a month later, Trump Media shares were trading at more than four times that price. That merger, which took Trump Media public, was completed in late March. Despite losing hundreds of millions of dollars on scant revenue in recent fiscal quarters, Trump Media boasts a market capitalization above $10 billion.

Persons: Donald Trump ricocheted, Trump’s, Kamala Harris, Harris, Critics Organizations: Trump Media, Nasdaq, DWAC, Republican, Trump, Forbes, Democratic, Madison Locations: New York City

☆ Trump Media shares halted for volatility as DJT rally accelerates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nearly 16 million DJT shares changed hands in the first 10 minutes of the trading day. Trading was halted a second time at 9:42 a.m., with shares up nearly 9%. The company, which trades as DJT on the Nasdaq, was halted for five minutes at 9:36 a.m. Trading of Trump Media shares was halted for volatility multiple times Tuesday morning as the company majority-owned by Donald Trump ricocheted in early trading. Just over a month later, Trump Media shares were trading at more than four times that price.

Persons: Donald Trump ricocheted, Kamala Harris, Harris, Critics Organizations: Nasdaq, Trump Media, Republican, Trump, Forbes, Democratic, Madison Locations: New York City

☆ Snap shares jump 10% on profit beat, stock buyback
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Jonathan Vanian | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The head of Snapchat operator Snap, Evan Spiegel, presents the new generation of Spectacles in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2024. Snap said its adjusted earnings for the fourth quarter will be between $210 million and $260 million. Shortly after Snap announced the new Spectacles, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed his company's experimental AR glasses called Orion. In a letter to investors, Snap discussed the importance developers play for the company's Spectacles and AR initiatives. Prior to the after-hours pop, Snap shares were down 36% for the year compared to the Nasdaq's 25% gain.

Persons: Evan Spiegel, Mark Zuckerberg, Snap Organizations: LSEG Revenue, LSEG Global, Global, StreetAccount, Snap Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Jim Cramer explains how rising bond yields could dampen the market's rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Tuesday lamented rising bond yields' effect on the market, saying this action could narrow the rally to tech and diminish broader sector gains. Some on Wall Street were expecting bond yields to decline after the Federal Reserve issued a hefty 50-basis-point cut and indicated there would be more to come over the next several months. Cramer said investors are drawn back to tech stocks as higher rates complicate the growth narratives for economically sensitive corners of the market. In recent months, investors were hoping that lower borrowing costs would help companies — such as those in the industrial sector and other housing-related areas — see an increase in business and, by extension, their stock prices. "If [the bond market] doesn't stop its retreat, then we're going to start questioning the idea that the Fed will keep cutting rates, ushering in a fabulous economy for 2025," Cramer said.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer Organizations: Federal Reserve, Dow Jones, Nasdaq

☆ Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher with Nikkei poised to extend gains
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Asia-Pacific markets are set to open higher, tracking gains on Wall Street as investors looked toward a slate of megacap technology earnings to keep propelling the Nasdaq Composite to new heights this week. Japan's Nikkei 225 futures pointed to a slightly stronger open for the market, with the futures contract in Chicago at 38,715 and its counterpart in Osaka at 38,630 compared to the previous close of 38,605.53. This comes after the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost its parliamentary majority after voters cast their ballots on Sunday to determine the control of the lower house, marking the first time since 2009 that Japan's ruling coalition lost its majority. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 was 0.44% higher in its first hour of trade. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index futures were at 20,733, higher than the HSI's last close of 20,599.36.

Persons: Australia's Organizations: Nasdaq, Nikkei, Liberal Democratic Party Locations: Asia, Pacific, Chicago, Osaka

☆ S&P 500 futures tick higher as Alphabet shares jump on earnings beat: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Futures tied to the broad market index added nearly 0.2%, while Nasdaq 100 futures inched up by 0.1%. Alphabet kicked off a major week for megacap tech earnings. The Google parent exceeded analysts' expectations as the company saw strong quarterly revenue growth from its cloud business, leading shares up 5% after market close. In anticipation of the Big Tech earnings releases, investors drove the Nasdaq Composite to a fresh record during Tuesday's trading session. "We are closely monitoring tech earnings releases to ensure businesses investment in artificial intelligence and other productivity enhancing tools remains robust to support strong future earnings growth."

Persons: Dow, It's, Rob Haworth, Haworth Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Dow, Google, AMD, Tech, Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Big Tech, NASDAQ, U.S, Bank Asset Management

☆ Opening Bell: October 29, 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

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Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq

☆ Why Boeing's $21 billion share sale is an early Christmas present for Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementWall Street bankers tasked with helping companies raise money through sales of stock just got an early Christmas present. The sale ended up raising nearly $21 billion, marking one of the largest deals for US equity-capital-markets bankers in history. Thanks to the Boeing capital raise, he now predicts ECM bonus increases of 30%, he said. 'A rising tide lifts all boats,' comp expert saysThe ultimate size of Boeing's capital raise puts it in league with some of the largest raises ever, according to global equity capital raise data provided by LSEG. But, based on Johnson's forecast, it seems those involved in the Boeing capital raise may find themselves flying highest on bonus day.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, —, bookrunners Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Alan Johnson, Johnson, Semafor, Thoma Bravo, It's, they've Organizations: Boeing, PJT Partners, RBC Capital Markets, Service, Monday, Bank of America, Citigroup, JPMorgan, Wall, Johnson Associates, LSEG, Petrobras, Lloyds, Nasdaq Locations: Brazilian, British

☆ 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

☆ Chinese IPOs in the U.S. and Hong Kong are set to increase next year, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

China News Service | China News Service | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese IPOs in the U.S. and Hong Kong are set to increase next year, analysts said, as some high-profile listings outside the mainland this year raise investor optimism over profitable exits. Last week, Horizon Robotics — a Chinese artificial intelligence and auto chip developer — and state-owned bottled water company CR Beverage went public in Hong Kong. The firm noted that Chinese delivery giant SF Express is planning for a Hong Kong IPO next month, while Chinese automaker Chery aims for one next year. Still, the overall pace of Hong Kong IPOs this year is slightly slower than expected, George Chan, global IPO leader at EY, told CNBC in an interview earlier this month. Hong Kong, then New York

Persons: Pony.ai, Didi, Marcia Ellis, Morrison Foerster, George Chan, Chan Organizations: Nasdaq, China News Service, Getty, U.S, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, CR Beverage, Renaissance, Hong, Chery, CNBC, IPOs Locations: BEIJING, U.S, Hong Kong, China, New York, Mainland China, New

☆ Big Tech stocks have a high earnings bar to clear
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Overall S & P 500 profit growth is tracking below what analysts anticipated heading into the reporting period. Still, the S & P 500 is less than 1% below a record high reached earlier this month. Solita Marcelli, UBS Global Wealth Management chief investment officer for the Americas, also warned that high valuations could be a problem for megacap tech stocks as earnings roll out. Technical patterns based on price charts aren't too favorable, either, heading into megacap tech earnings. The Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) in June hit its highest level relative to the S & P 500 since March 2000 , when the dot-com bubble peaked.

Persons: Solita Marcelli, Marcelli, Wells Fargo Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Apple, Nasdaq, UBS Global Wealth Management, Netflix Locations: Americas

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