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☆ Morgan Stanley says renewable energy stock is 'underappreciated' as powering AI play
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-18 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bloom Energy is an up-and-coming artificial intelligence play, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Andrew Percoco reiterated his overweight rating on San Jose-based Bloom Energy after it announced a strategic partnership on Tuesday with Nvidia-backed GPU cloud provider CoreWeave. Under the agreement, Bloom Energy will deploy its solid oxide fuel cells to generate power for CoreWeave's data center in Illinois. The analyst's $22 price target implies shares of Bloom Energy can jump nearly 44% from its latest closing price. Bloom Energy and e-commerce giant Amazon last week entered into an agreement with Silicon Valley Power to deploy 20 megawatts of fuel cells for an Amazon data center, Percoco noted.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, Bloom Organizations: Bloom Energy, Nvidia, BE, CoreWeave, Intel Locations: Jose, Illinois, Bloom, Santa Clara , California

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Johnson & Johnson, Sweetgreen, GitLab and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-17 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Elevance expects adjusted earnings of at least $37.20 for 2024, while analysts polled by FactSet called for $37.28 per share. Second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue came in slightly ahead of estimates. Omnicom — Shares of the corporate communications company fell 8% despite beating revenue expectations for the second quarter. Omnicom posted adjusted earnings of $1.95 per share, which came out in line with analyst forecasts polled by FactSet. Johnson & Johnson reported adjusted earnings of $2.82 per share on $24.45 billion in revenue.

Persons: Biden, ASML, Elevance, FactSet, Charles Schwab —, Cowen, Charles Schwab's, Omnicom, Datadog, Jefferies, Johnson, Johnson —, LSEG, —, Jesse Pound, Hakyung Kim, Samantha Subin, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox Organizations: Bloomberg News, Biden Administration, Nvidia, AMD, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, VanEck Semiconductor, Qualcomm, HSBC, Hunt Transport Services, Revenue, FactSet, Reuters, UnitedHealth, Johnson, . U.S, Bancorp, U.S . Bancorp, Corporation, UBS Locations: China, ., V.F

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Charles Schwab, Match Group, Bank of America and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Charles Schwab – The financial services giant slid more than 10% following its second quarter results. Earnings for the second quarter were 83 cents a share, topping the 80 cents expected from analysts polled by LSEG. UnitedHealth – The stock popped 6.5% after the health insurance giant posted second quarter results that came in better than expected. PNC Financial – The bank stock jumped 4.7% after stronger-than-expected earnings for the second quarter. Rio Tinto said that its Pilbara iron ore production in the second quarter came in 2% lower compared to the year-ago period.

Persons: Charles Schwab –, LSEG, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, FactSet, —, Sarah Min, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox, Darla Mercado Organizations: Group, Match Group, Bank of America, LSEG . Revenue, Revenue, PNC Financial, PNC, Rio Tinto –, Rio Tinto, U.S, Home, Federal Reserve, Toll, Builders, . Semiconductor, Nvidia, Devices, Broadcom, VanEck Semiconductor Locations: Rio, Rio Tinto – The

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Five Below, Interactive Brokers, J.B. Hunt and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The company also posted bleak guidance on earnings and revenue for the second quarter. Interactive Brokers — The electronic broker gained about 1% after beating adjusted earnings and revenue expectations for the second quarter. Interactive Brokers posted adjusted earnings of $1.76 on revenue of $1.29 billion, while analysts expected $1.74 per share in earnings on $1.27 billion in revenue, per LSEG. Earnings came out at $1.32 per share, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $1.52 per share. Omnicom posted a slight beat in revenue, however, reporting $3.85 billion, while analysts polled by FactSet expected $3.83 billion.

Persons: Joel Anderson, Kenneth Bull, J.B, LSEG, FactSet, Omnicom, Hancock Whitney —, Hancock Whitney, Darla Mercado Organizations: Hunt Transport, Revenue

☆ JPMorgan names its top short ideas including Shake Shack and Sunpower
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Stocks like Shake Shack and CarMax are among several of JPMorgan's short-term investment opportunities heading into the second half of the year. Take a look at five of JPMorgan's picks below: Shake Shack made the list with an underweight rating. The stock is up 16% this year as Shake Shack expects to grow its total revenue by 11% to 15% and open 80 restaurants, bringing its total footprint to about 600 locations. Another restaurant stock, Cheesecake Factory , made the cut as a short pick, as JPMorgan expressed concerns about its near-term outlook. The stock appears "fully valued at current levels," Ivankoe added, putting an underweight rating on the company.

Persons: Dow, Nicholas Rosato, Shack, John Ivankoe, Ivankoe, Kenneth Worthington, Worthington Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, JPMorgan, Cheesecake, FactSet, Group Locations: Chicago

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Trump Media, Macy's, Goldman, Coinbase and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Trump Media & Technology — Shares jumped nearly 29% as investors reacted to Saturday's attempted assassination of former President Trump , which has fueled increased conviction of a Trump win in this year's presidential election. Trump Media is the parent of social media platform Truth Social. Sturm, Ruger & Company , Smith & Wesson — Shares of the firearm manufacturing companies rose after Saturday's shooting at Trump's rally. Sturm, Ruger & Company rose 7%, while Smith & Wesson jumped 10%. Coinbase , Marathon Digital — Crypto stocks moved higher as investors increased their bets on a Trump election win, which they expect will benefit cryptocurrencies.

Persons: Donald Trump, Wolfe, Saturday's, Trump, Sturm, Smith, Wesson, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, LSEG, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Bitcoin, Morgan Stanley, Baxter, Tesla, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox Organizations: UnitedHealth, — Health, Humana, Wolfe Research, Republican, Trump Media & Technology —, Trump, Trump Media, Brigade, Ruger & Company, Smith, Wesson, Ruger, Company, Sunnova Energy, NextEra Energy, Marathon, Apple —, Apple, Bloomberg News, Baxter Locations: Arkhouse, India

☆ Buy these stocks if Trump and GOP win big in November, says Wolfe Research
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Several stocks could get a boost if former President Donald Trump wins the presidency and the GOP secures control of Congress, the odds of which have increased since the weekend, according to Wolfe Research. Here is a selection of stocks Wolfe expects to reap the benefits of a Trump reelection: Trump Media & Technology Group shares could benefit from a Trump win — and traders have already been piling into the stock since Saturday's event. Trading in Trump Media, which is the parent of social media platform Truth Social, has been volatile in recent months. The stock plunged about 50% in the three weeks after Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts on May 30. Other stocks Wolfe Research expects to benefit from a Trump win include UnitedHealth Group , Halliburton and Emerson Electric .

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Chris Senyek, Wolfe, Goldman Sachs, Charles Schwab, bitcoin Organizations: GOP, Wolfe Research, Investors, Trump, Republican National Convention, Republican, Federal Reserve, Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump Media, White House, Evercore, Citigroup, UnitedHealth, Halliburton, Emerson Electric Locations: Pennsylvania, Milwaukee, Technology

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Trump Media & Technology, Apple, Super Micro Computer and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Goldman Sachs — Shares slipped less than 1% after the bank posted a second-quarter earnings beat . Crypto stocks — Shares of bitcoin miners and cryptocurrency stocks rose as bitcoin and Ethereum popped more than 4%. Tesla — The electric vehicle stock rose 4%, building on a more than 25% gain so far this month. BlackRock — Shares rose 1.2%. The world's largest asset manager posted second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $10.36, exceeding the LSEG consensus estimate of $9.93.

Persons: Donald Trump, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, LSEG, Coinbase, Tesla, AutoNation, Morgan Stanley, Baxter, — CNBC's Lisa Han, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: Trump Media & Technology, Trump, Apple, Bloomberg News, Micro Computer, Walgreens, Alliance, Marathon, Technologies, Sunnova Energy, Energy, Stelco Holdings, CDK, Baxter Locations: India, Cleveland, BlackRock

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Wells Fargo, JPMorgan, Tesla, Carvana and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Wells Fargo — Shares tumbled 6% after the bank reported $11.92 billion in net interest income for the second quarter, a 9% year-over-year decline . Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting $12.12 billion in net interest income. Wells Fargo also reiterated its full-year forecast of a 7% to 9% decrease in net interest income. JPMorgan Chase — The bank slipped 1.6% despite reporting a revenue beat for the second quarter. Carvana — Shares of the used car seller added 1.3% after BTIG initiated coverage of the stock at a buy rating.

Persons: Wells, FactSet, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase, Tesla, Carvana, Fastenal, —, Sarah Min, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: JPMorgan, Revenue, LSEG, UBS, Bloomberg

☆ These stocks reporting next week have earnings momentum
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Next week brings big earnings reports from heavyweight financials and a couple other Wall Street favorites, some of which have strong forward earnings momentum ripe for investment. For the quarterly period, the estimated year-over-year earnings growth rate for the broad market index is 8.8%, according to FactSet. If that comes out as the actual growth rate for the quarter, it will be the highest year-over-year earnings growth rate reported by the index since the first quarter of 2022, which saw a 9.4% growth rate, FactSet said. Companies with strong earnings momentum often show revenue growth, improving margins or cost reductions, making the stocks look more attractive. Take a look at the stocks we found below: Netflix , which is set to report its results on Thursday, has strong earnings momentum, according to analysts.

Persons: FactSet, TD Cowen, John Blackledge, Kai, Morgan Stanley, — CNBC's Chris Hayes Organizations: CNBC Pro, CNBC, Netflix, Northern Trust, Fifth, Regions Financial, Trust, RBC Capital Markets, Federal Reserve, RBC, . United Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Delta, United Locations: Northern

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Delta Air Lines, SoundHound AI, WD-40, Tesla and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-11 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Delta Air Lines — The stock fell almost 5% after the airline issued a sales growth forecast for the third quarter that came in below expectations. The company also reported an almost 30% decrease in net income for the second quarter compared to a year ago. Shares of major airline stocks American Airlines and United Airlines also fell around 4.7% and 3.7%, respectively, following the results. WD-40 reported total net sales of $155 million in the fiscal third quarter, up 9% from the year-ago period. Semiconductor names — Investors took a few chips off the table on Thursday, selling high-flying semiconductor stocks.

Persons: QuantumScape, Conagra, Lantheus, Tesla, Horton, —, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Tanaya Macheel, Darla Mercado Organizations: Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines, Costco, Peugeot, Opel, Vauxhall, Lantheus Holdings, Medicare, Services, PepsiCo, Revenue, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, Industries, Builders, Semiconductor, —, VanEck Semiconductor, Nvidia Locations: U.S, Canada, Europe

Bank of America, meanwhile, raised its price target on Costco after the company announced an increase to its membership fees. Analyst James Heaney assumed coverage of Roblox with a hold rating — down from a buy — and $42 price target, which implies a 5.9% potential increase. Rakers' new target price suggests the stock — which is up 24.8% this year — could gain another 11.4%. Analyst Robert Ohmes upped his price target by $88 to $962 on Costco, suggesting shares could gain 8.8%. Its price target of $385 implies upside of 26.2% from Wednesday's close.

Persons: Jefferies, Roblox, downgrades, James Heaney, Heaney, RBLX, — Pia Singh, Wells, Aaron Rakers, Rakers, Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, There's, Robert Ohmes, Ohmes, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Spotify Technology, Bank of America, Costco, Silo AI, Silo, AMD, Apple, of America, Apple's, Conference, U.S, Apple Vision, America, Jefferies, Spotify Locations: Wells Fargo, Europe, North America, Nod.ai, U.S, China, India, Canada, Wednesday's

Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Tesla, but it still sees a a decline for the electric vehicle maker. Analyst Chris Pierce upgraded his rating to buy from hold and assigned a $160 price target on Carvana, implying shares could jump 27.3%. His $77 price target on Walmart suggests the stock could jump nearly 10.2% over the next 12 months. Analyst Peter Keith assumed coverage of the retailer with a neutral rating and $156 price target, suggesting shares can add 5.7% over the next year. LLY YTD mountain LLY year to date — Pia Singh 5:51 a.m.: Goldman raises Tesla price target, but still sees stock slide Don't expect Tesla's recent momentum to last, according to Goldman Sachs The bank raised its price target on the electric vehicle maker to $248 from $175.

Persons: Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Eli Lilly, Needham, Chris Pierce, Pierce, — Pia Singh, Jefferies, Corey Tarlowe, Tarlowe, Piper Sandler, Peter Keith, Keith, Carter Gould, Gould, Goldman, Mark Delaney, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Barclays, Jefferies, Walmart, Fox Robotics, EV, Tesla Locations: Tuesday's

☆ This AI play is about to issue an upside preannouncement, according to a Wells Fargo analysis
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That leaves Wells Fargo optimistic about a possible update from the company late next week, particularly given improved sentiment and valuation behind the stock. But under the most optimistic, upside scenario, Wells targets the stock at $1,200, suggesting 34% upside. This year, Super Micro has more than tripled, climbing 215%, as analysts have touted the company as a back-door play on artificial intelligence. Wells Fargo cites Nvidia's Blackwell product cycle, which includes GB200 Grace-Blackwell Superchips in late 2024, saying its customer base is significantly more diverse compared with Nvidia's Hopper GPU architecture. "We are positive on SuperMicro's ability to continue to be a meaningful player in the ongoing AI server investment cycle," Rakers said.

Persons: Wells Fargo, Aaron Rakers, Wells, Rakers, FactSet, Nvidia's Blackwell, Grace, Blackwell Superchips Organizations: Super

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intuit, AMD, LegalZoom.com, Baidu and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In terms of revenue, LegalZoom now expects between $675 million and $685 million for the full year. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing — The chip stock advanced 3% following the company's revenue results . Though the company's reported T$207.87 billion for the month of June was a 9.5% decrease from last month, it was a 32.9% increase from the year-ago period. For January through June this year, the company reported T$1.27 trillion, which is a 28% increase from the same period last year. Carvana — Shares of the online car seller added 5% after Needham upgraded the stock to buy from hold.

Persons: LegalZoom.com, Dan Wernikoff, Jeffrey Stibel, LegalZoom, Carvana, Needham, robotaxi, —, Alex Harring, Fred Imbert, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox, Darla Mercado Organizations: Intuit —, Intuit, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Baidu, Street Journal, Shanghai, Mastercard, Visa, Bank of America, Manchester United, BioSciences, Analysts, Illumina, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Argus, UBS, Science, AMD, Silo Locations: China, Shanghai, Hoka, Europe

☆ RBC's top stock ideas for the rest of the year include First Solar
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As the third quarter kicks off, RBC Capital Markets added a solar company and oil giant to its list of Top 30 Global Ideas for 2024. RBC's list includes the firm's highest-conviction stocks offering strong, long-term upside potential that its analysts view as "well-positioned in the current environment." For the third quarter, RBC added solar solutions provider First Solar , oil giant Shell and global logistics provider Brambles to its list. The bank also removed Mastercard and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals , which was its best-performing stock in the group last quarter. Digital payments stock PayPal is another RBC pick, with its price target suggesting 42% potential upside over the next year.

Persons: Graeme Pearson, CrowdStrike, Matthew Hedberg, Hedberg, Daniel Perlin, Brambles Organizations: RBC Capital Markets, RBC, Mastercard, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Big Tech, Pearson, PayPal, Shell, Australian, RBC . Locations: U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Chemours, Intel, BP and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Nvidia — Shares rose more than 1% after KeyBanc hiked its price target on the chipmaker to $180, implying upside of more than 40% from Monday's close. "Despite the impending launch of Blackwell in 2H24, we are not seeing any signs of a demand pause as demand for H100 remains robust," KeyBanc said. BP — The oil and gas giant's U.S.-listed shares fell more than 4% after the company warned it expects to report an impairment of up to $2 billion. Tempus AI — Shares popped nearly 4% after several Wall Street banks initiated coverage of the health-care diagnostics company with buy or overweight ratings. Helen of Troy — Shares of the Hydro Flask and Oxo parent fell more than 25% after a big earnings miss.

Persons: KeyBanc, Helen of Troy —, FactSet, —, Fred Imbert, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: UBS, Nvidia, Blackwell, BP, Nasdaq, Intel, Hydro Locations: Monday's, 2H24, U.S

☆ The 'AI laggard' trade could be ready to work again, benefiting these stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

We think so," Melius analyst Ben Reitzes said in a research report on Monday. We think infrastructure software may be harder to disrupt," the Melius analyst said. Apple, AMD and Intel should benefit from looming product cycles and an eventual easing of cloud capital expenditures spending, according to Reitzes. For Apple, the analyst believes consumers will favor its iPhone 16 out in September given its "Apple Intelligence" AI capabilities. His price targets on Intel and AMD suggest the stocks can advance some 16% and 22%, respectively, over the next year.

Persons: Ben Reitzes, Melius, Reitzes Organizations: Apple, AMD, Research, VanEck Semiconductor, Intel, IBM, Devices, Apple Intelligence Locations: Monday's, Turin

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, Corning, Helen of Troy, UiPath and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-09 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Helen of Troy — The housewares stock plummeted nearly 28%, hitting a new 52-week low during the session. The company posted an earnings miss for its first quarter of fiscal 2025 before the bell, earning 99 cents per share, excluding items. Lucid — The electric vehicle company's stock added nearly 1% after rallying about 8% in the previous session. Lucid jumped after the firm said it delivered 2,394 vehicles in the second quarter, marking a 70% year-over-year increase. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company popped more than 4%.

Persons: Blackwell, Helen of Troy —, FactSet, UiPath, Lucid, Eli Lilly's Mounjaro, Eli Lilly, Morgan Stanley, Corning, Yun Li, Pia Singh, Sarah Min, Darla Mercado Organizations: Nvidia, UBS, BP — U.S, Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Sony, Paramount, National Amusements, Skydance Media, Apollo, CNBC Locations: Novo

☆ CNBC Daily Open: French left-wing shock victory, Boeing guilty plea
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. However, recent profit-taking and valuation concerns led to a pullback and a rare downgrade from a Wall Street analyst. Get the CNBC Daily Open report in your inbox every morning and keep up to date with the markets wherever you are. Kolanovic wasn't the only Wall Street strategist to be caught out by the bull run — but rival banks have incrementally increased their calls.

Persons: Skydance, David Ellison, Marko Kolanovic, Kolanovic, Lori Calvasina, Calvasina, Tesla, Tom Narayan, Squawk, Narayan, Tom Sosnoff, Bill Ackman, Warren Buffett, Sosnoff, — CNBC's Pia Singh, Alex Harring, Holly Ellyatt, Ruxandra Iordache, Ryan Browne, Samantha Subin, Lim Hui Jie, Leslie Josephs Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, CNBC, Nvidia Nvidia, Wall, Paramount, Skydance Media, Paramount Global, Hollywood, Boeing, Justice Department, JPMorgan, RBC Capital Markets, RBC Locations: Hollywood

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Paramount Global, Morphic Holding, Ideaya Biosciences and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Skydance and its financial backers will invest more than $8 billion into Paramount and to acquire National Amusements, Paramount's controlling shareholder. Morphic Holding – Shares rallied 75% on news that Eli Lilly will acquire the biopharmaceutical company in a $3.2 billion deal . The deal will give Eli Lilly access to Morphic's portfolio of treatments in development, such as those for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Shares of Eli Lilly advanced 1.3% on the news. Boeing – Shares fell slightly after the airplane maker agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud related to the fatal 737 Max crashes, sparing Boeing from a trial.

Persons: Eli Lilly, BofA, Corning, Guggenheim, Max, Grayson, Raymond James, Samantha Subin, Pia Singh, Hakyung Kim, Sarah Min, Michelle Fox Organizations: Paramount Global, Skydance Media, Skydance, Paramount, National, Morphic, Ideaya Biosciences, Bank of America, Boeing –, Boeing, ., CNBC, Devon Energy, Gilead Sciences Locations: Columbia, Stifel, Williston, Gilead

☆ Stock futures open lower as investors await inflation data, earnings this week: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-07 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures edged lower Sunday night as investors await key inflation data for further clues on the longevity of this year's market rally. S&P futures were down more than 0.1%, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 51 points, or 0.1%. Producer price index data will be released Friday. Last week, labor data reflected a slightly cooling labor market, spurring expectations of a rate cut. A slew of major banks, including Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase , will kick off second-quarter earnings season this week.

Persons: Greg Wilensky, Janus Henderson, JPMorgan Chase, Stocks, Dow Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Federal, Traders, Janus, Janus Henderson Investors, Citigroup, JPMorgan, PepsiCo, Delta Air Lines, Nvidia Locations: U.S

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq record, Tesla future value?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Alain Jocard | AFP | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. This valuation, however, wouldn't be based on Tesla's success as an electric vehicle manufacturer, but rather as a robotics company. While Musk didn't provide a specific timeframe for this claim, he also suggested Tesla could reach a $5 trillion to $7 trillion valuation as a robotaxi company. In 2020, Tesla's worth even surpassed the combined value of Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GM, Ford and BMW.

Persons: Elon Musk, Porte, Alain Jocard, Elon, Tesla, Cathie Wood, Wood, CNBC's, Dan Ives, Chris Ailman, Ailman, CNBC's Michael Santoli, Jeff Cox, Michael Santoli, Jordan Novet, Katie Bartlett, Pia Singh, Riley de León, Spencer Kimball, Lisa Kailai Han, Brian Evans Organizations: SpaceX, Twitter, Porte de, AFP, Getty, CNBC, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, GM, Ford, BMW, California State Teachers, Nvidia, & $ Locations: Paris, Tesla

☆ JPMorgan says this data security stock is a great pick for the second half with AI tailwinds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Varonis Systems is poised to make a comeback in the latter part of 2024 as data security demand picks up, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Brian Essex upgraded the stock to overweight from neutral and set a December 2025 price target of $54, up from $50. Shares have dropped 6.7% this year as data security stocks saw a broader decline, creating a compelling buying opportunity for investors heading into the second half of the year, the analyst wrote in a Friday note. According to Essex, data security demand is rising as ransomware attacks are expected to increase, with a breach likely to happen every two seconds in 2031. "Although elevated levels of demand are driving growing levels of competition across the data security space, we view Varonis as one of the best positioned to capitalize on data security demand with a Best of Breed Data Security platform," the analyst added.

Persons: Brian Essex, Essex, Varonis, FactSet Organizations: JPMorgan, Data Security, 4Q, Cybersecurity Ventures, Companies, Breed Data Locations: Thursday's, Essex

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

GameStop — The meme stock dipped 1.1% after Keith Gill, known as "Roaring Kitty," seemingly increased his ownership in GameStop. He appears to be holding 9.001 million GameStop shares and over $6 million in cash, according to a screenshot he posted to Reddit. JPMorgan upgraded shares to overweight from neutral on Friday, saying Adobe is poised for "smoother sailing ahead" after its strong quarterly print. Hasbro — Bank of America upgraded the toymaker to buy from neutral, sending shares 1.7% higher. On the other hand, the company saw $727 million in revenue, topping the $725 million estimate from analysts.

Persons: Keith Gill, Adobe, RH, LSEG, ZScaler, Alex Harring, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: GameStop, Adobe, JPMorgan, Hasbro — Bank of America, Wall, Boeing, New York Times, Federal Aviation Administration, Zero Trust Network Security

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