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☆ A long-overdue reality check for tech stocks has reset the bar for 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Despite the comedown, many stocks still are expensive on a price-to-earnings basis when compared with the broader S & P 500, which trades at 18 times earnings. As of Monday's close, Meta shares trade at 11 times earnings on a 12-month trailing basis, down from 24 times at the start of 2022. PE ratios for all three stocks have come down significantly this year, with Cisco trading at 17 times earnings, compared to more than 23 times at the start of 2022. Within the semiconductor sector, Meeks favors names operating within industrials and autos, that are better positioned in a slowdown. While risk-averse tech may be the name of the game for 2023, some investors caution opting out of growth altogether.

☆ Here's our November rapid-fire update on all 33 stocks in Cramer's Charitable trust portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-15 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Here's a rapid-fire update on every stock in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. Estee Lauder (EL) — New Club members who want to start a position in the cosmetics giant could do so at these levels. We'd advise Club members do so the same, even if we still like the company's defensive nature. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

☆ These 10 Club holdings have been the biggest buyers of their own stocks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

We then divided that by each company's average market capitalization throughout that same time period. These 10 stocks spent the most on buybacks in their latest full fiscal year relative to their average market capitalization over that same four-quarter period. Devon Energy's stock ended Tuesday at $61.98 per share, giving the company a market cap of $40.52 billion. As of Sept. 30, the company had $43.5 billion remaining on its $70 billion buyback program, which was authorized by the board in April. As of Sept. 30, Linde had $6 billion left on its $10 billion buyback authorization approved by its board in February.

[1/7] U.S. President Joe Biden delivers keynote remarks at a U.S.-Africa Business forum at the 2022 U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2022. "The United States is 'all in' on Africa's future," Biden told African leaders attending a three-day summit in Washington. Beijing has held its own high-level meetings with African leaders every three years for more than two decades. For their part, many African leaders reject the idea that they need to choose between the United States and China. "The fact that both countries have different levels of relations with African countries makes them equally important for Africa's development," Ethiopia's U.N. ambassador, Taye Atske Selassie Amde, told Reuters.

☆ 10 of the best companies to work for if you want to advance your career―some jobs pay more than $100K/yr
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-13 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The company was among the best for career stability and growing talent. It ranked among the best companies for career launchpad, career stability and advancement without a degree. MicrosoftTech giant Microsoft came in among the top companies for career stability, growing talent and advancement without a degree. It ranked among the best companies for career launchpad, career stability and advancement without a degree. It ranked among the best companies for career launchpad, career stability, growing talent and advancement without a degree.

We're selling 150 shares of Cisco Systems (CSCO) at roughly $49 each. In addition, we are selling 75 shares of Qualcomm (QCOM) at roughly $121 each. To be fair to Cisco, the quarter was a clean revenue and earnings-per-share beat, with a raise to the full-year outlook. 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.

☆ Redis Names Former Five9 CEO to Head Database Startup
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Belle Lin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Database startup Redis Ltd. has named Rowan Trollope its new chief executive officer, effective Feb. 1. Mr. Trollope was CEO of the cloud-based customer-service software firm Five9 Inc. until Nov. 28, and had served in the role since 2018. After Mr. Trollope’s departure, former Five9 CEO Mike Burkland returned to his previous post. At Redis, Mr. Trollope will succeed Ofer Bengal, who co-founded the startup with Yiftach Shoolman in 2011 and has served as CEO since its founding. Mr. Trollope led Five9 through its plans to merge with Zoom Video Communications Inc. in September of last year.

The justices turned away Reston, Virginia-based cybersecurity company Centripetal's appeal of a lower court's decision to negate the award after the judge who presided over the trial disclosed that his wife owned Cisco stock worth $4,688. Centripetal sued Cisco in federal court in Virginia in 2018, accusing it of infringing patents related to Centripetal's network-security technology. The judge awarded Centripetal $1.9 billion in damages plus royalties that Cisco said increased the total to more than $2.7 billion. Morgan told the companies before issuing his ruling that his wife owned 100 shares of Cisco stock, though he was unaware of it during the trial. Centripetal told the Supreme Court that Morgan had complied with the law, and that selling the shares just before ruling for Cisco would "solve one appearance-of-impropriety problem by creating another."

☆ December tends to be a strong month for the market. Here's how our stocks have done recently
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

So thought we'd look at what the Santa Claus rally phenomenon is all about and which Club stocks have had the best and worth December track records in recent years. It's a seven-day stretch over which the S & P 500 has historically tended to climb. The entire month of December has actually proven to be a historically strong period for the stock market. Investors would surely welcome a strong December after a terrible 11 months for the stock market. The S & P 500 tanked more than 9% that December, which at the time was its worth monthly performance in nearly a decade.

☆ Big tech stocks are at historical lows. These names have potential, ‘Halftime Report’ traders say
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's been a brutal year for tech stocks, which means there may be opportunities for investors to scoop up some names at a good price. There are big cap names trading at historical lows," said Altimeter Capital Chair and CEO Brad Gerstner on CNBC's " Closing Bell: Overtime " Thursday. Microsoft For Jason Snipe, founder and chief investment officer of Odyssey Capital Advisors, Microsoft looks compelling, especially due to its commercial cloud business. Microsoft shares are down 24% in 2022. Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer at Short Hills Capital Partners, also likes Microsoft, as well as Apple .

☆ How we're thinking about our Club stock exposure to China following Covid protests
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Global stocks slumped Monday on growing concerns about intensifying protests across China over the communist government's strict Covid policies. Apple (AAPL) — Revenue from China : 17.7% (China is the iPhone maker's second-largest market, lagging just the U.S. at 37.5% of sales.) Disney (DIS) — Revenue from China: 4.8% Devon Energy (DVN) — Revenue from China: 0% Estee Lauder (EL) — Revenue from China: 29.7% (China is the cosmetic giant's largest sales market, followed by the U.S. at 19.8%, per FactSet.) Ford Motor (F) — Revenue from China: 4.6% Alphabet (GOOGL) — Revenue from China: 3.8% Halliburton (HAL) — Revenue from China: 1.6% Honeywell International (HON) — Revenue from China: 4.2% Humana (HUM) — Revenue from China: 0% Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) — Revenue from China: 3.1% Eli Lilly (LLY) — Revenue from China: 5.7% Linde (LIN) — Revenue from China: 8.1% Meta Platforms (META): Revenue from China: 2.6% Morgan Stanley (MS) — Revenue from China: 2.6% Microsoft (MSFT) — Revenue from China: 12.4% Nvidia (NVDA) — Revenue from China: 25.8% — keep in mind: Nvidia's revenue is not attributed to the country in which the consumer buys a product that contains one of the company's semiconductors. Procter & Gamble (PG) — Revenue from China: 13.7% (China is P & G's second-largest sales market, with the U.S. accounting for 45.5% of revenue).

☆ New CIO Wants Cisco to Be a Model for Hybrid Work
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Belle Lin | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +4 min

Fletcher Previn, Cisco Systems Inc.’s new chief information officer, said he is working to help position the networking-equipment maker as a leader in hybrid work. Mr. Previn joined Cisco in 2021 as chief digital officer from International Business Machines Corp., where he was CIO. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CIO Journal The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team. Cisco CIO Fletcher Previn Photo: Cisco Systems Inc.An IBM veteran of more than a decade, Mr. Previn was named that company’s CIO in 2017. Enabling hybrid work should be a priority for CIOs because it can cut office costs while improving employee productivity, said Bobby Cameron, a principal analyst at Forrester Research Inc.“Priorities for the hybrid work environment continue to be digital tools for meetings and active collaboration,” Mr. Cameron said.

☆ 5 Club stocks that did worse than the Nasdaq since year-ago record but are well-liked by analysts
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

It turns out the tech-heavy index peaked on Nov. 22, 2021, one session after its last closing record. Using the one-year anniversary of the Nasdaq's record , we wanted to see where Wall Street stands on the 13 Nasdaq-listed stocks in the Club portfolio. From here, though, 72.7% of the 44 analysts who cover the stock consider the stock a buy or buy equivalent. Facebook-parent Meta Platforms was the worst-performing Club stock in the Nasdaq since its 2021 peak. Conversely, the vast majority of analysts — 90.4% to be exact — have a buy or buy-equivalent rating on Microsoft shares.

☆ HP to cut about 12% jobs by end of fiscal 2025
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 22 (Reuters) - HP Inc (HPQ.N) said on Tuesday it expects to cut up to 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2025, or about 12% of its global workforce, at a time when sales of personal computers and laptops are sliding as shoppers tighten budgets. The PC maker also forecast a lower-than-expected profit for the first quarter as it expects softness in both consumer and commercial demand. The company, which employs nearly 50,000 people, said it expects to reduce headcount between 4,000 and 6,000. HP forecast current-quarter profit between 70 cents and 80 cents. Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila and Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ What Cramer is watching Tuesday — Nasdaq tough year, seasonal oil strength, P&G looking good
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Citi lowers DVN price target by $2 pe share to $78; keeps buy rating. Piper Sandler cuts Club holding Amazon (AMZN) price target to $119 per share from $125. Honeywell (HON), also a Club stock, is an underappreciated tech franchise, JPMorgan says. Zoom Video (ZM) catches multiple price target cuts on Wall Street. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ The week in review, the week ahead — Nov. 18, 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

It certainly gave the market some pause in the back half of the week. Looking ahead, we remind members that markets will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving, and will close early at 1:00 p.m. Also Thursday, initial jobless claims for the week ending Nov. 12 came in at 222,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the prior week and below expectations of 228,000. Below are some other earnings reports and economic numbers to watch in the week ahead. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Macy's, BJ's Wholesale, Kohl's and others
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell:Macy's (M) – Macy's stock leaped 9.6% in the premarket after the retailer reported better-than-expected profit and revenue. BJ's Wholesale (BJ) – BJ's added 2.4% in premarket trading after beating analyst forecasts on both the top and bottom lines for its latest quarter. The warehouse retailer also reported better-than-expected comparable store sales and raised its full-year forecast. Alibaba (BABA) – The China-based e-commerce giant reported better-than-expected earnings but revenue fell short of analyst forecasts. Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) – The cruise line operator's stock slid 5% in premarket trading after a double-downgrade from Credit Suisse to underperform from outperform, with the firm citing a number of factors including valuation.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Bath & Body Works, Norwegian Cruise Line, Macy's and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bath & Body Works – Bath & Body Works' stock surged 24% after reporting per-share earnings that were more than double what analysts had anticipated. The retailer also raised its guidance for full-year per-share earnings. Norwegian Cruise Line – Shares of the cruise stock shed 6% following a double downgrade to an underperform rating from Credit Suisse. Macy's – Shares of Macy's rallied 14% after the department store reported profit and revenue that beat Wall Street's expectations. BJ's Wholesale – Shares dropped 6% despite the company reporting beats on the top and bottom lines and raising its full-year forecast for per-share earnings.

☆ Here's our November rapid-fire update on the stocks in Cramer's Charitable Trust portfolio
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

We think the stock has been hurt by a recent update to the company's reserve quantity. While we're big fans of the company's recent corporate governance cleanup , and we expect some near-term selling pressure associated with those efforts. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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.

☆ Cisco raises full-year outlook; announces restructuring
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] The logo of U.S. networks giant Cisco Systems is seen in front of their headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux, near Paris, France August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File PhotoNov 16 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) raised its full-year revenue and profit forecast amid easing supply chain hurdles and announced $600 million in severance and other charges related to a new restructuring, which could impact roughly 5% of its workforce. The company said the restructuring plan will begin in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023. The company will talk to its employees on Thursday about the restructuring plan, Chief Executive Chuck Robbins said in a post-earnings call. Cisco said it expects an annual revenue growth of 4.5% to 6.5%, and adjusted earnings between $3.51 and $3.58.

☆ Cisco beats quarterly revenue estimates as supply chain constraints ease
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 16 (Reuters) - Cisco Systems Inc (CSCO.O) beat first-quarter revenue estimates on Wednesday, as easing supply chain constraints and a COVID-19 recovery in China helped meet demand for its broad networking products portfolio, sending the company's shares 5% higher in extended trading. Easing supply chain snags and Cisco's recent investments in cloud offerings and targeted price hikes have helped the company improve its business and attract customers amid an economic slowdown. Cisco forecast current-quarter revenue to grow between 4.5% and 6.5%, while expecting adjusted earnings between 84 cents and 86 cents per share. The company's revenue was $13.63 billion in the first quarter, above analysts' estimates of $13.31 billion, according to Refinitiv data. Excluding items, Cisco earned 86 cents per share.

☆ Cisco deserves more love from investors as management lifts its full-year guidance
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Management also increased its earnings outlook for the full year, raising its range to $3.51 to $3.58 from $3.49 to $3.56. For the second quarter of fiscal 2023, management expects revenue to grow 4.5% to 6.5% year over year. Companywide results Total product revenue increased 8% year over year to $10.245 billion, beating estimates of $9.88 billion. End-to-end security (cybersecurity) revenue increased 9% year over year to $971 million, missing estimates of $1.014 billion. Total software revenue grew 5% year over year to $3.9 billion, with software subscription revenue up 11%, and 85% of software revenue subscription based.

☆ Cisco shares pop on earnings beat and increased 2023 forecast
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Cisco reported fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday that beat analysts' estimates and boosted its guidance for fiscal 2023. Here's how the company did:Earnings per share: 86 cents vs. 84 cents expected , according to Refinitiv86 cents vs. 84 cents expected according to Refinitiv Revenue: $13.6 billion vs. $13.3 billion expected by analysts, according to RefinitivRevenue increased 6% year over year, while net income slid 10% to $2.7 billion. The company now expects sales growth in fiscal 2023 of 4.5% to 6.5%, up from a prior forecast that called for growth of 4% to 6%. Cisco's top business segment, which includes data-center networking switches, delivered $6.68 billion in revenue, up 12% from a year earlier. Sales in the Collaboration segment, which features Webex, contributed $1.1 billion in revenue, down 2% year over year.

☆ What to expect when economic bellwether Cisco reports quarterly results
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Enterprise spending Demand from enterprise customers has been holding up this year, despite the challenging global economic backdrop. Transition from hardware to software Cisco's transformation to software subscription should be a long-term growth catalyst for the company. At the same time, a weaker global economy could hold back enterprise spending and dent Cisco's revenue. Cisco's stock has been punished this year, along with the rest of the tech sector, and is down 28.8% year-to-date. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

☆ If you want to land a job or get a raise in the tech industry, you have to past a test — and pretty much everyone is cheating on the exams
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Rob Price | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +18 min

It was one in a long line of tech certifications that Bill freely acknowledges he earned, at least in part, by cheating. And he's far from alone: In the tech industry, it's an open secret that there are thousands, if not millions, of cheaters just like Bill. The rise of exam dumps for tech certifications could have devastating consequences. But the cheating is clearly having a corrosive effect on the tech industry, particularly the hiring process. But the perception that workers from poorer countries are more likely to be cheaters can also fuel racism against foreign-born tech workers.

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