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☆ Lachlan Murdoch biographer breaks down his relationship with father Rupert Murdoch and why a merger of Fox and News Corp is about 'entrenching Lachlan's control'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-30 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

A new unauthorized biography of Lachlan Murdoch explores his business profile and family relationships. Its author, Paddy Manning, speculates about who might exit if Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corp and News Corp recombine. Rupert Murdoch remains executive chairman of News Corp and chairman of Fox. Lachlan Murdoch was named Fox's CEO, and James Murdoch, after four years as CEO of 21st Century Fox, was left to carve his own path. If you're looking longer-term about who's going to run the company beyond the merger, if it happens, [News Corp CEO] Robert Thomson is probably retiring.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves in the premarket: Apple, Taboola, Biogen and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Peter Schacknow | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A person familiar with assembly operations told Bloomberg that Apple and Foxconn do expect to be able to make up that shortfall in 2023. Apple slid 1.7% in premarket trading. Wynn Resorts (WYNN), MGM Resorts (MGM), Melco Resorts (MLCO), Las Vegas Sands (LVS) – Casino stocks rallied in off-hours trading after the Chinese government granted the companies provisional licenses to continue operating in Macau. Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron (CVX) – These and other energy stocks fell in the premarket as WTI Crude touches its lowest level in 11 months. First Solar (FSLR) – The solar company's stock fell 2.6% in the premarket following a downgrade by J.P. Morgan to "neutral" from "overweight."

☆ News Corp shareholder T Rowe Price raises concerns over Fox merger - NYT
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 25 (Reuters) - T. Rowe Price (TROW.O), a major shareholder in News Corp (NWSA.O), said it had strong reservations about Rupert Murdoch's plan to reunite News Corp and Fox Corp (FOXA.O), The New York Times reported on Friday, joining other investors in dissent over the plan. T. Rowe Price told the newspaper that a merger of the two companies would probably undervalue News Corp, which it believes is trading for less than it is worth. T. Rowe Price owns about 17.88% of News Corp, according to Refinitiv data, and is the largest shareholder after the Murdoch family. Fox and News Corp declined to comment, while T. Rowe Price did not immediately respond to Reuters requests for comment. Independent Franchise Partners owns about 7% of News Corp's Class A shares and 6.4% in Fox Corp.

☆ Wolfe Research says these unloved stocks are starting to show favorable signs heading into 2023
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A few stocks that were unloved this year look set to turn the page heading into 2023, according to Wolfe Research. Wolfe Research searched for unloved names with buy ratings from less than 40% of analysts covering them. According to Wolfe Research, Carnival is expected to accelerate earnings by 647%. Pinterest has low short interest, just 5.5%, according to Wolfe Research. Regardless, the airline company has a high 2Q22 earnings quality score of 96, and it's forecasted to accelerate earnings by 17%, according to Wolfe Research.

☆ T. Rowe Price's Sebastien Page gives the case for being overweight in small caps
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailT. Rowe Price's Sebastien Page gives the case for being overweight in small capsSebastien Page, T. Rowe Price, joins 'Closing Bell: Overtime' to discuss his case for small cap safety plays.

☆ 'We will resist the temptation to bottom fish': A 42-year market vet says the tech stocks that dominate the market are still overvalued — and their impending demise will further bring down the rest of
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

But according to Bill Smead, a 42-year market vet and the founder and CIO of Smead Capital Management, the group is still overvalued. Smead Capital Management"As you can see, it took years for the tech bubble stocks of 1999 to get interesting. Smead also included a chart on the average valuation of the top 100 tech stocks, which still shows historically elevated levels. Smead Capital Management"Hannibal Lecter said to Clarisse in the movie The Silence of the Lambs, 'Have the lambs stopped screaming?' Smead's views in contextSmead's view that tech stocks are overvalued is shared by some.

☆ This week's best performers include one telecom stock expected to nearly double from current levels
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The latest U.S. inflation data has sparked a massive rally, putting the S & P 500 on track for a strong weekly performance. The S & P 500 is up about 5.1% week to date. That report sparked a 5.5% rally in the S & P 500, its biggest one-day gain since 2020. Given these moves, CNBC Pro screened the S & P 500 for this week's best performers. On average, analysts see Dish shares rallying 97% over the next 12 months.

☆ These mutual funds are planning to hit investors with capital gains distributions. How to decide the right move for you
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There may be some pain ahead for mutual fund investors in the form of capital gains taxes. "That means funds that have suffered steep falls this year could still distribute capital gains to investors," Welch said. John Hancock will pay double-digit capital gains distributions on several of its funds. Almost a dozen Nuveen funds will make 5% to 10% capital gains distributions, while twice that number of T. Rowe price funds will pay out between 4% and 21%. Passively managed funds may have distributions but they tend to be smaller than actively managed funds, Benz pointed out.

☆ October CPI expected to show inflation still ran hot even as some goods prices cooled
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Excluding food and energy, core CPI is expected to have risen by 0.5%, or 6.5% on an annual basis. Consumer inflation may have come down slightly in October as goods prices declined, but prices for services and rents are expected to continue to climb. Simons expects core CPI rose 0.4% and that, within that, goods prices declined 0.2% while services rose 0.6% . The CPI report is widely expected to show that used car prices are falling, but rents and shelter continued to rise. "Some of it is coming from goods prices because there's a slowing in demand as we've seen in consumer spending recently," she said.

☆ Snyk: 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Cnbc.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

As more companies write their own code to power digital operations, they need to bolster and modernize their online security. It's a "cloud-native" technology, engineered by Snyk to speed up production and help enterprises prevent future security issues. Developers at AWS, Google , Atlassian , Comcast , Twilio , CVS , Overstock, Manulife and Revolut are among the millions in DevOps across sectors of the economy that are using Snyk. Investors include venture arms of Atlassian and Salesforce, Tiger Global, Baillie Gifford, T. Rowe Price, Accel, BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Geodesic Capital and Temasek. The 2022 Top Startups for the Enterprise list is powered and inspired by the members of CNBC's Technology Executive Council (TEC).

And the stock market isn't the only aspect of the economy that's hurting soon-to-be retirees. Saving for retirement 101Most people have three primary sources of income in retirement: personal retirement accounts (401(k)s and IRAs), pensions and Social Security. In retirement, the individual would withdraw no more than 4% of their retirement portfolio annually, while adjusting for inflation. If you've been maintaining a diversified retirement portfolio with 60% allocated towards stocks and 40% towards bonds, you've probably noticed both asset classes taking big hits. But of course, if the market hasn't bottomed yet, you're taking a risk.

REUTERS/Brendan McDermidNov 3 (Reuters) - Investors trying to navigate this year's relentless interest rate rises have more reasons to play it safe, after a pessimistic message from the U.S. Federal Reserve clouded the outlook for asset prices. Yet Chairman Jerome Powell’s message at Wednesday’s press conference – which followed its fourth straight 75 basis-point rate increase – did little to bolster the case for a less hawkish Fed. Investors are bracing for U.S. employment data on Friday for clues on whether the Fed’s rate hikes have begun to erode the economy’s strength. Signs that inflation is beginning to slow after the Fed’s barrage of rate hikes could bolster the case for a less aggressive monetary policy in coming months. Bartolini is becoming more bullish on mortgage-backed securities, which he expects to benefit from a decline in volatility sparked by smaller rate increases.

☆ Wall Street Firm Makes a $1.8 Billion Bet on Forest Carbon Offsets
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Ryan Dezember | Photographs Amanda Andrade-Rhoades For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

PISGAH, Md.—A major player in credit markets has made one of the largest U.S. timberland purchases in years, laying Wall Street’s biggest wager yet on forest carbon markets. Oak Hill Advisors LP, a subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group Inc. that manages $56 billion and is best known as a corporate-debt investor, said that it led a consortium to pay about $1.8 billion for 1.7 million acres of forest.

☆ These 13 sell-rated global stocks have serious downside risk, Wall Street analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Equity analysts have slashed estimates and price targets over recent days as companies continue to report disappointing third-quarter results. Thirteen of these stocks — all part of the MSCI World Index — have median analyst price targets below their current share price, according to FactSet data. Global stocks Other stocks with price targets below current trading levels include Japanese multinational retailer AEON , U.S.-listed Clorox , and U.K. financial services company Abrdn plc. Equity analysts have slashed estimates and price targets over recent days as companies continue to report disappointing third-quarter results. Thirteen of these stocks — all part of the MSCI World Index — have median analyst price targets below their current share price, according to FactSet data.

☆ Here's how to spot high-quality dividend stocks and manage risk in an unprecedented bear market, according to a 33-year investing veteran who runs a $16 billion fund
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

John Linehan of T. Rowe Price shared how he manages over $16 billion in assets. John Linehan, the chief investment officer for equities at T. Rowe Price, has encountered plenty of different investing landscapes in his 33-year career. Linehan, who manages over $16 billion in assets in the T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (PRFDX), is currently attempting to thread the needle between playing offense and defense. High, reliable dividend yields are vital to the T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Linehan said, but the size of the quarterly payment is far from his only consideration on that front. "We're looking for companies that have both an attractive yield but also attractive attributes beyond the yield," Linehan said.

☆ Stocks could continue to break higher as Apple, big tech report earnings in week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The three major averages closed higher Friday, with the S & P 500 adding 2.37% to close at 3,752.75. Stovall said the S & P 500 had six positive moves of 1% or more in the last 17 trading days, as of Friday. Earnings, earnings, earnings About 150 S & P 500 companies report earnings in the coming week. Technically speaking Scott Redler, partner with T3Live.com, said he is watching a formation in the S & P 500 that could be positive. His first target for the S & P 500 is 3,800.

☆ Speculators bet Credit Suisse shares have further to fall
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Investors have been adding to bets that Credit Suisse's shares still have further to fall after a social media storm forced a fresh look at the Swiss lender's problems. Credit Suisse declined to comment. In terms of financial firms subject to the highest amount of short selling, Credit Suisse currently stands fourth behind investment firms T. Rowe Price, BlackRock and Blackstone, according to data specialist FIS. Reuters Graphics"Retail investors were all over developments in Credit Suisse," said Ivan Ćosović, founder of data group Breakout Point, which tracks the sentiment of retail traders on platforms like Reddit. Credit Suisse was the subject of a flood of unsubstantiated rumours and critical memes including titles such as: "Everything is Fine?"

☆ Nearing retirement? Here's how to allocate your portfolio right now, according to the pros
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

It's a tricky time for those nearing retirement: markets are persistently volatile and inflation is eating away at cash. Despite the uncertainty, asset managers and analysts says it's important to remain invested if you're nearing retirement or are already retired. However, the recent surge in bond yields presents an opportunity for retirement investors, said Willis. Choose stocks wisely Wells Fargo Investment Institute's Willis agreed that instead of completely abandoning stocks, the key for those nearing retirement might be a tweak in strategy. "Tactically there could be a counter trend rally in global equities under way from the September low right now in October."

☆ Chile has outperformed other emerging markets and the S&P 500 this year. Here's how
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Stocks in Chile are also outperforming the broader emerging markets. The iShares MSCI Emerging Market ETF (EEM) is down more than 28% for the year. Apart from the iShares MSCI Chile ETF, which helps investors gain exposure to the total addressable market, Chile makes up just a small part of other funds. The country comprises just 0.2% of the Morningstar global markets index, for example, and only about 0.6% of its emerging markets index. For macro investors, Chile is one of the interesting countries in the emerging market universe to deploy, according to BCA Research's Budaghyan.

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Moderna, Pepsi, Lyft and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Pepsi products are displayed for sale in a Target store on March 8, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday Wednesday:Moderna — Shares of Moderna surged 10% after the drug maker announced it will partner with Merck to jointly develop and sell a cancer vaccine. It reported preliminary month-end assets under management of $1.23 trillion as of Sept. 30. Pepsi also raised its guidance for the year as it was able to successfully raise prices on its products. Lyft — Lyft shares gained 5.8% following an upgrade from Gordon Haskett to buy from hold.

☆ Factbox: The structure of the Porsche IPO
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

- As part of the deal, Volkswagen sold 25% plus one ordinary share in Porsche AG to Porsche SE (PSHG_p.DE), the holding firm controlled by the Piech and Porsche families, effectively giving them a blocking minority in the namesake brand. WHO CONTROLS PORSCHE AG? - Volkswagen AG and Porsche SE jointly own all of Porsche AG's ordinary shares in a 75% minus one share-25% plus one share split. - Overall, 75% minus one ordinary share of Porsche AG's total share capital is owned by Volkswagen AG after the IPO. - Porsche SE now owns 12.5% plus one ordinary share of Porsche AG's total capital while Qatar owns 2.5%.

☆ BlackRock bought a money manager to expand in private credit. Insiders say the deal has now led to an exodus of frustrated employees.
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-21 | by ( Danielle Walker | Rebecca Ungarino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

After BlackRock acquired private credit firm Tennenbaum Capital Partners, more than a dozen employees left the small investment team. Former BlackRock employees say underwhelming pay and unfulfilled promises that the team could raise its own special situations fund led to widespread frustration and departures. The departures come as BlackRock aims to compete more aggressively in private credit, a key part of its high-priority alternatives push. Still, in recent years management has made it clear that its private investment capabilities need to be an important engine of growth. "It's not to say that the private credit market is easy to manage talent.

☆ Demand for Porsche AG listing strong as retail investor subscription period begins
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterA Porsche Taycan is displayed at a car show in Oslo, Norway, November 10, 2021. Indicated demand for the listing, due to take place on Sept. 29 at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, exceeds the full deal size, the bookrunning said. It was too early for visibility on retail demand, they added. Total proceeds from the sale will be 18.1-19.5 billion euros and could help Volkswagen fund its electrification drive. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Matt Scuffham, Lucy Raitano in London, Victoria Waldersee in Berlin; Editing by Miranda Murray and Madeline ChambersOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ The IPO drought is about to break with Porsche set to raise $9.4 billion in its public debut
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Luxury car maker Porsche is set to go public in Europe later this month at a valuation of up to $75 billion. The debut of Porsche will help break a nearly year-long drought in the IPO market as investors remain defensive. The US IPO market has suffered one of its longest stretches of minimal debuts since the unraveling of the dot-com bubble about 20 years ago. According to data from Bloomberg, the global IPO market has raised just $80.5 billion, spread out over 1,617 deals so far in 2022. That's in stark comparison to 2021's global IPO market, which raised more than $700 billion across more than 4,000 deals.

☆ Investors mixed as Porsche seeks price tag of up to $75 billion
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Victoria Waldersee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Volkswagen said on Sunday it was aiming for a valuation of 70 billion-75 billion euros ($70-75 billion) for Porsche AG, slightly below some estimates of up to 85 billion euros, but far outstripping the 49-billion-euro price tag for rival BMW (BMWG.DE) and Mercedes-Benz's (MBGn.DE) 61 billion euros. "It is fundamentally right that Porsche AG becomes more independent - but this is not an independent set-up." Volkswagen's valuation for Porsche AG is close to its own market capitalisation of 88 billion euros. Analysts have compared Porsche AG stock to Ferrari, which has a market capitalisation of 38 billion euros but an operating margin of 24% to Porsche's 17-18%. Total proceeds from the sale will be 18.1-19.5 billion euros and could help Volkswagen fund its electrification drive.

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