Month: June 2022
Wall Street banks name their top global stocks to play soaring energy prices and the hydrogen boom
From soaring commodity prices to the “multi-billion dollar” hydrogen opportunity, analysts at Morgan Stanley and Bernstein name their top stocks to navigate the booming energy sector. The sector has been one of the few bright spots in a year when the broader stock market has taken a severe beating. Energy is one of just two sectors on the S […]
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Sweden and Finland want to join NATO. Here’s how that would work
Sweden and Finland have requested to become members of NATO, but how does the process work, and can anybody join? CNBC looks at how the defense alliance is expanding, and what that means for the world. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked a major shift in the way Europe sees its security and defense. Sweden […]
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Even if oil hits $150 a barrel, J.P. Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts stocks will reclaim 2022 highs
J.P. Morgan’s Marko Kolanovic predicts oil is surging higher — but so are stocks. Kolanovic, who serves as the firm’s chief global markets strategist and co-head of global research, believes the U.S. economy is strong enough to handle oil prices as high as $150 a barrel. “There could be some potential further spikes in oil, […]
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Human rights advocates tell Congress bitcoin is essential in countries with ‘collapsing’ currencies
WASHINGTON — A week after prominent technologists publicly slammed crypto for being too risky and unproven in a letter to Congress, human rights advocates from around the world have sent a rebuttal to U.S. lawmakers defending digital assets for the access they provide to people in countries where “local currencies are collapsing, broken, or cut […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Enbridge is a buy
Blackline Inc: “They’re losing money. … We can just not go with it.” MetLife Inc: “I’m going to have to say yes to that, even as I’m not a great fan of the insurers. … That is too cheap a stock.” Farfetch Ltd: “I say, buy Target down here.” Disclosure: Cramer’s Charitable Trust owns shares […]
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Lyft plans to build a hybrid network of autonomous and driver vehicles, co-founder says
Lyft’s vehicle fleet will remain largely commandeered by drivers even as the company continues to develop its autonomous driving capabilities, co-founder and president John Zimmer told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday. “What we see happening is that there will be a hybrid network, meaning on day 1, just like what happened with phones, you didn’t […]
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Stock futures dip following two straight days of gains on Wall Street
Stock futures fell marginally in overnight trading Tuesday after two consecutive days of gains on Wall Street. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 55 points. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures both declined just 0.2%. Investors shrugged off some signs of an economic slowdown ahead of a key inflation reading. The S&P […]
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Cramer greenlights beaten-down tech stocks, says Target’s inventory woes suggest inflation is peaking
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday gave investors his blessing to consider purchasing beaten-down tech stocks after Target’s latest quarter indicated good news for the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. “The real greenlight here is on the beaten-down tech. … They might deserve a bit of a resurgence if they have profits and a total romp […]
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Eli Lilly’s new diabetes drug continues to show promise as an obesity treatment
Eli Lilly continues to work on commercializing its strong innovation pipeline, which is a key reason the CNBC Investing Club owns the stock. Source
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Here are the biggest changes coming to your iPhone in Apple’s new update
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, California, June 6, 2022. Peter Dasilva | Reuters Apple announced the biggest iPhone software update of the year this week. The software, revealed Monday during Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, includes the biggest change to the look of the iPhone’s lock screen […]
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