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Buy these cash kings for downside protection and flexibility in tough market, Morgan Stanley says
As Wall Street surveys for potential risks heading into September, some large-cap companies with strong balance sheets could offer investors both downside protection and even some growth, says Morgan Stanley. In the second quarter, certain companies in the Russell 1000 maintained healthy cash balances, even as they fortified their businesses by putting cash toward share […]
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India’s IT giants pay CEOs millions as turnover climbs among software talent
There is a wild mismatch between the salaries of the CEOs of Indian Information Technology companies and lower and mid-level employees, the latter seen here going about their business at the headquarters of India’s best-known technology company, Infosys Technologies Ltd. in Bangalore in a stock photo. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The chief executive […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Accenture, Darden Restaurants, FactSet and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Accenture (ACN) – The consulting firm’s shares fell 3.3% in the premarket after its quarterly revenue beat forecasts but earnings were impacted by the cost of its Russia exit. Accenture raised its full-year revenue forecast but cut the top end of its projected earnings range due […]
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Look for more selling pressure next week as investors learn the hard way not to fight the Fed
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell adjusts his tie as he arrives to testify before a Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress” on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2021. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Wall Street and the Federal Reserve appeared to enter a new […]
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These beaten-down global tech stocks have strong fundamentals — and analysts love them
Tech stocks came under renewed pressure on Friday amid a broad sell-off in the market. CNBC Pro identifies the beaten down tech stocks from the U.S. and beyond that look to have strong fundamentals and are loved by analysts. Wall Street suffered a massive sell-off at the end of last week, as all major indexes […]
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Investment banks pick their top stocks to buy in the ‘beaten down’ tech sector
Analysts at leading investment banks say a number of tech stocks present compelling buying opportunities right now — with some more than 30% off their 52-week highs. A storm of headwinds have hit tech stocks and investors are asking about names that are nearing the bottom, according to Bank of America . “Tech is facing […]
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Electronics are set to get even more expensive as chip giants hike their prices
A man walks past TSMC’s logo at the company’s headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty Images Products that rely on semiconductors are set to get even more expensive as chip foundries prepare to increase their prices, according to analysts. The world’s biggest foundries — including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung and […]
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Cramer’s lightning round: Marvell Technology and Bausch Health are buys
Bausch Health: “We wanted to buy more today, but we ran out of time. This thing is being put on sale. There are shorts taking it all the way down. It is quite ridiculous. I wanted to be able to buy a huge slug of it today, so that’s how I feel for the [Charitable […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Dollar General, Accenture, Warby Parker and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Dollar General (DG) – Dollar General rallied 5% in the premarket after the discount retailer forecast better-than-expected full-year sales. Dollar General’s quarterly earnings of $2.57 per share matched forecasts, although revenue was slightly below estimates and same-store sales fell more than expected. The company also raised […]
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