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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: PepsiCo, Gap, Peloton and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: PepsiCo (PEP) – The beverage and snack giant reported an adjusted quarterly profit of $1.86 per share, 12 cents above estimates, and revenue topped Wall Street forecasts. The company also raised its full-year forecast as consumer demand holds up even as prices rise. PepsiCo gained 1.2% […]
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Morgan Stanley downgrades American Express on lower spending among high-end consumers
Shares of American Express could come under pressure as more consumers cut back on spending because of inflation, according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Betsy Graseck downgraded shares of American Express to equal weight from overweight, and cut the price target, saying in a Tuesday note that rising prices are starting to hit more wealthy consumers. […]
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What Amazon’s Grubhub stake means for investors and the future of delivery
Amazon’s latest partnership with Grubhub will have little impact on the company’s stock but could signal a growing appetite to compete in restaurant delivery, analysts say. The technology company announced last week it’s partnering with the delivery platform to offer Prime users a free year membership to Grubhub+. As part of the deal, Amazon will […]
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Investment banks trumpet fresh ideas in new second-half stock trades
Major investment banks expect the stock market’s volatility to continue in the second half of 2022. A brutal market sell-off saw the S & P 500 suffer its worst first half since 1970 as the Nasdaq Composite plummeted deep into a bear market. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve kickstarted an aggressive rate hiking cycle to curb […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: JD.com, Roku, Alibaba and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Adobe (ADBE) – Adobe shares fell 3.7% in premarket trading after the software company issued weaker-than-expected financial guidance for the current quarter and the full year. Adobe is facing headwinds from the war in Ukraine and unfavorable foreign exchange rates, although its most recent quarter did […]
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Wolfe downgrades credit card stocks to underweight, as research firm feels a ‘recession is likely’
Investors should sell shares of credit card issuers given that a “recession is likely,” according to Wolfe Research. Analyst Bill Carcache downgraded credit card issuers as a group to underweight from market weight, saying in a Thursday note that the stocks will increasingly come under pressure with higher recession risks. “While we remain cautious on […]
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Goldman ‘deal guy’ behind Apple, GM cards leaves for fintech start-up iCreditWorks
iCreditWorks CEO Scott Young, former chief commercial officer of Goldman Sachs Marcus. Courtesy: Goldman Sachs A Goldman Sachs executive known for securing some of the industry’s biggest credit-card deals in recent years has left to join early stage start-up iCreditWorks, CNBC has learned. Scott Young, who was chief commercial officer of Goldman’s Marcus consumer business, […]
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Jim Cramer says to buy the dip on days like Monday: ‘It’ll be too late’ if you wait for the Fed
“I know from experience that if you wait until the [Federal Reserve] is done and inflation’s broken, it’ll be too late to buy,” the “Mad Money” host said. Source
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Walmart dangles deeper gas discounts to attract and retain members of subscription service
As prices climb at the grocery store and gas station, Walmart said Wednesday that it will offer deeper discounts on fuel to nudge more customers to join and renew Walmart+. Chris Cracchiolo, senior vice president and general manager of the subscription service Walmart+, said the everyday expense is on the minds of many shoppers, “especially […]
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A members-only club for female executives is coming to San Francisco with the help of Google’s cash
Chief co-founders Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan Photos courtesy of Chief As companies see a record number of women leaving their jobs in “the Great Resignation,” Google parent Alphabet is putting money behind an initiative that could help them stay. Launched in 2019, Chief is a membership-based company for female executives that’s designed to provide […]
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