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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Campbell Soup, Moderna, Western Digital and others
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Campbell Soup (CPB) – The food producer’s shares rallied 3.7% in the premarket after Campbell reported an adjusted quarterly profit of 70 cents per share, 9 cents above estimates. Sales also beat forecasts, and the company raised its full-year sales outlook. Campbell also maintained its prior […]
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Bank of America downgrades Target as consumers pull back discretionary spending
Shares of Target could be under stress as consumers pull back spending in discretionary categories amid historically high inflation, according to Bank of America. Bank of America on Wednesday downgraded Target to neutral from buy. The firm also slashed its price objective on the stock to $165 from $235. The new price target implies just […]
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Affirm shares are set to drop another 40% as rates rise and economic growth slows, Wedbush says
Now is not the time to buy into buy now, pay later company Affirm , according to Wedbush. Analyst David Chiaverini initiated Affirm with an underperform rating and a price target of $15 per share, implying downside of nearly 40% from Tuesday’s close. “We’re concerned about Affirm’s path to GAAP profitability, increasing competition in the […]
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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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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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Target and Microsoft may be just the beginning of a worrisome earnings trend
Target is unlikely to be the only company with a bullseye on it during the upcoming earnings season. The retailer Tuesday warned for the second time in less than a month that its profits would take a hit from an inventory glut. The new guidance comes just days after Microsoft , in another high profile […]
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These tech stocks could be ‘ports in the storm’ during bear market, Deutsche Bank says
This year’s tech wreck has sent the Nasdaq Composite spiraling down into a bear market, with the benchmark down more than 25% from its November record. However, there are some internet companies that could do over the next year thanks to their share repurchases, according to Deutsche Bank. The firm looked at 28 companies in […]
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