Goldman Sachs says there’s a slew of stocks the firm likes that are well positioned in an uncertain macro environment. CNBC Pro combed through the firm’s research to find companies with upside as worries linger. They include: Carnival, Microsoft, Accenture, Vertex and e.l.f. Beauty. Accenture Analyst James Schneider is standing by shares of one of…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Feb. 7 1. Wall Street was heading for a muted open after Friday’s jobs report showed lackluster nonfarm payrolls growth but a lower unemployment rate. The S & P 500 closed higher Thursday, extending its winning streak to three straight sessions. 2. The U.S. economy added just 143,000…
Wall Street is cheering a potential revival of mergers and acquisitions when the new Trump administration takes office, and bankers and investors alike are already trying to find out what deals could be coming first. The combination of rate hikes from the Federal Reserve and an aggressive antitrust approach, embodied by Federal Trade Commission Chair…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Dutch Bros — The stock popped more than 32% following the coffee chain’s better-than-expected third-quarter results. Dutch Bros earned 16 cents per share on revenue of $338 million for the period, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in 12 cents in earnings per share and…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Nov. 7 1. It’s Fed Day. Two days after the election. Wow, what a week. To those who say we don’t need another interest rate cut, I say that you have not been listening to companies’ post-earnings conference calls. Manufacturing has been weak, and there’s a freight recession….
CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed Monday’s market action, saying the session’s moves reflect investors who feel Vice President Kamala Harris could win the presidency, even as the race remains deadlocked in the polls on the eve of Election Day. “I’m not sure the market’s right about what a Harris presidency would mean for business, but at…
With the start of the holiday season just more than a month away, investors should keep an eye on some consumer names that may be positioned to benefit from continued economic recovery, according to JPMorgan. Last month, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by a half point – the first time the central bank cut…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, Sept. 30 1. Wall Street is on track for slight declines Monday, the last session in what has been a strong, but volatile, third quarter and month of September. Within the Investing Club’s portfolio, our top-performers in the third quarter have all been outside tech. In the week…