These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

These are the 11 stocks in our portfolio that Wall Street likes best

The list of most-loved Club stocks on Wall Street entering the new year resembles the list of 2023 winners, except for two stocks: Constellation Brands and Disney . The Mexican beer importer and media-and-entertainment giant are among the 11 Club holdings with buy-equivalent ratings from at least 75% of the analysts who cover them, according … Read more

Apple stock slips more than 2% after Barclays downgrade

Apple stock slips more than 2% after Barclays downgrade

Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the annual session of China Development Forum (CDF) 2018 at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China March 26, 2018. Jason Lee | Reuters Apple shares slipped more than 2% in pre-market trading Tuesday, after Barclays downgraded the stock to underweight and slightly trimmed its price target from $161 to … Read more

Tech stocks wrap up 2023 rally after last year’s slump

Tech stocks wrap up 2023 rally after last year’s slump

The Nasdaq MarketSite in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech stocks rebounded from a disastrous 2022 and lifted the Nasdaq to one of its strongest years in the past two decades. After last year’s 33% plunge, the tech-heavy Nasdaq finished 2023 … Read more

Only 2 are in the Magnificent Seven

Only 2 are in the Magnificent Seven

It was a big rebound year for stocks. The S & P 500 gained 24%, while the Dow rose 14% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq rose more than 43%. All three major averages were coming off big losses in 2022. Our portfolio of 33 stocks also bounced back. Throughout the year, we held onto our conviction … Read more

In new world of AI, same old data privacy tradeoff for consumers

In new world of AI, same old data privacy tradeoff for consumers

All the dominant technology companies are integrating generative AI into their online services, from Google to Meta, Microsoft and Apple. Google’s recent integrations of Bard, its chat-based AI tool, with a host of Google apps and services is one example of moving generative AI more directly into consumer life via text, image, and voice interactions. … Read more

Apple underperformed mega-cap peers in 2023 due to revenue slide

Apple underperformed mega-cap peers in 2023 due to revenue slide

Apple CEO Tim Cook stands next to a new Apple Vision Pro headset displayed during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, June 5, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple’s stock rallied in 2023, but its performance was outshined by all of its mega-cap tech peers, as the company suffered four straight quarters … Read more

Nvidia has tripled this year. Cramer says the stock is still too cheap

Nvidia has tripled this year. Cramer says the stock is still too cheap

Nvidia — the star of the S & P 500 in 2023 — enters 2024 even cheaper than it was a year ago. Shares of the chipmaker, which more than tripled this year, are now valued at roughly 25 times forward earnings, down from 34 at the end of 2022, according to FactSet data. The … Read more

Traffic Tickets Won’t Keep Driverless Cars From Breaking Traffic Rules

Traffic Tickets Won’t Keep Driverless Cars From Breaking Traffic Rules

Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images) Autonomous cars have been hitting public roads in a handful of cities around the United States, but the driverless phenomenon has raised one particularly perplexing question: How do we keep those driverless cars in check when they break traffic laws? NBC really delved into the matter this week. What’s The … Read more

Generative AI big year meant profit for Nvidia, experiments elsewhere

Generative AI big year meant profit for Nvidia, experiments elsewhere

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta on Dec. 11, 2023. Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has admitted that he was surprised by the popularity of ChatGPT, which was released as a research project a little more than a year ago. His … Read more

Top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

Top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

Our 10 things to watch Tuesday, Dec. 26 1. Stocks rose slightly to kick off the final trading week of the year, as longer-dated bonds pull back slightly. Santa Clause rally in the making? We closed out last week with the S & P Short Range Oscillator at 6.54%, which means we are still technically … Read more