Wall Street touted 5 portfolio stocks this week. Here’s our call on each

Wall Street touted 5 portfolio stocks this week. Here’s our call on each

It was a fantastic week for stocks. The S & P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record highs as investors digested earnings and prepared for more. In turn, Wall Street analysts made a slew of bullish calls on five of our portfolio names — all of which report earnings next week SBUX … Read more

Fed meeting, labor report, Big Tech earnings

Fed meeting, labor report, Big Tech earnings

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday looked to next week’s happenings on Wall Street, laying out how to prepare for a slew of high-profile earnings, as well as a Federal Reserve meeting and a labor report. Cramer warned that the volume of reports next week coupled with comments from the Fed will make it a tough … Read more

Tech layoffs jump in January as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft reach high

Tech layoffs jump in January as Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft reach high

Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq.  Peter Kramer | CNBC The S&P 500 is trading at a record and the Nasdaq is at its highest in two years. Alphabet shares reached a new pinnacle on Thursday, as did Meta and Microsoft, which ran past $3 trillion in market cap. Don’t tell that to the … Read more

Shein rejects Amazon ‘clone’ talk as it prepares for U.S. listing

Shein rejects Amazon ‘clone’ talk as it prepares for U.S. listing

Chinese-founded online retail giant Shein is not positioning itself as an Amazon “clone,” the company told CNBC, as it prepares for a U.S. public listing later this year. The e-commerce company’s product categories are likely to “grow over time,” as the business entrenches itself deeper into the U.S., Peter Pernot-Day, head of strategic communications, U.K. … Read more

After earnings miss, Cramer says Tesla’s out of the Magnificent Seven

After earnings miss, Cramer says Tesla’s out of the Magnificent Seven

After reviewing Tesla’s earnings, CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday criticized CEO Elon Musk and told investors why he thinks the electric vehicle giant has lost its spot among the “Magnificent Seven” tech stocks. “As someone who was among the first to vocalize the Magnificent Seven rubric, I officially acknowledge now that there are only six … Read more

AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments this year

AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments this year

Stick figures image displayed on a laptop screen and a binary code displayed on a phone screen are seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland on January 24, 2023. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images As tech firms prioritize investments into artificial intelligence and go on … Read more

Alphabet shares close at a record, joining Microsoft and Meta

Alphabet shares close at a record, joining Microsoft and Meta

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet shares climbed to a record on Thursday, joining Microsoft and Meta, which have continued to rally since reaching fresh all-time highs earlier this month. Shares of Alphabet rose 2.1% to close at $151.87. Microsoft rose 0.6% to $404.87, closing with … Read more

FTC looking into AI deals at Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI

FTC looking into AI deals at Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, OpenAI

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 4: Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan speaks during a discussion on antitrust reforms at the Brookings Institution October 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. Khan assumed the role of FTC chair in June 2021 after being appointed by U.S. President Joe Biden and confirmed by the Senate. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty … Read more

Cramer says to watch for market anomalies and take advantage of them

Cramer says to watch for market anomalies and take advantage of them

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said the market hasn’t been playing by usual Wall Street rules over the past few years, telling investors to find anomalies and use them to their advantage. “Nothing we’ve ever learned about the market has played out like it was supposed to for the last two years,” he said. “If … Read more

Amazon’s Ring will stop letting police request doorbell video footage

Amazon’s Ring will stop letting police request doorbell video footage

A ‘Ring Stick Up Cam’ is pictured at the Amazon Headquarters, following a launch event, on September 20, 2018, in Seattle. The camera was launched alongside more than 70 Alexa-enable products during the event. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images Amazon‘s Ring will no longer allow police to request users’ doorbell video footage in its neighborhood … Read more