Another Wall Street firm has turned positive on Best Buy — making the case that an artificial intelligence-fueled upgrade cycle for PCs is hardly the only reason that investors should purchase the stock. UBS on Monday boosted Best Buy to a buy rating from neutral and lifted its price target on shares to $106 apiece … Read more
10 things to watch Monday, June 17 Markets were indicated for a muted open Monday following a mixed session Friday that saw the S & P 500 and the Dow dip while the Nasdaq edge higher to close at another record high. For the week: The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 3.2%, while the S & P … Read more
Apple revealed its highly anticipated artificial intelligence strategy this past week — causing investors to rejoice and push shares to all-time highs. It’s a far cry from the stock’s rough start to 2024. Marketed as “AI for the rest of us” — Apple is squarely positioning its upcoming generative AI features for the 2.2 billion … Read more
The S & P 500 and Nasdaq extended their record rallies this week following cooler-than-expected consumer inflation data Wednesday morning. While Fed rate cuts would likely benefit the overall stock market, several names in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio — from housing plays to autos to biotech — could really get a boost. Connecting the … Read more
The latest Wall Street survey of U.S. shoppers suggest many of our consumer-facing stocks are in a strong spot for the current economy. A key theme from investment bank Jefferies’ survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers is that spending behavior is much different across income cohorts, which could “result in a more bifurcated recovery … Read more
Club holdings Microsoft and Best Buy were the subject of upbeat Wall Street research, while TJX Companies hit an intraday high Friday on the same day it announced plans to enter a new international market. Here’s a closer look at the news and the implications for our investments. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft (MSFT) year-to-date performance … Read more
Despite a late-session surge Friday, all three major U.S. stock indexes ended the holiday-shortened trading week in the red, putting an end to the Nasdaq Composite and S & P 500 ‘s five-week winning streaks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the second straight week. The declines came as first-quarter earnings season inched closer … Read more
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry told CNBC’s Jim Cramer the electronics retailer is getting ready to sell a slew of new artificial intelligence-enabled personal computers. “We are, as you can imagine, arming ourselves on every angle to be the single best place to come experience this,” Barry said. “So, you’re going to see physical demos of … Read more
A Best Buy store stands outside of a Brooklyn mall on August 29, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Best Buy missed Wall Street’s quarterly sales expectations on Thursday as softer demand for consumer electronics persisted. The retailer beat on earnings per share, though, and stuck by its full-year forecast. It … Read more
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market pressure : The major stock benchmarks were moving lower Wednesday, with the Dow getting the worst of it again. Adding pressure on equities, bond yields … Read more
