Top Wall Street analysts recommend these stocks for dividend-oriented investors

Top Wall Street analysts recommend these stocks for dividend-oriented investors

As investors confront uncertain markets in the short term, dividend paying stocks could offer some portfolio stability and income. Analysts have dug into the details on dividend-paying stocks, analyzing companies’ fundamentals and understanding their long-term growth potential. With that in mind, here are three attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street’s top experts on TipRanks, … Read more

Wall Street made big calls around 4 portfolio stocks. Where we stand

Wall Street made big calls around 4 portfolio stocks. Where we stand

Wall Street analysts revealed bold predictions on four portfolio stocks this week, as investors digested the latest inflation data and December earnings season kicked off. Here’s a summary of each report, along with the Club’s updated take on each. Morgan Stanley Wall Street’s take: HSBC cut Morgan Stanley’s rating to hold from buy on Monday, … Read more

Keep an eye on banks’ earnings reports

Keep an eye on banks’ earnings reports

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week’s market action, telling them to pay attention when several major financial institutions report earnings. Friday’s earnings season kicked off with Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo failing to impress Wall Street, which disappointed Cramer. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.31%. Cramer wondered … Read more

Kansas City Chiefs CEO credits Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for female audience growth

Kansas City Chiefs CEO credits Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for female audience growth

In a Friday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, Kansas City Chiefs owner and CEO Clark Hunt said his team’s female audience has increased significantly since one of its players, Travis Kelce, started dating Taylor Swift. Swift, who dominated the cultural landscape last year with the blockbuster success of her Eras Tour, made headlines after she … Read more

information technology shares: IT’s not so bad: Dalal Street indices soar to fresh highs

information technology shares: IT’s not so bad: Dalal Street indices soar to fresh highs

Mumbai: Indian stocks rose to fresh all-time closing levels on Friday led by a surge in information technology shares as investors judged the third-quarter earnings of sector leaders-TCS and Infosys-weren’t as adverse as expected. The optimism inspired markets to overlook the escalating tensions in the Red Sea, which caused a jump in oil prices to … Read more

Jim Cramer compares NFL playoff teams to stock picks

Jim Cramer compares NFL playoff teams to stock picks

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday compared all NFL 14 teams competing in the playoffs to some of his top stock picks. “As I was reviewing this weekend’s slate of six games and the 14 teams that made the playoffs, I realized many of them are reminiscent of my favorite companies,” he said. “Tonight, I want … Read more

Investors selling Wells Fargo stock after earnings are focusing on the wrong things

Investors selling Wells Fargo stock after earnings are focusing on the wrong things

Wells Fargo reported better-than-expected quarterly results before the opening bell Friday. We were also happy to see that as of the end of 2023, management has officially delivered on its $10 billion multiyear cost-saving program. However, the stock came under pressure on weaker-than-expected guidance. Total revenue for the three months ended Dec. 30 advanced a … Read more

Morgan Stanley will pay millions settle SEC block trade probe

Morgan Stanley will pay millions settle SEC block trade probe

Pawan Passi, former equities executive at Morgan Stanley, arrives at court in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. Alex Kent | Bloomberg | Getty Images Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay a total of $249 million to settle a criminal investigation and a related Securities and Exchange Commission probe of the unauthorized disclosure … Read more

Walgreens and 3 other health-care stocks are going into our Bullpen watch list

Walgreens and 3 other health-care stocks are going into our Bullpen watch list

We’re making our first Bullpen update of 2024. The Bullpen is a collection of stocks identified by the CNBC Investing Club team as having the potential to join Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust. We’re highlighting the four most interesting investment opportunities we found out of the handful of company CEOs Jim interviewed at this week’s JPMorgan … Read more

Bitcoin losses accelerate following ETF launch, while ether heads for an 18% gain on week

Bitcoin losses accelerate following ETF launch, while ether heads for an 18% gain on week

Bitcoin slid on Friday to end what should have been a momentous week for the cryptocurrency, with the launch of 11 bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. after a years long battle for institutional acceptance of the asset. The price of bitcoin dropped nearly 6% to $44,022.22, according to Coin Metrics, pulling most of the crypto … Read more