Six industrial-focused stocks in the portfolio — and why we like each one of them

Six industrial-focused stocks in the portfolio — and why we like each one of them

This year will certainly be known for tech reasserting its dominance on Wall Street. However, the powerful snapback rally of 2023 has broadened out over the past seven weeks or so to include companies whose fortunes are more closely tied to the U.S. economy. With the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes on pause and three … Read more

Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger faces Justice Department scrutiny

Alaska-Hawaiian airline merger faces Justice Department scrutiny

An Alaska Airlines aircraft flies past the U.S. Capitol before landing at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022. Joshua Roberts | Reuters Alaska Air Group‘s executives spent months working on its plan to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines. The airlines’ leaders will now spend many more trying to convince regulators the acquisition … Read more

Tui surges 9% on full-year results, profit forecast

Tui surges 9% on full-year results, profit forecast

A Boeing 787 ‘Dreamliner’ plane with the logo of tourism giant TUI at Hanover airport in Langenhagen, central Germany. JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE | AFP | Getty Images Shares of Tui were roughly 9% higher mid-morning Wednesday after the German travel group posted full-year results that showed underlying earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) soared 139%. Revenue rose 11% to 8.5 billion … Read more

Here’s what’s driving Wall Street’s newfound bullishness on Coterra

Here’s what’s driving Wall Street’s newfound bullishness on Coterra

Wall Street analysts are warming up to Coterra Energy , a stock we bought more shares of just last week when it was firmly out of favor. In recent days, Citigroup, UBS and Wells Fargo all upgraded Coterra to buy-equivalent ratings, highlighting a host of fundamental reasons — including improving capital efficiency — to own … Read more

Signs are pointing to a banner travel year in 2024

Signs are pointing to a banner travel year in 2024

American Airlines planes are seen at gates at LaGuardia Airport ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, in New York City, U.S., November 21, 2023.  Shannon Stapleton | Reuters Airlines expect record traveler numbers and revenues in 2024 but will continue to be constrained by the high cost of capital and limited capacity, the International Air Transport … Read more

Tesla cut China EV prices more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan

Tesla cut China EV prices more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan

BYD’s Han electric car, pictured here at the 2021 Shanghai auto show, is one of the most popular new energy vehicles in China. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC BEIJING — Tesla cut prices for its electric cars in China by more than BYD did for its flagship Han sedan, according to analysis Wednesday from U.S.-based firm … Read more

The bulls are back on Wall Street

The bulls are back on Wall Street

Snow covers the Charging Bull sculpture in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S., December 17, 2020. Jeenah Moon | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where … Read more

Fed’s Goolsbee says he was ‘confused’ by last week’s market reaction

Fed’s Goolsbee says he was ‘confused’ by last week’s market reaction

A Federal Reserve official said Monday that the market may have misunderstood the central bank’s intended message last week after stocks and bonds rallied sharply. The Fed voted last week to hold rates steady once again, and its updated projections showed an expectation of three rate cuts in 2024. That caused a rally in stocks … Read more

Starbucks faces protests, union strife and China headwinds

Starbucks faces protests, union strife and China headwinds

Starbucks is facing multiple challenges in major markets both internationally and in the U.S., making shareholders like us wonder if it’s a good idea to sell shares before the company’s next earnings report, which is expected in late January. “Starbucks is what I call a tough own right now,” Jim Cramer said Tuesday during the … Read more

Metaverse firm Improbable sells gaming unit for $97 million

Metaverse firm Improbable sells gaming unit for  million

Herman Narula, co-founder and CEO of Improbable, speaks during a session at the Web Summit in Lisbon. Henrique Casinhas | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Metaverse company Improbable has sold one of its key gaming ventures to London-listed video game developer Keywords Studios for £76.5 million ($97.1 million). The company closed the deal … Read more