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
When Apple announced the iPhone in 2007, Steve Jobs called it a “revolutionary product” in a handset category that he said needed to be reinvented. Now, nearly two decades and 42 models later, the iPhone is one of the world’s most popular phones. Apple has sold over 2.3 billion units of the iPhone and has … Read more
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 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
After a rough early start to 2024 and lots of analyst negativity, Apple has turned the corner. Wall Street mentions are getting brighter, and the tech giant just added the title of top smartphone maker in China to its long list of firsts. The iPhone captured a firm-record 17.3% market share in China last year, … Read more
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
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
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
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
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella listens to an audience member’s question during the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Bellevue, Washington, Nov. 30, 2016. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft will lay off around 1,900 employees in its Gaming unit, or around 9% of Microsoft Gaming’s 22,000 employees, according to a Thursday memo … Read more
