It always turns out the same way: No matter what people might say, the beginning of an interest rate cycle always causes a change in command in the stock market. You must always change your mind, hold your nose, and buy what look to be some of the weakest names — the stocks that do … Read more
Even with recent rotation away from megacap tech stocks, there may still be a case for investing in thematic tech exchange-traded funds. Roundhill Investments runs the Roundhill Generative AI & Technology ETF (CHAT), which is up 13.8% year to date as of Friday’s market close. But despite recent volatility in the group, the firm’s CEO … Read more
Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, speaks during a keynote at the Dreamforce 2023 conference in San Francisco on Sept. 12, 2023. Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce announced Thursday that it would pay $1.9 billion in cash for Own Co., a startup specializing in tools for backing up data in cloud-based applications. Salesforce … Read more
When I look at Thursday’s rally, I am beginning to realize that we have become so binary and so up close that we have lost our ability to think about what matters. The big fish data got caught among the minnow minutiae and we ended up with ridiculous rallies that are, therefore, based on nothing. … Read more
Earnings season is in full swing, with results from tech giants and sector leaders influencing the market’s direction. While these updates provide key insights into a company’s performance, investors should remember their investment decisions must not be based on a single quarter’s results. Instead, they should consider the recommendations of top Wall Street analysts, who … Read more
When I was a cub reporter in Los Angeles, covering crime for the now-deceased Los Angeles Herald Examiner, we used to joke that we should never let the facts get in the way of a good story. It was a horrendous paper — don’t ask me what I was doing there other than booking a … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday explained to investors how Nvidia can sometimes boost other stocks when it soars. “Take a look at today’s biggest gainers,” he said. “They’re just spinning pins, scattered this way and that because Nvidia speed ball went right down the middle.” Nvidia led the pack on Wednesday as the S&P 500 … Read more
We danced around it all week. We called out the many culprits for Salesforce’s weak quarterly results on Wednesday — and subsequent stock plunge — including an elongated sales cycle, a measured economic environment, and the need for more senior executives to check off on products. But one we didn’t call out was the law … Read more
Salesforce executives told investors that deals are shrinking or getting delayed. Dell said its margin is getting smaller. Okta highlighted macroeconomic challenges. And Veeva’s CEO said on his company’s earnings call that generative artificial intelligence has been “a competing priority” for customers. Add it all up and it was a brutal week for software and … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday analyzed the current market action, pointing out the way consumer-focused companies are suffering while outfits that deal with data and have enterprise customers triumph. “Right now, you have to follow the money, and it’s currently flowing to businesses that cater to other businesses and the ones that need to interrogate … Read more
