Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it’s working

Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it’s working

Palo Alto Networks stock has been on a tear into Monday’s fourth-quarter earnings report, entering Friday’s session up nearly 17% since Aug. 5 compared to a roughly 7% gain for the S & P 500 . Translation: Investor expectations of the cybersecurity leader are high. Is this the quarter the company gets back to beating … Read more

A major backer of Modelo parent Constellation sold its stake. Here’s why we’re staying invested

A major backer of Modelo parent Constellation sold its stake. Here’s why we’re staying invested

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. Markets rally : Stocks are higher across the board Thursday, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rallying and erasing their losses for August. … Read more

Europe stocks open higher to round off winning week

Europe stocks open higher to round off winning week

A balcony above a trading floor inside the Euronext NV stock exchange in Paris, France, on Monday, March 13, 2023.  Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European markets opened higher Friday, rounding off what’s set to be a winning week for global stocks. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was up 0.3% at … Read more

Wall Street rally; South Korea, Singapore trade data

Wall Street rally; South Korea, Singapore trade data

Buildings in the central business district in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Singapore’s economy expanded by a slightly more modest pace than initially expected in 2023, as manufacturing activity contracted and services growth slowed.  Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to round off the week higher, tracking gains on … Read more

US CPI, Japan GDP, China unemployment

US CPI, Japan GDP, China unemployment

Shipping containers are loaded onto an international freighter at the international cargo terminal in Tokyo. Yoshikazu Tsuno | AFP | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were largely up on Thursday after Japan’s GDP growth beat expectations, and also tracking Wall Street stocks that rose overnight after U.S. inflation data met market expectations. Consumer prices increased 2.9% year … Read more

3 data points that could impact how big of a Fed rate cut the market gets next month

3 data points that could impact how big of a Fed rate cut the market gets next month

Following cooler-than-expected producer price data Tuesday morning, the market’s 50/50 odds between a quarter-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September and a half-point cut tilted further toward the bigger move. That sparked a big rally in stocks, with the Nasdaq leading the way higher and jumping more than 2% in afternoon trading. Here are … Read more

Japan Tankan, US PPI, South Korea unemployment

Japan Tankan, US PPI, South Korea unemployment

The upscale shopping district of Ginza in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, May 4, 2024.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are set to continue gaining on Wednesday after producer prices in the U.S. came in lower than expected for July. The producer price index — a measure of wholesale inflation — increased 0.1% last month. … Read more

How the stock comeback can be sustained and our new Starbucks price target

How the stock comeback can be sustained and our new Starbucks price target

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 comeback: Stocks are having a strong day, boosted by the encouraging wholesale inflation data released earlier Tuesday. At roughly 5,420 on the S & P … Read more

What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in … Read more

U.S. inflation, Japan CGPI; Singapore GDP

U.S. inflation, Japan CGPI; Singapore GDP

Colorful old shophouses in Cross Street, Chinatown. Pictures From History | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Japan’s major indexes gained more than 2% in Tuesday morning trading as they returned from a holiday. The benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.53% higher and breached 36,000 for the first time since Aug. 2. The Topix followed suit, gaining … Read more