It’s been a year this week since the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank sent shockwaves through the banking sector. While the crisis most directly affected the regionals, major U.S. financial institutions for most of 2023 also found their stocks under assault. Big banks, like Club holding Wells Fargo , were largely able to turn the … Read more
Former President Donald Trump ‘s promise of tougher China tariffs if elected again could make doing business in the world’s second-largest economy more difficult for American companies like Starbucks which are already facing tough competition from lower-cost domestic competitors. “I fully believe in them [tariffs] economically when you’re being taken advantage of by other countries,” … Read more
Since taking over as CEO of Wells Fargo in 2019, Charlie Scharf has been cleaning up the bank. He’s cleared six consent orders tied to past misdeeds there that predated his tenure. Management has eight more to go, a source told CNBC , including one from the Federal Reserve about six years ago that caps … Read more
The game on Wall Street right now: Trying to figure out when the current demand cycle for Nvidia ‘s artificial intelligence processors will go bust. The problem: Conventional scorekeeping for chip companies may miss the scale of Nvidia’s opportunity ahead. That’s our takeaway from Nvidia’s appearances at investors conferences over the past two days, beginning … Read more
Apple shares tumbled on Monday after European regulators hit the tech giant with a big antitrust fine over music streaming. This latest setback raises the question: How can Apple get its groove back? The European Commission dished out a $1.95 billion fine — claiming Apple violated competition laws in the music streaming market. It’s one … Read more
Ford on Monday reported a continued surge in monthly hybrid sales, the latest indication that its strategic shift from money-losing and demand-softening electric vehicles is paying off. Jim Cramer sees a window for investors to act. Shares of Ford were trading as much as 4% higher on Monday after a strong February sales report. The … Read more
Apple offered investors more reasons to like its stock after the company reportedly canceled its decadelong electric, self-driving car project and CEO Tim Cook talked up the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence vision. The tech giant announced the end to its autonomous EV pursuits internally Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported , citing people with knowledge of the … Read more
Forget Tesla , the real competition in electric vehicles is low-cost Chinese automakers. That’s what Ford CEO Jim Farley recently told Wall Street. He said he has a plan as one such EV maker looks to break into America. BYD â short for Build Your Dreams â could pose a threat to Ford and other … Read more
The $2 trillion club has a new member: Nvidia . The leading artificial intelligence chipmaker’s market capitalization briefly topped $2 trillion on Friday, becoming only the third U.S. company in history to do so; it closed the session worth $1.94 trillion. Fellow Club names Apple and Microsoft are the others. Apple became the first, in … Read more
Earnings season was not perfect for our industrial-focused portfolio companies, but we’re feeling pretty good about their prospects for the rest of the year. Shares of two of the five names finished Friday at all-time highs, and we belive the others show promise for patient investors. 1. Eaton Electrical power management company Eaton posted a … Read more
