Stock futures advanced Wednesday night as investors looked ahead to more corporate earnings due Thursday and key labor data set for later in the week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 65 points, or 0.2%. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.2%. Nasdaq 100 futures increased by 0.3%. In after-hours trading, chipmaker Qualcomm rose more than 3% … Read more
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon responds to a question during a keynote conversation at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Steve Marcus | Reuters Qualcomm reported second-quarter earnings on Wednesday that surpassed Wall Street expectations, and provided a strong guide for the current quarter. Shares rose … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Climbing Stocks continued their gains on Monday ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting and the release of major corporate earnings. The S&P 500 climbed 0.32% while the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.35% and 0.38%, respectively. … Read more
Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, talks about the AMD EPYC processor during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2019. Steve Marcus | Reuters AMD reported first-quarter earnings and sales on Tuesday that were slightly ahead of Wall Street expectations, and provided an in-line forecast for … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 29, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stocks tumbled on Tuesday to close out a losing month after higher-than-expected wage data raised fresh inflation concerns ahead of the Federal Reserve’s … Read more
Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy S24 smartphones during a media preview event in Seoul, South Korea, on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024. Samsung, the world’s most prolific smartphone maker, is leaning into artificial intelligence as the key to unlocking greater sales this year. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer was wary of Apple‘s Monday rally, which he said was spurred by an analyst upgrade. He said the gains may not last, and investors should wait to buy. On Monday, Bernstein’s Toni Sacconaghi upgraded the stock from neutral to buy and said it’s time to “buy the fear.” Sacconaghi suggested the stock … Read more
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 29, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stocks edged higher on Monday, lifted by gains in some megacap technology stocks as traders entered a week dominated by corporate earnings and … Read more
(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Monday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) Monday’s analyst calls included an upgrade to Apple and a move in the opposite direction for athleisure giant Lululemon and electric car marker Tesla. In a key call, Bernstein analyst Toni … Read more
Warren Buffett is a fan of buying dividend-paying stocks, but his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway doesn’t offer a payout itself, despite its tens of billions cash. A regular dividend is a way to reward shareholders by distributing a portion of a company’s earnings, often quarterly, in the form of cash. Sometimes companies even offer a small … Read more
