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• The Wells Fargo Sell-Off Is Overdone: Buy Buy Buy!
  The news on Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) has been nothing but negative since the sales scandal was revealed. While the immediate financial hit ($185 million) is pocket change for Wells Fargo, qualitative factors are driving the stock down. The shares have…
  - 17 Oct 16, 2:28pm -
• Qualcomm Is About to Buy This Company
  Last week, it was reported that QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) may be interested in acquiring NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) in a deal that would value it at over $30 billion. It is a rare occurrence when both the shares of the potential acquirer and the acq…
  - 17 Oct 16, 11:12am -
• Tesla Might Unveil Its Model Y Next Week
  According to Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (OPY) analyst Colin Rusch, Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA) will need to raise about $12.5 billion by the end of 2018. While most of that will be put towards its pending merger with SolarCity Corp (SCTY),…
  - 14 Oct 16, 3:06pm -
• This Stock Can Double in Five Years
  I believe Spirit Airlines Incorporated (SAVE) is the next Southwest Airlines Co (LUV). That could result in major profits for long-term investors. Although Spirit Airlines’ performance has been very underwhelming over the last two years (wi…
  - 13 Oct 16, 5:20pm -
• 5 Proven Ways to Have 25% More Retirement Money
  When it comes to making money, everyone wants a short cut. Just google “get rich quick” and you’ll see thousands of answers promising an easy solution to financial freedom. But, what if I told you that the National Bureau of Economic Researc…
  - 12 Oct 16, 1:32pm -
• Our Top 3 Tech Stocks for October
  Following the massive bear market for technology stocks in 1999, the tech sector has consistently been one of the better performing areas of the stock market overall. In recent years, stocks such as Facebook Inc (F), Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN), Netfl…
  - 11 Oct 16, 12:26pm -
• Our Top 3 Energy Stocks for October
  Oil has finally topped $50 a barrel, a crucial point in marking a potential crude bull market. The latest price spike stemmed from an apparent OPEC agreement which aims to cut output to around 32.8 million barrels per day  from 33.5 million bpd…
  - 10 Oct 16, 1:39pm -
• Dump Target in Favor of Wal-Mart
  2015 may not have been a great year for retailing giant Wal-Mart (WMT), but the company is performing very well this year. In the most recent quarter, the company shared earnings per share of $1.07, $0.05 higher than the analysts’ estimates. O…
  - 30 Sep 16, 4:00pm -
• Tesla Motors: Model X Will Be a Hit in Europe
  The electric car market of Europe has not yet caught up as much pace as it has in the US or China. The number of new cars registered in the European Union and the European Free Trade Association last year was 14,202,024. Out of this, only 186,170 wer…
  - 2 Sep 16, 1:52pm -
• AMD’s Rally Should Continue Getting Stronger
  AMD (AMD) has been through lots of severe problems throughout the last few years as its revenue growth has followed a downward trajectory. However, the company has performed better than expected this year under the leadership of new CEO Lisa Su. The…
  - 9 Aug 16, 8:00pm -

CNBC Investing News

• Chime is now worth $14.5 billion, surging past Robinhood as the most valuable U.S. consumer fintech
  That lofty valuation makes Chime the most valuable American fintech start-up serving retail consumers.
  - 14 hours ago, 18 Sep 20, 3:43pm -
• Stock picking has a terrible track record, and it’s getting worse
  Most active managers underperform their risk-adjusted benchmarks. How come so few fund managers beat the market?
  - 15 hours ago, 18 Sep 20, 2:48pm -
• Snowflake's first-day pop means IPO left $3.8 billion on the table, the most in 12 years
  Critics of the IPO process say that's capital that could have otherwise been invested by Snowflake in the business. 
  - 1 day ago, 17 Sep 20, 9:05pm -
• Shares of furniture retailer Herman Miller soar 33% as home office sales surge
  Herman Miller reported fiscal first quarter earnings per share of $1.24, blowing past the earnings of 26 cents per share expected by Wall Street, according to Refinitiv.
  - 1 day ago, 17 Sep 20, 8:01pm -
• Cramer to investors: If Congress approves a stimulus bill, 'you can't be out of this market'
  "If we get a stimulus package and you're out of the market, you will feel awful," CNBC's Jim Cramer said on Thursday.
  - 2 days ago, 17 Sep 20, 4:15pm -
• Op-ed: What matters for cannabis investors heading into the November elections
  Markets often reward those who sit at the table early for major secular investment themes like cannabis.
  - 2 days ago, 17 Sep 20, 3:51pm -
• Snowflake buyers beware: IPOs that doubled have poor track record after that debut
  Many companies this year have had first-day pops bigger than Snowflake. 
  - 2 days ago, 17 Sep 20, 2:55pm -
• Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway just made a fast $800 million on Snowflake's surging IPO
  Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway made the investment despite his aversion to IPOs.
  - 2 days ago, 16 Sep 20, 10:06pm -
• Activist ValueAct played a key role in speeding up Citigroup CEO's retirement, sources say
  Details of the pressure the New York-based bank faced from its activist investor hadn't been reported until now. The lessons from this episode will likely inform how Corbat's successor interacts with the bank's large investors.
  - 2 days ago, 16 Sep 20, 8:08pm -
• This will be the biggest year ever for software IPOs as coronavirus and work-from-home show value
  Counting the four IPOs this week, software IPOs will have raised roughly $7.8 billion year to date.
  - 3 days ago, 16 Sep 20, 12:24pm -
• Market value of big fintech companies rises to $1 trillion, more than the largest banks
  The market caps of payment stocks like Visa and MasterCard have eclipsed the value of the biggest banks, even as their balance sheets remain significantly smaller in comparison. 
  - 3 days ago, 16 Sep 20, 12:00pm -
• DraftKings surges after announcing ESPN deal
  Shares of DraftKings jumped after the company announced a partnership with ESPN.
  - 4 days ago, 14 Sep 20, 8:15pm -
• Goldman Sachs is taking what it learned from a $100 million acquisition to upgrade the Marcus app
  The Marcus app, which started out early this year as a basic way to check balances and schedule payments, is about to get more capabilities.
  - 4 days ago, 14 Sep 20, 5:46pm -
• Wall Street’s top analysts are recommending stocks like Uber and Lovesac amid market volatility
  CNBC used TipRanks analyst ranking service to pinpoint Wall Street's best-performing stocks, like Uber and Lovesac.
  - 6 days ago, 13 Sep 20, 10:52am -
• Microsoft wants to take on Amazon in connecting satellites to the cloud
  Microsoft is looking to compete with Amazon with a service that connects satellites directly to a cloud computing network.
  - 7 days ago, 11 Sep 20, 8:05pm -
• JPMorgan creates new team to trade shares of pre-IPO giants including SpaceX, Robinhood and Airbnb
  More than a decade ago, it was much more common for companies to go public earlier in their development, allowing investors to participate in the rise of winners like Amazon and Google.
  - 7 days ago, 11 Sep 20, 6:14pm -
• Cramer says banking glass ceiling 'finally cracking' with Jane Fraser named as next Citi CEO
  "This is revolutionary and we can't deny it," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Thursday, praising the appointment that will make Fraser the first woman to lead a U.S. megabank.
  - 9 days ago, 10 Sep 20, 4:15pm -
• Citi CEO Michael Corbat to retire next year, Jane Fraser to become first woman CEO of a US megabank
  Fraser's ascension at Citigroup answers a question many have had for years: When would the U.S. banking industry get its first female big bank CEO?
  - 9 days ago, 10 Sep 20, 4:08pm -
• A new electric-truck stock is hitting the market
  Another electric vehicle company could soon be on the market with Tortoise Acquisition Corp. and electric truck company Hyliion voting on their merger on Sept. 28.
  - 9 days ago, 10 Sep 20, 2:03pm -
• Cramer to investors with cash: 'If you haven't bought anything, maybe you dip your toe in'
  "It's not just you come in and you say, 'It's all clear.' There are levels that just don't make sense for some stocks," CNBC's Jim Cramer said Wednesday.
  - 9 days ago, 9 Sep 20, 9:54pm -

• New stock exchanges are ready to launch to compete for your trading dollar
  The Long-Term Stock Exchange is set to begin full trading operations Wednesday.
  - 10 days ago, 9 Sep 20, 2:05pm -
• S&P's Tesla snub shows the risks to this overheating Nasdaq trade
  The S&P committee, like investors everywhere, had to decide whether to defer to the market's stampede into a select handful of stocks
  - 11 days ago, 8 Sep 20, 12:19pm -
• Stocks like Peloton and Lululemon just scored street-high price targets from top analysts
  CNBC used TipRanks analyst ranking service to pinpoint Wall Street's best-performing analysts, like Peloton and Lululemon.
  - 12 days ago, 6 Sep 20, 9:12pm -
• SpaceX's Starlink internet shows fast speeds during early tests, capable of gaming and streaming
  Early tests of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet network showed speeds capable of playing online video games and streaming movies.
  - 14 days ago, 4 Sep 20, 7:24pm -
• Trader Talk: What's next for markets?
  The stock market plunge shouldn't have been surprising. Signs of frothiness have abounded.
  - 15 days ago, 4 Sep 20, 12:19pm -
• Tesla drops again, bringing three-day loss to more than 18%
  Tesla shares came under pressure again on Thursday, following two days of heavy selling.
  - 15 days ago, 4 Sep 20, 12:44am -
• IPO shares are up a surprising 60% this year with big debuts expected
  The Renaissance Capital IPO ETF (IPO), a basket of the 60 or so largest IPOs in the last two years, is up 64% year to date.
  - 16 days ago, 3 Sep 20, 2:52pm -
• DraftKings rallies 8% as Michael Jordan joins betting company as board advisor
  Shares of DraftKings rose on Wednesday after the company said Michael Jordan is joining the betting company as a special advisor.
  - 16 days ago, 2 Sep 20, 8:35pm -
• Tesla shares fall as largest outside shareholder cuts holding, citing portfolio restrictions
  Baillie Gifford has reduced its position in Tesla to below 5% but said it intends to "remain significant shareholders for many years ahead."
  - 16 days ago, 2 Sep 20, 8:05pm -
• Market bulls and bears are having trouble as 'unlimited' Fed support short circuits models
  Investors — even market bulls — who are trying to figure out what will break the market's momentum are just about at a loss for arguments.
  - 18 days ago, 1 Sep 20, 1:47pm -