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(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Thursday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) A tech giant and a major coffee chain are among the stocks being talked about on Thursday. Bank of America raised its price target to $630 from $563, implying more than 10% upside. Meanwhile, Bernstein upgraded Starbucks to outperform from market perform. Check out the latest calls and chatter below. All times ET. 5:55 a.m.: Goldman upgrades Bilibili Goldman Sachs moved off the sidelines on Bilibili , saying the Chinese internet stock is starting a profitable…
Builders step up construction in Yuexi County, Anqing city, Anhui province, China, on Sept 25, 2024.Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China aims to stop the property slump, top leaders said Thursday in a readout of a high-level meeting published by state media.Authorities “must work to halt the real estate market decline and spur a stable recovery,” the readout said in Chinese, translated by CNBC. It also called for “responding to concerns of the masses.”Chinese President Xi Jinping led Thursday’s meeting of the Politburo, the second-highest circle of power in the ruling Chinese Communist Party, state media said.The…
People bag sand in preparation for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Helene heads toward the state’s Gulf Coast on September 25, 2024 in Tallahassee, Florida. Sean Rayford | Getty ImagesAn enormous Hurricane Helene swamped parts of Mexico on Wednesday as it churned on a path forecasters said would take it to Florida as a major storm with a surge that could swallow entire homes, a chilling warning that sent residents scrambling for higher ground, closed schools, and led to states of emergency throughout the Southeast.The storm’s center was about 110 miles (175 kilometers) northeast of Cozumel, Mexico, on Wednesday, the U.S.…
A sign on the exterior of a BNP Paribas SA bank branch in Paris, France, on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFrance’s BNP Paribas on Thursday said there are simply too many European lenders for the region to be able to compete with rivals from the U.S. and Asia, calling for the creation of more homegrown heavyweight banking champions.Speaking to CNBC’s Charlotte Reed at the Bank of America Financials CEO Conference, BNP Paribas Chief Financial Officer Lars Machenil voiced his support for greater integration in Europe’s banking sector.His comments come as Italy’s UniCredit ups the ante on…
The logo of Swedish clothing retailer H&M hangs over one of its stores on March 28, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesShares of H&M tumbled 7% on Thursday after the world’s second-largest listed fashion retailer posted a miss on operating profit and abandoned its earnings margin target.The Swedish clothing retailer reported that operating profit for the group’s fiscal third quarter came in at 3.51 billion Swedish crowns ($345.8 million), which compared to 4.74 billion Swedish crowns a year ago. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had forecast operating profit of 4.93 billion, Reuters reported.H&M said it…
Russian President Vladimir Putin at an expanded Prosecutor General’s Office meeting on March 26, 2024, in Moscow.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussian President Vladimir Putin announced proposed changes to Moscow’s rule book on the use of nuclear weapons in another thinly-veiled warning to Western nations that continue to back Kyiv in the war in Ukraine.In opening remarks before a meeting with senior officials on Russia’s nuclear deterrence on Wednesday, which were released by the Kremlin and translated by NBC News, Putin said that “a number of clarifications … defining the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons” are…
A view of the headquarters of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), before a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland, March 21, 2024. Denis Balibouse | ReutersThe Swiss National Bank on Thursday took another step to loosen monetary policy this year, bringing its key interest rate down by 25 basis points to 1.0%.The trim, which had been anticipated by 30 of 32 analysts surveyed in a Reuters poll, marked the SNB’s third interest rate reduction of 2024. It was the first major Western central bank to reduce interest rates back in March.This breaking news story is being updated. Source link
Global chip makers are in focus amid a boom in artificial intelligence applications. Sefa Ozel | E+ | Getty ImagesGlobal chip stocks rallied on Thursday after U.S. memory semiconductor maker Micron posted revenue guidance that topped expectations and boosted its share price.Micron forecast revenue for its quarter ending at the end of November of $8.7 billion, plus or minus $200 million, ahead of estimates of $8.28 billion, according to LSEG data.Shares of Micron jumped nearly 15% in after-hours trade in the U.S. on Wednesday.Its bigger rivals Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix both saw their shares rise on Thursday in South Korea.…
Inside one of Equinix’s internal operations at Equinix Data Center in Ashburn, Virginia, on May 9, 2024. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesThis report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.What you need to know todayU.S. markets slipped as Asian stocks riseU.S. stocks mostly fell Wednesday. The S&P 500 lost 0.19% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.7%, while the Nasdaq Composite closed near the flatline. Asian markets…
