Just days after long time tech darling surpassed $4 trillion in market cap, Apple delivered an earnings report that beat on both the top and bottom. However, the reason we saw shares jump by over 4% in after-hours was due to CEO Tim Cook’s robust guidance on future iPhone 17 sales forecasts. After Apple opened on Friday at a new all-time high above $277, it had a slight dip to create a better entry. I want to use options to create a short-term income stream and also utilize patience to establish a bullish opinion as I believe APPL will run…
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A stock market at all-time highs could get another boost from seasonals next month, though hurdles remain. Wall Street is on more-than solid footing heading into the final two months of the year. All three major averages were able to skirt major pitfalls in October to end the month higher, bringing their year-to-date gains to double-digit advances. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has climbed more than 11% this year, while the S & P 500 advanced more than 16%. The Nasdaq Composite is up by more than 22% now, with Nvidia just this week becoming a $5 trillion company. November…
White House Lincoln Bathroom Renovation.Source: @realdonaldtrump | Truth SocialFirst the Oval Office, then the East Wing — and now, the Lincoln Bedroom’s bathroom.President Donald Trump is plowing ahead with his inside-and-out remodel of the White House, and he’s happy to show off the changes — even as critics slam him as “tone deaf” for touting glitzy renovations during a costly government shutdown.Trump on Friday afternoon shared two dozen photos of the newly refurbished bathroom, which is now covered from floor to ceiling in what the president described as “black and white polished Statuary marble.”Renovated Lincoln Bathroom in the White House.Source:…
A customer holds up the new orange-colored iPhone 17 Pro Max smartphone inside an Apple retail store in Chongqing, China, on September 19, 2025. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. FAANGs outYesterday brought another big day of earnings reports from the world’s top tech companies. Judging by overnight trading, the numbers aren’t quite spooking investors like Meta’s report did.Here’s what to know:Amazon’s stock surged 13% after the company reported hotter-than-expected earnings and…
In this market, investors may want to consider dividend stocks as a way to earn some income while helping stabilize their portfolio. Not only do dividends offer a reliable income stream, they signal confidence to the market and can help steady portfolios during periods of uncertainty and high valuations, Morgan Stanley strategist Todd Castagno said in a note Monday. Stocks remain near record highs , although October saw bouts of volatility that saw some of the largest one-day losses in stock market history. “During times of higher risk and valuations, dividends play a greater role in investors’ total returns, helping…
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: The S & P 500 was trying to hold onto gains. It looked like a strong day at Friday’s open as Amazon shares surged in reaction to accelerating revenue growth within its cloud computing unit. Strong revenue guidance from Apple initially boosted the market, too. The market gains cooled later Friday. Still, the S & P 500 is on pace for a weekly advance of over 0.5% and an October…
Diminishing perspective of downtown London skyscrapersChunyip Wong | Istock | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.The commercial real estate market has been historically slow to modernize, and yet it appears to be accelerating its adoption of artificial intelligence. Companies are moving beyond initial testing and exploration into more targeted applications that aim to redefine…
Shoppers carry Macy’s and Nordstrom bags at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, California, US, on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release personal spending figures on December 20.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhile the impact so far this year has been muted, tariffs are expected to catch up with prices consumers pay just in time for the holiday shopping season.President Donald Trump’s tariffs on a plethora of items and individual countries, which started in April, have coincided with common inflation measures trudging along between 2.5% and 3% this year.While economists don’t see…
Linde ‘s earnings beat Friday couldn’t overcome a cash flow miss and softer guidance. Shares of the industrial gas giant are down 2%. Revenue for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 increased roughly 3% versus the year-ago period, coming in at $8.62 billion, edging out the $8.61 billion consensus estimate compiled by LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share rose nearly 7% year over year to $4.21, exceeding the $4.18 expected, according to LSEG. Linde Why we own it: The industrial gas supplier and engineering firm has a stellar track record of consistent earnings growth. Its exposure to a wide range of…
The latest results from Coinbase got only a slight boost from the firm’s partnerships with big banks, but it’s that unit that has Wall Street so optimistic on the crypto platform for the long term. The company’s stock rose 9% on Friday, just one day after Coinbase posted revenue of $1.87 billion for the third quarter, topping analysts’ estimates of $1.8 billion, per FactSet data. The cryptocurrency exchange’s topline grew as it partnered with financial giants like J.P. Morgan and PNC — an emerging focal point of its corporate strategy. Coinbase is “fast becoming the AWS of Crypto financial infrastructure…
